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Super League | Round 1
Catalans Dragons – Hull Kingston Rovers
Emerald Headingley Stadium
27.03.2021 | 6h15 CET


The context

Betfred Super League is back this weekend ! The Dragons face Hull KR on Saturday at Emerald Headingley Stadium for the Super League Round 1, kick-off at 6.15pm CET.
Catalans Dragons will be keen to start the season in a positive way. With 3 players. Following 2 wins in 2 pre-seaosn firendlies over the Selection Elite 1 and Toulouse Olympique, the Dragons are ready to start their 2021 campaign.
About our opponent, Hull KR did a tough 2020 season. Tony Smith’s team finished last of the 2020 Betfred Super League with only 3 wins out of 17. From Saturday, the Rovers will count on their 3 new players recruited from the NRL : Whilst Korbin Sims, Albert Vete and Ryan Hall.

Here are some statistics concerning the 2020 season for both teams.

 

Team News

The staff will be without suspended duo Micky McIlorum and Joel Tomkins. Samisoni Langi and Arthur Romano will also miss the trip due to injury.
New Dragons players Dean Whare, Gil Dudson and Mike McMeeken are all 3 on the 21-man squad named by Steve McNamara to face Hull KR.

 

Latest meetings

Head-to-Head in Super League | 27 games:
17 win for the Dragons
10 wins for Hull KR

Last five meetings:
09.10.2020 | Catalans 34 – 4 Hull KR | Stade Gilbert Brutus
31.08.2019 | Catalans 6 – 24 Hull KR | Gilbert Brutus Stadium
17.03.2019 | Hull KR 16 – 18 Catalans | KCOM Stadium
10.03.2018 | Catalans 18 – 16 Hull KR | Gilbert Brutus Stadium
15.02.2018 | Hull KR 23 – 4 Catalans | KCOM Stadium

 

History : 17.03.2019 | Hull KR (2) 16 – 18 (2) Catalans Dragons

Dragons : Tomkins, Yaha, Langi, Wiliame, Tierney, Gigot, Smith, Casty, Albert, Moa, Edwards, Whitley, Bird | Subs : Bousquet, Jullien, Goudemand, Baitieri
T : Brayden Wiliame, Lucas Albert, Lewis Tierney
G : Sam Tomkins (3)

2 years ago, Sam Tomkins kicked the winning conversion as the Catalans Dragons earned their first away win of the Betfred Super League campaign with an 18-16 success against Hull Kingston Rovers. Lewis Tierney's 74th-minute try pulled the visitors level and Tomkins - playing against his brother Joel Tomkins - slotted over his third kick of the game as the Dragons fought back from 12-6 down. The only scoring in the first period came from the boots of Craig Hall and Sam Tomkins as the sides went in at the break level at 2-2.

 

 

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Agenda of the week | Super League Round 1

Friday 26 March
7pm CET | St Helens vs Salford Red Devils
9.15pm CET | Leigh Centurions vs Wigan Warriors

Saturday 27 March
4pm CET| Wakefield Trinity vs Leeds Rhinos
6.15pm CET | Dragons Catalans vs Hull KR

Sunday 28 March
1.30pm CET | Hull FC vs Huddersfield Giants
3.45pm CET | Castleford Tigers vs Warrington Wolves