Dragons v Broncos: Teams
Catalan Dragons will be keen to return to winning ways when they welcome London Broncos to Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday.
Last Updated: 27/07/12 12:35pm
Catalan Dragons will be keen to return to winning ways against London Broncos on home soil on Saturday.
The Dragons huffed and puffed against St Helens in front of their own fans last Friday, but eventually slipped to a 20-15 loss at the hands of Mike Rush's men.
The Perpignan club failed to score a point in the second half, with the result dropping them down to fourth in the table.
The Dragons have already beaten the Broncos twice this season after following up a 36-18 win at the Twickenham Stoop with a 42-18 Magic Weekend success in May.
Coach Trent Robinson is without a number of first-team regulars for the visit of the Super League strugglers - Jamal Fakir, Steve Menzies, Julian Bousquet and Ian Henderson have been ruled out of this game after picking up injuries.
Clint Greenshields, Setaimata Sa, Louis Anderson, Frederic Vaccari, Thomas Bosc, Mickael Simon and William Barthau are also absent.
David Ferriol returns following a two-game ban while Robinson includes Jean-Philippe Baile, Cyrille Gossard, Ben Fisher and Kevin Larroyer, the latter making his first appearance in the 19-man squad.
Losing streak
Broncos interim head coach Tony Rea has made three changes to his 19-man squad for Saturday's clash as they look to put an end to a four-game losing streak.
Michael Channing and Omari Caro are included in the squad at the expense of Michael Witt and Dan Sarginson; the latter having sustained an ankle injury against Wigan which is expected to keep him out of action for around six weeks.
Ben Bolger makes way in the 19-man party for Jason Golden, who returns after missing out on the last three games with a knee injury.
Rea said: "The action plan is simple one. You get what you deserve in life, so if you want success you have to go and earn it.
"The players have trained well this week and they are expecting a performance against Catalans this Saturday."
Catalan Dragons: Blanch, Pryce, Stacul, Dureau, Ferriol, Casty, Mounis, Raguin, Baile, Pelissier, Gossard, Millard, Paea, Baitieri, Duport, Fisher, Cardace, Pala, Larroyer.
London Broncos: Bailey, Bryant, Channing, Caro, Clubb, Dixon, Dorn, Golden, Gower, Howell, Kaufusi, Krasniqi, Lovell, Melling, O'Callaghan, Randall, Rinaldi, Robertson, Wheeldon.