Catalans Dragons registered one of the shocks of the Rugby League season today, when they inflicted St Helens’ first defeat of the season, 18-10 at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, which means they lose top spot in the Super League table to Warrington Wolves, with both teams now on 16 points from nine games but with the Wolves having the better points difference after their heavy defeat of London Broncos on Friday night.
The Dragons showed a massive improvement on their recent performances, with tries by Fouad Yaha, Sam Tomkins and Tony Gigot, with Tomkins adding two conversions and a penalty, while Saints registered tries through Dominique Peyroux and Tommy Makinson, with one conversion by Lachlan Coote.
In the Championship there were wins for Toronto Wolfpack and Toulouse Olympique, while in League 1 there was a surprise victory for London Skolars, 34-32 over Workington Town at the New River Stadium, while Keighley Cougars were far too strong for West Wales Raiders in Llanelli.
Betfred Super League
Catalans Dragons 18 St Helens 10
Betfred Championship
Toronto Wolfpack 40 Sheffield Eagles 10
Toulouse Olympique 8 Featherstone Rovers 2
Betfred League 1
London Skolars 34 Workington Town 32
West Wales Raiders 12 Keighley Cougars 56
NRL Telstra Premiership
Manly 13 South Sydney 12 (golden point)
North Queensland 10 Canberra 30
Parramatta 24 Cronulla 12
Full reports on all games will feature in Monday’s edition of League Express.