Hardly a daunting trip last season. Catalans were the best away team I have seen at our place.

How excited will folk be getting in the south of France if Catalans win? Grand final on the cards?

They only get excited with the hard teams

Was waiting for the squad announcement, but now is as good a time as any...

Talk of Grand Finals is way premature. Sure, we've started well enough, but form in February counts for nothing when the prizes are being dished out in October. After all, the win in Wigan in the league last year was quickly forgotten after the play-off hammering. On the other hand, points on the board early makes a nice change and why shouldn't we aim high?

I will be there! I was very fortunate to be at St Helens and be one of the handful of Catalan fans to see the boys go on to a last gasp win, there were 7 of us who travelled to the game from North Wales. There is a group of us from Wrexham who are following Catalans in Super League and bolstering the away fans support; 5 of us will be off to Wigan to cheer on the Dragons.

Our No 1 team is North Wales Crusaders who start their Championship 1 season at the Racecourse, Wrexham on 11th March.

One of the bunch that were at Widnes last season for the Saints game?

I was with you I think

I'm Vivien

I think it is more important for Catalans to finish high up the table more than any other team though, therefore making early form essential. Catalans will not get to the GF if they have to play 3 away games on the bounce. Playing home games could easily see them get there.

Our team is likely to be....

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Goulding
4. Hughes
5. Richards
6. Finch
7. Leuluai
8. Lauaki
9. McIlorum
10. Mossop
11. Hansen
12. Hock
13. O'Loughlin

14. Lima
15. Prescott
16. Farrell
17. Flower

You definitely were. We were Ryan, Mike, Maurice, Keith, Adam, Franc, and me (Mark) and we all ended up on Sky TV too!! You going to Wigan? We will be in the Boston East stand 1 Row FF seats 84 to 88.

There been an Catalans supporters (Welsh Branch) around for a while and I suspect they were at Saints last season. I have just started this year as Crusaders RL folded and wanted to follow a Super League team as well as our newly formed Champoinship 1 North Wales Crusaders.

What is the likely Catalans squad for the Wigan game?
Were there any injuries from St Helens?

Don't think there were any issues, but Louis Anderson is back in the reckoning.

Everyone remember to wave hello at the [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHiPsYdQUJYJustin Murphy Memorial Staircase[/url won't you

Maybe Pryce (tear adductors suspicion) and Menzies (crutch). Sorry if my words means nothing for the injuries, dunno the exact translation so i used a translator.

Anderson and Gossard are coming back.

I'm pretty sure Im gonna be there. I'm supposed to be playing on Saturday again though so were gonna have to see how I come out of that first.

Pretty bashed up after today but I reckon I'm going to solider onto the game.

I'd look for another translator

although i think know the type of injuries that you mention, basically they are both groin injuries with Pryce's injury sounding to be the worst as i'm assuming Menzies is more of a groin strain than a tear.

Menzies didn't play, Pryce was on the bench.
Henderson went off early and that took away the creativity that the Dragons had up to then. They did very well to go in at half time 12-10 in front.
After half time it was one way traffic.
The Dragons pack was exhausted after 15 mins of the 2nd half with sometimes six players unable to get back into the line following Wigan's deep kicking game.
Catalans couldn't control the ptb area (ruck) and McIlorum ran riot.
Trent Robinson said Henderson had an ankle problem and it may be a medial injury. The second half score was 26-0 to Wigan and that was about right. The Dragons found it very difficult in the 2nd half.

Over all I think your club needs to look at the fixtures with the RFL.
Last year you played Warrington on the Sunday and won. Then stayed over in the UK and played Wigan the following Friday winning very well.
This year you came over to Saints for a Friday game then returned home. Made a second return trip in 9-10 days and couldn't compete in the 2nd half of today's match. You must look for fixtures that mean a Sunday then Friday including a stay over in the UK if you are to become a real force in SL.
Two trips in little over a week is too much.

Spot on post Father Ted, was very surprised they came home after last yrs successful stay over.
Hendo means so much to us up the middle and Mounis as his stand in ads nothing.

as you say they ran out of gas

cheers
Dave

Scott Dureau said as much on Twitter last night.

Still a good start to the season and no disgrace losing to Wigan. Important to keep on track and put in a good performance next week.

You can thanks GouldyCrusader, our new signing on sang-et-or.com for his great report of the game. It's online!