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BBC News
26-04-2025
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Catalans claim Golden Point win over Wakefield
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (8) 24Tries: Garcia, Satae, Cotric, Smith Goals: Aispuro-Bichet (18) 20Tries: Jowitt, Hood, Griffin Goals: Jowitt 4. Catalans Dragons picked up a 24-20 Golden Point victory in a terrific encounter against Wakefield Trinity at the Stade Gilbert Smith's try two minutes into extra-time earned the hosts a stunning comeback win after they trailed by 10 points at half-time and extended the French side's winning run against Wakefield in all competitions to 14 from Benjamin Garcia, Chris Satae and Nick Cotric - along with four kicks from fullback Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet - had given the hosts a two-point lead with just moments of the match first-half tries from Max Jowitt, Liam Hood and Josh Griffin - along with four kicks from Jowitt - helped take the visitors to Golden move up a place to seventh in Super League while Wakefield stay to follow. Catalans: Aispuro-Bichet; Makinson, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Fages; Pangai Jr, Garcia, Bousquet, Sims, Whitehead, Da Costa, Satae, Navarrete, Keary (35).Wakefield: Rourke; Scott, Hall, Pratt, Johnstone; Jowitt, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Hamlin-Uele, Vagana, Griffin, Atoni, Cozza, Smith, Vagana (36), Lino (81)Referee: Aaron Moore.
BBC News
19-04-2025
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Makinson hat-trick as Catalans overpower Salford
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (16) 38Tries: Makinson (3), Sims, Bousquet, Satae, Laguerre Goals: Aispuro-Bichet (5)Salford (0) 10Tries: Vaughan, Chan Goals: Brierley Tommy Makinson broke his duck for Catalans Dragons with a hat-trick as they overpowered hapless Salford Red Devils at the Stade Gilbert Rowley's troubled Super League outfit, beset by financial troubles and having suffered a player exodus, conceded three tries in a torrid opening 17 was a serial try-scorer in 13 years at St Helens, but had drawn a blank in eight games for the French side going into the opened the scoring, and with Tariq Sims, Julian Bousquet, Chris Satae and Matthieu Laguerre also going over, Salford's only aim in the second half was to avoid a huge defeat and the prospect of being nilled in a second consecutive game for the first time in 70 managed that as Jonny Vaughan and Tiaki Chan went over in the last 11 minutes before Makinson wrapped it all up with his third to follow. Catalans: Aispuro-Bichet; Makinson, Laguerre, Yaha, Darrelatour; Keary, Fages; Pangai Jr, Garcia, Bousquet, Sims, Sironen, Da Costa, Satae, Navarrete, Brierley. Connell, Marsters, Vaughan, Thewlis. Nikorima, Morgan. Ormondroyd, Mellor, Chan, Hellewell, Foster, Shorrocks, Sangare, Makin, G Marcus Griffiths.
BBC News
29-03-2025
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Lomax drop gives St Helens thrilling win over Catalans
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (10) 13Tries: Tomkins 2 Goals: Tomkins 2 Drop-goal: KearySt Helens (12) 14Tries: Sailor 2 Goals: Percival 2 Drop-goal: Lomax 2 Jonny Lomax kicked a late drop goal as St Helens edged Catalans Dragons 14-13 in a thrilling Super League clash in Sailor's quickfire brace put Saints up early before Les Dracs roared back as Sam Tomkins replied with two tries of his own to cut the deficit to two 36-year-old kicked a penalty to level the scores at 12-12 to set up a nervy finale before Lomax and Luke Keary traded late drop with the tension mounting and errors creeping in for both sides, Lomax kept his cool to slot over the winning drop goal with two minutes left to seal a first Saints win in France since to follow. Catalans: Tomkins, Makinson, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric, Fages, Keary, Partington, Whitehead, Sironen, Bousquet, Da Costa, Pangai Jr. Interchanges: Romano, Satae, Seguier, Helens: Welsby, Bennison, Robertson, Percival, Sambou, Sailor, Lomax (c), Walmsley, Whitley, Batchelor, Clark, Paasi, Wingfield, Jack Smith.
