RLWC : Round 2 Review
13 Dragons have represented their country in this second round of the World Cup group stages.
All of them played in the England v France game last Saturday.
Sam Tomkins and Micky McIlorum were in the England's starting line-up and helped their country to beat France 42-18.
10 Catalans Dragons players started with France : Benjamin Garcia, Matthieu Laguerre, Samisoni Langi, Benjamin Jullien, Arthur Romano, Arthur Mourgue, Mickael Goudemand, Paul Séguier, Jordan Dezaria and Alrix Da Costa. Corentin Le Cam started on the bench.
Arthur Mourgue scored his second try in two games and Arthur Romano scored his first try with Les Bleus.
2⃣ essais en 2⃣ matchs pour @ArthurMourgue avec les 𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑠 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/Upwk6Qsets
— Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) October 25, 2022
Parfaitement servi par Tony Gigot, 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 a inscrit son premier essai sous le maillot tricolore face à l'Angleterre 👏🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/COPBfjzms6
— Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) October 24, 2022
Thanks to their win, England are guaranteed to be in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. France will play a crucial match against Samoa next Sunday to decide the second team qualfied for the final stages of the competition.
Injured in the opening match, Tyrone May hasn't play in the Samoa's win against Greece and Dylan Napa, suspended, has missed Cook Islands' loss over Papua New Guinea.
Catalans Dragons future player Siosiua Taukeiaho was once again the captain of Tonga. After having won against Wales, they are qualified for the quarter finals.
The stats
England
Sam Tomkins : 69 minutes played, 40 metres, 9 runs
Micky McIlorum : 32 minutes played, 18 tackles
France
Arthur Romano : 80 minutes played, 1 try, 156 metres, 21 runs
Matthieu Laguerre : 80 minutes played, 69 metres, 11 runs
Benjamin Jullien : 80 minutes played, 39 metres, 27 tackles, 6 runs
Samisoni Langi : 80 minutes played, 149 metres, 20 runs, 5 tackles breaks
Arthur Mourgue : 80 minutes played, 1 try, 10 points, 86 metres, 16 runs, 24 tackles
Jordan Dezaria : 29 minutes played, 7 runs, 69 metres, 22 tackles
Alrix Da Costa : 74 minutes played, 7 runs, 34 metres, 44 tackles
Paul Séguier : 80 minutes played, 12 runs, 83 metres, 35 tackles
Benjamin Garcia : 59 minutes played, 11 runs, 83 metres, 41 tackles
Mickael Goudemand : 72 minutes played, 12 runs, 105 metres, 40 tackles
Corentin Le Cam : 21 minutes played, 3 runs, 7 metres, 10 tackles