SUPER LEAGUE | PLAY-OFF ROUND 1
CATALANS DRAGONS vs LEEDS RHINOS
HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM
FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER | 8.45pm CET

The match

The Dragons face Leeds on Friday 13th November in the Super League Round 1 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, kick-off at 8.45pm CET.

As announced last week, the 2020 Super League season has been reshaped with a new playoffs system with 6 teams. Both Wigan and St Helens, the top two teams sit out the first round of the Play-Offs, while those finishing third to sixth in the table on win percentage move into the elimination matches.

Yesterday, Hull FC beat Warrington 27-14. Hull FC will travel to Wigan in semi-final, on November, 19.  With a victory over Leeds, the Dragons would play their semi-final at reigning champions St Helens, on November, 20.

Here are the stats of the Dragons and Leeds following the 2020 Super League season:

Team news

Here is Catalans Dragons’ 21-man squad to face Leeds on Friday:

Latest Meetings

Steve McNamara’s men faced Leeds once this season, last September. The Catalans won 34-6 at Headingley.

Head-to-head | 35 games in Super League:
12 wins for the Dragons
23 wins for Leeds

Last five meetings:
30.09.2020 | Leeds Rhinos 6 – 34 Dragons Catalans | Headingley
09.08.2019 | Leeds Rhinos 48 – 8 Dragons Catalans | Headingley
30.06.2019 | Leeds Rhinos 31 – 12 Dragons Catalans | Headingley
23.03.2019 | Dragons Catalans 26 – 22 Leeds Rhinos | Gilbert Brutus Stadium
20.06.2018 | Leeds Rhinos 25 – 28 Dragons Catalans | Headingley

History: Dragons vs Leeds

10.07.2011 | Catalans Dragons 38 – 18 Leeds Rhinos

Dragons 38 (20)
T : Raguin, Vaccari (2), Blanch, Menzies, Greenshields, Duport
G : Dureau (5)
Line-up : Greenshields, Blanch, Dupport, Millard, Vaccari, Menzies, Dureau, Casty, Henderson, Baitieri, Paea, Raguin, Mounis
Subs : Gossard, Simon, Pelissier, Ancely

Leeds 18 (6)
T : Hall, Jones-Buchanan, Buderus
G : Sinfield (3)
Line-up : Webb, Jones-Bishop, Ablett, Smith, Hall, Sinfield, McGuire, Leuluai, Buderus, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Delaney, Clarkson
Subs : Bailey, Kirke, Hauraki, McShane

On the 10th July 2011, the Dragons were more and more close to the playoffs qualification after a strong 38-18 win over Leeds Rhinos. The Catalans beat their attendance record at Brutus with 10.688 fans. Thanks to a big performance and 7 tries scored by Frédéric Vaccari’s teammates, the Dragons took 6 points up over Leeds in a race of the Super League playoffs.

Head-to-Head

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