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Mon May 10, 2010
Source: www.therfl.co.ukCatalans Dragons captain Thomas Bosc snatched a dramatic 35-34 victory and broke Crusaders' hearts with a last-minute drop goal that settled an epic Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth-round tie at the Racecourse Ground.
It looked plain sailing for the Dragons when they led 30-6 after 32 minutes but Brian Noble's men fought back magnificently to level the scores 10 minutes from the end and scrum-half Jarrod Sammut was agonisingly wide with a drop-goal attempt that would have seen them claim a famous win. Bosc was then off target with his first drop-goal attempt before succeeding with a second effort with just 27 seconds left on the clock and extra time looming.
Earlier, a hat-trick of tries from New Zealand international Setaimata Sa had put the 2007 runners-up in command but they lost their way when stand-off Casey McGuire went off injured. Crusaders' chief playmaker Michael Witt also missed most of the second-half action but newcomer Sammut sparked an amazing revival with his unique bag of tricks on his home debut.
It had all started so promisingly for the Crusaders with Sammut producing a delightful pass out of the back of his hand to get full-back Clinton Schifcofske over for his first try for the club after only six minutes. But the Dragons had already spotted a weakness on the Crusaders' left-sided defence and Sa powered through it after taking a pass from McGuire.
McGuire and Dimitri Pelo then combined to get winger Steven Bell over at the same spot and Bosc finished off a break by Olivier Elima to claim a third try midway through the first half. The towering Sa grabbed his second try courtesy of Bosc's high kick and when substitute Dane Carlaw made the most of some slipshod tackling to crash over for the Catalans' fifth try there seemed no way back for the home side.
But the sting went out of the Dragons' attack when they lost McGuire and centre Vince Mellars gave the Crusaders hope when he took Gareth Thomas' neat pass to pull a try back on 32 minutes. Rhys Hanbury thought he scored another on the stroke of half-time but slow-motion replays showed a foot in touch and video referee Steve Ganson disallowed the try.
There was no stopping the giant Frank Winterstein eight minutes into the second half, however, and Schifcofske, kicking in the absence of Witt, kicked the goal to close the gap to 12 points.
When Sa completed his first hat-trick for the club on 57 minutes to make it 34-18 Crusaders' hearts sank but their spirits were raised once more when substitute Peter Lupton went over on the hour. That was the signal for Sammut to take centre stage and he regathered his own chip kick to touch down for his second try in two matches before producing the telling pass that created a touchdown for winger Nick Youngquest. Schifcofske had kicked all three conversions up to then but was wide with the touchline effort that would have edged his side in front and that enabled the Dragons to have the last laugh.
Sun November 15, 2009
by engage Super League
Source: www.superleague.co.ukCatalans Dragons have followed up the signing of Melbourne Storm loose forward Dallas Johnson with the capture of New Zealand international Setaimata Sa.
The 22-year-old had two years left on his contract with Sydney Roosters but has been released as part of an exchange deal involving Dragons prop Jason Ryles.
Sa, who has signed a two-year contract, has won four caps with the Kiwis and was a member of their victorious World Cup squad but was dropped from their Four Nations touring party.
Catalans coach Kevin Walters said: "I am very excited to have secured his services. Although Sa has had a difficult season with the Sydney Roosters, he is very much looking forward to arriving and playing for the Dragons. He is a big, strong and skilful back-rower or centre with tremendous potential."
Sa, who previously represented Samoa, said: "I have enjoyed my time playing in the NRL for the Sydney Roosters and have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to represent New Zealand.
"I am now very excited about the opportunity to play overseas for the Catalan Dragons and am looking at this move as a new and exciting challenge for my family and I."
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 2011 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
22 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] L 4-11 v Harlequins. [CT]
[View] Round 2 [19 Feb 11] L 14-38 v Wakefield (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 11] W 31-18 v Hull KR (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 11] L 16-22 v St Helens (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 11] L 24-34 v Castleford (A). [F8]
[View] Round 6 [18 Mar 11] W 32-22 v Crusaders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [26 Mar 11] L 10-22 v Salford City (H). [F8]
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] W 47-28 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 10 [16 Apr 11] W 28-10 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] W 37-30 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] D 8-8 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [13 May 11] L 6-30 v Leeds (A). [F8]
[View] Round 15 [29 May 11] W 42-22 v Wakefield (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [04 Jun 11] W 20-12 v Wigan (H). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [11 Jun 11] W 31-18 v Crusaders (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [18 Jun 11] L 20-28 v Huddersfield (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 11] W 54-20 v Castleford (H). [F8]
[View] Round 23 [30 Jul 11] W 48-22 v Harlequins (H). [F8]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] L 8-40 v Hull FC (A). [F8]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 11] L 12-25 v Warrington (H). [F8]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 11] L 28-30 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 11] W 44-18 v Salford City (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
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2010 engage English Super League
Les Catalans Dragons
22 games; 5 tries, 20 points.
