Match Centre: Catalans Dragons vs Hull KR

Join us below for all the updates from this evening's clash in the South of France.

FULL-TIME: For the first time since 2019...victoire in Perpignan!

77' TRYYYYY! It had to be Joe Burgess! The winger races away with a loose ball and flies over under the sticks!

Mourgue slots the two. (5/6)

🐉 6 - 34 🟣

75' TRYYYYYY! Catalans are forced to spread the ball and lose possession. Lewis kicks the ball on, burning the Dragons for pace before dribbling the ball into his hands to race away and score!

Mourgue adds the extras! (4/5)

🐉 6 - 28 🟣

69' CLOSE! Tanginoa looks for a gap on the Robins' left edge but he can't keep hold of the ball with the line just metres away.

🐉 6 - 22 🟣

67' KNOCK ON! Mourgue and Davies combine to get the Robins' attack going out of their own half. Lewis hoists it on the last and Martin drops the ball on his own 10!

Waerea-Hargreaves is back on for Whitbread while McIlorum replaces Leyland.

🐉 6 - 22 🟣

63' Try for Catalans. Mourgue can't take in Da Costa's stab through kick on the last for Navarrete to dive on the loose ball and score.

Aispuro-Bichet converts. (1/1)

🐉 6 - 22 🟣

57' TRYYYYYYY! The Robins go from right to left on the Dragons' line but the play is broken up by a stray Catalans' hand.

May reacts the quickest and fires the ball to the left edge for Broadbent to race away in space and score!

Mourgue pulls the two wide. (3/4)

🐉 0 - 22 🟣

54' GLDO! Burgess again relentlessly chases down Lewis' kick on the last and locks Martin in-goal.

Sue is back on the field for Luckley.

🐉 0 - 18 🟣

47' TRYYYYYYY! Hiku cuts through Catalans' defence and leaves them scattered to set up on the Dragons' line.

The ball goes left a few tackles later for Broadbent to put Burgess in space and the winger races away for the score!

Mourgue slots the two! (3/3)

🐉 0 - 18 🟣

SECOND-HALF: Lewis strikes the ball deep from the restart for Luckley and Hadley to meet the Catalans' man on his own 10.

🐉 0 - 12 🟣

HALF-TIME: We go into the break two scores up.

37' CLOSE! Lewis looked to be in after capitalising on a Catalans' error and racing to the try line but the score is pulled back for a knock-on from Mourgue.

Leyland enters the field for McIlorum. Come on, Bill!

🐉 0 - 12 🟣

33' TRYYYYY! The Robins' capitalise on a Catalans' error and drive to their right edge. On the next play, Luckley busts through the Dragons' defence to pop the ball up for Lewis to score!

Mourgue NAILS the two! (2/2)

🐉 0 - 12 🟣

30' Catalans' ball. The restart sails into touch off Davies' fingertips and the Dragons now have the ball back through Sims as they drive upfield.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

29' GLDO. The Robins turn the screw again with a neat kick from May into Catalans' in-goal for the pack to pin the Dragons' man behind his own line.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

27' CLOSE! The Robins looked to be in with Hiku collecting a high kick in Catalans' in-goal but the centre loses possession.

Luckley is on now for Waerea-Hargreaves.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

25' KNOCK ON! May shifts the ball to the left edge and Rougé is forced to knock it forward to stop the move.

The Robins tackle count is reloaded on the Dragons' 30.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

22' Interchange. Whitbread comes on for Sue. Great opener, Jesse!

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

21' CLOSE! The Robins take the ball back after a Catalans' error!

McIlorum sets up the short side and the ball goes to May, Hiku and then Davies but the winger can't take the ball in to score.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

18' GLDO. Burgess is again relentless with the kick pressure on the last as he forces his opposite number to knock the ball dead.

The Dragons risk the short restart and reclaim possession.

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

14' TRYYYYYY! May keeps the ball alive breaking through Catalans' tackles and finds Broadbent with a short ball for the centre to fly in under the posts!

Mourgue adds the two! (1/1)

🐉 0 - 6 🟣

12' GLDO! Aispuro-Bichet is brought down in-goal by Burgess after a strong set from the Robins. The young fullback restarts the game and puts the drop-out into touch!

🐉 0 - 0 🟣

10' PENALTY! Davies takes the carry on the back of Catalans' kick and the hosts hold on for too long!

🐉 0 - 0 🟣

8' Turnover. Hiku breaks down the right and looks for support before being brought down on Catalans' 20!

The ball goes to Mourgue on the last who looks for a gap but he's tackled just short of the line.

🐉 0 - 0 🟣

5' KNOCK ON! The Dragons can't retain possession in a collision over halfway and we have the ball back!

🐉 0 - 0 🟣

4' Forward pass. The Robins work themselves into good territory but McIlorum fires a pass forward.

🐉 0 - 0 🟣

2' The Robins keep Catalans pinned in their half, forcing Keary to kick from deep into Burgess' arms and up to the 20.

🐉 0 - 0 🟣