The Catalans Dragons (French: Dragons Catalans) are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, the only team in the competition from outside England. The Dragons play their home games at Stade Gilbert Brutus.
The club was formed in 2000 by a merger of XIII Catalan and AS Saint Estève into Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC). They won the 2005 French Rugby League Championship and the Lord Derby Cup in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, they were granted a Super League license, taking the name Catalans Dragons. UTC continues to compete in the French Championship's Elite One Championship as a feeder club for the Dragons.
Read more about Catalans Dragons: History, 2013 Squad, 2013 Transfers, Honours
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