Catalans v St Helens: 21-man squads, injury update and TV details

Catalans and St Helens have both announced their 21-man squads for Saturday evening’s round seven fixture at Stade Gilbert Brutus (KO 5:00pm UK time).

The Dragons have gone quietly about their business so far in 2021, flying somewhat under the radar to earn five wins from their first six games.

Saints are one of only two teams in better form, having gone unbeaten in all competitions, including a 28-0 win over Salford on Monday in front of their returning fans.

The game will be available to watch on Sky Sports Arena, with coverage starting from 4:55pm (UK time).

Catalans Dragons

Gil Dudson returns from suspension in place of Jason Baitieri. Paul Seguier (knee), Matt Whitley (neck) and Arthur Romano (knee) are all still out injured, meaning youngsters Matthieu Laguerre, Joe Chan and Jordan Dezaria remain in contention.

21-man squad: 1 Arthur Mourgue, 2 Tom Davies, 3 Samisoni Langi, 4 Dean Whare, 5 Fouad Yaha, 6 James Maloney, 7 Josh Drinkwater, 8 Gil Dudson 9 Michael McIlorum, 10 Julian Bousquet, 12 Mike McMeeken, 13 Benjamin Garcia, 14 Alrix Da Costa, 15 Benjamin Jullien, 17 Mickael Goudemand, 20 Matthieu Laguerre, 22 Joel Tomkins, 27 Joe Chan, 28 Sam Kasiano, 29 Sam Tomkins, 30 Jordan Dezaria.

St Helens

Kristian Woolf names an unchanged squad to travel to Perpignan. Morgan Knowles keeps his place after returning from a thumb injury on Monday, while youngsters Lewis Dodd, Josh Simm and Dan Norman are also included. Saints are still without Tommy Makinson (foot), James Bentley (leg), Matty Lees (leg) and Jake Wingfield (shoulder).

21-man squad: 1 Lachlan Coote, 3 Kevin Naiqama, 4 Mark Percival, 5 Regan Grace, 6 Jonny Lomax, 7 Theo Fages, 8 Alex Walmsley, 9 James Roby, 11 Joel Thompson, 13 Morgan Knowles, 14 Sione Mata’utia, 15 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16 Kyle Amor, 17 Agnatius Paasi, 18 Jack Welsby, 19 Aaron Smith, 20 Joe Batchelor, 21 Lewis Dodd, 22 Josh Simm, 25 Dan Norman, 29 Ben Davies.