www./news_3108-cat ... nsion.html "Thanks to these facilities, our budget will increase. We have been in stagnation for two years due to the low capacity of our stadium, the lack of hospitality boxes, and the size of our club shop. "

www./news_3108-cat ... nsion.html "Thanks to these facilities, our budget will increase. We have been in stagnation for two years due to the low capacity of our stadium, the lack of hospitality boxes, and the size of our club shop. "

"a corporate box" either it is going to be a very big box or isn't going to make much difference! Will be good to see their stadium finished off.

A true success story in terms of 'expansion'. I remember at the time many dissenters proclaiming their failure within three years but they have been a great addition to SL.

This also highlights the benefits of having a local government on board to help its premier sports team's, recognising the benefits they can bring to the area. Hopefully the Dragons can go one stage further this season.

Too true. That has been very notable in Perpignan.

Anyone who has been to Perpignan will have noticed the enthusiasm that the locals have for their club. Granted, some of that is invariably due to the fact that a season's worth of English supporters have around €3m in their collective back pockets but even so, it's very clear to anybody that has visited that this is very much a "rugby city" - far more so than some of the supposed "heartland" towns. Every time we've been, the locals have been very happy to talk about the Dragons.

ffs, how many more times? How long does RL have to be played somewhere before it becomes a heartland? 70-odd years is obviously not enough.

Great to see such a forward looking club. Well done Le Cats!

great news for the game, Catalans can easily average 10,000 IMO

are they doing a game in Barcelona again this year?

Very good news, I don't see any reason why they can't continue to grow further.

I for one appreciate France as a good as a heartland in rugby league as Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, NSW and Queensland. Some people soon forget that rugby league was once banned in France so it was obviously making an impact in order for it to be banned.

www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_me ... utus.shtml

www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_me ... utus.shtml

If people keep pretending there was no history behind Catalans then they can keep justifying dumping clubs in new areas and hoping for the best!

les Cats or HKR?