Challenge Cup: Catalans Dragons 37-34 Featherstone

Morgan Escare scored a crucial late try for Catalans

Catalan Dragons overcame Championship side Featherstone with 12 men in Perpignan to set-up a Challenge Cup quarter-final trip to Hull KR.

Jeff Lima's second-half red came after Stan Robin, Julian Bousquet and Elliott Whitehead tries put Catalans 18-12 up.

Jack Ormondroyd, Luke Teasdale, Sam Day and Ryan Verlinden tries added to Alex Foster and Teasdale's first-half scores for Rovers.

Michael Oldfield, Morgan Escare and Thomas Bosc tries put Catalans through.

Still, three-time winners Featherstone, who rested several players ahead of their league meeting with Championship leaders Leigh next week, kept the pressure on and prompted Robin to go for a 79th minute drop-goal to put the result beyond doubt.

A much-changed Catalans side - without Todd Carney, Scott Dureau, Zeb Taia, Ben Garcia, Ian Henderson and Jason Baitieri - showed their resilience to fight back three time to overcome the second-tier visitors.

Catalans Dragons: Escare; Oldfield, Gigot, Tonga, Yaha; Bosc, Robin; Lima, Pelissier, Casty, Whitehead, Anderson, Mounis.

Replacements: Cardace, Bousquet, Springer, Maria.

Featherstone Rovers: Johnson; Blackmore, Minns, Chappell, Sharp; Milner, Marginet; Verlinden, Teasdale, James, Foster, Tonks, Mussey.

Replacements: Baldwinson, Ormondroyd, Day, Cooper.

Referee: Robert Hicks (RFL)