Quote JEAN CAPDOUZE="JEAN CAPDOUZE"Spelling mistakes corrected in =#FF0000red.
No it wasn't Catalans' best team. The team was missing star forwards Michael McIlorum, Louis Anderson, and Thibaud Margalet who were not yet fit enough to play.
This would have been the first time David Mead has played in snow.'"
John was deliberate, I'll give you gauge. Is that your new thing? Spelling mistakes?
Three players missing, hence why I put the word effectively in there. Would Margalet be in your first choice 17 anyway? Admittedly I do like McIlorum and he will make a difference.
Faraimo has never played in snow either. Judging by Mead's tackle attempt for Faraimo's try you would be forgiven for assuming he had never played before in any weather conditions.
As I said. I wouldn't read much into it. I doubt it is much of a guide for what is to come, but it was a pretty miserable performance from Catalans.