Sat 24th Jun: SL: Catalans Dragons v Leigh Leopards KO 18:00 (BST)

[Old Frightful]

Garcia in,

30-30.

[Old Frightful]

Mourgue obliges,

32-20.

[graveyard johnny]

sounds like a classic - shame the RFL cant get their act together so anybody can actually watch it

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

sounds like a classic - shame the RFL cant get their act together so anybody can actually watch it

Surely my updates make you feel like you're there?

[bobbruce]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

sounds like a classic - shame the RFL cant get their act together so anybody can actually watch it

4 games every week aren’t on TV what’s the difference here. 

[Padge]

1 minute ago, graveyard johnny said:

sounds like a classic - shame the RFL cant get their act together so anybody can actually watch it

There are loads of games you can't watch other than pitching up, unless you sign up to something like a clubs stream.

[LeytherRob]

Johnstone gets an interception whilst Leigh on attack to likely kill the game now. Top effort from our boys though

[Old Frightful]

1 hour ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

By the way, OF, it's 'Mourgue'!  

Sorry, you're dead right...

[bobbruce]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Surely my updates make you feel like you're there?

Put it this why it’s better than Baz and Tez. 

[Old Frightful]

Tom Johnstone in,

36-30.

[Old Frightful]

Conversion good,

38-30.

[Padge]

1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

Tom Johnstone in,

36-30.

Sounds like a defensive master class

[graveyard johnny]

3 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

4 games every week aren’t on TV what’s the difference here. 

there should be coverage of every game on a french channel just like in aus for the NRL on fox etc

[Padge]

2 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

there should be coverage of every game on a french channel just like in aus for the NRL on fox etc

If nobody is willing to pay why should Catalan give the rights away. You are being really stupid.

[Old Frightful]

4 minutes ago, Padge said:

Sounds like a defensive master class

Stop it, nothing wrong with conceding 30+, ask that lot over the Billinge Hill.

[LeytherRob]

On 21/06/2023 at 14:56, The Mighty Trin said:

Predicted a high scoring game in the Catalonian heat. I'll go:

Catalans 32-24 Leigh

Not far off in the end

[Old Frightful]

Mourgue in the bin.

[Old Frightful]

Les Ctas 38 Leigh 30,

full tarm.

Well done both teams.

[LeytherRob]

 

Full time now, not a bad result at all for us considering the circumstances. 2nd trip to the South of France and a 2nd 8 point loss. 

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

"Quelle match!  Quelle match!" - "What a match!" - was the closing comment of the France Bleu commentators.

Les Dracs have been scoring for fun in recent weeks and added another bucketful here.  What will cause Steve M. some anxiety will be that his team, on average conceding fewer than 12 points a game, coughed up thirty.

That said, from what I could glean from the France Bleu commentary (courtesy of my French 'O' level in 1965!), Lachlan Lam had a blinder.

It really is great to see a side, promoted from the championship, doing so much more in SL than merely cling on from week to week.  More power to the Leopards.

 

[DimmestStar]

Terrific effort from Leigh they have proved time and again that they are a very good Super League team.

I still believe that every SL team should be required to run a reserve team as do IMG. It's quite a cost to do so and gives Leigh a significant financial advantage, having cancelled their entire reserve team programme.

If London Broncos can run a reserve team why can't Leigh?

[LeytherRob]

Just now, DimmestStar said:

Terrific effort from Leigh they have proved time and again that they are a very good Super League team.

I still believe that every SL team should be required to run a reserve team as do IMG. It's quite a cost to do so and gives Leigh a significant financial advantage, having cancelled their entire reserve team programme.

If London Broncos can run a reserve teamCat 1 Academy why can't Leigh?

Fixed it for you

[DimmestStar]

2 minutes ago, LeytherRob said:

Fixed it for you

Thank you. Rovers reserves played against London Broncos today and I presumed it was against their reserve team.

Fact remains Rovers needed to have 18 paid players on display while Leigh having cancelled their entire reserve team fixtures have no such costs. 

Brilliant effort from your first team today no dispute about that.

[binosh]

Great effort from the team after a dreadful start. Shows the team spirit is good in the camp and thats all us fans want.

 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Only checked the score a couple of times during the match and Leigh were winning when I checked with about 20 minutes to go. Just checked the final score and genuinely punched the air and cheered when I saw it. Mrs. Goose was rather confused as to what was going on!