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Head coach Steve McNamara has signed a new two-year contract extension with last season's Super League runners-up Catalans Dragons.

The 52-year-old won the Dragons' first silverware in lifting the 2018 Challenge Cup with victory over Warrington at Wembley.

Hull-born McNamara has also turned Catalans into play-off regulars, reaching Grand Finals in 2021 and 2023.

"It was a simple decision for me to stay at the Dragons," McNamara said.

McNamara has a close relationship with owner Bernard Guasch and they have taken Catalans from a club almost relegated in 2017 to one in the conversation for honours.

"His ambition and commitment to continually improve our organisation is in line with my own ideas," McNamara added.

"The players and staff are also fully invested and I look forward to working alongside everyone to give ourselves every opportunity to be successful."

'Serenity'

The former Bradford and England head coach helped attract world-class talent to Perpignan, such as now-retired superstar Sam Tomkins, and former State of Origin player Mitchell Pearce.

Top English players such as Tom Johnstone and Mike McMeeken have also been blended with emerging French talent such as Arthur Mourgue, Cesar Rouge and Paul Seguier.

"What Steve McNamara has achieved since his arrival at the club in 2017 is remarkable," Guasch added. "He brought his knowledge, professionalism, and above all, the serenity that the club needed after some difficult years.

"He has been able to recruit and integrate young French players who represent the values of the club. The Dragons are now among the great clubs of the Super League, and we want to continue structuring the club to reach a next step."