St. Helens  30
Catalans Dragons  31
St. Helens  30
Catalans Dragons  31
DATE
COMPETITION
VENUEATTENDANCE(HT)
4th Sep 2021
Super League
NEUTRAL
35104
HT:18-6
MATCH NOTES : Match played at St James Stadium Newcastle

1 - Lachlan Coote
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 31

TRIES
1
GOALS
5
WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

3 - Kevin Naiqama
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 32

WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

5 - Regan Grace
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 24

WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

7 - Lewis Dodd
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 19

WINNING HONOURS
2021 SLGF 2023 WCC

11 - Sione Matautia
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 25

TRIES
2
WINNING HONOURS
2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

12 - James Bentley
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 23

WINNING HONOURS
2020 SLGF

15 - Iggy Paasi
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 29

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF
2023 WCC

16 - Joe Batchelor
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 26

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF

17 - Jake Wingfield
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 20

WINNING HONOURS
2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

Age in brackets is at time of match - Total average age for this team is 0 - ** non-playing sub


COACH : Kristian Woolf


(2020-01-01 : 2022-09-25 )


MATCH REPORT


MATCH REPORT : Catalans took an early third minute lead as Sam Tomkins threw a dummy and escaped multiple Saints tackles to slide over to the left of the sticks. James Maloney added the extras to make it 6-0 to the French side. Mark Percival was then sent off shortly after for Saints for a high shot on Tomkins. Saints looked to have levelled the scores in the 13th minute. We threw the ball from left to right and Lachlan Coote found Tommy Makinson on the right wing and he finished well under pressure in the right corner. The try was confirmed by the video referee. Coote missed the conversion and we trailed 6-4. We did take the lead in the 19th minute though. A good move down the left-hand side saw Coote play a one-two pass with the returning Percival to go over to the left of the sticks. Coote converted his own try to give us a 10-6 lead. We scored our third try five minutes before the break. We were awarded a repeat set following a Catalans knock on, on their own line. In that set Jack Welsby found Sione Mata’utia who managed to get over the line despite the French sides best attempts to stop him. Coote added the extras to make it 16-6. Sam Kasiano was then sent to the sin bin for the Dragons just before the break for a crusher tackle on James Bentley. In the final minute of the half a decision was sent to the video referee for a potential Saints penalty try, which was not given but Kristian Woolf’s men were awarded a penalty from the decision and Coote added it to make it 18-6 to Saints at the break. Mata’utia grabbed his second try of the evening seven minutes into the second half. Saints turned the ball over in the middle of the pitch and Welsby once again found Mata’utia who stepped Tomkins to score under the sticks. Coote added the extras, 24-6. A few minutes later we had another chance to further increase our lead after a big break down the right wing, but Makinson was ruled to have made a double movement when putting the ball down so the Dragons were awarded a penalty. Catalans then responded. Julian Bousquet forced his way over under the middle of the sticks. Maloney added the extras, Saints led 24-12. Percival then made a big break down the middle of the pitch, a few tackles later Morgan Knowles took a carry close to the line and span his way over to score underneath the sticks. Coote added the extras to make it 30-12. Catalans responded as firstly Dean Whare scored in the left corner. Maloney added that extras, Saints led 30-18 with just over three minutes to go. That was quickly followed by a Gil Dudson try after a break. Maloney with the extras, Saints led 30-24. Somehow the Dragons completed their comeback as Kasiano claimed a high kick on the hooter to score. Maloney added the extras to make it 30-30 and send it to golden point. The first attempt of a one-pointer in golden point was taken by Makinson but it went wide of the sticks. There was then a lengthy stoppage as Samisoni Langi clashed with Agnatius Paasi. The Catalans player was stretchered from the field as Paasi was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes. Saints then had another chance to win it but this time Coote missed the attempt of a one-pointer. Catalans then went up the other end and won the game as James Maloney kicked the one-pointer from near the halfway line to give them an unlikely 31-30 win and with it secured the League Leaders Shield.







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