TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE could have star fullback Olly Ashall-Bott back for the visit of Hull FC on Friday.
Ashall-Bott hasn’t appeared since late July but has been named in Sylvain Houles’ squad for the fixture, replacing Ethan Quai-Ward in the only change.
Hull are without forwards Joe Batchelor (suspension) and James Bell (head), with youngsters Ben Johnson and Lennon Clark taking their places in the squad.
Following his farewell to the MKM Stadium in last Saturday’s defeat to Warrington Wolves, retiring Tom Briscoe is set to make his 400th Super League appearance in France.
The two clubs are battling for minor places, with Toulouse in ninth, four points ahead of eleventh-placed Hull FC.
SQUADS
Olympique: 1 Olly Ashall-Bott, 2 Paul Ulberg, 5 Benjamin Laguerre, 6 Thomas Lacans, 8 Lambert Belmas, 9 Brendan Hands, 10 James Roumanos, 11 Maxime Stefani, 12 Mathieu Jussaume, 13 Anthony Marion, 15 Joe Cator, 19 Roméo Tropis, 20 AJ Wallace, 22 Henry O’Kane, 25 Luke Polselli, 27 Hugo Garrigues, 28 Mathieu Pons, 29 César Rougé, 30 Tiaki Chan, 40 John Toleafoa, 41 Louis Grossemy
Outs: 39 Ethan Quai-Ward
Ins: 1 Olly Ashall-Bott
Hull FC: 2 Harvey Barron, 3 Davy Litten, 5 Lewis Martin, 6 Brad Arthur, 7 Aidan Sezer, 8 Herman Ese’ese, 9 Amir Bourouh, 10 Harvie Hill, 16 Sam Lisone, 18 Ligi Sao, 19 Tom Briscoe, 21 Arthur Romano, 22 Connor Bailey, 24 Logan Moy, 25 Matty Laidlaw, 26 Hugo Salabio, 29 Will Hutchinson, 32 Lloyd Kemp, 35 Ben Johnson, 36 Lennon Clark, 39 Ethan O’Neill
Outs: 11 Joe Batchelor, 15 James Bell
Ins: 35 Ben Johnson, 36 Lennon Clark
Referee: Liam Rush
STATS
All previous meetings:
Hull FC 4, Toulouse 12 (SLR10, 3/5/26)
Hull FC 38, Toulouse 12 (SLR26, 28/8/22)
Toulouse 6, Hull FC 30 (SLR21, 29/7/22)
Hull FC 48, Toulouse 12 (SLR11, 30/4/22)
Super League summary
Toulouse won 1
Hull FC won 3
Toulouse highest winning score: 12-4 (A, 2026) (also widest margin)
Hull FC highest score: 48-12 (H, 2022) (also widest margin)
TOM BRISCOE needs one appearance to reach 400 (Super League).
– 195 for Hull FC (2008-2013, 2024-2026)
– 30 for Leigh Leopards (2023-2024)
– 174 for Leeds Rhinos (2014-2022)
(including play-offs & Super League Super 8s)