Saints Line up

5 Jon Bennison
2 Tommy Makinson
22 Ben Davies
11 Sione Mata’utia
5 Regan Grace
1 Jack Welsby
7 Jonny Lomax
8 Alex Walmsley
James Roby
10 Matty Lees
11 Curtis Sironen
12 Joe Batchelor
13 Morgan Knowles
14 Joey Lussick
17 Agnatius Paasi
18 Jake Wingfield
15 James Bell

Catalans Dragons Line up

1 Sam Tomkins
2 Matthieu Laguerre
3 Samisoni Langi
4 Dean Whare
5 Fouad Yaha
6 Mitchell Pearce
7 Josh Drinkwater
8 Gil Dudson
9 Micky McIlorum
10 Dylan Napa
11 Matt Whitley
12 Benjamin Jullien
13 Mickael Goudemand
14 Alrix Da Costa
15 Julian Bousquet
16 Paul Seguier
17 Arthur Romano

Last updated 2 Jul 22 18:58:58

80'

FT: 🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

It’s a narrow defeat for Saints in Perpignan.

#COYS

79'

Knowles catches Dudson high and the Dragons win a penalty and will run the clock down.

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

78'

It’s end too end. Catalans have it in the Saints half. 2 to go.

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

75'

REGAN! What a chance. The ball is worked to the left, Mata’utia finds Grace in the corner who goes for the line but he is tackled and grounds the ball in touch. No Try.

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

74'

Knowles clatters Kasiano and forces the knock on!!!

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

72'

Welsby firstly does well to pick up the Dragons grubber kick, but plays the ball to nobody…Lomax dives on it, knocks on and the hosts will come again on our line.

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

The Dragons come forward this time but Bennison is there to pick up the grubber but he runs it dead and the hosts will come again…

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

69'

Regan with a break through!! He skips past Tomkins, but Pearce brings him down. Welsby knocks on in the next set, but the momentum is all with the Saints!!

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫🧊

66'
Goal
Ben Davies for Saints

Davies adds the two from right in front!

🐉 Dragons 20-18 Saints ⚫️🧊

65'
Try
Jack Welsby for Saints

SUPER JACK!!!! Welsby robs Kasiano and runs clear to score under the sticks!!! GAME ON!

🐉 Dragons 20-16 Saints ⚫️🧊

63'
Try
Dean Whare for Catalans Dragons

Whare goes over for the Dragons after a cut-out pass from Pearce. Tomkins kick misses.

🐉 Dragons 20-12 Saints ⚫️🧊

61'

It comes to nothing as we are penalised for crossing.

🐉 Dragons 16-12 Saints ⚫️🧊

59'

Pressure from Saints as we win back to back sets and we will get another in the Dragons half after a knock on.

🐉 Dragons 16-12 Saints ⚫️🧊

55'
Goal
Sam Tomkins for Catalans Dragons

Tomkins adds the two.

🐉 Dragons 16-12 Saints ⚫️🧊

54'
Try
Samisoni Langi for Catalans Dragons

Langi goes over for Catalans after he is found by Drinkwater.

🐉 Dragons 14-12 Saints ⚫️🧊

52'

Davies involved again after a last-ditch tackle denies Yaha in the corner!

🐉 Dragons 10-12 Saints ⚫🧊

51'

The Dragons win the penalty and have a set of six in the Saints half…Time to defend, boys!

🐉 Dragons 10-12 Saints ⚫🧊

46'

It’s Davies himself who looks to convert his own try from the touchline, but the kick is wide.

🐉 Dragons 10-12 Saints ⚫🧊

46'

It’s Davies himself who looks to convert his own try from the touchline, but the kick is wide.

🐉 Dragons 10-12 Saints ⚫🧊

45'
Try
Ben Davies for Saints

YES BENNNNNN!!!! Davies flies over in Makinson fashion in the corner after a lovely cut-out pass from Welsby! We are back in front!

🐉 Dragons 10-12 Saints ⚫🧊

41'

We are back underway here in Perpignan!

🐉 Dragons 10-8 Saints ⚫🧊

HT: 🐉 Dragons 10-8 Saints ⚫️🧊

Despite early tries from Mata’utia and Makinson, we trail by two at the break.

