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A very good match at Pia - they've gone better and better as they have gone along this year. Captain Guasch is just one of the number of players who have played for the Catalans Dragons - some recently Jullian, Baitier and Whare, the last one a famous NZ centre. Albi played without Gigot - keeping for the last four games. Else where U19 Elite were running down with the Dragons youngsters with a 92 - 4 Lezignan win - they had two games over in the season over two hundred. Two matches saw Carcassonne go down at home against Villeneuve/Lot 6-70 when the first team won later 50-28 later. Toulouse first team finished bottom against Limoux at home 54- 14 while the home youngsters beat the vistors side 80-6. There is something in this thing down the line

Alan - do you see Albi change that this year led by the wonderful Tony Gigot! After all Albi beat them twice in the league and no other side did that

I don't know the injuries of the four - and now two other's as well with Johnstone and Abdull. Steve McNamare is really showing his skill and what ever!

Interesting here the Catalans brought up a lad from the U19s Maxime Masuaute a threequarte and was won of the 4 tries. Carcassonne raised away early on but 5 tries to 4 was the younger Baby Drags showed up well

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Steve McNamara left 7 playes last season. Keighrans, Chan, May, Pearce, Whitley, Goudemand and Tomkins - some job to do in 2024. Looking this weekend against Saints, who turned Wigan over last week, as well. Dezaria, Sironen, McIlorum and Bousquet also injured after Warrington. First time too for Catalan Dragons to play 72 minutes with 'une épine dorsale 100% française' - Da Costa - Garcia - Fages - Rouge - Mourgue. Come the 29 June is it when England play France in Toulouse some play could be diffrent - well not the same as Warrington or Leigh last year. Lets see.

L'Equipe Sports paper covered all over France are on the up - did a piece on the Dragons -Saints today - quarter of the page. Hope it continues

Carcassonne got the first place even if Albi have a two games. More likely the other 4 could gain - Limoux have only one game at Toulouse while FCL has TO at home with St Esteve away - unlikey. Pia coming on the railings having Avignon away and home with Albi.

140-0 at Avignon yesterday ! Somebody must do something

Alan it looks decent for this year anyway - what teams are in the Eurpean competition

Getting the Catalans U19 along with Toulouse U19 may be together to play some English sides home and away should be possible Do the France U19s presently play every year against the England team home and away

Could Catalans U19 play some English sides Wigan, St Helens, Hull FC/ KR joined, Leeds, West Leeds etc Or France U19s play an England team 3 times a year

So far this year 42-12 64-12 56-2 30-6 IO4-6 36-16 * 52-10 68-4 40-14 - 5 To go - * Nearest to Toulouse Olymique Something not right Down Under I think they are starting with NSW/Queensland and NZ groups together

It's done with Carcassonne & Albi. The latter could be level with the added team.It will be interesting with the other 4 I think. Pia & St- Esteve have both beaten FCL. and Limoux are not the team of last year .

How many years did they have at the start of SL?