Catalans Dragons confirm squad numbers for 2022
Mitchell Pearce is one of the highest profile signings in Super League ahead of 2022
League Leaders’ Shield holders Catalans Dragons have announced their squad numbers for the 2022 Super League season.
Steve McNamara’s side have made three signings ahead of the 2022 season. Mitchell Pearce, a former State of Origin half-back, has taken the number six shirt from James Maloney. The latter retired from professional rugby league at the end of last season and is now playing part-time rugby for Lezignan in the French domestic league.
Cook Islands international Dylan Napa, who arrives in Perpignan from Canterbury Bulldogs, takes the number 22 shirt.
Samoa international Tyrone May is the club’s third recruit for 2022. The utility forward, who won the NRL Grand Final with Penrith Panthers last season, has been given number 20 at Catalans.
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Marseille-born centre Mathieu Laguerre has been promoted to the number 18 shirt after impressing in his debut season in 2021.
Corentin Le Cam, Mathieu Cozza, Cesar Rouge, Romain Franco and Joe Chan – who all made their first team debut in 2021 – have been given 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27 respectively.
Florian Vailhen has been given the number 30 after linking up with the Catalans training squad last season.
Of the 30 players in the club’s first team squad for 2022, 17 of them are French.
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Catalans Dragons 2022 squad numbers:
1 Arthur Mourgue
2 Tom Davies
3 Samisoni Langi
4 Dean Whare
5 Fouad Yaha
6 Mitchell Pearce
7 Josh Drinkwater
8 Gil Dudson
9 Micky McIlorum
10 Julian Bousquet
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11 Matt Whitley
12 Mike McMeeken
13 Ben Garcia
14 Alrix Da Costa
15 Benjamin Jullien
16 Paul Seguier
17 Mickael Goudemand
18 Mathieu Laguerre
19 Arthur Romano
20 Tyrone May
21 Corentin Le Cam
22 Dylan Napa
23 Jordan Dezaria
24 Mathieu Cozza
25 Cesar Rouge
26 Romain Franco
27 Joe Chan
28 Sam Kasiano
29 Sam Tomkins
30 Florian Vailhen
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