TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE go into the French derby on a three-match winning run following the latest defeat of York Knights last weekend.
Head coach Sylvain Houles has made just one change to his squad, with Baptiste Rodriguez dropping out for Hugo Garrigues.
Catalans Dragons boss John Cartwright has brought in Benjamin Garcia and Tommy Makinson to replace Léo Darrélatour and Giovanni Descalzi.
SQUADS
Toulouse: 1 Olly Ashall-Bott, 2 Paul Ulberg, 5 Benjamin Laguerre, 6 Thomas Lacans, 7 Jake Shorrocks, 8 Lambert Belmas, 9 Brendan Hands, 10 James Roumanos, 12 Mathieu Jussaume, 13 Anthony Marion, 15 Joe Cator, 17 Rob Butler, 19 Romeo Tropis, 20 Ajahni Wallace, 22 Henry O’Kane, 25 Luke Polselli, 27 Hugo Garrigues, 30 Tiaki Chan, 39 Ethan Quai-Ward, 40 John Toleafoa, 41 Louis Grossemy.
Ins: 27 Hugo Garrigues
Outs: 18 Baptiste Rodriguez
Dragons: 1 Charlie Staines, 2 Tommy Makinson, 3 Nick Cotric, 4 Solomona Faataape, 6 Toby Sexton, 7 Lewis Dodd, 8 Tevita Satae, 10 Julian Bousquet, 11 Franck Maria, 12 Ben Condon, 13 Benjamin Garcia, 16 Josh Allen, 19 Kruise Leeming, 20 Zac Lipowicz, 21 Matthieu Laguerre, 24 Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 25 Lenny Marc, 26 Ugo Tison, 27 Clément Martin, 30 Alexis Lis, 33 Edenn Rogers-Smith
Ins: 2 Tommy Makinson, 13 Benjamin Garcia
Outs: Léo Darrélatour, Giovanni Descalzi
Referee: James Vella
STATS
Toulouse’s OLLY ASHALL-BOTT has scored tries in Olympique’s last three meetings with Catalans Dragons (>1-1-2).
All previous meetings:
Catalans Dragons 18, Toulouse 60 (SLR17, 4/7/26)
(at Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres)
Catalans Dragons 33, Toulouse 26 (SLR7, 4/4/26)
Toulouse 14, Catalans Dragons 24 (SLR25, 25/8/22)
Catalans Dragons 18, Toulouse 10 (SLR8, 14/4/22)
Super League summary
Toulouse won 1
Catalans Dragons won 3
Toulouse highest score: 60-18 (MW, 2026) (also widest margin)
Catalans Dragons highest score: 33-26 (H, 2026) (Widest margin: 24-14, A, 2022)
BEN GARCIA needs one appearance to reach 300 for his career.
– 282 for Catalans Dragons (2013-2026)
– 17 for France (2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2022, 2024-2025)
CHARLIE STAINES needs one appearance to reach 100 for his career.
– 21 for Catalans Dragons (2026)
– 38 for Wests Tigers (2023-2025)
– 39 for Penrith Panthers (2020-2022)
– 1 for Samoa (2022)