Challenge Cup | 3rd Round
Catalans Dragons – Wakefield Trinity
Totally Wicked Stadium
10.04.2021 | 6pm CET

The context

Betfred Challenge Cup is back this weekend. Catalans Dragons start their 2021 Challenge Cup campaign on Saturday 10th April over Wakefield Trinity at the Totally Wicked Stadium, kick-off at 6pm CET.

Following their good start of the season with 2 wins in 2 Super League games, the Dragons are looking to book a place for the quarter-finals of the competition. 

Wakefield Trinity lost their 2 Super League games against Leeds and Wigan. Trinity is still looking for their first victory this year.

Last season, both teams played each other in the Challenge Cup Last 16. On this day, Catalans moved on after a 36-24 win over Wakefield.

Here are some statistics about the start of the 2021 season for both teams.

Team News

The staff will be without suspended duo Micky McIlorum and Joel Tomkins.
Mickael Goudemand will also miss the trip through injury.
Corentin Le Cam and Jordan Dezaria comes in the squad, replacing Lambert Belmas and Joe Chan.

Here is the 21-man squad named by Steve McNamara to face Wakefield.

Latest meetings

Head-to-Head | 38 games:
20 wins for the Dragons
18 wins for Wakefield

Last five meetings:
04.10.2020 | Dragons 40 – 8 Wakefield | Gilbert Brutus Stadium
22.08.2020 | Dragons 36 – 24 Wakefield | John Smith’s Stadium (Challenge Cup)
15.08.2020 | Wakefield 0 – 58 Dragons | Totally Wicked Stadium
06.07.2019 | Dragons 44 – 10 Wakefield | Gilbert Brutus Stadium
25.05.2019 | Wakefield 18 – 25 Dragons | Anfield

Throwback | Magic Weekend 2019

25.05.2019 | Wakefield Trinity (0) 12 – 25 (18) Dragons Catalans
Dragons : Gigot, Yaha, Mead, Wiliame, Tierney, Langi, Smith, Bousquet, Da Costa, Moa, Whitley, Garcia, Casty | Subs : Edwards, Simon, Baitieri, KasianoT : David Mead, Greg Bird
T : Fouad Yaha, Tony Gigot, Ben Garcia (2)
G : Tony Gigot (4)
DG : Tony Gigot

Catalans Dragons produced a stirring finish to secure a 25-18 victory over Wakefield in a thrilling opening game of the 2019 Dacia Magic Weekend at Anfield. A 69th-minute try from Trinity winger Ben Jones-Bishop levelled the scores at 18-18 and golden-point extra time beckoned until Catalans full-back Tony Gigot clinched the win with a drop goal. Second rower Benjamin Garcia then went over for his second try a minute from the end to pile on the misery for Wakefield, who had overhauled a 12-0 half-time deficit to go in front. Fresh from the euphoria of their emphatic win over Wigan at the Nou Camp, a third successive win enables the Dragons to consolidate their push for a top-three finish in the Betfred Super League but leaves question marks over Trinity’s play-off credentials.

Head-to-head

Matt Whitley vs Matty Ashurst

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Agenda of the week (CET) | Challenge Cup Third Round

Friday 9th April
7.00pm | Hull KR – Castleford
8.45pm | York City – Wigan Warriors

Saturday 10th April
1.30pm | Salford Red Devils – Widnes Vikings
3.30pm | St Helens – Leeds Rhinos
6.00pm | Dragons Catalans – Wakefield Trinityµ
8.00pm | Featherstone Rovers – Hull FC

Sunday 11th April
1.30pm | Swinton Lions – Warrington Wolves
3.30pm | Leigh Centurions – Huddersfield Giants