{"id":524211,"date":"2026-04-10T23:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524211\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:44:09","slug":"catalans-dragons-first-words-as-joel-tomkins-exit-talk-emerges-due-to-personal-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/524211\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalans Dragons\u2019 first words as Joel Tomkins exit talk emerges due to personal reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh news has emerged involving Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n

22:36, 10 Apr 2026Updated 22:38, 10 Apr 2026<\/p>\n

\"Joel<\/p>\n

Joel Tomkins is reportedly set to leave Catalans Dragons due to personal matters.<\/p>\n

Catalans Dragons\u2019 Challenge Cup exit to St Helens was overshadowed by fresh uncertainty surrounding Joel Tomkins, with assistant coach Ryan Sheridan addressing the situation post-match.<\/p>\n

The news broke just hours before Catalans\u2019 Challenge Cup quarter-final clash with St Helens<\/a>, where the Dragons suffered a disappointing 36-4 defeat at the BrewDog Stadium.<\/p>\n

Heading into the Challenge Cup quarter-final tie, Tomkins had already missed two matches – a defeat to Hull FC, and the French derby victory over Toulouse Olympique. Official confirmation on his future is expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Sheridan admitted it has been a challenging period for the club but stressed the importance of moving forward, while also expressing support for Tomkins, who is expected to leave the club due to personal matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s been something out in the press. It\u2019s a personal matter with Joel,\u201d Sheridan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult. We\u2019re thinking about Joel and the situation around him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve tried to move forward as a group and manage it as best we can, but it has been tough. Subconsciously, it affects you as players and as a group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a new team trying to find the right balance, and we\u2019ve got to work through that. It\u2019s going to be a challenging year, but we\u2019ll keep working hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheridan also revealed that internal discussions have yet to progress, as he continues in interim charge over the past month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been nothing as of yet. This has been going on, and as staff and playing group we\u2019ve tried to support Joel as much as we can and do our jobs,” Sheridan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure what\u2019s happening behind the scenes. We\u2019ve got to put our hands up and work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresh news has emerged involving Catalans Dragons. 22:36, 10 Apr 2026Updated 22:38, 10 Apr 2026 Joel Tomkins is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-524211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}