Saints v Catalans Dragons

🔄 Cole Marsh comes on for his St.Helens and Super League debut!

Proud of you, Cole! ❤️

😇 28-18 🐉

Welsby drills a grubber downfield.

🔄 Cartwright off, Evans back on.

The Dragons push by our line, a tackle is made but not complete and a pass off the floor, but they knock it on.

Staines juggles the ball in-goal but backwards.

Another drive towards the Dragons’ line.

🔄 Humphreys off, Burns on.

The BrewDog Stadium rises to applaud Tom off. 👏

Helluva shift, Tommy.

😇 28-18 🐉

Davies forces a knock-on with some terrific line speed.

Ah, we knock on now. Let off for the visitors.

Shorrocks forces the ball loose on tackle one! 💥

Captain’s Challenge from the Saints.

A kick was contested in front of the Dragons’ line, Robertson and a Catalans man contested the high ball.

Our challenge is unsuccessful.

😇 28-18 🐉

Great attack from the Saints, we drive the Dragons back towards their own line. Welsby, Host and Shorrocks all threaten off some wild play.

Catalans burn through a set, deep in their own half. Brilliant D from our men.

Saints push the visitors back yet again by their line. Robertson dabs a small kick into the corner, fair play to Dragons it was a tricky one but they dealt with it.

Shorrocks on the last, after DSF went close to the line, kicks ahead but can’t chase it close to the Dragons’ line.

He does make the tackle, though.

Welsby sends us a spiral bomb and Catalans knock it on.

Saints scrum, 25m out.

The conversion is just missed from the touchline.

😇 28-18 🐉

😇 28-18 🐉

Catalans try play quick to the left, Leeming trying to speed things up but Darrellatour knocked on.

Our men end a set on the last, with Robertson trying to play the ball but with Catalans lingering around in the ruck he knocks on.

Dragons camped in their 40, Campbell has to take an awkward kick.

Davies cops a rough tackle, possibly led with the shoulder but on the last we kick towards the Dragons try-line.

Our defensive intent is superb.

Dragons offside, Hastings drills a kick downfield as far as he can, it luckily goes out. 😅

Catalans knock on in their own 20, but they will use their Captain’s Challenge to contest that decision.

Forty more minutes of action at OUR house.

Let’s get behind OUR team. 😇 Come on you Saintssss!

😇 6-12 🐉

⏸️ The Saints trail narrowly at the break against Catalans Dragons

Campbell with a try saver at the very end, takes a Catalans man’s foot in touch.

Well done, Jack.

😇 6-12 🐉

Catalans get yet another penalty to attack in our half. Likely one last set of the opening forty.

Robertson forces a pass that didn’t look on, on the right edge for Campbell, but it’s no good. Let off for the visitors.

Catalans give away a penalty at the ruck, we start in their half.

Leeming thinks he’s set up a Catalans forward on the last and next to the sticks, but the pass is forward.

Up to our own 30m line, Shorrocks knocks on, inviting more Catalans pressure.

Scrum for the Saints, by our own 10m line.

Catalans think they have scored after a wild Welsby pass goes behind Robertson, Dodd jumps on the loose ball in-goal claiming a try.

After a VR check, it is confirmed as a no try.

🔄 Suluka-Fifita off, Sinclair on.

‘Ave it, Alfie. 👊

😇 6-6 🐉

With the visitors on their own line, Hastings tries a short blind pass to Shorrocks on the run, but it’s knocked on.

Staines coming out of his own 20 after a good kick loses the ball in contact with Douglas.

🔄 Humphreys on, Burns off.

Let’s have it, Tom. 💥

Dragons look to pin us in our half, we kick downfield and Evans’ first action is chasing the tackle, good lad.

The Saints defend their own line after a penalty and a six-again.

🔄 Evans on, Host off. Get stuck in, Matty! 💪

😇 6-6 🐉

Faataape threatens a half break, but Burns takes him down and is judged offside though for it.

Tison comes off, a HIA (I think).

Time off, Ugo Tison is down in the ruck and Hastings called for the ref and medical staff straight away.

DSF is cut open, so we get him patched up. 🤕

😇 6-6 🐉

Challenge is successful.

Catalans kick high by our 40m line, Welsby catches it and we look to get out of our own 20m but we’re judged to have knocked on.

We use our Captain’s Challenge.

Catalans by their own line rise highest to a kick with Cotric, but a relieving penalty helps them out of their red zone.

Davies is taken high, we tap the penalty and looked like Hastings was taken high again but we go again.

Catalans get two six-agains by our line, but we turn them away and force a Sexton knock-on.

Douglas knocks on a high kick, so Catalans will challenge by our 10m line.

The fans rally behind him, as we look to keep the visitors out with our goal-line defence.

A late one on Welsby sees him stay down, last tackle Hastings punts it downfield.

Good offload to Welsby, as we push the Dragons back towards their own line. Staines drops back well to deal with a kick.

Great take by Douglas off a high kick as Catalans move into our half, but we hold them at bay by our 30m line.

Calm opening from both sides, but the first offside penalty goes the way of the visitors.

😇 Here is how the Saints will lineup this evening against Catalans Dragons!

Jack Campbell debuts on the wing, with Cole Marsh set to make his first senior St.Helens appearance off the bench ☝️