Catalans Dragons are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales department, France.
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12 Facts About Catalans Dragons
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The franchise was named Catalans Dragons; UTC remained in the French Championship to serve as a reserve club.
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Catalans Dragons are not the first French side to play in the Super League, but the first, Paris Saint-Germain, lasted only two seasons.
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Many believe that the Catalans Dragons will be joined by other French clubs in the Super League, but the whole idea of expanding into France had critics.
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The Catalans Dragons lost the 2007 Challenge Cup Final with St Helens at Wembley Stadium on 25 August 2007.
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In 2008, the Catalans Dragons secured their first playoff berth by finishing third on the league ladder largely on the back of a ferocious forward pack.
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In 2016 Catalans Dragons celebrated ten years in the Super League competition.
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Catalans Dragons lost their final six regular season games which meant they headed into the Super 8s two points adrift of fourth-placed St Helens.
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On 28 January 2020, Catalans Dragons announced that they had signed Israel Folau despite him holding to the Biblical teaching that those who practice homosexuality without repenting will go to hell.
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On 9 October 2021, Catalans Dragons played in their first ever Super League grand final with the opponents being reigning champions St Helens.
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Catalans Dragons moved into the stadium in 2006, when they were accepted into Super League.
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Catalans Dragons have redeveloped and expanded the ground to 13,000 since they moved here.
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