See You At Wembley!
By leedsrhinos.biz
August 23 2007
Quite a few Leeds fans will be heading to the capital this weekend to see the Catalan Dragons take on World Club Champions St. Helens at Wembley in the Challenge Cup Final. They'll be the first French rugby league side to step out to the Wembley crowd, but is the impossible task possible?
Quite a few Leeds fans will be heading to the capital this weekend to see the Catalan Dragons take on World Club Champions St. Helens at Wembley in the Challenge Cup Final. They'll be the first French rugby league side to step out to the Wembley crowd, but is the impossible task possible?
Saints will be stepping out through that tunnel quite confident, but after their shocking defeat to the French side two weeks ago, and the astonishing semi-final performance by the Dragons, the entertainers will be aware of what Catalans can do.
Like in any game in Super League, it is very hard to predict the score and who will win. This year any team, whatever their position in the league, can beat the opposition. If they do win, it will be the biggest upset in the history of rugby league, but how ever much I hope, I just can't see it happening. But then again - I want them to proove me wronge, and therefore I will be optimistic in my corner seat at the national Wembley Stadium.
Lets not predict the score. Enjoy the game whatever the score if your watching via BBC or live in the stadium.
Here's the team news:
St Helens: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Talau, Meli, Pryce, Long, Fozzard, Cunningham, Cayless, Gilmour, Wilkin, Roby, Bennett, Graham, Hargreaves, Smith, Clough, Fa'asavalu, Tyrer.
Catalans Dragons: Greenshields, Murphy, Wilson, Mogg, McGuire, Jones, Ferriol, Guisset, Raguin, Croker, Mounis, Griffi, Gossard, Duport, Chan, Touxagas, Casty, Khattabi, Quigley, K Bentley.
Let's just take a look how the Dragons got here
Fourth round
Featherstone Rovers (H)
Won 70-12
Tries: Mogg (2), Gossard (2), Duport, A. Bentley, Ferriol, Fellous, Khattabi, Chan, Bosc, Casty. Goals: Bosc (11).
Fifth round
Whitehaven (A)
Won 24-14
Tries: Bosc, Duport, K. Bentley, Touxagas. Goals: Bosc (4).
Sixth round
Hull FC (A)
Won 26-23
Tries: Mogg (2), Wilson, Greenshields. Goals: Bosc (4). Drop goals: Bosc, Guisset.
Semi-final
Wigan Warriors (At Warrington)
Won 37-24
Tries: Duport (2), Mogg, McGuire, Wilson, Croker. Goals: Jones 6. Drop goal: Jones.
We hope to see many Leeds fans backing Catalan down south in the capital as Rugby League returns to its spiritual home.
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