Really enjoy watching Catalan, huge upfront with the ability to utilise the french flair out wide when required. To do what ur doing without Dureau as not gone unnoticed in Blighty, looking a real force, expect top 3 as worst scenario can see top two. Looking forward to this weekends game against Wigan, can the riversiders pack handle the Catalans? (They handled Wire a fortnight ago though!!!!)

Agreed you have started well & will only improve with Dureau back in the side

Is it that surprising really? Your starting halves so far this season have been Leon Pryce & Thomas Bosc

The only thing with Catalans over the years is their away performances that stop them being considered one of the favourites for either piece of silverware & Castleford last week only emphasises that

Bosc is an excellent ball runner and field kicker, as well as goal kicker. But he is not as good as Dureau in organising the team's attack.




Catalans have so far beaten Hull KR away, drawn with Cas away (Leeds lost away to Cas and Wigan only won away to Cas in the last minutes), and lost to Warrington away by a narrow margin. That is not a bad record. Let's see how Catalans do away at Wigan this Friday night.

Jean, What happens to Bosc when SD returns? Bosc is surely too good a player to be dumped on the wing like he was before.

Just hope it's sooner rather then later that Scott Deurau returns. I do agree, best 7 in the league.

Good question. He is a great utility player. Injuries may decide where he plays. He can cover for Pryce obviously, and Webb at full back, and also play centre as well as wing. But he must take a spot. If there are no injuries look at the options the coach has:

FB: Webb, Millard, Bosc

WG: Blanch, Millard, Pala, Cardace, Vaccari, Bosc

CE: Duport, Millard, Menzies, Bosc, Baile (recovering from injury)

SO: Pryce, Bosc

SH: Dureau, Bosc, Barthau


As I said, injury situation may decide where he plays.