McNamara has been telling the media that JD will be replaced in house and that reserve team players will be filling the squad.
Which is a worry when you look at how they are doing this season.
Interesting that he wont rule out further signings but down the track.

Will it be a case of slow start, fast finish to 2023 for the Dracs?

https://ukcatalansdragons.blogspot.com/ ... irmed.html Pre-season match confirmed...

https://ukcatalansdragons.blogspot.com/ ... irmed.html Pre-season match confirmed...

6 players from St Esteve have been promoted into the first team squad.

Although despite that, Bernard is still in the market for players.

Going to be a slow start to the season with hopefully a late play off run.

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oh brother... https://ukcatalansdragons.blogspot.com/ ... mount.html

Not a surprise about Tomkins and McMeeken - didn't we know they needed something doing before this? Maybe calm it down in training a bit though eh

Feels a bit early for full contact doesnt it?

Do you guys play Toulouse or any superleague sides in friendlies preseason

Usually play TOxiii but not listed as yet this year.

I think we have played Hull KR and Bradford Bulls in pre seasons I can remember as well.

Do you mean you have played bulls and kr in other preseasons but not this preseason. Reason asking is that possibly there is some minimum requirement for using preseason friendlies to eradicate match bans from previous season and Catalan will need to play someone from superleague or championship or a club under rfl rules to count

No I mean in previous seasons.

So far for 2023 there is only the Elite 1 select side one announced.

Think Mitchell Pearce might be banned for our game as think you need to be playing a team that comes under rfl rules for his ban to be used.

We might try and do an RFU Owen Farrell to get round it

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we go dual reg with TOxxi www.catalansdragons.com/en/artic ... BSt8lTlmeo

Yaha reportedly going to be months away from getting back in contention to play.

I suppose that put the Davies, Johnstone, Yaha only two from three can play debate to bed.

Johnstone is twice the player of Yahweh and Davies.

If he gets a good run you will see that pretty quickly. Johnstone can turn and win a game on his own skill and score from anywhere on the pitch. If not for injuries he’d be in the NRL and have a shed of England caps by now.

I wish him the best of luck.

I will watch Catalan games just to watch him play he’s that good.