40'
Goal
Sam Tomkins for Catalans Dragons

Tomkins adds the two from right in front.

🐉 Dragons 10-8 Saints ⚫🧊

39'
Try
Josh Drinkwater for Catalans Dragons

Commentators curse. Drinkwater goes over for Catalans after the ball bounces in his favour following a Yaha kick.

🐉 Dragons 8-8 Saints ⚫🧊

38'

We lead by four as we approach half-time…

🐉 Dragons 4-8 Saints ⚫🧊

33'

Tomkins touchline kick is well wide.

🐉 Dragons 4-8 Saints ⚫🧊

32'
Try
Matthieu Laguerre for Catalans Dragons

Matthieu Laguerre goes over in the corner for Catalans, despite a last-ditch Lomax tackle which so nearly forced him in touch. It went upstairs and is given.

🐉 Dragons 4-8 Saints ⚫🧊

31'

Lomax goes for a high kick, but it goes out on the full. Jake Wingfield is on for Matty Lees as we head into the final 10 minutes of the first half…

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

28'

Iggy Paasi is on as Big Al makes way…

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

25'

Bad news for Saints as Makinson is off the field with an injury. James Bell is on. Davies has moved to the wing with Batchelor on his inside.

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

24'

Davies is straight up and looks to get on the end of Roby’s grubber. It goes upstairs, but Langi is the one who grounds the ball and it’s a goal-line drop out…

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

23'
Yellow Card
Dylan Napa for Catalans Dragons

Napa is sent to the bin for a nasty looking shot to the head of Ben Davies…

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

22'

Great defence from Bennison and Lees traps Tomkins on the last!

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

22'

Great defence from Bennison and Lees traps Tomkins on the last!

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

21'

The Dragons come forward and the grubber comes in, but Makinson is there to rescue Saints, kicking the ball dead and the Dragons will come again…

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

16'

Makinson’s touchline kick misses, but we lead by eight!

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

15'
Try
Tommy Makinson for Saints

WHAT A TRY!! Batchelor finds Makinson with the offload, Lomax is in support and he feeds it back to Tommy who goes over. LOVE THAT!

🐉 Dragons 0-8 Saints ⚫🧊

13'

A BIG chance for Saints as again we have the numbers down our left, but Bennison can’t get the ball away. The ball does then find its way to Mata’utia, but his pass goes astray.

🐉 Dragons 0-4 Saints ⚫🧊

11'

The Dragons come forward, but a big tackle from Makinson forces the knock on and we have it back in our own half…

🐉 Dragons 0-4 Saints ⚫🧊

9'

Catalans win the penalty after a high shot is called Welsby…

🐉 Dragons 0-4 Saints ⚫🧊

8'

Makinson’s touchline conversion attempt drifts just wide, but we lead early here in Perpignan!

🐉 Dragons 0-4 Saints ⚫🧊

7'
Try
Sione Mata'utia for Saints

WHAT A START!!!! Sioneeeeeeeeee!! Bennison is held up short, before the ball is moved out to the left and we have the numbers with Mata’utia going over!

🐉 Dragons 0-4 Saints ⚫🧊

5'

After early Catalans pressure which resulted in Grace being held up in his own-goal, we get it back after a Dragons error and come forward with a set restart…

🐉 Dragons 0-0 Saints ⚫🧊

1'

We are off and underway in Perpignan and Saints are under pressure early after a penalty for offside before Grace is held up in his own goal.

🐉 Dragons 0-0 Saints ⚫🧊

The boys are out for warm ups!

A 150th Super League appearance for Morgan Knowles this afternoon…

The boss says Konrad Hurrell misses out due to illness. Head over to our social media channels to hear from him…

The boys have arrived to vocal Saints support!

Here is your Saints team to face Catalans…

Team news will be with you around 3:30pm (UK time).

This corner is where our 700+ Saints fans will make all their noise!

It’s a warm afternoon here in Perpignan! 🥵

📍 Stade Gilbert Brutus. 🌞

Perpignan here we come! ✈️

Hello and welcome to our live match blog ahead of Saints trip to Perpignan to face Catalans! The game is live on Sky Sports Mix with kick off at 5pm UK Time….