Catalans Dragons v Castleford Tigers preview and 21-man squads

CATALANS DRAGONS head coach John Cartwright has made two changes to his 21-man squad for the visit of Castleford Tigers on Saturday.

Benjamin Garcia and Matty Russell will miss the game and have been replaced by Alexis Lis and Léo Darrélatour.

Meanwhile, Ryan Carr has named a 20-man squad, with Jack Ashworth and Brock Greacen dropping out as George Hirst returns from a two-match ban.

SQUADS

Dragons: 1 Charlie Staines, 2 Tommy Makinson, 3 Nick Cotric, 4 Solomona Faataape, 6 Toby Sexton, 7 Lewis Dodd, 8 Chris Satae, 10 Julian Bousquet, 11 Franck Maria, 12 Ben Condon, 16 Josh Allen, 17 Romain Navarrete, 18 Harvey Wilson, 19 Kruise Leeming, 20 Zac Lipowicz, 21 Matthieu Laguerre, 24 Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 26 Ugo Tison, 27 Clément Martin, 28 Léo Darrélatour, 30 Alexis Lis

Tigers: 3 Zac Cini, 4 Darnell McIntosh, 6 Daejarn Asi, 7 Tom Weaver, 8 Renouf Atoni, 10 George Lawler, 11 Jordan Lane, 12 Alex Mellor, 13 Joe Stimson, 21 Louis Senior, 22 Jason Qareqare, 23 Krystian Mapapalangi, 24 Jenson Windley, 25 Sam Hall, 27 Cain Robb, 31 Ashton Golding, 32 George Hirst, 35 Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e, 36 Tyler Dupree, 38 Jack Brown

Referee: Liam Rush

STATS

Last ten meetings:
Catalans Dragons 38, Castleford 4 (SLR23, 23/8/25)
Castleford 4, Catalans Dragons 26 (SLR5, 22/3/25)
Castleford 24, Catalans Dragons 18 (SLR18, 21/7/24)
Catalans Dragons 40, Castleford 14 (SLR5, 16/3/24)
Castleford 22, Catalans Dragons 46 (SLR12, 12/5/23)
Catalans Dragons 22, Castleford 18 (SLR7, 1/4/23)
Castleford 18, Catalans Dragons 8 (SLR23, 12/8/22)
Castleford 17, Catalans Dragons 16 (aet) (SLR16, 26/6/22)
Catalans Dragons 44, Castleford 12 (SLR11, 29/4/22)
Castleford 6, Catalans Dragons 16 (SLR11, 24/6/21)

Super League summary
Catalans Dragons won 24
Castleford won 18
1 draw
Catalans Dragons highest score: 54-20 (H, 2011) (Widest margin: 51-14, H, 2006)
Castleford highest score: 43-26 (H, 2017) (Widest margin: 41-0, H, 2018)

ASHTON GOLDING needs one appearance to reach 150 (Super League).
– 5 for Castleford Tigers (2026)
– 93 for Huddersfield Giants (2020-2025)
– 51 for Leeds Rhinos (2014-2018)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)

ALEX MELLOR needs one appearance to reach 100 for Castleford Tigers.
– Debut: Catalans Dragons (h) (SL) (W17-16) (Second row) (26 June, 2022)

TYLER DUPREE needs one appearance to reach 100 (Super League).
– 4 for Castleford Tigers (2026)
– 6 for Toulouse Olympique (2026, loan)
– 56 for Wigan Warriors (2023-2025)
– 33 for Salford Red Devils (2022-2023)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)