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 2 tries in St Helens' thumping victory at Catalans Dragons.
Clark's 11th-minute surface at the end of a flowing and well-worked team move was the distinction as the visitors led 6-0 at the break.
Jacob Host and Shane Wright both went over before Clark grabbed his 2nd shot of the night in Perpignan.
Charlie Staines pulled a try back in the 70th minute, however it was no more than an alleviation effort against a Saints side that went on to finish 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 take on of Tristan Sailor out large before being crowded out at the other end as he chased down a harmful kick.
Both opportunities was available in quick succession and right before Clark opened the scoring, Wright punching through the Dragons' defence to send out the England global over.
Saints' early-season journey to France reunited them with Lewis Dodd for the very first time given that 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 memorable try against the club with whom he won three Super League titles, a Difficulty Cup and World Club Challenge, but the ball in a deal with simply brief of the line after a darting run.
Host then connected with Clark to bulldoze over at the other end to contribute to the visitors' advantage not long after, and Wright went over once again for Saints on the hour mark by spinning out of the clutches of three tried tacklers to touch down.
Clark struck out of dummy half and went over from close variety to assist make it 24-0 with 15 minutes left and, while Staines linked with Josh Simm on the left edge to get a shot back for the shocked home side, it quickly worsened for Catalans.
Hastings, who converted 5 tries in the win, edged Paul Rowley's Saints even more ahead with a 73rd-minute charge before 2 ratings in the last 2 minutes of the match from respected winger Feldt finished 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.