Bernard Guasch identifies areas for Catalans Dragons improvement after Grand Final defeat

CATALANS DRAGONS had a week of soul-searching after defeat to Wigan in the Super League Grand Final, but the wheels are already in motion for…

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Catalans Dragons’ selection decisions ahead of Super League Grand Final

CATALANS DRAGONS will be wrapping their scrum-half Mitchell Pearce in cotton wool this week as they prepare for Saturday’s Grand Final against Wigan Warriors. The…

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Catalans Dragons’ steps to get fans to Super League Grand Final

CATALANS DRAGONS are planning a French invasion of Old Trafford and their “biggest ever presence” of supporters in the UK. As the final hooter blew…

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‘This isn’t the end’: Paul Wellens proud of St Helens’ season after play-off exit

FOUR-TIME champions St Helens reached the end of the road on their ‘drive for five’ in Perpignan on Friday night, but coach Paul Wellens insists…

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Catalans Dragons plan ‘massive occasion’ and big Super League semi-final performance

CATALANS DRAGONS will play it cool on a night of fireworks, flares and farewells at Stade Gilbert Brutus on Friday. The sell-out Super League semi-final…

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Catalans Dragons boss Steve McNamara glad for top-two Super League finish

CATALANS DRAGONS are preparing for an explosion of passion and pride at Stade Gilbert Brutus, which could carry the Dragons all the way to Old…

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Rohan Smith apologies to Leeds Rhinos fans after Catalans Dragons humiliation

LEEDS RHINOS will use this week’s final league game of the season against Castleford Tigers to apologise to their supporters for the team’s crushing late-season…

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Steve McNamara focused on his Catalans Dragons in League Leaders’ Shield race

CATALANS DRAGONS are breathing fire as they head into Friday night’s top-three shootout with Wigan Warriors and St Helens. The League Leaders’ Shield looks likely…

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Toulouse Olympique insist they are ‘in good place’ after ‘damaging headlines’

TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE have set their sights on a swift return to Super League and a new era under a new chairman and management structure. The…

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Maxime Stefani

It’s tough to make it to the top in rugby league, particularly in France where rugby union is so strong. So what makes a young French player choose the path towards a professional contract?

TAKE IT TO THE MAX Rugby League World talks to 25-year-old second-row Maxime Stefani who turned pro last year with Toulouse Olympique and has been…

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