Catalans Dragons v Hull KR predictions and rugby league tips

Free rugby league tips, best bets and analysis for Thursday's Betfred Super League playoff semi-final between Catalans Dragons and Hull Kingston Rovers.

Where to watch

Sky Sports Arena & Main Event, 7.45pm Thursday

Best bet

Hull KR +12
2pts Evs bet365

Match preview

Hull KR ended Warrington Wolves' Betfred Super League campaign with a stunning victory last week and they can cause Catalans Dragons problems in their playoff semi-final in Perpignan.

It's a remarkable rise for the Robins who finished bottom of the pile in 2020 but now find themselves 80 minutes away from their first ever Grand Final at Old Trafford.

To get there they need to beat the team who finished top this season with the Dragons also chasing their maiden appearance at the end of season showpiece.

Catalans ended the campaign as the competition's leading scorers with 112 tries and 688 points scored and they lost just four games all season, two of those after the League Leaders' Shield was secured.

They got the better of Rovers on three occasions this season, twice at home and once at Craven Park, but at no time in those three fixtures did they have things all their own way.

Tony Smith's men battled to defeats by just one, two and seven points and they'll make life hard for the French men once again.

Catalans' star man Sam Tomkins is a major doubt for this match and that could also play into the visitors' hands who look a great bet with a 12-point start on the match handicap.

Whether they can prolong their season remains to be seen, but having seen off the Wolves 19-0 last week they'll be confident of slaying the Dragons to keep their fairytale season alive.

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