[View] Round 1 [07 Feb 10] L 20-28 v Wakefield (A). [CT]
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] L 4-16 v Harlequins (A). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] L 12-42 v St Helens (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [26 Feb 10] L 0-58 v Wigan (A). [CT]
[View] Round 5 [05 Mar 10] W 24-12 v Salford City (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 6 [13 Mar 10] L 16-20 v Castleford (H). [F8]
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] L 6-14 v Crusaders (A). [F8]
[View] Round 8 [27 Mar 10] W 16-10 v Hull KR (H). [F8]
[View] Round 11 [10 Apr 10] L 14-36 v Bradford (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 10] L 6-40 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 13 - Magic Weekend [02 May 10] L 18-34 v Castleford. [CT]
[View] Round 14 [15 May 10] L 14-28 v Hull FC (H). [CT]
[View] Round 15 [22 May 10] L 14-22 v Salford City (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 10] L 6-24 v Hull KR (A). [CT]
[View] Round 17 [15 Jun 10] L 20-24 v Castleford (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [19 Jun 10] W 30-23 v Wakefield (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [25 Jun 10] L 8-10 v Hull FC (A). [CT]
[View] Round 23 [24 Jul 10] W 29-28 v Warrington (H). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [01 Aug 10] W 24-22 v Bradford (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 25 [14 Aug 10] L 12-16 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [20 Aug 10] L 6-52 v Leeds (A). [BE]
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] L 12-26 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2009 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
20 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [15 Mar 09] L 12-52 v Rabbitohs (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 09] W 28-4 v Raiders (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [27 Mar 09] L 24-40 v Tigers (A). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [03 Apr 09] W 24-6 v Eels (H). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [10 Apr 09] L 24-28 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 09] L 0-29 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Round 8 [02 May 09] W 19-12 v Sharks (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [11 May 09] L 12-28 v Storm (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [16 May 09] L 6-38 v Knights (H). [CT]
[View] Round 11 [23 May 09] L 6-48 v Panthers (A). [CT]
[View] Round 13 [06 Jun 09] L 18-38 v Sea Eagles (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 09] L 20-24 v Titans (H). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 09] W 19-12 v Sharks (H). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [03 Jul 09] L 12-34 v Dragons (A). [F8]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 09] L 24-30 v Warriors (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 09] L 20-40 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 09] W 30-18 v Knights (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [09 Aug 09] L 10-17 v Tigers (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [15 Aug 09] L 12-44 v Sea Eagles (H). [CT]
[View] Round 24 [24 Aug 09] L 4-28 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
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2008 World Cup
New Zealand
2 games; [View] Pool A [26 Oct 08] L 6-30 v Australia. [BE]
[View] Pool A [01 Nov 08] W 48-6 v PNG. [SR]
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
20 games; 7 tries, 28 points.
[View] Round 1 [14 Mar 08] W 34-20 v Rabbitohs (A). [CT] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 2 [21 Mar 08] L 14-20 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Round 3 [29 Mar 08] W 10-6 v Storm (H). [CT]
[View] Round 4 [04 Apr 08] W 40-12 v Bulldogs (A). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] W 28-12 v Panthers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [20 Apr 08] L 20-34 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 08] L 6-26 v Dragons (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 10 [16 May 08] W 32-12 v Eels (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 11 [25 May 08] W 38-12 v Warriors (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 08] W 19-10 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 0-42 v Sea Eagles (A). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 08] W 16-14 v Knights (A). [CT]
[View] Round 16 [27 Jun 08] W 24-14 v Bulldogs (H). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] L 28-32 v Gold Coast (H). [CT] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [22 Aug 08] L 0-20 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [29 Aug 08] W 22-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 26 [05 Sep 08] W 10-0 v Dragons (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 1 [12 Sep 08] L 16-24 v Broncos (H). [CT]
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] L 13-30 v Warriors (A). [BE]
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2008 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Centenary Test [09 May 08] L 12-28 v Australia (A). [CT]
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
14 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 10 [19 May 07] L 2-26 v Storm (A). [BE]
[View] Round 11 [26 May 07] W 13-12 v Sharks (A). [BE]
[View] Round 12 [02 Jun 07] L 18-22 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [09 Jun 07] W 64-30 v Cowboys (H). [F8]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] W 24-20 v Panthers (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 15 [23 Jun 07] L 16-36 v Eels (H). [F8]
[View] Round 16 [02 Jul 07] L 6-38 v Bulldogs (A). [F8]
[View] Round 17 [07 Jul 07] L 0-56 v Sea Eagles (A). [F8]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 23-12 v Sharks (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] W 20-17 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] W 26-16 v Storm (H). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [05 Aug 07] D 31-31 v Warriors (H). [HB]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 07] W 26-22 v Wests Tigers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [19 Aug 07] L 18-22 v Gold Coast (A). [HB]
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2006 VB NSWRL Premier League
Newtown Jets
9 tries, 36 points.
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Sydney Roosters
12 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 7 [25 Apr 06] L 12-22 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 8 [29 Apr 06] W 22-18 v Cowboys (A). [CT]
[View] Round 9 [07 May 06] L 14-30 v Bulldogs (H). [CT]
[View] Round 18 [08 Jul 06] L 16-33 v Sea Eagles (H). [BE]
[View] Round 19 [16 Jul 06] W 38-32 v Sharks (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [22 Jul 06] L 0-25 v Bulldogs (A). [BE]
[View] Round 21 [30 Jul 06] W 40-20 v Cowboys (H). [BE]
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 18-32 v Knights (H). [BE]
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] W 40-20 v Panthers (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [20 Aug 06] L 26-40 v Eels (H). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [27 Aug 06] L 16-42 v Warriors (A). [BE]
[View] Round 26 [02 Sep 06] L 16-36 v Dragons (H). [BE]
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