Lots of movement around the domestic league ahead of the new season. Nathan Wynn to Lézignan is the big one and he's joined by Phillip Leuluai. Mathieu Albérola joins from ASC, but Adel Fellous has gone to play union. I give it a month.



Luke Swain joins ASC along with Mourad and Hosni Kriouache from Toulouse. Gareth Dean moves to Limoux from ASC and Aaron Wood leaves the Grizzlies for Avignon where he's joined by ex-Cronulla back rower Brett Kelly (two letters from greatness) and Dean Amos is back as coach. It's not all one-way from Limoux though: Daniel Wagon is back, this time as coach.



Artie Shead and Mathieu Mayans have also joined the Limoux exodus, both heading to Pia who will be coached by ex-ASC man Patrick Albérola and he's taking long-standing lieutenant Christophe Moly with him. They've lost the try machine that is Jared Taylor to union.



Said Tamghart joins Carpentras and, finally, Montpellier become the 10th side for next season.





Fixtures are out, the kick off is September 28/29. I'll have them on the site soon.





And I'm done

Hi JD



Goodwork mate , its so hard to get this info, even in France





cheers

Dave

Gareth Dean has also signed for South Wales Scorpions until the end of the current CC1 season

The young prop of FC Lezignan-Corbières, Thibault Ancely, 22-years-old, 185cm and 105 kgs, will play for Catalans Dragons next year.

Just the sort of player the club should be looking to sign

just to add the arrivals at Villeneuve - Nicolas Delgal from TO,Ryan Barton to replace Chris Feather & Tuna Wulf

maybe Julien R has something else up his sleeve...

Wasnt aware he was only 22. that signing is good news IMO, have watched him play for FCL in england a few times and always been impressed with his work rate for such a big feller, looking forward to seeing him prgress further.

22 yo Prop is a good signing, but will he be able to step up to the level of Prop we desperately need. A big ask of a young new signing.

I think you would have to say he isnt going to be up to the level of player we should be looking for and I hope the club are still looking for someone else up front for next year.

Oh, it's one for the future rather than the Ryles/Chan character we've obviously lacked this season.

Steve Deakin back as coach of UTC, according to today's L'Indep

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[url=http://www.scorpionsrl.com/article.php?id=2284Gareth Dean returns to france.[/url Best wishes to Gareth & Kristel & hope everything turns out OK.

Speaking of Limoux, they're turning into Wales B. Dean joined by Geraint Davies and Anthony Blackwood.

He's no longer coach due to signing with Wakey for next season