Dragons win over Giants


 
 

Dragons Catalans (6) 16

T : Louis Anderson, Justin Horo, Tony Gigot
G : Pat Richards 2

Huddersfield Giants (8) 14

T : Nathan Mason, Jake Connor
G : Danny Brough 3

 

Catalans Dragons moved level on 20 points with Warrington Wolves and Hull FC at the top of First Utility Super League with a 16-14 victory over Huddersfield Giants at the Stade Gilbert Brutus.

After Danny Brough broke the deadlock with a 24th-minute penalty, the Giants moved into a 8-0 lead courtesy of Nathan Mason's try shortly after.

But the hosts came roaring back when Louis Anderson crossed and Pat Richards converted before the interval, narrowing the deficit to 8-6, before Justin Horo and Tony Gigot scored tries in the space of five second-half minutes to open up an eight-point gap.

Huddersfield set up a nervy finish when Brough converted Jake Connor's 65th-minute effort, but Catalans held on for a ninth win in 10 matches in all competitions.  

 

Team sheet

Dragons : Gigot, Broughton, Horo, Richards, Yaha, Carney, Myler, Mason, Pelissier, Casty, Stewart, Anderson, Mounis
Subs: Bousquet, Bosc Maria, Navarrete

Huddersfield : Brierley, McGillvary, Cudjoe, Connor, Murphy, Brough, Wood, Ta’ai, Hinchcliffe, Johnson, Wardle, Roberts, Lawrence
Subs: Ellis, Rapira, Mason, Dickinson

Referee: Gareth Hewer

Attendance:10 387

Man of the match : Rémi Casty