Vincent DUPORT [
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Sat June 18, 2011
French international winger Vincent Duport is set to return to action for Catalan Dragons following eight months of intense rehabilitation, after rupturing his anterior-cruciate ligament during last autumn's European Cup.
The 23-year old, who originally signed for the club in 2007 ? and played at Wembley in the Challenge Cup final that season - was given the green light to play again earlier this week.
"I feel much better," he said on returning to training with Trent Robinson's men. "I have started gradually. When I was able to put my boots on and step onto the pitch at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, it brought a smile to my face. There's no more pain in the knee and it feels more stable than even before the injury. The only cautionary part is that I am still not able to bend my knee 100 per cent but according to the surgeon I'll never be able to."
Having spent a season at Toulouse in 2010, he was welcomed back to the Dragons for Super League XVI and cannot wait to pull on the sang et or colours again after previously made over 40 appearances for them.
"I'm not nervous, just excited. In the last few months, every game that I watched in the stands, every training session I saw from the sidelines, I jumped for joy knowing I'd soon be able to rejoin my team-mates."
During his recuperation, Duport embarked upon what could well become a blossoming media career, commentating on Catalan games on Grand Sud FM alongside leading French rugby league figure Louis Bonnery.
"I never would have imagined that commentating on the radio was so difficult. Explaining what you see, in a clear and precise way, is not easy. You search for words, repeat yourself, you hesitate but, when you're holding the microphone, you just have to get on with it."
During his lay-off Duport has been constantly mentored by his coach, Trent Robinson. "One of the great things about Trent is that he communicates well with the players. He's talked to me a lot about my role in the team. He knows my strengths and wants to know how I can evolve into his new system. That I can play in the centres, in the second row or on the wing means I can't be sure where I'm going to play my first game back."
When he does make his return, it will be to a team flying high on confidence and marching steadily up the Super League table, having lost only one of their last ten matches.
"The team had a bit of trouble finding itself in the first few matches," Duport continued. "But after each game, every player got more comfortable with Trent's game-plan. In Montpellier, against Wigan, we turned in an explosive performance. We played quickly, moved the ball freely, tackled hard and defended tight - it had all the ingredients."
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 2012 Stobart Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
13 games; 10 tries, 40 points.
[View] Round 1 [05 Feb 12] W 34-12 v Bradford (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [18 Feb 12] W 28-20 v Castleford (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [24 Feb 12] W 34-32 v St Helens (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] L 12-36 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [10 Mar 12] W 40-18 v Salford City (H). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [17 Mar 12] W 20-12 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] L 22-32 v Wakefield (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [31 Mar 12] W 76-6 v Widnes (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 12] W 36-18 v London (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [09 Apr 12] W 44-16 v Warrington (H). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [20 Apr 12] L 18-34 v Leeds (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 12] W 27-20 v Huddersfield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [20 May 12] W 42-34 v Widnes (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
3 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 11] W 38-18 v Leeds (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [30 Jul 11] W 48-22 v Harlequins (H). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] L 8-40 v Hull FC (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 Four Nations Test Series
France
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2009 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
14 games; 6 tries, 24 points.
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 12-28 v Hull FC (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [21 Mar 09] L 24-30 v Bradford (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] L 14-42 v Leeds (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] W 28-24 v Harlequins (A). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 40-24 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 10 [18 Apr 09] W 38-6 v Salford City (H). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] L 10-44 v Hull KR (A). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [03 May 09] L 16-36 v Leeds. [WG]
[View] Round 13 [16 May 09] L 28-32 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [23 Aug 09] L 18-42 v Bradford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] W 24-12 v St Helens (A). [WG]
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 25-16 v Wakefield (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [25 Sep 09] W 16-6 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Finals Week 3 [02 Oct 09] L 20-27 v Leeds (A). [WG] 12 Pts; 3t
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2008 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
14 games; 2 tries, 8 points.
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 24-22 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] W 28-20 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [29 Mar 08] D 28-28 v Hull FC (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [26 Apr 08] W 38-30 v Castleford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 15 [24 May 08] W 48-0 v Huddersfield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] W 24-16 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 17 [14 Jun 08] W 45-38 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [21 Jun 08] W 52-14 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [01 Jul 08] W 30-14 v Wakefield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [01 Aug 08] L 16-30 v Hull KR (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [16 Aug 08] W 22-20 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [23 Aug 08] L 32-38 v Wakefield (H). [BE]
[View] Finals Week 2 [20 Sep 08] L 26-50 v Wigan (H). [BE]
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2007 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
13 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 07] D 10-10 v Hull FC (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 07] L 16-18 v Wigan (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] W 30-22 v Leeds (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 07] L 20-40 v Wakefield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] W 23-22 v Huddersfield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 34-20 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] L 16-38 v Harlequins (H). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] L 28-32 v Harlequins. [WG]
[View] Round 20 [14 Jul 07] L 20-22 v Hull KR (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [21 Jul 07] L 18-34 v Hull FC (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [05 Aug 07] L 22-42 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] W 38-20 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [09 Sep 07] L 8-40 v Bradford (A). [CT]
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