Sad times in Montpellier, anyone know what is going on there?

Have added link to all fixtures/results to first post on page 1

A 20-20 draw against Limoux for Catalans yesterday.

They face Avignon next weekend.

not all other results are in..

8 FC Lezignan XIII 18-30 Toulouse Olympique XIII
8 XIII Limouxin 20-20 St. Esteve - XIII Catalan
8 Palau XIII 36-24 Villeneuve XIII RL
8 AS Carcassonne XIII - SO Avignon XIII

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XIII Limouxin 8 6 1 1 236 162 74 1 21
Toulouse Olympique XIII 7 4 2 1 186 121 65 1 15
Villeneuve XIII RL 8 3 4 1 203 187 16 4 15
FC Lezignan XIII 6 3 3 0 144 149 -5 3 12
Palau XIII 8 3 4 1 189 226 -37 1 12
St. Esteve - XIII Catalan 6 2 3 1 157 133 24 2 10
AS Carcassonne XIII 6 3 3 0 105 128 -23 1 10
SO Avignon XIII 7 1 5 1 125 239 -114 3 8

34-26 win over Palau over the weekend. Enjoy the action with Dragons TV tv.catalansdragons.com/videos/re ... au-16-280/

34-26 win over Palau over the weekend. Enjoy the action with Dragons TV tv.catalansdragons.com/videos/re ... au-16-280/

Hallelujah! Gilles Dumas given the old Spanish archer by TO. Sylvain Houlès takes over.

As a result of the defeat to Catalans? www.to13.com/sylvain-houles-aux-commandes-du-to/

As a result of the defeat to Catalans? www.to13.com/sylvain-houles-aux-commandes-du-to/

at last !!!! about five years too late but at least he's gone

I've heard from a cynical rl journalist that a possible reason may be the preparation for SL in 2015 and that plans were underfoot to recruit a 'big name' to start building a future squad....I reckon it's because the club have finally realised Mr Dumas is an outdated coach with no idea of the modern game !

strangely, the overseas players didn't have a major problem with him and it was the french contingent who undermined him thus creating divisions in the camp which was affecting form etc

Sylvain is an experienced rl man and TO13 is close to his heart so this temporary appointment is positive

Moi aussi. I fully respect what Gilles has accomplished in the game and think he still has something to offer, just not as a head coach. That much was apparent, as you say, four or five years ago.

Problem is John that the LER is drowning in 'elderly' coaching staff, most of the present lot except for Rory at Villeneuve have been in the same job for donkeys years like Gilles and the game is stale.
Like most things in french society, sport is very 'political' and having connections and knowing people even at that local level is important . Going against this trend often creates a mini civil war within the club ...

Going well in the cup this season... www.catalansdragons.com/articles ... es-quarts/ Damien Cardace is kind of a forgotten man so nice to see him hit a bit of form.

Going well in the cup this season... www.catalansdragons.com/articles ... es-quarts/ Damien Cardace is kind of a forgotten man so nice to see him hit a bit of form.

2nd half of the season fixtures are up on the website. www.catalansdragons.com/en/calendrier-elite/ Been watching the highlights of the domestic competition on Dragons tv. Barthau seems to be coming on nicely.

2nd half of the season fixtures are up on the website. www.catalansdragons.com/en/calendrier-elite/ Been watching the highlights of the domestic competition on Dragons tv. Barthau seems to be coming on nicely.