Whilst our first 2 games is very much a tough start to our 2025 season I always feel it better playing the better teams at the very start as its a bit of a leveller as teams haven't had chance to hit their stride and everyone is naturally a little ring rusty. I'm not expecting to come away from France with the 2pts available but the minimum requirement has to be for us to be a tough team to beat, show significant improvements in our discipline, fitness & structure and play and compete and work hard as a team from minute zero to the 80th. Catalans so far haven't looked a team that gelled yet so there is a slight opportunity to upset the odds, however slight that maybe.

Fages could be out for Catalans too. Broken ribs

[quote="FC Callum":c5to1lai]I don’t even know who Fax’s back rowers were at weekend but I know they’ll be better than Fash.[/quote:c5to1lai] Apart from a couple of disciplinary issues last season l don’t understand the Fash bashing. He’s highly thought of within the club. Watch the Cas video

[quote="TnT":2rulbopv]Apart from a couple of disciplinary issues last season l don’t understand the Fash bashing. He’s highly thought of within the club. Watch the Cas video[/quote:2rulbopv] Couple of disciplinary issues? His discipline was awful every week at a time when we needed long serving players to step up.

[quote="bonaire":1liin3hm]Its certainly a good time to play at Catalan We should be using our two young wings and not go with this play Briscoe for his experience rubbish. if we play Barron on the right and Martin left then both of them have experience at centre with Hardaker and Rapana Briscoe will get game time as i think he will play centre when the coach moves Rapana back to full back. The least said about Fash the better[/quote:1liin3hm] Agree with you re Martin & Barron as both have impressed so far, and as you say with Rapana & Hardaker there’s plenty of experience next to them. It’s a long season and no doubt Briscoe will get game time but right now Martin & Barron have earned the chance for a starting place on Friday.

[quote="TnT":3h9dnv1h]Apart from a couple of disciplinary issues last season l don’t understand the Fash bashing. He’s highly thought of within the club. Watch the Cas video[/quote:3h9dnv1h] If I’m being kind, he’s below average, championship player at best. Worrying that Cas video with Last saying he’s a good player. Should be nowhere near the best 17 especially at back row.