Catalans v Wakefield: Dragons low on props as Mason Lino returns
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Wakefield will be without a couple of notable absentees for Saturday’s trip to Perpignan, but they will welcome back half-back Mason Lino.
Steve McNamara has been forced to ring the changes in his squad. They play their first home game of the season this weekend.
The Dragons will be without props Dylan Napa and Gil Dudson after they were given four and three-match bans respectively.
France international prop Julian Bousquet has also been ruled out for a lengthy period after breaking his arm in their opening round defeat at St Helens. The Dragons remain without utility back Arthur Mourgue.
Arthur Romano, Benjamin Jullien and Paul Seguier have been included in the Catalans squad.
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Wakefield coach Willie Poching has made several changes to his squad that lost to Hull last Sunday. England international centre Reece Lyne has been banned for three games.
Trinity will also be without Kelepi Tanginoa, Jacob Miller, Lee Gaskell, David Fifita and Thomas Minns for their trip to the south of France.
Jai Whitbread, Brad Walker and Sadiq Adebiyi come into the Trinity squad to face Catalans. Youngsters Harry Bowes, Sam Eseh, Lewis Murphy and Isaac Shaw are also included.
Poching says the French regulations on Covid vaccination have not impacted on his squad selection. There are 11 academy products in Wakefield’s team this week.
Catalans: Davies, Langi, Whare, Yaha, Pearce, Drinkwater, McIlorum, Whitley, McMeeken, Garcia, Da Costa, Jullien, Seguier, Goudemand, Laguerre, Romano, May, Dezaria, Chan, Kasiano, Tomkins.
Wakefield: Jowitt, Johnstone, Lineham, Lino, Battye, Hood, Arona, Ashurst, Pitts, Crowther, Whitbread, Batchelor, Kay, Walker, Aydin, Adebiyi, Bowes, Eseh, Murphy, Shaw, Hall.
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