FORUMS FORUMS






RLFANS.COM
Celebrating
25 years service to
the Rugby League
Community!

  

On a night of five Superleague fixtures, fourth placed Catalans Dragons took on a St Helens side in sixth place in what looked like the game of the round as two sides who are disappointed with their current league position looked for the all-important two points that would help them to keep pace with the league leaders.

Makinson and Walmsley were back for the Champions while the Dragons looked to halt a three-game losing streak which has seem them tumble down the table and without a win since the first of April.

The bookies made the Dragons slight favourites giving Saints a two-point start on the handicap coupon, the home side looking to restore some French pride after last weekend´s crushing international defeats.

On eleven minutes, and Saints first attack of the game, Alex Walmsley took the ball on the ten-metre line at first receiver and left three tacklers in his wake as he went in under the sticks. Tommy Makinson added a simple conversion from under the sticks for a 6-0 lead.

Jonny Lomax spilled the ball on his own twenty on eighteen minutes and as the Dragons tested the defence a brilliant tackle from Makinson tackled Tom Davies into touch as he went for the corner.

On twenty-one the Saints were in again with Konrad Hurrell putting Jack Welsby through a gap to go in from twenty metres with another try under the uprights allowing Makinson to add the goal for a 12-0 lead to cheer the good travelling crowd.

The Dragons were back in the game on twenty-eight when Arthur Mourgue sprinted forty metres off a Sam Tomkins pass to score by the right upright. Adam Keighran was on target with the boot, the Saints lead down to six.

Hurrell was sin-binned on thirty-five for dissent and two plays later Matt Ikuvalu went through a gap to dive over for a try on his debut as his teammates lined up outside him forming a queue to score. Keighran was again on target at the sides were all tied up with two minutes to the interval.

With a minute of the half remaining Sio Taukeiaho was sin-binned for secondary contact to the head, both sides finishing the half with twelve men.

The Dragons hit the front on forty-two thanks to a penalty conceded by Saints for an escort, Keighran kicking Catalans into a two-point lead.

On forty-nine fast hands from the Dragons saw the ball find Tom Davies to dive in at the corner off an Ikuvalu pass to extend the Dragons lead. Keighran kicked brilliantly from the touchline to give an eight-point cushion.

Just before the hour mark and the Dragons were further ahead as Davies collected a Tomkins chip to the corner to dive over for his second try of the evening. This time Keighran was just wide of the target, but it left Saints needing to score three times, but they couldn´t muster another point as they went down by 24-12.

It was a slow start for the Dragons who trailed by twelve points early in the game but once they hit their straps they totally dominated the Champions and scored twenty-four unanswered points to grab their first win in four and inflict Saints fourth defeat of the season. When the Dragons are in this kind of mood they can score from anywhere and they tormented Saints who struggled to make any headway.

Catalans Dragons: Mourgue (T), Johnstone, Ikuvalu (T), Keighran (4G), Davies (2T), Tomkins, Pearce, Dezaria, Garcia, Bousquet, Whitley, Seguier, McMeeken. Subs: Navarrete, Chan, Taukeiaho, Ma´u. 18th Man: Romano.

St Helens: Welsby (T), Ritson, Hurrell (SB on 35), Hopoate, Makinson (2G), Lomax, Dodd, Walmsley (T), Roby, Lees, Royle, Batchelor, Bell.  Subs: Lussick, Wingfield, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Delaney. 18th Man: Bennison.

Half-Time: 12-12.

Full-Time: 24-12.

Score Progression: 0-4, 0-6, 0-10, 0-12, 4-12, 6-12, (SB), 10-12, 12-12, (SB) : HT: 14-12, 18-12, 20-12, 24-12 : FT.

Lead Exchanges: Saints – Square – Catalans.

Referee: Liam Moore.



facebook sharing button
twitter sharing button
pinterest sharing button
email sharing button
sharethis sharing button


