TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE are pressing on with plans for their own stadium to help them become a “real force” for Rugby League both in Europe and worldwide.
Chairman Olivier Dubois said in an exclusive interview for Rugby League World magazine: “We are doing great work here, developing and nurturing young French players with our incredible new centralised performance centre facility, but our next big goal is to find our own stadium.
“Our lease at Stade Ernest Wallon continues until 2029 and we have an excellent relationship with the owners Stade Toulousain, but we want to develop our own ground.
“The revenue opportunities that will create will be enormous, that is the big plan for the future and I have already started to speak in detail about this with the local authorities.”
Dubois added that he is not interested in debates over the future of French clubs, adding: “We listen to everything of course, but we can only focus on the things that we can control.
“That is getting into Super League and becoming a real long-term force for the competition and the game as a whole. This city has got so much to offer Rugby League.”
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