Sat 9th Apr: CCQF: Catalans Dragons v St Helens KO 14:30 (UK Time) (BBC)

[John Drake]

Discuss the Challenge Cup Quarter Final here.

Catalans Dragons v St Helens

[Saint Toppy]

Saints pack will be massively strengthened by the return of Walmsley & Lees as starting props meaning they also get much more impact off the bench from Paasi & LMS. The other big plus is getting Hopoate back, question for Woolfe is does he replace Hurrell with him or drop young Bennison and play Hopoate on the wing. My guess is he'll go with the latter and sacrifice speed to nullify the size of Yaha given Hopoate's strong defensive capabilities.

Should be a lot closer than the Rnd 1 game but Saints still too strong for Cats I reckon;

Cats 14 - 18 Saints

[Cw25]

Catalans 20-28 St Helens

[ATLANTISMAN]

I will be there with the wife and boys:) Sadly club says the ticket sales are slow seems no-one is that interested in the CC which is sad.

Paul

[Davo5]

1 hour ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

I will be there with the wife and boys:) Sadly club says the ticket sales are slow seems no-one is that interested in the CC which is sad.

Paul

Hope they manage a decent attendance,especially with the games being shown on French FTA.

[WN83]

It feels like Saints have been storing up some energy to really target this and Good Friday. I just can’t see them not getting the win, regardless of that being a close one or pretty comfortable. I actually think it may be the later.

Saints by 14

[Chris22]

Walmsley amongst others back is an enormous boost. With the players missing from last week, we would struggle. With the returnees, we've got a good shot. Too close to call this.

Reckon our team will be:

Welsby, Hopoate, Hurrell, Percival, Makinson, Lomax, Dodd, Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Sironen, Batchelor, Knowles

Lussick, LMS, Paasi, Norman

[kiggy]

4 hours ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

I will be there with the wife and boys:) Sadly club says the ticket sales are slow seems no-one is that interested in the CC which is sad.

Paul

This is a good match to go and watch, sadly I can't make it.

Saving the €'s for the Catalans V TO match. (and the following Monday for the Hull match). 

And why oh why oh why do they put the biggest French RL match for donkeys years on a Thursday night ! 

[audois]

 

[LeeF]

1 hour ago, kiggy said:

This is a good match to go and watch, sadly I can't make it.

Saving the €'s for the Catalans V TO match. (and the following Monday for the Hull match). 

And why oh why oh why do they put the biggest French RL match for donkeys years on a Thursday night ! 

TV

Turnaround times including travel

[The Mighty Trin]

I'm going for: Catalans 20-18 St Helens.

[Loiner]

If the ref can clamp down on cheating Walmsley and Welsby then Catalans might have a chance but I don't want to hold my breath.

[Old Frightful]

4 hours ago, Loiner said:

If the ref can clamp down on cheating Walmsley and Welsby then Catalans might have a chance but I don't want to hold my breath.

Here, here.

Looking forward to this, the dream quarter final tie for the other clubs left in the RL Cup.

Will hopefully be able to watch this in a pub/club somewhere on the outskirts of Huddersfield before our game.

Les Cats 18 Saints 25. 

[ATLANTISMAN]

Its going to be a cracker will be a shame if a poor attendance however i don't see passed 5000 (Really hope I am wrong) 

Lovely day today am working on the beach:) forecast for Saturday though is rain:(

 

Paul

[Agbrigg]

Bookies giving Catalan 4 start.

Think they'll need that and some. Saints to win and cover that.

[Chris22]

Had this as a 50/50, maybe narrowly favouring Catalans.

However, my mind has slightly changed after reading McNamara's comments trying to influence the referee.

That's not something a man who was confident his side would win the game would say.

[Harry Stottle]

On 06/04/2022 at 14:38, Davo5 said:

Hope they manage a decent attendance,especially with the games being shown on French FTA.

You never know Dav, that could be the reason there may be a poor attendance because it is on French FTA.

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

Pleased for Arthur Mourgue that me has got into at least the 21-man squad for the first time this season.

[StandOffHalf]

The referee needs to be strong. Saints live offside and Walmsley, etc. don't play the ball properly.

The French crowd needs to play its part, heehee!

Catalans 25-12

[graveyard johnny]

please dont tell me they have used our licence fee to send robbie paul to the south of france  thats all

[The Hallucinating Goose]

I think Robbie Paul has been sampling the local wine. 

[Dave T]

Jon Wilkin telling the BBC viewers that we love RL for those illegal shoulder charges to the head. 

Is this really the best punditry we can find? 

[Szymala]

Please kick-off. I've had enough of listening to this utter waffle.

[Davo5]

3 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Jon Wilkin telling the BBC viewers that we love RL for those illegal shoulder charges to the head. 

Is this really the best punditry we can find? 

The St Helens love in is cringeworthy enough,but yeah that was pretty bad.

[tec]

1 minute ago, Davo5 said:

The St Helens love in is cringeworthy enough,but yeah that was pretty bad.

I just watched that and cringed, I think he realized half way through saying it he sounded like a clown .