Dragons vs Castleford : Match Preview
SUPER LEAGUE | ROUND 11
CATALANS DRAGONS vs CASTLEFORD TIGERS
GILBERT BRUTUS STADIUM
FRIDAY 29 APRIL | 8.30PM CEST
The context
Catalans Dragons host Castleford Tigers on Friday, April 29 in the Super League Round 11, kick-off at 8.30pm CEST.
Steve McNamara's men will be keen to get back to winning ways for their return to the Gilbert Brutus Stadium against the Tigers, unbeaten for 4 games in Super League.
The squad
Steve McNamara has named his squad to face Castleford.
Sam Tomkins, Josh Drinkwater, Mike McMeeken, Samisoni Langi and Dean Whare will miss the game through injury.
Joe Chan, suspended, won't play this weekend either while Jordan Dezaria is back in the squad.
Fouad Yaha needs one try to move ahead of Vincent Duport and become Catalans Dragons' all-time leading tryscorer. Yaha has scored 87 tries in 134 games for the Dragons since 2015, while Duport touched down 87 times in 199 appearances for the club.
Press conference
Pre-match press conference with Thomas Bosc, Paul Séguier and Fouad Yaha ahead of the Super League Round 11.
Throwback 15.02.2020 | Our last game against Castleford at Brutus
Catalans Dragons (20) 36
T : Sam Tomkins (3), Israel Folau, Samisoni Langi, Fouad Yaha
G : James Maloney (6)
Castleford Tigers (12) 18
T : Derrell Olpherts, Cheyse Blair, James Clare
G : Richardson (3)
Latest meetings
Super League head-to-head (34 games)
18 wins for the Dragons
1 draw
15 wins for the Tigers
Last 5 meetings:
24.06.21 | Castleford 6 - 16 Dragons | The Mend-A-Hose Jungle
08.08.20 | Casteford 14 – 40 Dragons | Emerald Headingley Stadium
15.02.20 | Dragons 36 – 18 Castleford | Stade Gilbert Brutus
22.04.19 | Dragons 37 – 16 Castleford | Stade Gilbert Brutus
01.02.19 | Castleford 20 – 4 Dragons | The Mend-A-Hose Jungle
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Super League Round 11 (CEST)
Thursday 28 April
9.00pm | Wakefield 12 - 14 Huddersfield
Friday 29 April
8.30pm | Dragons v Castleford
9.00pm | Leeds v Hull KR
9.00pm | St Helens v Salford
9.00pm | Warrington v Wigan
Sunday 30 April
4.00pm | Hull FC v Toulouse
