Saints v Catalans Dragons

👊 The Saints beat the Dragons strongly at home in Round 11

More like it. 😇

Full time sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Catalans on the front foot, and then a cross field kick is not collected cleanly. A video ref review gives Saints the ball back.

Dragons get the ball back from the restart, and a full set then by our own line is superbly defended and is met with terrific noise from the Saints faithful!

Whitby gets taken high and late by Navarette.

Saints penalty, we chose to run it.

Whitby misses for the first time tonight.

😇 34-0 🐲

🔄 Paasi on, Delaney off.

Catalans throwing the ball around now a little desperately, a kick is then fielded well by Sailor.

Wingfield takes the next carry in, and has the ball stripped by Keary with another man in.

Saints getting pinned a little in our own half, Whitby hoists a high ball which we chase well though.

Saints deal with a repeated bit of pressure in our own half, turning the Dragons away.

Dragons with a go near our line off our own error, we compound it with an offside penalty from the scrum.

Let off for the Saints, with the Dragons trying some late passing but Laguerre’s pass goes behind and then out.

Catalans on the move and last kick high, the ball comes off someone and back towards the Dragons.

The visitors have challenged after it was judged to be our ball.

Challenge unsuccessful.

Clark off, Mbye on.

😇 30-0 🐲

We will sustain this pressure on the Dragons’ line, Welsby’s grubber this time is knocked on.

🔄 Paasi off, Walmsley on.

Continued pressure by the visitors’ line, Clark going close but short.

Whitby on the last goes high to the right, Sailor pats it back and Knowles picks up but loses the ball as he goes to ground it.

The Red V have the Dragons back by their own line, Welsby puts a short grubber in by the sticks but Aispuro-Bichet is on it like a flash.

Wingfield manages to on the run get an offload away to Sailor.

Tristan then kicks back inside for Clark, but a Catalans man gets to it first, just.

Calm start from both teams, Percival on the edge and last kicks ahead a terrific spiral, and we meet Cotric well.

Back underway.

⏸ The Saints with a good lead over the Dragons at half time

Half time sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

⏸ The Saints with a good lead over the Dragons at half time

Half time sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Catalans down the shortside kick and Welsby picks it up but is tackled by a Dragons player

Saints use their Captain’s Challenge as they believe the tackler was offside from the kick.

Challenge successful.

😇 12-0 🐲

Catalans get a penalty due to Saints’ interference in the tackle.

Fantastic edge defence from Cross on Laguerre, keeping his opposite man out.

Fages then stabs a clever kick which Welsby deals with fine.

The teams trade errors, Keary knocks on at the play of the ball, but then Percival as he’s dragged towards the touchline lets go of the ball for a knock on too.

Whitby kicks downfield after the Saints get held deep in our own half. Catalans managing to turn the territory around a little now.

The visitors charge into our 20m area off the error, but we keep turning them away. Yaha then tries to burrow under and then loses the ball in the tackle.

Dragons will threaten after a pass went too high and Whitby knocked on.

🔄 Whitley comes off for a HIA, with Wingfield coming on.

More resilient Saints defensive work, keeping Dragons in their own 40m.

🔄 Delaney on, Walmsley off.

The Red V play it quick to the left but Cross’ slap pass goes rogue and doesn’t land to Murphy.

Correction, it was the tackle by Lomax that forced a GLDO. More pressure by their line now.

Smart kick by Whitby shaking away a defender before getting it away, and the visitors knock on in-goal for a GLDO.

Percival tries a flick pass out to Sailor but a Catalans hand knocks it on.

We push the visitors onto their own line, but knock on before the Dragons give us the ball back with an incorrect play of the ball.

The French side march us back towards our 30m but a kick doesn’t go well and we get onto it.

Let off for the Dragons, a Saints forward pass following an offload eases the pressure

Saints have some goal-line pressure to deal with, and we do just that with Catalans not playing a ball correctly after some strong hits kept them out

😇 12-0 🐲

More good defence by the Red V, pinning the Dragons in their own half with a strong last tackle kick pressure by Knowles.

Good first defensive hit-up by the Saints, keeping Dragons inside their own half but Welsby allows a ball to bounce and doesn’t collect it well, allowing Catalans a good start.

😇 Here is how your Saints lineup to take on Catalans Dragons to start Round 11 of Super League!

🔻 𝑮𝑨𝑴𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝒀

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