Catalans Dragons opened up a four-point lead at the Super League summit courtesy of victory at St Helens on a night that came at a cost for the reigning champions.
As well as defeat to the French side in an enthralling contest, Paul Wellens’s team were left to rue a bruising evening on the field after their talismanic captain, James Roby, and the centre Mark Percival were ruled out of next week’s Challenge Cup semi-final against Leigh, with both failing head-injury assessments.
