Catalans v Hull FC preview
Catalans Dragons head coach Laurent Frayssinous has named his 19 man squad for their first home game of the season against Hull FC at the Gilbert Brutus Stadium.
The Dragons will be looking to get their first victory of the season after their opening 12-6 loss to Wigan last weekend but will be without captain Remi Casty and hooker Paul Aiton.
Frayssinous has named U19 hooker Alrix Da Costa in the squad for the first time as a replacement for Aiton and he could make his first appearance for the Dragons from the bench on Saturday.
Catalans are also boosted by the return of Thomas Bosc, who has recovered from injury and is back in the squad.
Meanwhile, Hull FC welcome back their captain Gareth Ellis back to full fitness and raring to go, the former England international is named for the first time this season, along with winger Steve Michaels.
The former NRL man is rewarded for an impressive pre-season with a place in the squad in the absence of Fonua, who faces over a month on the sidelines with a knee injury.
It means head coach Lee Radford faces some tough decisions in his forward line with the returning Ellis facing competition from the likes of Chris Green and Josh Bowden who both impressed from the bench last time out in the win over Salford, whilst Feka Paleaaesina is also pushing for a place having missed out last weekend.
Catalans Dragons: Tony Gigot, Krisnan Inu, Vincent Duport, Pat Richards, Todd Carney, Richie Myler, Louis Anderson, Glenn Stewart, Justin Horo, Jason Baitieri, Dave Taylor, Julian Bousquet, Eloi Pelissier, Greg Mounis, Thomas Bosc, Olivier Elima, Fouad Yaha, Antoni Maria, Alrix Da Costa.
Hull FC: Josh Bowden, Gareth Ellis, Chris Green, Danny Houghton, Josh Logan, Manu, Steve Michaels, Mark Minichiello, Feka Paleaaesina, Frank Pritchard, Leon Pryce, Jamie Shaul, Marc Sneyd, Fetuli Talanoa, Scott Taylor, Jordan Thompson, Carlos Tuimavave, Danny Washbrook, Liam Watts.
