2011 Catalans Dragons season

2011 Catalans Dragons season
Super League XVI Rank6th
Play-off resultPlayoff Semi Final
Challenge Cup5th Round
2011 recordWins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 13
Points scoredFor: 783; against: 722
Team information
ChairmanBernard Guasch
Head CoachTrent Robinson
Captain
StadiumStade Gilbert Brutus
Avg. attendance8,401
High attendance10,688 vs. Leeds Rhinos
Top scorers
TriesDamien Blanch (21)
GoalsScott Dureau (95)
PointsScott Dureau (239)
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This article details the Catalans Dragons rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is their 6th season in the Super League.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves (L) 27 22 0 5 1072 401 +671 44 Play-offs
2 Wigan Warriors 27 20 3 4 852 432 +420 43
3 St Helens 27 17 3 7 782 515 +267 37
4 Huddersfield Giants 27 16 0 11 707 524 +183 32
5 Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 15 1 11 757 603 +154 31
6 Catalans Dragons 27 15 1 11 689 626 +63 31
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 14 0 13 713 692 +21 28
8 Hull F.C. 27 13 1 13 718 569 +149 27
9 Castleford Tigers 27 12 2 13 664 808 −144 26
10 Bradford Bulls 27 9 2 16 570 826 −256 20
11 Salford City Reds 27 10 0 17 542 809 −267 20
12 Harlequins 27 6 1 20 524 951 −427 13
13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 7 0 20 453 957 −504 10[a]
14 Crusaders 27 6 0 21 527 857 −330 8[b]
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield winners
Notes:
  1. ^ Wakefield deducted 4 points for entering administration.
  2. ^ Crusaders deducted 4 points for entering administration.

Milestones

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Fixtures and results

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LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2011 Super League

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
12 February 2011 Magic Weekend 1 Harlequins RL N Millennium Stadium L 4-11 Blanch Dureau 0/1 30,891 Sky Sports Report
19 February 2011 Super League XVI 2 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 14-38 Raguin, Stacul Dureau 3/3 7,500 - Report
27 February 2011 Super League XVI 3 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 31-18 Blanch (2), Menzies, Mounis, Raguin, Sa Dureau 3/6, Dureau 1 DG 8,092 - Report
5 March 2011 Super League XVI 4 St Helens R.F.C. H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 16-22 Dureau, Menzies, Sa Dureau 2/3 7,095 - Report
12 March 2011 Super League XVI 5 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road L 24-34 Dureau (2), Blanch, Stacul Dureau 4/4 4,889 Sky Sports Report
18 March 2011 Super League XVI 6 Crusaders RL A Racecourse Ground W 32-22 Greenshields (3), Farrar (2) Dureau 6/7 3,517 - Report
26 March 2011 Super League XVI 7 Salford City Reds H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 10-22 Raguin, Stacul Gigot 1/2 7,156 - Report
3 April 2011 Super League XVI 8 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 22-20 Dureau, Ferriol, Millard, Vaccari Dureau 3/4 10,956 - Report
8 April 2011 Super League XVI 9 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium W 47-28 Dureau (2), Menzies (2), Vaccari (2), Blanch, Casty Dureau 7/8, Dureau 1 DG 13,134 - Report
16 April 2011 Super League XVI 10 Hull F.C. H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 28-10 Baile, Blanch, Henderson, Menzies, Vaccari Dureau 4/5 8,025 - Report
22 April 2011 Super League XVI 11 Harlequins RL A Twickenham Stoop W 37-30 Dureau (2), Stacul (2), Baitieri, Pélissier Dureau 5/6, Mounis 1/1, Dureau 1 DG 2,069 - Report
25 April 2011 Super League XVI 12 Bradford Bulls H Stade Gilbert Brutus D 8-8 Farrar Dureau 2/2 9,496 Sky Sports Report
30 April 2011 Super League XVI 13 Huddersfield Giants H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 13-12 Baitieri, Ferriol Dureau 2/2, Dureau 1 DG 7,825 - Report
13 May 2011 Super League XVI 14 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium L 6-30 Henderson Bosc 1/1 13,273 - Report
29 May 2011 Super League XVI 15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue W 42-22 Blanch (2), Vaccari (2), Baile, Greenshields, Mounis, Sa Dureau 5/8 4,561 - Report
4 June 2011 Super League XVI 16 Wigan Warriors H Stade Yves-du-Manoir W 20-12 Millard (2), Baile Dureau 4/4 9,372 - Report
11 June 2011 Super League XVI 17 Crusaders RL H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 31-18 Blanch (2), Baile, Millard, Sa Dureau 5/5, Dureau 1 DG 7,125 - Report
18 June 2011 Super League XVI 18 Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 20-28 Baile, Baitieri, Blanch, Dureau Dureau 2/4 5,132 Sky Sports Report
25 June 2011 Super League XVI 19 Castleford Tigers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 54-20 Paea (2), Vaccari (2), Baile, Baitieri, Blanch, Dureau, Greenshields, Menzies Dureau 7/10 8,695 - Report
2 July 2011 Super League XVI 20 Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium W 34-28 Blanch (2), Greenshields (2), Dureau, Henderson, Raguin Dureau 3/7 12,670 Sky Sports Report
10 July 2011 Super League XVI 21 Leeds Rhinos H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 38-18 Vaccari (2), Blanch, Duport, Greenshields, Menzies, Raguin Dureau 5/7 10,688 Sky Sports Report
15 July 2011 Super League XVI 22 St Helens R.F.C. A Halton Stadium L 18-40 Menzies (2), Greenshields, Vaccari Marginet 1/4 7,076 - Report
30 July 2011 Super League XVI 23 Harlequins RL H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 48-22 Greenshields (2), Mounis (2), Baile, Baitieri, Blanch, Simon Marginet 8/8 8,471 - Report
12 August 2011 Super League XVI 24 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 8-40 Duport, Millard Dureau 0/2 10,739 - Report
20 August 2011 Super League XVI 25 Warrington Wolves H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 12-25 Blanch, Menzies Dureau 2/3 9,495 - Report
3 September 2011 Super League XVI 26 Hull Kingston Rovers H Stade Gilbert Brutus L 28-30 Millard (2), Baile, Raguin, Sa Dureau 4/6 8,252 - Report
11 September 2011 Super League XVI 27 Salford City Reds A The Willows W 44-18 Menzies (2), Sa (2), Bosc, Henderson, Paea Dureau 6/6, Bosc 2/2 10,146 - Report

