2008 Catalans Dragons season

2008 #ffff00 #ff0000 Super League Super League XIII 3rd 17 2 10 804 741 Elimination Semi Final Challenge Cup 5th Round 1 1 Chairman Bernard Guasch Head Coach Michael Potter Casey McGuire Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,487 9,985 vs. Wigan Warriors Clint Greenshields (18) Thomas Bosc (123) Thomas Bosc (275) 2007 2009 yes List of Catalans Dragons seasons This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2008 season. This is their 3rd season in the Super League. Table Catalans 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 DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport9 February 2008 Super League XIII 1 Castleford 12Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W 21-14 Bosc, Croker, Mounis Bosc 4/4, Bosc 1 DG 7,060 Report16 February 2008 Super League XIII 2 Hull KR 12Hull Kingston Rovers H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 20-24 Gorrell, Greenshields, Wilson Bosc 4/5 8,350 Report22 February 2008 Super League XIII 3 Leeds 12Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 6-34 Pelo Bosc 1/1 14,083 Report2 March 2008 Super League XIII 4 Warrington 12Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18-38 Greenshields, Murphy, Raguin Bosc 3/3 9,060 Report8 March 2008 Super League XIII 5 Bradford 12Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 18-20 Bosc, Chan, Greenshields Bosc 3/3 7,485 Report15 March 2008 Super League XIII 6 St Helens 12St Helens R.F.C. H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 24-10 Pelo (2), Casty, Chan Bosc 4/5 7,828 Report21 March 2008 Super League XIII 7 Harlequins 12Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 24-22 Carlaw, Gorrell, Mounis, Pelo Bosc 4/4 3,854 Report24 March 2008 Super League XIII 8 Wakefield 12Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 28-20 Carlaw, Chan, Ferriol, Greenshields, Stacul Bosc 4/5 8,120 Report29 March 2008 Super League XIII 9 Hull 12Hull F.C. H Stade Gilbert Brutus D 28-28 Bosc, Duport, Mounis, Pelo Bosc 6/6 8,450 Report4 April 2008 Super League XIII 10 Huddersfield 12Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium W 20-16 Bosc, Fakir, Ferriol Bosc 4/5 4,071 Report11 April 2008 Super League XIII 11 Wigan 12Wigan Warriors A JJB Stadium W 26-24 Carlaw, Greenshields, Guisset, Murphy Bosc 5/6 13,044 Report26 April 2008 Super League XIII 12 Castleford 12Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38-30 Gorrell, Greenshields, Guisset, Mounis, Murphy, Pelo, Raguin Bosc 5/8 8,745 Report4 May 2008 Magic Weekend 13 Harlequins 12Harlequins RL N Millennium Stadium W 18-16 Croker, Murphy, Touxagas Bosc 3/3 15,000 Report17 May 2008 Super League XIII 14 St Helens 12St Helens R.F.C. A Knowsley Road L 10-28 Greenshields, Mogg Bosc 1/2 8,550 Report24 May 2008 Super League XIII 15 Huddersfield 12Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 48-0 Greenshields (2), Casty, Fakir, Mounis, Murphy, Pelo, Wilson Bosc 8/9 7,785 Report8 June 2008 Super League XIII 16 Bradford 12Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 24-16 McGuire, Murphy, Raguin, Wilson Bosc 4/6 8,346 Report14 June 2008 Super League XIII 17 Wigan 12Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 45-38 Greenshields (3), Elima, Mogg, Raguin, Wilson Bosc 8/8, Mogg 1 DG 9,125 Report21 June 2008 Super League XIII 18 Warrington 12Warrington Wolves H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 52-14 Murphy (2), Bosc, Elima, Khattabi, McGuire, Mogg, Raguin, Wilson Bosc 8/10 9,040 Report1 July 2008 Super League XIII 19 Wakefield 12Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 30-14 Khattabi (2), McGuire (2), Raguin Bosc 5/7 5,479 Report6 July 2008 Super League XIII 20 Hull 12Hull F.C. A KC Stadium W 30-18 Elima, Fakir, Greenshields, Mounis, Murphy Bosc 5/5 11,006 Report12 July 2008 Super League XIII 21 Harlequins 12Harlequins RL H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 32-26 Greenshields (2), Chan, Elima, McGuire Bosc 6/6 6,225 Report19 July 2008 Super League XIII 22 Leeds 12Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 24-37 Elima (2), Raguin, Stacul Bosc 4/4 9,880 Report1 August 2008 Super League XIII 23 Hull KR 12Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 16-30 Duport, Khattabi, Mounis Bosc 2/3 8,074 Report9 August 2008 Super League XIII 24 Wigan 12Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus D 16-16 Gorrell, Greenshields, Wilson Bosc 2/4 9,535 Report16 August 2008 Super League XIII 25 Huddersfield 12Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium W 22-20 Mogg (2), Gorrell, Murphy Bosc 3/5 12,127 Report23 August 2008 Super League XIII 26 Wakefield 12Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 32-38 Baile, Bosc, Elima, Gorrell, Raguin, Touxagas Bosc 4/6 8,320 Report7 September 2008 Super League XIII 27 Harlequins 12Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop L 24-34 Pelo (2), McGuire, Mogg Gorrell 4/5 2,447 Report Super League Play-offs DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttReport13 September 2008 Super League XIII EPO Warrington 12Warrington Wolves H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 46-8 Murphy (4), Bosc, Greenshields, McGuire, Mounis, Pelo Bosc 5/9 8,442 Report20 September 2008 Super League XIII ESF Wigan 12Wigan Warriors H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 26-50 Pelo (2), Elima, Murphy, Wilson Bosc 3/5 9,985 Report Player appearances Super League only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-offSH=Scrum halfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 EPO ESF1 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 FB2 Justin Murphy 12px 12px 12px W W 12px 12px 12px 12px W W W W 12px W W 12px W W W W 12px 12px 12px W W x W W 3 John Wilson C C C C C C SO C SO 12px 12px 12px 12px C C C C C C C C C W C C x C C C 4 Adam Mogg 12px C C SO SO SO x SO 12px