Dimitri PELO [
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Wed October 29, 2008
by Ben Pollack
France flyer Dimitri Pelo is getting set to make his World Cup debut on Saturday afternoon at WIN Stadium, after the Les Catalans winger was included in the starting side to take on Fiji.
Pelo has been battling a hamstring injury since arriving in Australia and missed the French win over Scotland, but he's confident he'll be ready to go on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking in Wollongong today Pelo said he was enjoying his time on the coast, and looked forward to a strong game against Fiji.
"It's great to be back in Australia in some nice sunny weather It's going to be good for people like me that are used to the heat, in France its fairly muggy but not as hot," Pelo said. "Wollongong's great, I'm from the Gold Coast so it's a nice laid back atmosphere and we're enjoying the experience so far.
"I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, and hopefully play the way I have been all year."
Pelo had two seasons with NRL side Cronulla in 2003 and 2004 and has been a part of Les Catalans since 2005. He said the move France has been the best career move he's made, and his form in the English Super League had benefited from the move.
"It's been a great experience, I've never lived there before but I've been there from 2005 until now so it's been a real life changing experience for me," he said. "I can speak full French, my parents taught me French by speaking it at home so there's been no problem with the language barrier."
Ahead of Saturday's match Pelo said the French team would look to combat the fast Fijian backs with some power up front, and said he was keen to make an impact against the Pacific islanders.
"We completed everything we needed to do and what we trained for against Scotland and dominating the ruck remains the focus for us," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, and hopefully play the way I have been all year."
Pelo said he was aware of the talent that Fiji had within their ranks, and has had some experience with one of their players at a junior level
"We'll have to look out for the likes of Jarryd Hayne and Wes Naiqama and make sure we don't give them too much space," he said. "I played with Ashton Sims with schoolboys so I know the way he plays."
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 2010 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
17 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] L 20-28 v Wakefield (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] L 4-16 v Harlequins (A). [WG]
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] L 12-42 v St Helens (H). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 10] L 0-58 v Wigan (A). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [05 Mar 10] W 24-12 v Salford City (A). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] L 6-14 v Crusaders (A). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [27 Mar 10] W 16-10 v Hull KR (H). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 6-48 v Huddersfield (A). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] L 24-34 v Leeds (H). [FB]
[View] Round 11 [10 Apr 10] L 14-36 v Bradford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] L 6-40 v Warrington (A). [FB]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] L 18-34 v Castleford. [FB]
[View] Round 14 [15 May 10] L 14-28 v Hull FC (H). [FB] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [22 May 10] L 14-22 v Salford City (H). [FB]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] L 6-24 v Hull KR (A). [FB]
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 10] W 30-23 v Wakefield (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [01 Aug 10] W 24-22 v Bradford (A). [FB]
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2009 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
27 games; 17 tries, 68 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Feb 09] L 8-30 v Huddersfield (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [21 Feb 09] W 40-20 v Warrington (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 12-28 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] L 22-24 v Castleford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [15 Mar 09] L 10-30 v Wakefield (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [21 Mar 09] L 24-30 v Bradford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] L 14-42 v Leeds (A). [WG]
[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] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [18 Apr 09] W 38-6 v Salford City (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 11 [26 Apr 09] L 10-44 v Hull KR (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[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 16 [07 Aug 09] W 18-16 v Salford City (A). [WG]
[View] Round 18 [27 Jun 09] W 22-20 v Castleford (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [04 Jul 09] W 23-12 v Hull KR (H). [WG]
[View] Round 20 [10 Jul 09] L 22-24 v Wigan (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [19 Jul 09] W 38-16 v Harlequins (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 22 [26 Jul 09] L 12-36 v Huddersfield (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [01 Aug 09] W 34-0 v Celtic (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [15 Aug 09] W 18-6 v Hull FC (H). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [23 Aug 09] L 18-42 v Bradford (A). [FB]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 09] L 20-34 v Wakefield (H). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] W 24-12 v St Helens (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 25-16 v Wakefield (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Finals Week 2 [25 Sep 09] W 16-6 v Huddersfield (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 3 [02 Oct 09] L 20-27 v Leeds (A). [WG]
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2008 World Cup
France
2 games; [View] Pool B [01 Nov 08] L 6-42 v Fiji. [WG]
[View] Ranking Games [09 Nov 08] L 10-42 v Samoa. [WG]
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2008 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
23 games; 12 tries, 48 points.
[View] Round 2 [16 Feb 08] L 20-24 v Hull KR (H). [WG]
[View] Round 3 [22 Feb 08] L 6-34 v Leeds (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 08] L 18-38 v Warrington (A). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [08 Mar 08] L 18-20 v Bradford (H). [WG]
[View] Round 6 [15 Mar 08] W 24-10 v St Helens (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 24-22 v Harlequins (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] W 28-20 v Wakefield (H). [WG]
[View] Round 9 [29 Mar 08] D 28-28 v Hull FC (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [04 Apr 08] W 20-16 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 26-24 v Wigan (A). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [26 Apr 08] W 38-30 v Castleford (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 18-16 v Harlequins. [WG]
[View] Round 14 [17 May 08] L 10-28 v St Helens (A). [WG]
[View] Round 15 [24 May 08] W 48-0 v Huddersfield (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 08] W 24-16 v Bradford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 17 [14 Jun 08] W 45-38 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 22 [19 Jul 08] L 24-37 v Leeds (H). [WG]
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 25 [16 Aug 08] W 22-20 v Huddersfield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 26 [23 Aug 08] L 32-38 v Wakefield (H). [WG]
[View] Round 27 [07 Sep 08] L 24-34 v Harlequins (A). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Finals Week 1 [13 Sep 08] W 46-8 v Warrington (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 2 [20 Sep 08] L 26-50 v Wigan (H). [WG] 8 Pts; 2t
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2007 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
12 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Feb 07] D 10-10 v Hull FC (A). [WG]
[View] Round 2 [17 Feb 07] L 16-18 v Wigan (H). [WG]
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 07] W 30-22 v Leeds (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 07] L 0-10 v Salford City (A). [WG]
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 07] L 20-40 v Wakefield (A). [WG]
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] W 23-22 v Huddersfield (H). [WG]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 07] W 29-22 v Bradford (A). [WG]
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 34-20 v Hull KR (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 9 [09 Apr 07] L 16-38 v Harlequins (H). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [13 Apr 07] L 10-53 v St Helens (A). [WG] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [21 Apr 07] W 27-16 v Warrington (H). [WG]
[View] Round 12 [27 Apr 07] L 8-54 v Leeds (A). [WG]
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2006 Queensland Cup
Burleigh Bears
4 tries, 16 points.
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