2008 Catalans Dragons season
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Super League XIII Rank3rd
Play-off resultElimination Semi Final
Challenge Cup5th Round
2008 recordWins: 18; draws: 2; losses: 11
| 2008 Catalans Dragons season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League XIII Rank | 3rd | |||
| Play-off result | Elimination Semi Final | |||
| Challenge Cup | 5th Round | |||
| 2008 record | Wins: 18; draws: 2; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 804; against: 741 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Chairman | Bernard Guasch | |||
| Head Coach | Michael Potter | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |||
| Avg. attendance | 8,487 | |||
| High attendance | 9,985 vs. Wigan Warriors | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Clint Greenshields (18) | |||
| Goals | Thomas Bosc (123) | |||
| Points | Thomas Bosc (275) | |||
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This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is their 3rd season in the Super League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Semi-final | |
| 2 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | ||
| 3 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Elimination semi-finals | |
| 4 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | −50 | 29 | ||
| 5 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 | ||
| 6 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | −23 | 28 | ||
| 7 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | −149 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | −186 | 22 | ||
| 9 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | ||
| 11 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | −161 | 17 | ||
| 12 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | −276 | 15 |
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Milestones
- Round 1: Dane Carlaw and Jean-Philippe Baile made their debuts for the Dragons.
- Round 2: Aaron Gorrell scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 5: Justin Murphy made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 7: Dane Carlaw scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 9: Thomas Bosc kicked his 100th goal for the Dragons.
- Round 10: Thomas Bosc reached 300 points for the Dragons.
- CCR4: Olivier Elima and Florian Quintilla made their debuts for the Dragons.
- Round 14: Thomas Bosc made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 17: Clint Greenshields scored his 1st hat-trick for the Dragons.
- Round 17: Clint Greenshields scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.
- Round 17: Olivier Elima scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 18: Clint Greenshields made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 18: Thomas Bosc reached 400 points for the Dragons.
- Round 20: Adam Mogg made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 25: Jamal Fakir made his 50th appearance for the Dragons.
- Round 26: Jean-Philippe Baile scored his 1st try for the Dragons.
- Round 26: Thomas Bosc scored his 25th try for the Dragons.
- EPO: Justin Murphy scored his 1st four-try haul and his 3rd hat-trick for the Dragons.
- EPO: Justin Murphy scored his 50th try and reached 200 points for the Dragons.
- ESF: John Wilson scored his 25th try and reached 100 points for the Dragons.
Fixtures and results
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
2008 Super League
Super League Play-offs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2008 | Super League XIII | EPO | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 46-8 | Murphy (4), Bosc, Greenshields, McGuire, Mounis, Pelo | Bosc 5/9 | 8,442 | Report | |
| 20 September 2008 | Super League XIII | ESF | H | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 26-50 | Pelo (2), Elima, Murphy, Wilson | Bosc 3/5 | 9,985 | Report |
Player appearances
- Super League only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-off | SH=Scrum half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
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| No | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | EPO | ESF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | ||||||||||||
| 3 | John Wilson | C | C | C | C | C | C | SO | C | SO | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | W | C | C | x | C | C | C | ||||
| 4 | Adam Mogg | C | C | SO | SO | SO | x | SO | SO | SO | C | C | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | C | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | SO | |||
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SH | SO | SO | SH | SH | SH | x | SH | SH |
| 7 | Casey McGuire | SH | SH | SH | B | SH | SH | SH | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | SH | SH | SH | H | H | ||||||||||
| 8 | David Ferriol | P | P | P | B | P | P | B | B | x | B | P | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | |||||||||
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | P | P | P | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | B | B | |||||
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | B | B | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | C | C | C | C | SR | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 12 | Jason Croker | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | |||||||
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | B | B | B | L | B | L | L | L | B | B | B | SR | L | L | SR | SR | SR | L | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | SR | SR | |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | L | SR | SR | B | B | L | L | L | L | SR | B | L | L | L | SR | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | SR | L | L | L | |||
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | SR | SR | x | B | L | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | x | x | x | x | x | x | C | C | C | x | x | B | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | x | x | B |
| 19 | Alex Chan | P | L | SR | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | B | x | B | P | P | |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 21 | Andrew Bentley | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | B | B | SR | SR | x | x | B | B | B | B | P | SR | SR | SR | SR | x | B | B | SR | |||
| 23 | Cyril Stacul | W | W | W | C | C | C | C | W | W | x | C | x | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | x | W | x | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | P | x | B | B | B | |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | W | x | x | x | B | W | W | x | C | C | x | x | x | W | x | x | x | W | W | W | W | x | W | W | x | C | x | x | x |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Baile | C | x | B | B | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | SR | x | B | B |
| 27 | Florian Quintilla | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | B | B | B | x | x | x | B | x | x | x |
| 28 | Julien Touxagas | x | x | x | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | x | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | L | B | x | x | |||||
Challenge Cup
| LEGEND | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Loss | |
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2008 | Cup | 4th | A | Post Office Road | W | 22-12 | Duport (2), Mogg, Murphy | Bosc 3/5 | 890 | - | Report | |
| 11 May 2008 | Cup | 5th | A | Odsal Stadium | L | 16-46 | Greenshields, Pelo, Touxagas | Bosc 2/3 | 5,057 | - | Report |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose forward | B=Bench |
|---|
| No | Player | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | x | FB |
| 2 | Justin Murphy | W | W |
| 3 | John Wilson | ||
| 4 | Adam Mogg | SO | C |
| 5 | Dimitri Pelo | FB | W |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | SH | SO |
| 7 | Casey McGuire | x | SH |
| 8 | David Ferriol | P | B |
| 9 | Aaron Gorrell | x | H |
| 10 | Jérôme Guisset | P | P |
| 11 | Sébastien Raguin | C | C |
| 12 | Jason Croker | x | SR |
| 13 | Grégory Mounis | H | SR |
| 14 | Dane Carlaw | SR | L |
| 15 | Mathieu Griffi | x | x |
| 16 | Olivier Elima | L | x |
| 17 | Cyrille Gossard | x | x |
| 18 | Vincent Duport | C | x |
| 19 | Alex Chan | x | P |
| 20 | Kane Bentley | B | x |
| 21 | Andrew Bentley | B | x |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | x | B |
| 23 | Cyril Stacul | W | x |
| 24 | Rémi Casty | B | B |
| 25 | Younes Khattabi | x | x |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Baile | x | x |
| 27 | Florian Quintilla | B | x |
| 28 | Julien Touxagas | SR | B |