Catalans v Wakefield: Squads Announced

Catalans and Wakefield have both announced their 21-man squads for Sunday afternoon’s Super League fixture at the Stade Gilbert Brutus (KO 2:00pm UK time).

The game was initially scheduled to be played on Wednesday 14 October but was brought forward by 10 days in order to accommodate the Dragons’ game against Wigan, which will now be played on October 14 instead.

Trinity travel to the South of France still in search of their first win since before lockdown, having suffered six defeats in a row since the competition got back underway.

The Dragons, meanwhile, have won three from six since the restart, including a 58-0 thrashing of Wakefield when the two sides met in August.

Catalans Dragons

Steve McNamara makes just two changes as his squad prepare for their third game in 10 days. David Mead has recovered from injury and so is named, while Arthur Romano is added to the 21 after being a late inclusion against Leeds mid-week. Alrix Da Costa and Lambert Belmas drop out.

21-man squad: 1 David Mead, 3 Samisoni Langi, 4 Israel Folau, 5 Fouad Yaha, 6 James Maloney, 7 Josh Drinkwater, 8 Remi Casty, 9 Michael McIlorum, 10 Sam Moa, 11 Matt Whitley, 12 Joel Tomkins, 13 Benjamin Garcia, 14 Julian Bousquet, 16 Tom Davies, 17 Benjamin Jullien, 19 Mickael Goudemand, 22 Arthur Romano, 24 Jason Baitieri, 25 Arthur Morgue, 28 Sam Kasiano, 29 Sam Tomkins.

Wakefield Trinity

Wakefield again name only a 20-man squad, with Chris Chester making one change as Innes Senior returns in place of David Fifita. Romain Navarrete and Brad Walker are also in contention again after being stood down as a Covid precaution last week, however both have since been cleared to play.

21-man squad: 1 Alex Walker, 2 Tom Johnstone, 3 Bill Tupou, 4 Reece Lyne, 5 Ben Jones-Bishop, 6 Jacob Miller, 9 Kyle Wood, 10 Tinirau Arona, 11 Matty Ashurst, 13 Joe Westerman, 14 Jay Pitts, 15 Craig Kopczak, 17 Chris Green, 18 Adam Tangata, 19 Jordy Crowther, 25 Brad Walker, 36 Kelepi Tanginoa, 37 Romain Navarrete, 39 Tony Gigot, 40 Innes Senior.