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St Helens v Catalans Dragons team news as trio drop out through injury

Super League returns on Thursday night with St Helens hosting Catalans Dragons and the team news for both squads is now in.

After a week off for the Challenge Cup semi-finals, Super League is back and one of the defeated semi-finalists are in action with Catalans travelling to the Totally Wicked Stadium.

It will be the second time the teams have met this season with St Helens edging the first one 14-13 thanks to two Jonny Lomax drop goals. That marked the first Super League for the Red Vee in France since 2018.

Since then, St Helens have won just one in five with the pressure ramping up on head coach Paul Wellens amid that string of three consecutive defeats.

Catalans reacted to their loss to Saints with four consecutive wins but they lost at Magic Weekend and in the Challenge Cup semi-finals, making Thursday’s clash one of major intrigue, especially as the teams sit sixth and seventh in Super League with Saints leading a group of four teams on ten points.

St Helens team news

It was recently confirmed that Joe Batchelor would miss up to eight weeks with a hamstring injury whilst Harry Robertson is another who is out with the centre nursing a quad injury.

Wellens makes just one change from the squad named for Magic Weekend with Dayon Sambou dropping out and Jake Burns returning to the squad.

Deon Cross is in line to make his home debut but all eyes will again be on how Paul Wellens selects his spine with Jonny Lomax on the bench last time out.

St Helens 21-man squad: 1. Jack Welsby, 4. Mark Percival, 5. Jon Bennison, 6. Tristan Sailor, 7. Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. Daryl Clark, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Curtis Sironen, 13. Morgan Knowles, 14. Moses Mbye, 16. Matt Whitley, 17. Agnatius Paasi, 18. Jake Wingfield, 19. George Delaney, 20. Lewis Murphy, 21. Noah Stephens, 23. Jake Burns, 27. George Whitby, 30. Owen Dagnall, 36. Deon Cross

Catalans Dragons team news

Catalans will be without Elliott Whitehead with the second-rower picking up a ban after the loss against Hull KR. The former NRL man was handed a Grade B charge which saw him earn a one-game ban.

Another issue for Steve McNamara is around Benjamin Garcia with the club captain who missed Saturday’s semi-final not named to the 21-man squad. He had suffered a groin injury at Magic Weekend but was in contention to play on Saturday, however, won’t feature this weekend.

Tommy Makinson and Julian Bousquet also drop out through injury with Arthur Romano and Clement Martin returning to the squad.. Reserves player Giovanni Descalzi is named for the first time.

Catalans Dragons 20-man squad: 3. Arthur Romano, 4. Reimis Smith, 5. Nick Cotric, 6. Luke Keary, 8. Tevita Pangai Jr, 11. Tariq Sims, 13. Oliver Partington, 14. Alrix Da Costa, 15. Chris Satae, 16. Romain Navarrete, 17. Bayley Sironen, 18. Cesar Rouge, 19. Paul Seguier, 20. Jordan Dezaria, 21. Theo Fages, 22. Fouad Yaha, 23. Matthieu Laguerre, 26. Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet, 28. Clement Martin, 30. Giovanni Descalzi

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