Nice moment in Tonga v Scotland with Sam Moa dragging Lewis Tierney out of a schemozzle

I know that many dragons fans don't share or won't accept the view that French rugby league has produced very few really good players during the last 10 years,but I think this game and the failure to qualify for the last international tournament have proved the point.If the Dragons were only a French team we would be nowhere near good enough for superleague. I hope we sign some south sea islanders.Well done to Bousquet and I also thought Pelissier played well and Maria quite well.

No biggie. Just have to beat Australia to stay in the comp. And here who we entrust to do it:

Kheirallah, Yaha, Ader, Arnaud, Bergal, Marginet, Fages, Bousquet, Pelissier, Hérold, Jullien, Garcia, Baitieri, Boudebza, Navarrete, Margalet, Rouch, Maria, Albert, Djalout, Belmas

And these are the losers who are going to lose.

Slater, T Trbojevic, Chambers, Dugan, Mansour, Morgan, Maloney, McLean, Smith, Campbell-Gillard, Graham, Frizzell, McGuire, Munster, Kaufusi, Woods, Klemmer

This is the Australian reserves up against the French reserves.

Remy Marginet of Elite 1 up against the NRL's Michael Morgan! Will Remy's father be there pacing the sidelines and barking instructions or criticism?

Jimmy Maloney withdrawn for personal reasons. Cam Munster steps up from the bench, Valentine Holmes takes his place riding the pine.

We scored! Taking that as a minor victory in itself, even if it was just p---ing into the wind

Never mind 60. 70 is on here

52. I'd have taken that at the start

brave effort and Kheirallah's try will go down in the history of French rugby league moments. But the size difference was quite shocking (though to be expected) and gave us no chance when defending the line. hopefully will put up a good fight against England.

Pelissier sent home for breach of curfew. Idiot.

Squad for England:
Kheirallah, Yaha, Ader, Cardace, Bergal, Fages, Albert, Maria, Boudebza, Bousquet, Garcia, Jullien, Baitieri, Navarrete, Margalet, Hérold, Marginet. Reserves: Arnaud, Rouch,Djalout, Belmas.


England, bizarrely:
Widdop, Ratchford, Percival, Bateman, McGillvary, Brown, Gale, Hill, Roby, Graham, Currie, McMeeken, O'Loughlin, Walmsley, T Burgess, Taylor, Williams. Reserves: Hall, Whitehead, Heighington, Watkins