Round 6
Les Catalans Dragons 24 d. St Helens 10

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Catalans upset St Helens in stunning upset
Mon March 17, 2008
Source: www.superleague.co.uk

Dimitri Pelo scored two tries to help Catalans Dragons claim their second victory of the engage Super League season with a 24-10 win over St Helens.

The 22-year-old winger scored in the 34th and 44th minute and Thomas Bosc was in form with the boot to help the Dragons convert their slender 8-6 lead at half-time into a comprehensive victory.

Remi Casty and Alex Chan also scored a try apiece late in the game at the Stade Gilbert Brutus while Matty Smith, James Graham and Francis Meli all touched down for the Saints.

Saints began the match positively and almost capitalised after the Dragons were penalised for holding on when Leon Pryce put a high kick into the corner but Meli was unable to collect.

Michael Potter's side then posted the first two points of the game through Bosc when Saints were penalised for an infringement at the play of the ball.

Saints responded and got a deserved try in the 26th minute when they took full advantage of a penalty deep in the Dragons' territory.

Smith gained the yards and James Roby sent in Graham under the sticks and Smith eased home the conversion moments later.

The Perpignan side hit back though Pelo who took advantage of good work from Younes Khattabi and Jason Croker to go over in the corner while Bosc added the conversion from the touchline.

Adam Mogg went close for Saints early in the second half before a clever chip through to the corner took a lucky bounce for Pelo to notch up his second.

Bosc was slightly wide with the conversion but Casty then extended the lead further in the 48th minute with a close-range effort and Bosc made it three from four with the boot.

Daniel Anderson's side hit back in the 56th minute with a well worked try from Meli.

Kyle Eastmond was held up inches from the line after a jinking run and from the resulting play, the ball was worked wide for Meli to go over in the corner although Smith kicked wide to miss the extra points.

In the 65th minute Pryce and Meli forced a goal-line drop out with some clever kicking but Saints were unable to find a way past the resilient Dragons defence.

And with seven minutes left Eastmond forced a drop out with a kick which caused some panic in the Catalans' defence.

From the restart, the ball was worked to Matt Gidley who looked to have squeezed the ball down in the corner under immense pressure but the video referee ruled he lost the ball in the tackle.

The Catalans put the game out of range when Chan ran under the sticks in the 80th minute and Bosc added his fourth kick of the night.

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