Catalans Dragons 20–27 Leeds Rhinos — Preliminary Semi-Final, 2012 Super League Finals Series
21 Sep 2012 · Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan · Attendance: 11,523
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Preliminary Semi-Final, 2012 Super League finals series: Catalans Dragons 20–27 Leeds Rhinos, at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan on 21 Sep 2012.
Sourcing caveat: Catalans' listed try-scorers don't fully reconcile to their 20-point total — confirmed this is a gap in Rugby League Project's own scoresheet for this match (its own tally leaves 8 of Catalans' 20 points unaccounted for), not a transcription error on this site's part; reported as found rather than guessed at. Leeds' side is fully confirmed, including Danny McGuire's field goal, which was missing from this entry and is now added. Leeds' lineup numbers here match this backlog's other 2012 Leeds entries exactly, confirming the club's settled 2012 squad numbering.
Scorers
| Catalans Dragons | Tries: Blanch (2) Goals: Dureau (2/4 conversions) |
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Ablett; Lunt; McGuire; Ward Goals: Sinfield (5/5 conversions) Drop goals: McGuire |
Team sheets
| Catalans Dragons | Leeds Rhinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clint Greenshields | Fullback | Zak Hardaker | 4 |
| 2 | Damien Blanch | Wing | Ben Jones-Bishop | 2 |
| 4 | Setaimata Sa | Centre | Kallum Watkins | 3 |
| 25 | Vincent Duport | Centre | Carl Ablett | 12 |
| 18 | Daryl Millard | Wing | Ryan Hall | 5 |
| 6 | Thomas Bosc | Five-Eighth | Kevin Sinfield (c) | 13 |
| 7 | Scott Dureau | Halfback | Danny McGuire | 6 |
| 8 | David Ferriol | Prop | Ian Kirke | 17 |
| 9 | Ian Henderson | Hooker | Rob Burrow | 7 |
| 10 | Remi Casty (c) | Prop | Jamie Peacock | 10 |
| 11 | Steve Menzies | Second Row | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | 11 |
| 12 | Louis Anderson | Second Row | Brett Delaney | 15 |
| 24 | Jason Baitieri | Lock | Ryan Bailey | 16 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 3 | Leon Pryce | Chris Clarkson | 18 | |
| 13 | Gregory Mounis | Darrell Griffin | 20 | |
| 22 | Jamal Fakir | Stevie Ward | 25 | |
| 23 | Lopini Paea | Shaun Lunt | 31 | |
| Trent Robinson | Coach | Brian McDermott | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Thaler |
Match report
Leeds Rhinos won 27-20 away at Catalans Dragons' Stade Gilbert Brutus on 21 September 2012 in a Super League Preliminary Semi-Final, a tight, penalty-heavy contest (15 penalties conceded by Catalans to Leeds' 7), to advance to a Week 3 Qualifying Semi-Final against the winner of Wigan's club call.