Super League Play-offs

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
17 September 2011 Super League XVI EPO Hull Kingston Rovers H Stade Gilbert Brutus W 56-6 Blanch (3), Menzies (2), Greenshields, Millard, Pélissier, Raguin, Stacul Dureau 8/11 8,413 Sky Sports Report
25 September 2011 Super League XVI PSF Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 0-44 - - 6,790 Sky Sports Report

Player appearances

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  • 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
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 PSF
1 Clint Greenshields FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB
2 Damien Blanch W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3 Ben Farrar C FB FB FB C C C SO SO SO SO FB C
4 Setaimata Sa C C C SR SO SO SO C C C SR SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SR C C
5 Cyril Stacul W W W W W W W W FB FB FB W FB FB W W
6 Thomas Bosc SO SO SH SO SO SO
7 Scott Dureau SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH SH
8 David Ferriol P P P P B B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
9 Ian Henderson B H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H B H H H H H H H H H H H H
10 Rémi Casty B P P P B P P P P P P P SR B B P P P B P P SR SR SR
11 Steve Menzies B SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B SR SR SR SO SO SO SR SO SR SR SR
12 Sébastien Raguin SR SR SR C SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR B B B
13 Grégory Mounis L L L L B L L L L L L L L SR L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
14 Tony Gigot SO SO SO SO B x SH x x [a] B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
15 Jean-Philippe Baile H C x x x B B C x C C C C C C C C C C C x C C C C C C
16 William Barthau x x x x x x x x x x x x x [b] x x x x x x x x
17 Cyrille Gossard SR B x x x B B B B B x x x x x
18 Daryl Millard [c] x C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
19 Frédéric Vaccari x x x x x x x W W W W x W W W W W W W W W W x x W W W x x
20 Mickaël Simon x x x x x B B B B B B P B B B B B B B x B B B B x x x x B
21 Sébastien Martins x x x x x x x B B B B B x B B x x x x B x x x x x x x x x
22 Jamal Fakir B B B B P P P B P P P B B B P P B B B B B P
23 Lopini Paea P B B B P SR SR B P SR SR SR SR SR SR B B P P P
24 Jason Baitieri x x B B L B B B B B B B B L B P P B B B P P P P B B B B B
25 Vincent Duport [d] C x W W x x x x x
26 Éloi Pélissier x B B B x x x B B B B B B x B B H B B B B B B B B B B B B
27 Mathias Pala x x x x x x x x x x x C x C x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
28 Julien Touxagas x x x x x x x x x x x x B B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
29 Rémy Marginet x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x SH SH x x x x x x
30 Thibaut Ancely x x x x x x x x x x x x x x [e] x B x B [f]

