Unfortunately I couldn't watch tonight's game due to being in a city that fails to recognise any other sport other than soccer. However, after finding out the scoreline I'd have said it was one game too many for Catalan. They only beat Warrington last week due to the English side being in worse form than themselves. Wigan, after a point against Saints and seeing off Bradford in Widnes, were full on confidence and by God the scoreline must show it.
But overall, Catalan have surprised many people this year including myself. They were destined for a battle to avoid the wooden spoon by may pundits but did the exact opposite. I even had them at one stage to win the league leaders shield. They were brushing teams away like no tomorrow including fantastic wins over Saints, Wigan, Bradford and Warrington. They also made their home advantage count, winning eight out of thirteen games and stunning teams with a fantastic away record. Thomas Bosc, Adam Mogg and Justin Murphy lived up to expectation with Clint Greenshields, Jamal Fakir, Sébastien Raguin and Alex Chan all impressing as well as making themselves noticed.
Those that said the French experiment wouldn't work were wrong. On field wise they have become a force to be reckoned with, and combining that with the off field progress that has been put together for the past four years, there is little doubt Catalan are part of the family. Super League will no longer be the same without them.
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