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Catalans Dragons

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The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France. The club was founded in 2000 through the merger of two local sides, XIII Catalan and AS Saint-Estève, and was first known as Union Treiziste Catalane. It took its present name in 2006, when it joined the British Super League after being chosen ahead of Toulouse Olympique and Villeneuve Leopards, and it was the first French club to establish a lasting presence in that competition. It plays at Stade Gilbert Brutus, wears red, gold and white in a nod to its Catalan heritage, and has reached two Super League Grand Finals, in 2021 and 2023. In 2018 it won the Challenge Cup, the first major trophy won by a French club.

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Classification
Team Type
Professional Club 1
Founded Year
2000 1
Connections

Competed In

Super League, Competitions
Source Catalans Dragons (Wikipedia)

Plays

Rugby League, Sports
Source Catalans Dragons (Wikipedia)

Roster

Éloi Pélissier, Athletes
Source Éloi Pélissier (Wikipedia)
Michael Dobson, Athletes
Source Michael Dobson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Sam Tomkins, Athletes
Source Sam Tomkins (Wikipedia)
Scott Dureau, Athletes
Source Scott Dureau (Wikipedia)
Steve Menzies, Athletes
Source Steve Menzies (Wikipedia)
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Located In

France

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Source Catalans Dragons (Wikipedia)Lead, home
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based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
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1. Catalans Dragons (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, team type
    professional rugby league club
  • Lead, founding
    Founded in 2000 as Union Treiziste Catalane
  • Lead, home
    based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
  • Plays: Rugby League, Lead
    professional rugby league club
  • Competed In: Super League, Lead, Super League
    when it joined Super League
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Éloi Pélissier (Wikipedia)
Roster: Éloi Pélissier, Career
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He joined the Catalans Dragons in 2011
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Steve Menzies (Wikipedia)
Roster: Steve Menzies, Lead
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He also played for the Bradford Bulls and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
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Sam Tomkins (Wikipedia)
Roster: Sam Tomkins, Lead, Catalans
Quote, Roster: Sam Tomkins, Lead, Catalans
having finished his playing career with Catalans Dragons in the Super League
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Scott Dureau (Wikipedia)
Roster: Scott Dureau, Playing career, Catalans Dragons
Quote, Roster: Scott Dureau, Playing career, Catalans Dragons
Dureau signed with the Catalans Dragons for 2011.
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Michael Dobson (rugby league) (Wikipedia)
Roster: Michael Dobson, Professional playing career, Catalans Dragons
Quote, Roster: Michael Dobson, Professional playing career, Catalans Dragons
In 2006, the Canberra Raiders loaned Dobson to French club Catalans Dragons of Super League
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