Catalans Dragons 10–20 Leeds Rhinos — Eliminator, 2022 Super League Finals Series
9 Sep 2022 · Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan · Attendance: 9,514
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Eliminator, 2022 Super League finals series: Catalans Dragons 10–20 Leeds Rhinos, at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan on 9 Sep 2022.
Sourcing caveat: The goal-kicker's first name was given inconsistently across sources as either Zak Hardaker or Aidan Hardaker for Leeds — resolved via Rugby League Project's own lineup for this match, which confirms Zak Hardaker (#33, centre) as the player on the field; no Aidan Hardaker appears in either team's lineup. No referee name was identified in sources found for this match.
Scorers
| Catalans Dragons | Tries: Whare (early 2nd half) Goals: Tomkins (3 goals) Sin bin: Pearce 25' (2nd sin bin 78'); McIlorum 59'; Dudson 75' — sent off (head clash on Aidan Sezer) |
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Sutcliffe (hat-trick — two in first half, one in second) Goals: Hardaker (4 goals) |
Team sheets
| Catalans Dragons | Leeds Rhinos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Sam Tomkins | Fullback | Richard Myler | 16 |
| 2 | Tom Davies | Wing | Tom Briscoe | 20 |
| 3 | Samisoni Langi | Centre | Zak Hardaker | 33 |
| 4 | Dean Whare | Centre | Liam Sutcliffe | 4 |
| 5 | Fouad Yaha | Wing | Liam Tindall | 29 |
| 6 | Mitchell Pearce | Five-Eighth | Blake Austin | 6 |
| 20 | Tyrone May | Halfback | Aidan Sezer | 7 |
| 16 | Paul Séguier | Prop | Mikolaj Oledzki | 8 |
| 9 | Mike McIlorum | Hooker | Jarrod O'Connor | 24 |
| 22 | Dylan Napa | Prop | Matt Prior | 10 |
| 27 | Joe Chan | Second Row | James Bentley | 11 |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | Second Row | Morgan Gannon | 21 |
| 13 | Benjamin Garcia (c) | Lock | Cameron Smith | 17 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 1 | Arthur Mourgue | Kruise Leeming (c) | 9 | |
| 8 | Gil Dudson | Zane Tetevano | 13 | |
| 17 | Mickaël Goudemand | Sam Walters | 22 | |
| 28 | Sam Kasiano | James Donaldson | 25 | |
| Steve McNamara | Coach | Rohan Smith | ||
Match officials
| Referee | — |
Match report
Leeds Rhinos won 20-10 away at Stade Gilbert Brutus in a match that fell apart for Catalans Dragons in the second half: Mitchell Pearce was sin-binned twice (25' and 78') and Gil Dudson was sent off in the 75th minute for a head clash on Aidan Sezer, leaving the hosts to finish with 11 men. Liam Sutcliffe scored a hat-trick for Leeds, either side of half-time, while Dean Whare's early second-half try was Catalans' only response. The match, played the night after Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced, opened with a minute's silence.