SO SO C C C SO SO SO SO SO SO SO 12px C SO SO SO SO SO SO 5 Dimitri Pelo 12px W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W 12px 12px 12px 12px W 12px W W W W W W6 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 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B SH SH SH H H H H H H H SH SH 12px 12px 12px SH H H 8 David Ferriol P P P 12px 12px B P P 12px B B x B P 12px 12px 12px 12px B B 12px 12px 12px B B x x x x 9 Aaron Gorrell H H H H H H H H H H H H H H 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px H H H H H H 12px 12px 10 Jérôme Guisset B P P P P P 12px 12px P P P P P B P P P 12px 12px 12px 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 12px 12px SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR 12px 12px SR SR SR 12px 12px 12px 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 12px 14 Dane Carlaw L SR SR 12px 12px 12px 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 P17 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 12px 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 12px 12px 12px 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 12px 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 12px 12px 12px 12px 12px B B B B B B B L B x x 12px = Injured 12px = Suspended Challenge Cup LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport20 April 2008 Cup 4th Featherstone 12Featherstone Rovers A Post Office Road W 22-12 Duport (2), Mogg, Murphy Bosc 3/5 890 - Report11 May 2008 Cup 5th Bradford 12Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium L 16-46 Greenshields, Pelo, Touxagas Bosc 2/3 5,057 - Report Player appearances Challenge Cup games only FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum halfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose forwardB=Bench NoPlayer4 5 1 Clint Greenshields x FB2 Justin Murphy W W 3 John Wilson 12px 12px 4 Adam Mogg SO C5 Dimitri Pelo FB W6 Thomas Bosc SH SO 7 Casey McGuire x SH 8 David Ferriol P B 9 Aaron Gorrell x H 10 Jérôme Guisset P P11 Sébastien Raguin C C12 Jason Croker x SR 13 Grégory Mounis H SR14 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 P20 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 Squad statistics Catalans Dragons Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 20 September 2008. NoPlayerPositionAgePrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1Clint Greenshields Fullback26 St George Illawarra 12St George Illawarra Dragons301800722Justin Murphy Wing29 Widnes 12Widnes Vikings181600643John Wilson Centre30 wests Tigers 12Wests Tigers24700284Adam Mogg Centre31 Canberra 12Canberra Raiders27701295Dimitri Pelo Wing23 Unattached251300526Thomas Bosc Stand off25 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy30712312757Casey McGuire Stand off28 Brisbane 12Brisbane Broncos20700288David Ferriol Prop29 limoux 12Limoux Grizzlies1620089Aaron Gorrell Hooker27 St George Illawarra 12St George Illawarra Dragons216403210Jérôme Guisset Prop30 Wigan 12Wigan Warriors26200811Sébastien Raguin Second row29 Toulouse 12Toulouse Olympique318003212Jason Croker Second row35 Canberra 12Canberra Raiders23200813Grégory Mounis Loose forward23 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy298003214Dane Carlaw Loose forward28 Brisbane 12Brisbane Broncos283001215Mathieu Griffi Prop25 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy3000016Olivier Elima Second row25 Wakefield 12Wakefield Trinity Wildcats168003217Cyrille Gossard Second row26 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy4000018Vincent Duport Wing20 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy154001619Alex Chan Prop33 Melbourne 12Melbourne Storm284001620Kane Bentley Hooker21 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy1000021Andrew Bentley Second row23 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy5000022Jamal Fakir Prop26 villeneuve 12Villeneuve Leopards213001223Cyril Stacul Wing23 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy14200824Rémi Casty Prop23 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy28200825Younes Khattabi Wing24 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy144001626Jean-Philippe Baile Centre21 Rugby Union6100427Florian Quintilla Second row19 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy5000028Julien Touxagas Second row24 Catalans 12Catalans Dragons Academy1930012 Transfers In NamePositionSigned fromDate AUS Dane Carlaw Second row Brisbane 12Brisbane Broncos July 2007https://www.smh.com.au/sport/broncos-carlaw-signs-with-french-club-20070707-gdqkby.html#:~:text=Catalans%20Dragons%20have%20pulled%20off,Casey%20McGuire%20from%20next%20season. Broncos' Carlaw signs with French club Sydney Morning Herald 7 July 2007 8 December 2020 FRA Jean-Philippe Baile Centre Rugby Union September 2007 FRA Olivier Elima Second row Wakefield 12Wakefield Trinity Wildcats September 2007https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/8056744 Elima to leave Bradford Sky Sports 6 September 2012 11 December 2020 Out NamePositionClub SignedDate NZL Stacey Jones Scum Half Retired September 2007https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nz-league-great-stacey-jones-to-retire-20070907-gdr20h.html NZ league great Stacey Jones to retire Sydney Morning Herald 7 September 2007 8 December 2020 FRA Adel Fellous Prop Toulouse 12Toulouse Olympique October 2007https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12196/3295541/hull-sign-emergency-recruit Hull sign emergency recruit Sky Sports 13 March 2008 8 December 2020 FRA Lionel Teixido Hooker Released October 2007 AUS Luke Quigley Hooker Released October 2007 FRA Sébastien Martins Second row pia 12Pia Donkeys November 2007https://www.hullkr.co.uk/french-connection/ Hull KR French Connection Hull KR 20 December 2020 20 December 2020 References Category:Catalans Dragons seasons Category:2008 in English rugby league Catalans Dragons