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SUPER LEAGUE | ROUND 27
WIGAN WARRIORS vs CATALANS DRAGONS
DW STADIUM
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER | 9pm CEST


The context

Catalans Dragons travel to Wigan in the last Round of the Super League regular season, kick-off at 9pm CEST at the DW Stadium.

After securing their spot in the Top 4, the staff made a number of changes. The rotation sees reserve team players come into the squad, with 12 potential debuts for the Dragons.

Our young team will have to face an impressive Wigan squad, the best attack in Super League, which will finish second behind St Helens.

 

The squad

Steve McNamara has named his squad to face Wigan.

 


Warriors squad named

1. Bevan French, 2. Jake Bibby, 5. Liam Marshall, 6. Cade Cust, 7. Thomas Leuluai, 8. Brad Singleton, 10. Patrick Mago, 11. Willie Isa, 13. John Bateman, 14. Morgan Smithies, 15. Kaide Ellis, 16. Harry Smith, 17. Oliver Partington, 19. Ethan Havard, 20. Liam Byrne, 21. Kai Pearce-Paul, 22. Joe Shorrocks, 23. Jai Field, 24. Abbas Miski, 28. Brad O'Neill, 36. Mike Cooper

 

Throwback | Dragons vs Wigan

Last March, Catalans Dragons clinched their fourth consecutive win thanks to a comfortable 28-0 victory over Wigan at Brutus.

Dragons Catalans (16) 28

T : Mitchell Pearce 2, Mickael Goudemand, Samisoni Langi
G : Sam Tomkins 6

Dragons : S. Tomkins, Laguerre, Langi, Whare, Yaha, Pearce, Drinkwater, Goudemand, McIlorum, Dezaria, Whitley, McMeeken, Garcia | Subs : Da Costa, May, J. Chan, Kasiano
 


 

Latest meetings

Super League head-to-head | 41 games :
11 wins for the Dragons
1 draw
29 wins for Wigan

Last five meetings:
12.03.22 | Dragons 28 - 0 Dragons | Stade Gilbert Brutus
17.09.21 | Wigan 12 – 8 Dragons | DW Stadium
29.05.21 | Dragons 48 – 0 Wigan | Stade Gilbert Brutus
12.09.20 | Dragons 12 – 28 Wigan | Stade Gilbert Brutus
06.09.19 | Wigan 46 – 12 Dragons | DW Stadium

 

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Super League | Round 26 (CEST)

Friday 2 September
8.45pm | Huddersfield vs Wakefield
9.00pm | Wigan vs Dragons

Saturday 3 September
4.00pm | Hull FC vs Hull KR
4.00pm | Leeds vs Castleford
4.00pm | Salford vs Warrington
4.00pm | St Helens vs Toulouse


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