The Bulls maintained their unbeaten league record in Perpignan after an 8-8 draw with Catalan Dragons.

Heavy rain in the south of France caused a tense, tight affair, with scoring chances at a minimum.

The Dragons went in front on 14 minutes when Ben Farrar scored off the delayed pass from Scott Dureau, who added the conversion.

Paul Sykes was sin-binned 13 minutes later but the Bulls still hit back, forcing the hosts into a series of errors.

Sebastien Martins was also sin-binned as a result and Heath L'Estrange took full advantage, squirming over the line from dummy half. Patrick Ah Van's conversion ensured it was level at the break.

Opportunities were in even shorter supply after the interval, Dureau and Ah Van exchanging penalties before Gregory Mounis was sin-binned.

The Bulls couldn't take advantage of the extra numbers though and both Dureau and Ah Van missed further shots at goal.

A tense finish followed but the sides could not be separated, Dureau missing two drop-goal attempts and Sykes one.

Bulls: Shad Royston; Patrick Ah Van, Michael Platt, Chev Walker, Gareth Raynor; Paul Sykes, Marc Herbert; Andy Lynch, Matt Diskin, Craig Kopczak, Olivier Elima, Ian Sibbit, John Bateman. Interchange: Heath L'Estrange, Elliott Whitehead, Bryn Hargreaves, Steve Crossley.

Dragons: Ben Farrar; Damien Blanch, Jean-Philippe Baile, Mathias Pala, Cyril Stacul; Thomas Bosc, Scott Dureau; Michael Simon, Ian Henderson, Remi Casty, Setaimata Sa, Sebastien Raguin, Gregory Mounis. Interchange: Sebastien Martins, Jamal Fakir, Jason Baitieri, Eloi Pellisier.