T : Daryl Clark, Blake Austin, Bryson Goodwin, Sitaleki Akauola, Josh Charnley
G : Declan Patton 7
Catalans Dragons (4) 4
T : Fouad Yaha
G :
Well it started well, you can say that for one thing. Although after that and especially the second half Dragons reverted to type by being swept away in Warrington.
You can watch the highlights for yourselves below but this is a post Camp Nou hangover that is turning into a slump and its interesting to see that the rugby league journalist community is beginning to ask questions of both the Dragons recruitment and coaching having seen them immune for the period we were defending the cup.
Matty Smith seems to be getting particular attention, but to expect him to come back after a year out and when you look back at the pre-season training photos, clearly not in match ready condition, what can you expect?
We've had the issues of where Sam Tomkins and Tony Gigot should play at the latter is worryingly a shadow of the Lance Todd winning player he was last season with rumours he is fluttering his goatee at the NRL refusing to go away.
The fact we are linked with a return for Morgan Escare adds credence to that rumour for me.
So where do we go from here?
Well finally a home match at the Stade Gilbert Brutus and with Steve McNamara having told the media we are homesick, nothing less than a win over London this weekend will do.