BBC News
08-03-2025
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Dragons beat Rhinos for first win of the season
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (1) 11Tries: Smith (2) Goals: Mourgue Drop Goals: KearyLeeds (0) 0Tries: - Goals: - Catalans Dragons secured their first victory of the Super League season with a largely forgettable 11-0 victory over an error-prone Leeds Rhinos at the Stade Gilbert a wet first half largely made up of errors, penalties and unsuccessful captain's challenges, the only points came from the boot of Catalans' Luke Keary, dropping a goal on the verge of Smith finally broke the try deadlock early in the second half following a break from the rampaging Chris Satae before a cross-field kick from Theo Fages fell nicely for the Australian to dot down for his second score of the result continues the Rhinos' miserable away record in southern France, with Brad Arthur's men returning to Yorkshire scoreless for the third successive year. With neither side able to breach the opposition's defence, what significant moments there were in the first-half seemed to involve referee Aaron the error count rising and the penalty count with it, Moore ruled on two unsuccessful captain's challenges before eventually reaching into his Romain Navarette was the first to see yellow when he was adjudged to have committed a dangerous hip drop tackle on Rhinos' hooker Andy visitors' were unable to take advantage of the extra man, as Jake Connor was then sent to the bin for a dangerous tackle of his best attacking opportunity of the half fell to Leeds on the verge of half-time. James McDonnell's innocuous kick ahead was gathered by Matt Frawley to dot down over the line, as two confused Catalans defenders seemingly left the ball for each following a video replay, the score was then ruled out as Frawley was adjudged to have been the half ran out, Keary fired a perfectly judged drop goal through the posts to give the home side a barely deserved lead. Smith on the charge The game was crying out for a try and it was the home side that duly obliged just after the exploited James Bentley's slip, charging into the Rhinos half. Leeds then recovered the ball in the ensuing phases only for Harry Newman to lose it in contact, allowing Catalans' Smith to gather and fight his way over the line despite the attention of multiple Rhinos' Dragons almost had a second minutes later. Tariq Sims half-break brought the home side well into Rhinos' territory, before a pinpoint cross-field kick from Keary saw Riley Lumb barely able to get to the ball before Tommy Makinson, preventing an almost certain were simply unable to get into any attacking rhythm, with repeated sets of six coming up empty, including for a promising attack at the beginning of the fourth quarter that ended with a knock on from a diving Ethan visitors' were then made to pay further. On the final tackle, Theo Fages kicked for the corner with the ball being contested by three attempted catch only resulted in the ball being knocked backward towards the try line, allowing Smith to gather and dot down for his second. As the game opened up in the final minutes, the home side almost added a Cotric recovered a speculative kick to the corner and looked set to feed Sims only for his pass to go agonisingly forward with the try line at his the victory, Catalans move up to ninth in the table, while Leeds remain in sixth. Catalans: Mourgue, Makinson, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Fages; Pangai Jr, Garcia, Bousquet, Sims, Whitehead, Da Costa, Satae, Navarrete, card: Connor, Lumb, Newman, Handley, Clark-Wood; Croft, Frawley; Oledzki, Ackers, Palasia, Gannon, McDonnell, O'Connor, Lisone, Jenkins, Card: Aaron Moore
BBC News
14-02-2025
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New-look Hull FC ease to victory at Catalans
Betfred Super LeagueCatalans (0) 4Tries: MourgueHull FC (18) 24Tries: Lane, Cust 2, Briscoe Goals: Sezer 4 A superb first-half display from Hull FC helped ease them to a 24-4 victory at Catalans Dragons in the south of from Jordan Lane, Tom Briscoe and two from Cade Cast on his Super League debut for the club allowed the visitors to take a comfortable two points from their season captain Aidan Sezer kicked four goals for Hull in an assured debut.A second-half try from Arthur Mourgue proved mere consolation for the hosts who failed to break down a stubborn defence despite enjoying a bright start to the to follow. Catalans: Mourgue; Makinson, Sironen, Romano, Cotric; Rouge, Keary; Navarrete, Garcia, Satae, Sims, Whitehead, Pangai Jr, Bousquet, Da Costa, FC: Rapana; Barron, Hardaker, Briscoe, Martin; Cust, Sezer; Ese'ese, Bourouh, Aydin, Cartwright, Lane, Sao, Ashworth, Fash, Chris Kendall.
