Catalans Dragons have confirmed the signing of Australian forward Ben Condon on a two-year deal, starting from the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old second-rower joins the Perpignan-based side following a season with the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship, where he quickly made an impression with his power and work rate.<\/p>\n
From Queensland to Catalonia<\/p>\n
Condon, who stands at 196cm and weighs 109kg, began his professional career in 2020 with the North Queensland Cowboys, making his NRL debut against the Penrith Panthers. He featured 11 times the following season, scoring four tries and establishing himself as a strong and athletic back-rower capable of covering the middle.<\/p>\n
After spending the 2022 season with the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup, Condon moved to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, where he played regularly for the club\u2019s feeder side, the Blacktown Workers, and made five NRL appearances across 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n
In 2025, Condon featured for the Central Queensland Capras before making the move to England with Widnes Vikings, where he scored five tries in ten games and earned the August Player of the Month award.<\/p>\n
Excited for a New Challenge in France<\/p>\n
Speaking after the announcement, Condon expressed his enthusiasm about joining the Dragons and the opportunity to experience French rugby league.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited to be joining the Catalans Dragons and very grateful for the opportunity they have given me for the next two years,\u201d said Condon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to experience both the French culture and the incredible atmosphere at Stade Gilbert Brutus. I\u2019m coming with the ambition to contribute to the team\u2019s success and help push Catalans back into the playoffs, with the ultimate goal of winning a competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also looking forward to working under Joel Tomkins \u2014 from our conversations, it\u2019s clear he has a great vision for the club, and I\u2019m eager to be part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tomkins: \u201cCondon Has Character and Maturity\u201d<\/p>\n
Catalans head coach Joel Tomkins praised Condon\u2019s attitude and drive, highlighting the qualities that convinced the club to bring him on board.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed with Ben\u2019s character and maturity during our conversations,\u201d said Tomkins.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s proven his motivation and ability over the last 12 months. He has been on my radar for a while, so when he became available it was an easy decision to offer Ben a contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking forward to welcoming him into the Dragons team and giving him the environment to take his game to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Condon becomes Tomkins\u2019 10th signing ahead of the 2026 Super League campaign as Catalans continue to build a squad capable of challenging for silverware.<\/p>\n
Ben Condon \u2013 Career Snapshot<\/p>\n
Date of Birth: 13 July 2000<\/p>\n
Age: 25<\/p>\n
Height: 196 cm<\/p>\n
Weight: 109 kg<\/p>\n
Positions: Second row, prop<\/p>\n
Professional Debut: North Queensland Cowboys vs Penrith Panthers, 18 September 2020<\/p>\n
Career Stats:<\/p>\n
North Queensland Cowboys (2020\u20132021): 12 appearances, 4 tries<\/p>\n
Manly Sea Eagles (2023\u20132024): 5 appearances, 1 try<\/p>\n
Widnes Vikings (2025): 10 appearances, 5 tries<\/p>\n
A New Chapter Awaits<\/p>\n
With a growing r\u00e9sum\u00e9 across Australia and England, Ben Condon\u2019s move to Catalans Dragons marks another exciting chapter in his career. The powerful Australian forward will look to make his mark in Super League and help drive the Dragons back into playoff contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catalans Dragons have confirmed the signing of Australian forward Ben Condon on a two-year deal, starting from the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,131272,131273,131274,16660,761,762,158,85,131275,131276],"class_list":["post-214114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ben-condon","tag-catalans-dragons","tag-central-queensland-capras","tag-manly-warringah-sea-eagles","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports","tag-super-league-signings-2026","tag-widnes-vikings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}