CATALANS DRAGONS will hope to give Tommy Makinson and Benjamin Garcia a perfect send-off with victory over York Knights on Saturday evening.
The pair will both hang up their boots at the end of the campaign, whilst Alrix Da Costa (in line for his 150th Super League appearance), Toby Sexton, Kruise Leeming and Edenn Rogers-Smith are in contention to make their final home appearances ahead of their upcoming departures from the club.
Head coach John Cartwright has made three changes for the fixture, with Romain Navarrete recalled alongside Makinson and Leeming, who could reach a milestone 250th Super League appearance.
Nick Cotric, Chris Satae and Ben Condon drop out in their places.
York, searching for a first win over Catalans, show two changes from the defeat at Wakefield.
Hooker Tom Inman is ruled out for the Knights’ last two matches with a knee injury, whilst centre/secondrow Kieran Buchanan also misses out, with Justin Sangare and Nikau Williams returning in their places.
Ata Hingano could make his 150th career appearance in Perpignan.
SQUADS
Dragons: 1 Charlie Staines, 2 Tommy Makinson, 6 Toby Sexton, 7 Lewis Dodd, 9 Alrix Da Costa, 10 Julian Bousquet, 13 Benjamin Garcia, 16 Josh Allen, 17 Romain Navarrete, 18 Kruise Leeming, 21 Matthieu Laguerre, 24 Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 25 Lenny Marc, 26 Ugo Tison, 27 Clément Martin, 28 Leo Darrelatour, 29 Giovanni Descalzi, 30 Alexis Lis, 32 Adrian Delarose, 33 Edenn Rogers-Smith, 35 Mickael Gourmand
Outs: 3 Nick Cotric, 8 Chris Satae, 12 Ben Condon
Ins: 2 Tommy Makinson, 17 Romain Navarrete, 18 Kruise Leeming
Knights: 1 Toa Mata’afa, 2 Ben Jones-Bishop, 4 Sam Wood, 5 Scott Galeano, 6 Ata Hingano, 7 Liam Harris, 8 Jack Martin, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Paul Vaughan, 12 Jesse Dee, 13 Jordan Thompson, 14 Denive Balmforth, 15 Xavier Va’a, 16 Justin Sangaré, 20 Oli Field, 23 Jon Bennison, 26 Nikau Williams, 27 Matty Foster, 37 Cody Hunter, 46 David Nofoaluma, 50 Thomas Doyle
Outs: 21 Kieran Buchanan, 48 Tom Inman
Ins: 16 Justin Sangaré, 26 Nikau Williams
Referee: Tom Grant
STATS
All previous meetings:
York 22, Catalans Dragons 36 (SLR12, 23/5/26)
York 22, Catalans Dragons 34 (CCR5, 22/4/18)
(at Bootham Crescent)
Catalans Dragons 92, York 8 (CCR5, 12/5/13)
Super League summary
Catalans Dragons won 1
York won 0
Catalans Dragons highest score: 36-22 (A, 2026) (also widest margin)
York highest losing score: 22-36 (H, 2026)
KRUISE LEEMING needs one appearance to reach 250 (Super League).
– 23 for Catalans Dragons (2026, loan)
– 50 for Wigan Warriors (2024-2025)
– 60 for Leeds Rhinos (2020-2023)
– 116 for Huddersfield Giants (2013-2019)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)
ALRIX DA COSTA needs one appearance to reach 150 (Super League).
– 149 for Catalans Dragons (2016-2026)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)
ATA HINGANO needs one appearance to reach 150 for his career.
– 94 for York Knights/City Knights (2022-2026)
– 18 for Leigh Centurions (2022)
– 5 for Salford Red Devils (2021)
- 9 for Canberra Raiders (2018)
– 15 for New Zealand Warriors (2016-2017)
– 8 for Tonga (2017-2018)