Catalans Dragons (28) 44

T : Fouad Yaha 4, Josh Drinkwater, Jason Baitieri, Kenny Edwards 2
G : Josh Drinkwater 6

Salford Red Devils (4) 10

T : Derrell Olpherts, Josh Wood
G : Ed Chamberlain

Fouad Yaha touched down for four tries and Kenny Edwards scored two as Catalans Dragons crushed Salford Red Devils in Perpignan.

The home side scored their first try in the sixth minute and rarely looked troubled as they ran out 44-10 winners to secure their placein the Super League for 2019.

After having gone through the dreaded Million Pound Game in 2017, the home side were looking to avoid the potential of playing in it for a second successive year and secure a top-eight finish.

They did so despite the late withdrawal of influential back rower, Greg Bird, who missed the game to attend the birth of his second child.

Salford Red Devils head coach Ian Watson heaped praise on Catalans Dragons half-back Josh Drinkwater after the defeat.

Team sheet

Dragons : Gigot, Tierney, Mead, Wiliame, Yaha, Langi, Drinkwater, Simon, McIlorum, Moa, Jullien, Garcia, Casty
Subs : Anderson Bousquet, Baitieri, Edwards

Salford : Chamberlain, Bibby, Jones, Sa’u, Olpherts, Lui, Shorrocks, Tasi, Wood, Mossop, Lannon, Nakubuwai, Murray
Subs: Evalds, McCarthy, Nzoungou, Burke

Stadium : Gilbert Brutus

Referee : Scott Mikalauskas

Attendance : 8 672

Man of the match : Fouad Yaha