Six-try St Helens Thrash Catalans In Perpignan

ByAndrew Aloia
BBC Sport England


28 February 2026


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Catalans Dragons (0) 4


Try: Staines


St Helens (6) 36


Tries: Clark 2, Host, Wright, Feldt 2 Goals: Hastings 6


Daryl Clark marked his 350th Super League look with 2 shots in St Helens' thumping success at Catalans Dragons.


Clark's 11th-minute surface at the end of a flowing and well-worked team relocation was the difference as the visitors led 6-0 at the break.


Jacob Host and Shane Wright both discussed before Clark got his 2nd shot of the night in Perpignan.


Charlie Staines pulled a try back in the 70th minute, but it disappeared than a consolation effort versus a Saints side that went on to finish their very first away league win with a Jackson Hastings charge and two late Kyle Feldt tries.


In a hectic start, Staines pulled off an early try-saving deal with of Tristan Sailor out large before being crowded out at the other end as he ferreted out a dangerous kick.


Both chances can be found in quick succession and prior to Clark opened the scoring, Wright punching through the Dragons' defence to send out the England worldwide over.


Saints' early-season trip to France reunited them with Lewis Dodd for the very first time because he made his Super League return with Catalans after a 1 year stint in Australia's NRL with South Sydney.


He went near to grabbing a remarkable shot against the club with whom he won 3 titles, a Difficulty Cup and World Club Challenge, however fumbled the ball in a tackle simply except the line after a darting run.


Host then linked up with Clark to bulldoze over at the other end to include to the visitors' benefit not long after, and Wright repeated for Saints on the hour mark by drawing out of the clutches of 3 tried tacklers to touch down.


Clark struck out of dummy half and went over from close quarters to assist make it 24-0 with 15 minutes left and, while Staines linked up with Josh Simm on the left edge to get a shot back for the stunned home side, it quickly got worse for Catalans.


Hastings, who transformed five attempts in the win, edged Paul Rowley's Saints further ahead with a 73rd-minute penalty before 2 scores in the final two minutes of the match from respected winger Feldt completed a definite win.


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Catalans Dragons: Staines; Makinson, Cotric, Faataape, Simm; Sexton, Dodd; Allen, Da Costa, Chan, Laguerre, Lipowicz, Garcia.


Replacements: Faasuamaleaui, Wilson, Leeming, Lis.


St Helens: McDonald; Feldt, Robertson, Cross, Murphy; Sailor, Hastings; Walmsley, Clark, Klemmer, Sironen, Wright, Shorrocks.


Replacements: Host, Delaney, Whitley, Whitby.