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

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LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att TV Report
6 May 2011 Cup 4th Leigh Centurions A Leigh Sports Village W 22-16 Baile, Blanch, Henderson, Stacul Dureau 1/3, Bosc 2/2 2,237 - Report
22 May 2011 Cup 5th Huddersfield Giants A Galpharm Stadium L 16-30 Baile, Henderson, Stacul Dureau 2/3 3,098 - Report

Player appearances

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  • 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
2 Damien Blanch W W
3 Ben Farrar C
4 Setaimata Sa SR
5 Cyril Stacul FB FB
6 Thomas Bosc SO SO
7 Scott Dureau SH SH
8 David Ferriol P P
9 Ian Henderson B H
10 Rémi Casty SR
11 Steve Menzies
12 Sébastien Raguin SR SR
13 Grégory Mounis L B
14 Tony Gigot [g] B
15 Jean-Philippe Baile C C
16 William Barthau x [h]
17 Cyrille Gossard
18 Daryl Millard C
19 Frédéric Vaccari W W
20 Mickaël Simon P B
21 Sébastien Martins x x
22 Jamal Fakir B P
23 Lopini Paea L
24 Jason Baitieri B B
25 Vincent Duport [i]
26 Éloi Pélissier H x
27 Mathias Pala x x
28 Julien Touxagas B x
29 Rémy Marginet x x
30 Thibaut Ancely x x

= Injured

= Suspended

Squad statistics

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  • Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and play-offs) as of 25 September 2011.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Clint Greenshields Fullback 29 St George Illawarra Dragons 20 12 0 0 48
2 Damien Blanch Wing 28 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 21 0 0 84
3 Ben Farrar Centre 24 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 14 3 0 0 12
4 Setaimata Sa Centre 23 Sydney Roosters 24 7 0 0 28
5 Cyril Stacul Wing 26 Catalans Dragons Academy 18 8 0 0 32
6 Thomas Bosc Stand off 28 Catalans Dragons Academy 8 1 5 0 14
7 Scott Dureau Scrum half 25 Newcastle Knights 27 11 95 5 239
8 David Ferriol Prop 32 Limoux Grizzlies 25 2 0 0 8
9 Ian Henderson Hooker 28 New Zealand Warriors 31 6 0 0 24
10 Rémi Casty Prop 26 Catalans Dragons Academy 25 1 0 0 4
11 Steve Menzies Second row 37 Bradford Bulls 23 14 0 0 56
12 Sébastien Raguin Second-row 32 Toulouse Olympique 30 7 0 0 28
13 Grégory Mounis Loose forward 26 Catalans Dragons Academy 31 4 1 0 18
14 Tony Gigot Stand off 20 Catalans Dragons Academy 8 0 1 0 2
15 Jean-Philippe Baile Centre 24 Rugby Union 24 10 0 0 40
16 William Barthau Stand off 21 Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0
17 Cyrille Gossard Second row 29 Catalans Dragons Academy 7 0 0 0 0
18 Daryl Millard Centre 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 8 0 0 32
19 Frédéric Vaccari Wing 23 Toulouse Olympique 19 11 0 0 44
20 Mickaël Simon Prop 24 Limoux Grizzlies 21 1 0 0 4
21 Sébastien Martins Second row 26 Pia Donkeys 8 0 0 0 0
22 Jamal Fakir Prop 29 Villeneuve Leopards 24 0 0 0 0
23 Lopini Paea Prop 27 Sydney Roosters 21 3 0 0 12
24 Jason Baitieri Loose forward 22 Sydney Roosters 29 5 0 0 20
25 Vincent Duport Wing 23 Toulouse Olympique 3 2 0 0 8
26 Éloi Pélissier Hooker 20 Catalans Dragons Academy 25 2 0 0 8
27 Mathias Pala Centre 22 Catalans Dragons Academy 2 0 0 0 0
28 Julien Touxagas Second row 27 Catalans Dragons Academy 3 0 0 0 0
29 Rémy Marginet Scrum half 22 Catalans Dragons Academy 2 0 9 0 18
30 Thibaut Ancely Second row 23 Lézignan Sangliers 2 0 0 0 0
n/a David Guasch Fullback 21 Catalans Dragons Academy 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Name Position Signed from Date
Australia Scott Dureau Scrum half Newcastle Knights August 2010[1]
Australia Ian Henderson Hooker New Zealand Warriors August 2010[2]
France Jason Baitieri Loose forward Sydney Roosters August 2010[3]
Tonga Lopini Paea Prop Sydney Roosters September 2010[4]
Australia Damien Blanch Wing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats September 2010[5]
Australia Ben Farrar Centre Manly Warringah Sea Eagles September 2010[6]
Australia Steve Menzies Second row Bradford Bulls September 2010[7]
France Thibaut Ancely Second row Lézignan Sangliers September 2010
Australia Daryl Millard Centre Wakefield Trinity Wildcats February 2011[8]
France Vincent Duport Wing Toulouse Olympique July 2011[9]

