McDermott; We were out for revenge

Leeds coach Brian McDermott revealed his side’s motivation for beating Catalan was to avenge their 38-18 loss in Perpignan.

The Rhinos were embarrassed last season when the Dragons won convincingly 38-18 in the south of France.

McDermott admitted it was a low point of their season, and this motivation was used to overcome their demons from last year.

He said: “We were embarrassed last year and wanted to turn that around. We wanted to be able to hold our heads high against the Catalan Dragons.

“It was an important fixture. They’re absolutely a good team and they ask so many questions of you.

“We were very aware that, had we not performed and ultimately got the result, it would have dented our confidence.”

McDermott was pleased with his side’s performance, but was aware his side had not been firing on all cylinders lately.

He said: “We are trying to gain some momentum and hopefully that will be one of many performances for a while.”