Great game last night.

I think Catalan starting 13 included:

Greenshields, Blanch, Millard, Pryce, Dureau, Paea, Henderson, Menzies, Sa, Baltieri

After several years in SL a french side starts with only 3 French players.

When clubs like Wakefield and HKR have 8/9 non UK players in the 17 they are, rightly, criticised.

You've gone for the glass-half-full approach then.

No. HTH

A valid point actually

Greenshields and Baitieri play for France (Baitieri was born there).
Pryce is English.

The whole point of the quota was to promote more English players, not French players.

Having said that, it should be about getting more French players in SL too. So for that reason Catalans should be forced to cut their imports. I expect Menzies and Henderson to go at the end of the year and if they don't replace them with more imports the balance would be more acceptable.

Very valid even though Jason Baitieri is a Frenchman and Greeny is naturalised as such. Some stalwart Dragons fans, i.e. me, are not happy about this

you have a point. but they seem to be having some good young players coming through if they are given a chance, Pelissier, Pala, Barthau etc. it's time they started being given a chance

As long as they are winning I don't think it matters. A successful side will bring the crowds and there are a lot of French players in their squad, so it's not like they don't have a chance to break through into the first team.

Interesting angle to look at this line up.

Greenshields and Baitieri are both France Internationals for a kick off. As were all four players on the bench, Ferriol, Mounis, Raguin, Fakir.

The team is also missing Stacul, Baille, Pelissier, Gossard and Simon through injury, but lets overlook that and conclude that you point is the following...

Catalans have a few French players injured while all of their overseas players are fit.

Catalans have 8 not French players in their squad.

Bradford: have 10 non English players, 7 of which arnt British
Castleford: have non English, 3 not British
Huddersfield: 10 Non English, 6 not British
Hull: 9 Non English, 8 Not British
Hull KR: 12 Non English, 10 Not British
Leeds: 5 Non English, 5 Not British
London: 16 Non English, 15 Non British
Salford: 8 Non English, 7 Non British
Saints: 7 Non English, 7 Non British
Wakey: 9 Non English, 8 Non British
Wire: 10 Non English, 6 Non British
Widnes: 13 Non English, 12 Non British
Wigan: 12 Non English, 8 Non British

Not the biggest offenders in the home grown department, considering they are the youngest club in the league. Also, Saints had 5 overseas players on the pitch too.

Franchising working well then

It's 11, not 8.

It's not a 13 man game anymore anyway, it's a 17 man game and on that, well over half the side are French.