CATALANS’ COACH Steve McNamara wants the brand new French Super League derby to be up there with the great rivalries of the game.
The Dragons take on newly-promoted Toulouse Olympique in a pre-season trial match at Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday. And while it is billed as a ‘friendly’, McNamara hopes it will eventually turn into a fierce contest to rival Wigan-St Helens or his hometown Hull’s passionate cross-city clash.