Title contenders or also rans? Will the real Catalans Dragons please stand up

Title contenders or also rans? Will the real Catalans Dragons please stand up

Another Grand Final looked on the cards a few weeks ago. Not if they keep losing to teams like Castleford and London

By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required

When Catalans Dragons came desperately close to lifting their first Super League title at Old Trafford last October, few rugby league fans expected them to be anywhere near their victors Wigan this season. The French side were breaking up, with a string of retirements and departures meaning the coach, Steve McNamara, would have to rebuild the team. And yet three weeks ago the Dragons were snapping at Wigan’s heels at the top of the table. Now, after shock defeats at Castleford and London Broncos, no one has any idea what they will produce next – least of all McNamara.

The former England manager was seething after his team’s 12-10 defeat at London on Sunday, describing their performance as “terrible” and “unacceptable”. Was he shocked? “100%, I never saw that coming. We were a million miles off.”

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