{"id":783364,"date":"2026-09-26T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/783364\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T15:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:38:15","slug":"super-league-captain-signs-two-year-deal-with-catalans-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/783364\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League captain signs two-year deal with Catalans Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AW5_0397.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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>Castleford Tigers captain Alex Mellor has confirmed his new club with the 32-year-old making a cross-Super League switch to join Catalans Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>Mellor was not off-contract at the Tigers and did actually have a deal in place for 2027, however, he was allowed to leave the club with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/castleford-tigers-captain-alex-mellor-leaves-to-make-super-league-switch-118488\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Castleford announcing in early September that their captain would depart<\/a> for another opportunity in Super League.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d make 112 appearances for Castleford after signing from Leeds Rhinos in 2022, performing consistently throughout his five seasons despite the Tigers\u2019 own poor form.<\/p>\n<p>Catalans Dragons have now confirmed his signing with Mellor, who turned 32 two days ago, penning a two-year deal at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.<\/p>\n<p>He becomes Les Dracs\u2019 latest signing with Catalans having already recruited plenty of players from the NRL and Super League, including Hull FC pair Amir Bourouh and Arthur Romano, whilst Tyson Gamble and Jesse Arthars are among those to be arriving from down under.<\/p>\n<p>Red card stupidity, Willie Peters\u2019 legacy, and Super League Grand Final predictions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lryMnri4Mqo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catalans Dragons sign Super League veteran Alex Mellor<\/p>\n<p>Mellor has 224 Super League appearances to his name, the majority of which have come at Castleford. He\u2019s also represented Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, and Leeds Rhinos, with Catalans becoming the fifth club of his career so far.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the move, the 32-year-old said: \u201cI am delighted to sign at such an outstanding club and I\u2019m so excited to take my family on an adventure to the south of France!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mellor will help fill a big leadership void left by the retirement of long-serving club captain Benjamin Garcia, who has taken up an off-field role with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach John Cartwright was keen to highlight that experience when speaking on the signing, stating: \u201cAlex is another experienced player to add to the squad. He brings size and speed to our back row. He will be great for our young forwards to learn from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mellor becomes Catalans\u2019 eighth confirmed signing after Jesse Arthars, Tyson Gamble, Amir Bourouh, Luciano Leilua, Luca Walsh, Arthur Romano, and Joe Burgess.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\ud835\udc35\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc65 \ud835\udc37\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc54\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc60 \ud83d\udc32 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QKjzISjqW2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QKjzISjqW2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DragonsOfficiel\/status\/2103786660529905923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 26, 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\/09\/1790437095_930_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":"Castleford Tigers captain Alex Mellor has confirmed his new club with the 32-year-old making a cross-Super League switch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-783364","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\/783364","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=783364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}