SUPER LEAGUE | PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL
ST HELENS vs CATALANS DRAGONS
TOTALLY WICKED STADIUM
FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER | 8.45pm CET

The context

The Dragons travel to St Helens Leeds on Friday 20th November in the Super League Playoff Semi-Final. Kick-off at 8.45pm CET, at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
Catalans Dragons are qualified in the Super League Last 4 for the third time in their history after 2009 (vs Leeds) and 2014 (vs St Helens).
Yesterday, Wigan reached the Grand Final after a 29-2 victory over Hull FC at the DW Stadium. The winner of today’s game will face the Warriors at the KCOM Stadium on November, 20.

Here are the stats of the Saints and the Dragons following the 2020 Super League season:

 

Team news

Here is Catalans Dragons’ 21-man squad to face St Helens. Catalans will be without suspended duo Micky McIlorum and Joel Tomkins.

Latest Meetings

The Saints and the Dragons faced each other last August. St Helens won 34-6 at Headingley. The latest Dragons’s win at the Totally Wicked Stadium was in 2016. On this day, Jodie Broughton scored 4 tries to secure an impressive 30-12 win.

Head-to-head | 38 games [Super League + Challenge Cup]
24 wins for St Helens
14 wins for the Dragons

Last five meetings:
05.08.2018 | St Helens 16 – 35 Catalans Dragons | Macron Stadium [1/2 finale Challenge Cup]
08.09.2018 | Catalans Dragons 22 – 26 St Helens | Brutus [Super League]
06.04.2019 | Catalans Dragons 18 – 10 St Helens | Brutus [Super League]
28.04.2019 | St Helens 50 – 14 Catalans Dragons | Totally Wicked Stadium [Super League]
02.08.2020 | St Helens 34 – 6 Catalans Dragons  | Headingley [Super League]

History: St Helens - Dragons

24.02.2012 | St Helens 32 – 34 Catalans Dragons

St Helens 32 (20)
T : Wheeler (2), Foster, Laffranchi, Makinson
G : Foster (6)
Line-up : Wellens, Makinson, Shenton, Wheeler, Foster, Gaskell, Lomax, Laffranchi, Roby, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Soliola, Wilkin, Puletua
Subs : Hohaia, Flannery, Flanagan, Clough

Dragons Catalans 34 (8)
T : Pryce, Blanch, Duport, Dureau, Sa, Millard
G : Dureau (5)
Line-up : Greenshields, Blanch, Millard, Dupport, Bosc, Pryce, Dureau, Casty, Henderson, Paea, Sa, Menzies, Baitieri
Subs : Ferriol, Mounis, Raguin, Fakir

On the 24th February 2012, the Dragons staged a superb fightback at St Helens thanks to a last-minute try from Darryl Millard. After a tough first-half, the Catalans conceded another try after the break and were 18-points down. But Trent Robinson’s men went back to the game with 3 tries in 8 minutes. 4-points down a few seconds before the end, Darryl Millard scored a try to share the points with the Saints. Scott Dureau converted the kick and offered the victory in one of the craziest game ever in the Dragons’ history.

Head-to-Head

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