Match Preview: Catalans Dragons
In association with Davanti Tyres, here is everything you need to know ahead of Wigan Warriors’ Round 5 tie against Catalans Dragons.
Wigan Warriors face Catalans Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus for the Cherry & Whites Round 5 Betfred Super League game on Saturday 12th March (5:30pm GMT K.O.)
Campaign so far
The Warriors enter Round 5 having won all their games so far.
Catalans also come into the game in good form following their recent win over Warrington Wolves and having won three of their four matches so far.
Team News
Peet named an identical 21-player squad to the one named for Toulouse Olympique last week.
Injury News
Iain Thornley continues his recovery from a grade two syndesmosis sustained Hull KR in Round 1. Ethan Havard and Bevan French have been training with the rest of the squad in France as both players eye a return to action in the coming weeks. Read the full injury update HERE.
Wigan Warriors squad to face Catalans Dragons:
Matt Peet has named his Cherry and Whites squad for Saturday’s fixture.
Opposition
Catalans Dragons Head Coach Steve McNamara also named his side for the fixture on Thursday afternoon.
Previous Meetings
The Warriors have won eight of their last ten meetings with the Dragons, the last being their final regular season round victory in 2021 against an in-form Catalans side.
Last Ten:
- Wigan 12, Catalans Dragons 8 (SLR25, 17/9/21)
- Catalans Dragons 48, Wigan 0 (SLR8, 29/5/21)
- Catalans Dragons 12, Wigan 28 (SLR12, 12/9/20)
- Wigan 46, Catalans Dragons 12 (SLR28, 6/9/19)
- Catalans Dragons 33, Wigan 16 (SLR15, 18/5/19)(at Camp Nou, Barcelona)
- Wigan 42, Catalans Dragons 0 (SLR8, 31/3/19)
- Catalans Dragons 6, Wigan 35 (SLS8-R2, 18/8/18)
- Wigan 25, Catalans Dragons 20 (SLR23, 27/7/18)
- Catalans Dragons 23, Wigan 32 (SLR10, 7/4/18)
- Catalans Dragons 10, Wigan 32 (SLR21, 8/7/17)
Super League Summary
- Catalans wins: 10
- Wigan wins: 29
- Draws: 1
Coach Quotes
Speaking to the press ahead of Saturday’s match, Matt Peet said: “It’ll need and require a completely different level of performance, probably a level of performance beyond what we have served up this year.”
He added: “This week off the back of the Toulouse game it has felt very focused, very intense and recovery has been a primary focus as well. We’re here to win, it’s as simple as that. As good as the experience has been, if we don’t get the result at the weekend it won’t be the memory that we want.”
Read more from Matt Peet ahead of the game in his full preview HERE.
Match officials
The man in the middle on Saturday evening will be Robert Hicks.
Ticket prices
The prices for tickets are as follows:
- Adults £19
- Student £15
- Junior £4
How to buy
You can buy tickets in either of these three ways:
- Buy online by clicking HERE.
- Call the DW Stadium Ticket Office on 01942 311111 (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri).
- Visit the DW Stadium Ticket Office in person (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri).
Please note, tickets purchased online after 3pm on Thursday 10th March will need to be collected in person from the DW Stadium Ticket Office.
In case you missed it, tickets for our Round 6 and 7 games against Castleford Tigers and Hull FC in March are now also on general sale. Click HERE for more info.
Pay on the day
Tickets will also be available to buy on the day in Perpignan at the ticket stall at Stade Gilbert Brutus. There will be no price increase for on the day sales.
Around the ground
You can get all the information on Stade Gilbert Brutus with Catalans Away ground guide HERE.
How to follow
Live on Sky
This Saturday’s Betfred Super League game will be shown Live on Sky Sports Arena from 17:15pm GMT.
Listen Live
Listen to free audio commentary of Catalans Dragons v Wigan Warriors from Stade Gilbert Brutus as Wigan face the Dragons in Round five of the Betfred Super League.
Our regular commentary team of Joe Mills and Bilko (Andrew Rimmer) will bring you full commentary from their base in Wigan, with coverage starting 10 minutes before kick-off (5:20pm GMT). Please note Listen LIVE will be subject to connectivity.
How to listen
Head to our Mixlr page by clicking HERE. Alternatively, you can simply use the pop out player below.
Wigan TV
Match highlights and match reaction will be available on Wigan TV following the result. Not a subscriber? Find out more HERE.
Social Media
As an alternative to following the game, Wigan fans can keep up-to-date with every piece of the action via our social media channels and website,
- Twitter (@WiganWarriorsRL) – live game updates and reaction at the final hooter.
- Instagram (@wiganwarriorsrl) – behind-the-scenes action, both before and after kick off.
- Facebook (Wigan Warriors) – live matchday information and reaction.
- Website (www.wiganwarriors.com) – post-match reaction including match report, and Head Coach and players reaction.
