Keary impresses for new-look Dragons
STEVE BRADY
CATALANS DRAGONS 42
TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE 10
Stade Gilbert Brutus, Saturday
COOL conditions in Perpignan couldn’t take the heat out of a Catalans side bristling with power, pace and precision courtesy of some star NRL recruits, young French newcomers and experienced veteran campaigners.
Hot and cold in the early stages, Les Dracs overcame a two-try deficit to confidently dispose of a brave Toulouse team packed with more modest acquisitions and a solid home-grown core.
It was always going to be difficult for the Championship side but despite the scoreline they never crumbled under the heavyweight Catalans attack.