Out

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Name Position Club Signed Date
France Dimitri Pelo Wing Montpellier Hérault Rugby August 2010[10]
Australia Dallas Johnson Loose forward North Queensland Cowboys August 2010[11]
France Olivier Elima Second row Bradford Bulls September 2010[12]
Australia Steven Bell Centre Retirement September 2010[13]
Australia Casey McGuire Hooker Parramatta Eels September 2010[14]
France Jérôme Guisset Prop Retirement September 2010[15]
Australia Chris Walker Centre Parramatta Eels November 2010[16]
Australia Dane Carlaw Second row Brisbane Broncos November 2010[17]
New Zealand Kane Bentley Hooker Pia Donkeys November 2010
New Zealand Andrew Bentley Second row Lézignan Sangliers November 2010
Australia Brent Sherwin Scrum half Released November 2010
France Tony Gigot Stand off Toulouse Olympique (Loan) April 2011[18]
France William Barthau Stand off Dewsbury Rams (Loan) May 2011
France Thibaut Ancely Second row Toulouse Olympique (Loan) May 2011[19]
France Thibaut Ancely Second row Toulouse Olympique (Loan) August 2011

References

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  1. ^ "Dureau agrees two-year deal with Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Former Bulls star back in Super League with Catalans". Yorkshire Post. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Aussie scrum-half Jason Baitieri signs for Catalans". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Paea heads to France with Robinson". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Dragons snap up Blanch". Sky Sports. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Catalans Dragons sign Australian star Ben Farrar". BBC Sport. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Catalans Dragons sign Bradford's Steve Menzies as fifth new recruit". The Guardian. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Millard signs for Catalans". Sky Sports. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Vincent Duport signs four-year contract with Super League club Catalan Dragons". Sky Sports. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Pelo released by Dragons". Sky Sports. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Dallas Johnson to leave Catalans Dragons for NRL". BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Bradford Bulls win race to sign Olivier Elima". Telegraph & Argus. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Dragons snap up Blanch". Sky Sports. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  14. ^ "McGuire jumps on board with Kearney set to take helm at Parramatta". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Jerome Guisset to leave Catalans Dragons at end of season". Sky Sports. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Chris Walker to play at Eels". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Australian Dane Carlaw leaves Catalans Dragons". BBC Sport. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Tony Gigot Player Stats". Love Rugby League. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. ^ "THIBAUT ANCELY IN DUAL REGISTRATION WITH TOULOUSE". Catalans Dragons. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2022.