IT’S Saints v Catalans tonight and a massive game in both club’s top four ambitions.
Last Ten Meetings:
Catalans Dragons 33, St Helens 16 (SLR18, 11/6/16)
St Helens 12, Catalans Dragons 30 (SLR11, 14/4/16)
Catalans Dragons 26, St Helens 16 (SLS8-R1, 8/8/15)
Catalans Dragons 33, St Helens 26 (SLR14, 9/5/15)
St Helens 18, Catalans Dragons 7 (SLR1, 6/2/15)
St Helens 30, Catalans Dragons 12 (SLQSF, 2/10/14)
Catalans Dragons 42, St Helens 0 (SLR16, 14/6/14)
St Helens 40, Catalans Dragons 22 (SLR5, 14/3/14)
Catalans Dragons 6, St Helens 26 (SLR23, 3/8/13)
St Helens 12, Catalans Dragons 22 (SLR12, 12/4/13)
Super League Summary:
St Helens won 13 (includes win in 2014 play-offs) Catalans Dragons won 12
Highs and Lows:
St Helens highest score: 53-10 (H, 2007) (also widest margin)
Catalans Dragons highest score: 42-0 (H, 2014) (also widest margin)
Head to Head:
Saints | Catalans | |
Tries | 103 | 104 |
Goals | 89 | 87 |
Metres | 29,628 | 28,363 |
Breaks | 125 | 118 |
Tackles | 7,693 | 7,141 |
Penalties | 192 | 212 |
Career and Club Milestones Involving Tonight’s Teams:
Thomas Bosc needs four points to reach 1,500 for his career. He has scored 1,376 points (58 tries, 565 goals, 14 field goals) for Catalans Dragons since 2006, to go with 120 (6 tries, 48 goals) for France (2005, 2007-2009 & 2011-2013).
James Roby needs three tries to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has touched down 90 times for St Helens since 2004, to go with 7 tries for England (2008-2013 & 2015). He also has non-scoring appearances for Great Britain (2006-2007).
Eloi Pelissier needs one appearance to reach 150 for Catalans Dragons. He made his Dragons’ debut as a substitute in a 38-14 home defeat to Wakefield on 19 February, 2011.
Super League Milestones:
Gregory Mounis – 1 appearance away from 250 (249 for Catalans Dragons, 2006-2016)
Winning Runs:
Saints have won their last six matches. Their last defeat was 33-16 at Catalans Dragons on June 11.
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) 28
2 Corey Thompson (Widnes Vikings) 20
3 Jodie Broughton (Catalans Dragons) 19
4 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 17
5 = Ryan Atkins (Warrington Wolves), Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors) 16
7 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves), Dominic Manfredi (Wigan Warriors) 14
10 Junior Sa’u (Salford Red Devils) 13
Goals:
1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 96
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 89
3 = Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 76
5 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 69
6 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 62
7 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 56
8 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 55
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 54
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 51
Goals Percentage:
1 Jordan Lilley (Leeds Rhinos) 84.37 (27/32)
2 Thomas Bosc (Catalans Dragons) 84.21 (16/19)
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 83.47 (96/115)
4 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 80.85 (76/94)
5 Mark Percival (St Helens) 80.00 (28/35)
6 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 79.41 (54/68)
7 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 78.35 (76/97)
8 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 76.74 (33/43)
9 = Jamie Ellis (Huddersfield Giants), Ken Sio (Hull Kingston Rovers) 76.47 (13/17)
Points:
1 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 209
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 199
3 Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves) 176
4 Pat Richards (Catalans Dragons) 174
5 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 160
6 Rhys Hanbury (Widnes Vikings) 154
7 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 143
8 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 132
9 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 119
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 114
