Reserve team beaten in derby

Pia (24) 38
T : Scimone 2, Ben Abdeslem, Chachoua 2, Huescar
G : Huescar 7

St Estève XIII Catalan (8) 16
T : Portier 3, Poncelet
G :

St Estève XIII Catalan suffered a 38-16 defeat against Pia in the Catalan derby.

Trailing 24-0 early on, Liam Duffy’s side struggled against the reigning French champions before fighting back. Despite a hat-trick from Timéo Portier, the Dragons’ reserves were unable to turn the game around, hampered by several injuries and the sending-off of Mattis Kehres.

It was a second consecutive defeat for Liam Duffy’s men, who will be looking to bounce back next Saturday against Albi.

The U19s secured an emphatic 84-4 victory over Pia in the curtain-raiser.

Starting XIII

St Estève XIII Catalan: Devoyon, Portier, Baby, Poncelet, Doutres, Kehres, Jimenez-Lopez, Ricard, Fernandez, Tignol, Bonneriez, Jobe, Cazanave

Interchanges: Gautier, Lejeune, Bitigri, Nahal

Yellow cards
Pia: Pelissier, Bentley
St Estève XIII Catalan: Poncelet, Bitigri

Red card
St Estève XIII Catalan: Kehres