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Vaccari: Injury absence

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Catalan Dragons will be without the services of of Frederic Vaccari for the visit of Super League rivals Bradford on Monday.

Vaccari suffered an ankle injury during the 37-30 victory at Harlequins on Good Friday, and is replaced in the squad by the uncapped threequarter Mathias Pala.

Back rower Julien Touxagas is poised to make his first appearance of the season while stand-off Thomas Bosc is edging closer to his comeback and is named in the initial 19.

Bradford coach Mick Potter will be without Brett Kearney and Tom Burgess following Thursday’s home defeat to Leeds.

Kearney picked up a broken hand in the 30-22 loss while teenager Burgess suffered a knee injury.

They join long-term victims Danny Addy, Jamie Langley and Nick Scruton on the sidelines but Paul Sykes is recalled after being dropped while Ian Sibbit and Steve Crossley are also included.

James Donaldson is left out but 17-year-old back rower John Bateman has been added to the squad by the former Dragons boss.

Catalan Dragons squad: Blanch, Farrar, Sa, Stacul, Bosc, Dureau, Touxagas, Henderson, Casty, Menzies, Raguin, Mounis, Baile, Simon, Martins, Fakir, Baitieri, Pelissier, Pala.

Bradford squad: Ainscough, Ah Van, Bateman, Crossley, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kopczak, L’Estrange, Lynch, Olbison, Platt, Raynor, Walker, Royston, Sibbit, Sykes, Whitehead.