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 two shots in St Helens' thumping victory at Catalans Dragons.


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


Jacob Host and Shane Wright both went over before Clark grabbed his second 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 complete their very first away league win with a Jackson Hastings penalty and two late Kyle Feldt attempts.


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


Both possibilities can be found in quick succession and prior to 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 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 getting a remarkable try versus the club with whom he won three Super League titles, a Difficulty Cup and World Club Challenge, however fumbled the ball in a take on simply except the line after a run.


Host then linked with Clark to bulldoze over at the other end to contribute to the visitors' benefit soon after, and Wright repeated for Saints on the hour mark by spinning out of the clutches of three tried tacklers to touch down.


Clark attacked out of dummy half and reviewed from close range 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 rapidly worsened for Catalans.


Hastings, who transformed 5 tries in the win, edged Paul Rowley's Saints further ahead with a 73rd-minute penalty before two ratings in the last 2 minutes of the match from prolific winger Feldt completed a resounding 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.