{"id":572160,"date":"2026-05-08T02:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/572160\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T02:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:04:12","slug":"catalans-dragons-confirm-mid-season-signing-days-after-coach-comments-on-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/572160\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalans Dragons confirm mid-season signing days after coach comments on resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/OH_0273.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catalans Dragons\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Catalans Dragons have confirmed the arrival of a mid-season signing just days after Ryan Sheridan questioned the resilience of his side.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-catalans-dragons-boss-questions-resilience-in-scathing-assessment-after-loss-to-leigh-leopards-114878\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheridan pulled no punches in his post-match assessment<\/a> after Leigh defeated Les Dracs in Perpignan, with the interim head coach left calling for \u2018resilience\u2019 from his players as he suggested that changes could be coming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need some troops, we need some players, we need some players back,\u201d the interim said, adding: \u201cWe need to pick a team that\u2019s going to be far more resilient, especially in regards to defence and when we\u2019re under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the main starting point for me, is to get the right players out on the field. Then from there, we can work on from there but obviously, there\u2019s a fair bit to work on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His calls have now been answered with Catalans announcing the signing of versatile forward Adrian Delarose, an 18-year-old who has already debuted in the top tiers of the French game.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds Rhinos star\u2019s controversial charge, inconsistent Hull FC and Challenge Cup predictions \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WPhtR_hBoQw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catalans Dragons add versatile forward on six-month deal<\/p>\n<p>Delarose has signed a deal until the end of the 2026 campaign and has already joined his new teammates, partaking in training sessions as Les Dracs prepare for their round 11 Super League clash away to Wakefield Trinity.<\/p>\n<p>A club statement confirmed: \u201cThe club is pleased to announce the signing of Adrian Delarose until the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 18 years old, this versatile player, developed in Limoux, can play in every position in the pack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA promising young talent who has already made his debut in the Super XIII, he took part in his first training session with the Dragons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if Delarose is used or if the club view him as a longer-term project, in which case they\u2019ll clearly need to tie him down to a longer contract.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s one of several young French talents that Catalans have on their books with others including outside backs Leo Darrelatour and Lenny Marc, whilst Alexis Lis has played in the forward pack already this season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc03\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc23\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d \ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1b \ud83d\udc32<br \/>Le club est heureux d\u2019annoncer la signature d\u2019Adrian Delarose qui s\u2019est engag\u00e9 avec les Dragons jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la fin de la saison 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8oqk0C43P3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8oqk0C43P3<\/a><br \/>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcDrVpHKO7\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/YcDrVpHKO7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jx5m6o8Vk8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Jx5m6o8Vk8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DragonsOfficiel\/status\/2052403086975439101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768126635_668_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catalans Dragons have confirmed the arrival of a mid-season signing just days after Ryan Sheridan questioned the resilience&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519619,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-572160","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\/572160","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=572160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}