Catalans will be without key forward Greg Bird for this month's Challenge Cup final.
Bird received a four-match suspension recently for a dangerous contact charge - but the Dragons aimed to appeal that ban on Tuesday night in a bid to get it reduced and free up Bird for the Wembley final against Warrington.
However, that appeal was rejected bAlready a subscriber? Log in here
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