BEN GARCIA faces further time on the sidelines after his ear was left hanging off for the SECOND time in a fortnight.
The Catalans skipper suffered another gruesome injury in Saturday’s Super League clash with Huddersfield, just two weeks after almost severing it at Magic Weekend.
Now it has been surgically reattached again, the France forward faces a longer period out to help it heal properly.
Catalans won the match 13-12 and Garcia’s team-mate Mitchell Pearce believes they have taken note of their ‘wake up call’ as they aim to show what French clubs can really bring to Super League – its champions.
A number of club bosses are doubting whether the Dragons and Toulouse have really brought the off-field impact they promised.
One argument is ‘they don’t sell Sky dishes’ even though with the likes of Now TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime and DAZN, more and more people in the UK are ditching theirs!
On the field, Catalans cemented third place with Saturday’s 13-12 win over Huddersfield and Aussie half back Pearce believes lessons have sunk in after a wobble.
Now the key to kicking on towards Old Trafford is being ‘humble.’
He said: “Every season’s a long one and there are periods where sometimes you just need a bit of a wake up call.
“Against Huddersfield, we kept turning up for each other defensively, which is something we’d let each other down on over the previous few weeks.
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“We weren’t up to the standards we expect from each other. We’d had a couple of bad weeks and weren’t happy with that.
“But we committed to each other to turn it around.
“Now it's about being humble, staying consistent and developing as a team.”
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