GAME ON : Castleford Tigers v Catalan Dragons - 19:45:00

GENERAL CHAT ABOUT THE GAME, BUILD UP, THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENS AND AFTERMATH BELOW.

I expect the exciting new Catalans combination of Antoine Gigot, Samuel Tomkins, and Michael McIlorum to notch up a lot of points against a clumsy Castleford -- an internally bickering and biffing club now suffering heartache from the loss of Zachary Hardaker..

Game is on tiger talk which you will be able to access from Bangkok Jeanie.

Cas by plenty.

No point in tuning in tonight Jean, Catalan dont get of the bus until the end of May.
It's cold and wet/ snowy in England and Catalan will take one hell of a beating (even with Gale injured).

Catalans by 8-12.

Cas for the win, just to see Bangkok Jean/runne quiet for a few days

Why would you expect that when someone pointed out to you the other day that McIlorum is out injured.

Cas easy win.

Everyone has written Cas off since Gale got injured but they are a more than useful outfit without him & will have too much for Catalans tonight.

I don’t think everyone is writing them off, but losing a Man of Steel level player would hurt any team.

Because he was on the team list yesterday.

Come on Cas.....nil them !!!!

Why are you so spiteful towards the Catalans Dragons, who are the current Challenge Cup champions?

Yeah I know what you are saying, I just feel that they are still better than a lot of folk are them giving them credit for.

and you towards Salford & Wakefield ?

Catalan score. 14mins left 14-4 missed kick

Challenge Cup Holders.

Cas win. Late score from Eden will seal it. Nice double from Eden tonight to start the season.

20-4

Classy Castleford beat Dreadful Dragons which included Terrible Tomkins and Garbage Gigot. Scintillating my arris.

The main thing to come out of tonight’s game was how teams can abuse the concussion interchange.
On two occasions Catalans had a player stripped off and ready to replace a concussed player before he became mysteriously “concussed”, having a 15 minute rest and returning to the game just before the interchange would be converted.

Poor Jean, your team never got of the bus.
Usually not the worst thing in the world when travelling through Cas but, they had a game to play

A great result for English Rugby League....where are you Chorley Jean ?

It was obvious that was going to happen the second they lowered the sub count.

They need independent doctors to go on to check for concussions, not club physios to give guys a rest for free.

Cas by plenty was my prediction, Cas by 20 is what it should have been. Even with a penalty count favouring the dragons they were thoroughly outplayed. Catalans will continue not to travel well and will therefore finish in their usual position, 7-9th.

Catalans will do much better when Michael McIlorum is back in the side, and when Samuel Tomkins starts to gel with the team.