Catalans Dragons v Wigan Warriors heading for sell-out crowd with huge away following expected
Wigan Warriors are expected to take a huge following to Perpignan this weekend for the mouth-watering Super League clash against Catalans Dragons.
More than 1,500 travelling supporters are set to be in the South of France on Saturday for the Super League Round 24 fixture, with the away allocation having officially sold out months ago.
Matt Peet’s side fly out on Friday as they look to cement a top two finish and battle it out for the League Leaders’ Shield with Hull KR currently at the top of the Super League table, and Warrington Wolves only behind by two points.
Wigan defeated Steve McNamara’s Dragons 30-8 in the reverse fixture at The Brick Community Stadium earlier in May - the first time the two sides had met since last year’s Super League Grand Final encounter at Old Trafford.
And head coach Peet has hailed the travelling support for his side this weekend in what is anticipated to be an entertaining fixture, while the game is also set to be broadcast live across France in a landmark occasion at Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday night.
“Our fans will bring energy. It’s a great feeling when you see all of them over there. I feel like they go over earlier and earlier each year – since Monday I’ve had messages and pictures from people,” Warriors boss Peet said.
"It does motivates us to make sure the fans have a great time and we have a big part in that with the duty to perform.”