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 tries in St Helens' thumping triumph at Catalans Dragons.


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


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


Charlie Staines pulled a shot back in the 70th minute, however it disappeared than a consolation effort against a Saints side that went on to finish their first away league win with a Jackson Hastings penalty and 2 late Kyle Feldt tries.


In a chaotic start, Staines managed an early try-saving take on of Tristan Sailor out broad before being crowded out at the other end as he went after down a dangerous kick.


Both opportunities can be found in quick succession and right before Clark opened the scoring, Wright punching through the Dragons' defence to send out the England international over.


Saints' early-season journey to France reunited them with Lewis Dodd for the very first time considering that he made his Super League return with Catalans after an one-year stint in Australia's NRL with South Sydney.


He went near to getting a remarkable try versus the club with whom he won 3 Super League titles, a Difficulty Cup and World Club Challenge, however fumbled the ball in a take on just short of the line after a darting run.


Host then connected with Clark to bulldoze over at the other end to contribute to the visitors' advantage not long after, and Wright repeated for Saints on the hour mark by drawing out of the clutches of 3 attempted tacklers to touch down.


Clark attacked out of dummy half and went over from close quarters to help make it 24-0 with 15 minutes left and, while Staines linked 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 5 attempts in the win, edged Paul Rowley's Saints further ahead with a 73rd-minute charge before two ratings in the last 2 minutes of the match from respected winger Feldt finished 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.