Super League: Laurent Frayssinous full of praise for his Catalan Dragons after away win
Last Updated: 07/09/14 7:22pm
Catalan Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous was pleased with the way his team played for each other after they triumphed 32-14 at Hull KR.
The Dragons had only beaten London and Bradford on their travels so far this year but picked up two rare points on the road thanks to 20 unanswered points in the second half.
I'd like to thank people like Josh Hodgson. He's been a great leader and a great help to me.
Chris Chester
Michael Oldfield scored a hat-trick of tries and young half-back Sam Williams grabbed two with Morgan Escare rounding off the scoring near the end.
"I'm really happy because it was a good performance," Frayssinous said after the win at the KC Lightstream Stadium.
"To win at Hull KR in their last game was good. We knew it would be tough.
"The second half was strong and our defensive attitude was good for the 80 minutes which was pleasing.
"We are like a family on the field with players turning out for each other."
Frayssinous was pleased with the way Williams controlled the game in place of Leon Pryce, who is leaving the club at the end of the season.
"Sam controlled the game really well," he added. "We have worked on improving our final play decisions and Sam is key to that.
"We scored some really good long range tries which is something we wanted to work on from last season."
Disappointed
Rovers coach Chris Chester felt the defeat rather summed up his side's season. They had led 14-12 early in the second half but then failed to muster another point.
Chester was disappointed his side could not give co-captain Josh Hodgson the home send off he deserved before joining Canberra Raiders next season.
"It was a typical end of season performance and it typifies our season," he said.
"We had a good chance to win the game and we were in it for 50 to 60 minutes, but we just ran out of gas in the end."
On the Robins' departing skipper, Chester added: "I'd like to thank people like Josh Hodgson. He's been a great leader and a great help to me.
"I'm desperately disappointed him because he was playing his final home game and we didn't want to send him out on a bad note."