Catalans beat Hull KR in golden-point game

Betfred Super League

Hull KR (0) 14

Tries: Broadbent, Burgess Goals: Lewis 3

Catalans (14) 15

Tries: Da Costa, Johnstone Goals: Mourgue 3 Drop-goal: Fages

Hull KR missed nan chance to spell 2nd successful Super League arsenic they suffered a golden-point conclusion astatine location by Catalans Dragons.

Catalans took a 14-0 lead successful nan first half pinch tries from Alrix da Costa and Tom Johnstone astatine Sewell Group Craven Park.

But nan Robins responded aft nan interval arsenic scores from Jack Broadbent and Joe Burgess took nan crippled to aureate point.

And, aft some sides had missed chances to triumph it, Theo Fages kicked nan decisive driblet extremity successful nan 2nd play of other time.

Hull KR enactment fourth, and Catalans stay sixth, but nan 2 sides are now only separated by 2 points.

It was nan 2nd golden-point crippled of nan day aft Leeds Rhinos pipped London Broncos and a 2nd successive one-point crippled for nan Robins aft they defeated Castleford Tigers a fortnight ago.

The French broadside person been struggling for consistency during nan mediate of nan season, but they were boosted by hooker Da Costa burrowing done immoderate anemic Robins defending to get nan scoreboard ticking early on.

The Dragons, who included 8 players from nan France squad that were thrashed by England successful Toulouse 7 days ago, past stretched their lead earlier nan break pinch a portion of magic.

Stand-off Fages evaded a mates of tackles successful midfield earlier offloading to Johnstone who had travel in-field. The winger past jinked his measurement done a spread earlier moving successful nether nan posts for a good score.

The location broadside had to respond aft nan interval if they wanted to return advantage of St Helens' daze loss against Castleford connected Friday and it took less than 5 minutes to yet get connected nan committee pinch Broadbent going in.

Seven minutes later and good handling crossed nan statement ended pinch Burgess shrugging disconnected other winger Johnstone to tally into nan corner.

The momentum was pinch nan location broadside and a Mikey Lewis extremity levelled nan scores aft Jordan Abdull had conceded a punishment erstwhile his goal-line drop-out grounded to spell 10 metres.

Neither squad could find a winning people earlier nan hooter arsenic nan hostility roseate until Fages landed 1 successful betwixt nan posts.

It is simply a first triumph successful England for les Dracs since March and nan first clip they person won successive convention games since April, while conclusion ends nan Robins' four-game winning streak.

Hull KR caput coach Willie Peters told BBC Radio Humberside:

"It's mixed feelings. We sewage beaten astatine nan extremity but our first half, we weren't happy pinch that astatine all.

"We had a bully chat astir it astatine half-time and I was really proud of really nan boys turned it astir and put ourselves successful a winning position.

"Naturally it hurts nan players erstwhile they put each that effort successful and autumn short astatine nan end."

Hull KR: Evalds; Burgess, Hiku, Broadbent, Hall; May, Lewis; Sue, Litten, King, Hadley, Tanginoa, Whitbread.

Interchanges: Minchella, Parcell, Luckley, Storton.

Catalans: Mourgue; Davies, Ikuvalu, Romano, Johnstone; Fages, Abdull; Navarrete, Da Costa, Bousquet, Sims, Sironen, Garcia.

Interchanges: Seguier, Rouge, Dezaria. Satae.

Referee: Liam Moore