St Helens will face Catalans Dragons on Saturday as they look to regain their Betfred Super League title for the third year in a row and the eighth in the club’s history.
The Dragons will be competing for their first ever Super League title trophy in the club’s 21-year history.
This will be the third time that the two sides will face each other this season, with both winning one of the other two.
Last time the two sides met was 4th September 2021 and this resulted in a Super League classic.
For the Magic Weekend at St James’ Park, Catalan Dragons came from being down 18-6 at half-time to win 31-30 after James Maloney’s drop-goal in golden point extra-time secured the club to win the League Leaders Shield.
Catalan Dragons
The French side from Perpignan’s, enter their first ever Super League final after two semi-final defeats in 2009 and 2014, was booked due to a 28-10 victory over Hull KR.
This win creating history as they became the first French club to reach the Super League final.
The Dragons manager, Steve McNamara has certainly found the perfect balance for his team with them scoring 112 tries this season, 14 more than any other club and 26 more than The Saints.
St Helens
The Saints booked their third Betfred Super League final visit in as many years after a 36-8 victory over Leeds Rhinos in the semi-final at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
Jack Welsby, Will be one player that could cause Catalan problems after scoring 14 tries in this campaign, the 20-year-old who is known as the ‘King’ due to his last minute winner against Wigan Warriors in last seasons final will certainly be a player to watch.
Overview
Although, St Helens will go into the game as favourites due to previous success in this competition, The Dragons will believe they can create even more history, especially after beating The Saints just over a month ago.
Kick off is 6pm at Old Trafford.