Posted by RLFANS News Hound on Fri 5th May 2023 9:35 PM | Views : 5289 | Replies : 0 | BACK TO STORIES
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
1s
Is Eamon OCarroll off Yes New Coach Thread
Wigan Bull
125
14s
BORED The Band Name Game
Boss Hog
62884
15s
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Chris71
3591
16s
Film game
Boss Hog
4860
18s
Recruitment rumours and links
rubber ducki
3448
20s
England vs Samoa
jonh
78
30s
2025 Recruitment
Wigan Bull
142
1m
Transfer Talk V5
LeedsLurch
343
1m
Game - Song Titles
Cokey
40412
1m
Liam Kay
phe13
51
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
Uele contract extension
Khlav Kalash
5
TODAY
Squad for Match 2 v Samoa
karetaker
2
TODAY
2024/25 out of season mind occupier 2
Wires71
7
TODAY
Sky tv deals
karetaker
3
TODAY
2024/25 out of season mind occupier 1
rubber ducki
23
TODAY
New Kit
Barstool Pre
31
TODAY
Memorable Games
Rugby Raider
6
TODAY
Hybrid rugby
moto748
9
TODAY
Pre Season - 2025
weaver93
20
TODAY
England v Australia
karetaker
23
TODAY
The Aussies are coming
Bullseye
17
TODAY
England Beat Samoa Comfortably In First Test
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
England v Samoa
karetaker
23
TODAY
England vs Samoa
jonh
78
TODAY
Trinity back on super league forum
RoyBoy29
4
TODAY
IN 2025 Maika Sivo - Expires 2028
batleyrhino
36
TODAY
Danny McGuire new head coach
Huddersfield
1
TODAY
What happens now
Start@1873
3
TODAY
Liam Kay
phe13
51
TODAY
Coach announced
The Dors
14
TODAY
This forum
Bunkaib
7
TODAY
OUT 2025 Paul Momirovski - Released
Sir Gregory
23
TODAY
Aston Banned
Ilkley Fax
4
TODAY
Morgan Smithies
Zig
3
TODAY
Season Tickets 2025
stpatricks
3
TODAY
Jerome Luai
Cruncher
13
TODAY
Betting for 2025 season
Seth
14
TODAY
Super League
Trojan Horse
18
TODAY
2025 Season tickets
Trojan Horse
97
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
501
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
388
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
543
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1173
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
1388
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
1671
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1251
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
1529
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
1865
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
1464
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
1556
Hull KR Survive Warrington Fig..
1660
Warrington Wolves Break Saints..
1890
Leigh Leopards Make Play Off P..
2001
Catalans Dragons Finish Sevent..
2447
RLFANS Match Centre
Matches on TV
Sat 2nd Nov
MINT2024
14:30
England M-Samoa M
Sun 27th Oct
MINT2024 2 England M34-18Samoa M
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Mens Betfred Super League XXVIII ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wigan 29 768 338 430 48
Hull KR 29 731 344 387 44
Warrington 29 769 351 418 42
Leigh 29 580 442 138 33
Salford 28 556 561 -5 32
St.Helens 28 618 411 207 30
 
Catalans 27 475 427 48 30
Leeds 27 530 488 42 28
Huddersfield 27 468 658 -190 20
Castleford 27 425 735 -310 15
Hull FC 27 328 894 -566 6
LondonB 27 317 916 -599 6
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Betfred Championship 2024 ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wakefield 27 1032 275 757 52
Toulouse 26 765 388 377 37
Bradford 28 723 420 303 36
York 29 695 501 194 32
Widnes 27 561 502 59 29
Featherstone 27 634 525 109 28
 
Sheffield 26 626 526 100 28
Doncaster 26 498 619 -121 25
Halifax 26 509 650 -141 22
Batley 26 422 591 -169 22
Swinton 28 484 676 -192 20
Barrow 25 442 720 -278 19
Whitehaven 25 437 826 -389 18
Dewsbury 27 348 879 -531 4
Hunslet 1 6 10 -4 0
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
1s
Is Eamon OCarroll off Yes New Coach Thread
Wigan Bull
125
14s
BORED The Band Name Game
Boss Hog
62884
15s
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
Chris71
3591
16s
Film game
Boss Hog
4860
18s
Recruitment rumours and links
rubber ducki
3448
20s
England vs Samoa
jonh
78
30s
2025 Recruitment
Wigan Bull
142
1m
Transfer Talk V5
LeedsLurch
343
1m
Game - Song Titles
Cokey
40412
1m
Liam Kay
phe13
51
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
Uele contract extension
Khlav Kalash
5
TODAY
Squad for Match 2 v Samoa
karetaker
2
TODAY
2024/25 out of season mind occupier 2
Wires71
7
TODAY
Sky tv deals
karetaker
3
TODAY
2024/25 out of season mind occupier 1
rubber ducki
23
TODAY
New Kit
Barstool Pre
31
TODAY
Memorable Games
Rugby Raider
6
TODAY
Hybrid rugby
moto748
9
TODAY
Pre Season - 2025
weaver93
20
TODAY
England v Australia
karetaker
23
TODAY
The Aussies are coming
Bullseye
17
TODAY
England Beat Samoa Comfortably In First Test
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
England v Samoa
karetaker
23
TODAY
England vs Samoa
jonh
78
TODAY
Trinity back on super league forum
RoyBoy29
4
TODAY
IN 2025 Maika Sivo - Expires 2028
batleyrhino
36
TODAY
Danny McGuire new head coach
Huddersfield
1
TODAY
What happens now
Start@1873
3
TODAY
Liam Kay
phe13
51
TODAY
Coach announced
The Dors
14
TODAY
This forum
Bunkaib
7
TODAY
OUT 2025 Paul Momirovski - Released
Sir Gregory
23
TODAY
Aston Banned
Ilkley Fax
4
TODAY
Morgan Smithies
Zig
3
TODAY
Season Tickets 2025
stpatricks
3
TODAY
Jerome Luai
Cruncher
13
TODAY
Betting for 2025 season
Seth
14
TODAY
Super League
Trojan Horse
18
TODAY
2025 Season tickets
Trojan Horse
97
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
501
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
388
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
543
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1173
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
1388
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
1671
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1251
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
1529
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
1865
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
1464
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
1556
Hull KR Survive Warrington Fig..
1660
Warrington Wolves Break Saints..
1890
Leigh Leopards Make Play Off P..
2001
Catalans Dragons Finish Sevent..
2447


Visit the RLFANS.COM SHOP
for more merchandise!