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 appearance with 2 shots in St Helens' thumping victory at Catalans Dragons.


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


Jacob Host and Shane Wright both discussed before Clark grabbed his second try of the night in Perpignan.


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


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


Both opportunities was available in fast succession and right before Clark opened the scoring, Wright punching through the Dragons' defence to send out the England global over.


Saints' early-season trip 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 grabbing a memorable shot against the club with whom he won three Super League titles, an Obstacle Cup and World Club Challenge, however fumbled the ball in a take on simply except the line after a darting run.


Host then linked with Clark to bulldoze over at the other end to include to the visitors' advantage quickly after, and Wright repeated for Saints on the hour mark by spinning out of the clutches of 3 attempted tacklers to touch down.


Clark struck out of dummy half and reviewed from close quarters to help make it 24-0 with 15 minutes left and, while Staines connected up with Josh Simm on the left edge to get a try back for the shocked home side, it quickly got even worse for Catalans.


Hastings, who converted five tries in the win, edged Paul Rowley's Saints even more ahead with a 73rd-minute penalty before 2 ratings in the last two minutes of the match from 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.