The spectacle and the occasion Super League’s Magic Weekend provides always feels like an opportunity for at least one side with Grand Final aspirations to lay down a significant marker every season. On the opening day of this year’s event in Newcastle, Catalans Dragons did exactly that against one of their major rivals for the title.
The Dragons have flirted with a Super League title for a number of years now, perhaps best epitomised by their run to the 2021 Grand Final, where they fell just short against the all-conquering St Helens. But with Saints, the dominant force of recent years, not at their best this year, there is an opening for someone to take full advantage.
