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When they where in the SL along with Workington !

674 registered players across London Junior League ( + 16% on 2023) 545 junirors registered ( + 15% on 2O23) 9 active clubs playing a mix of league, cups and merit fIxturers Great stuff !

Whitehead for one year. 35 years old. McNamara had him in Bradford in those years. Thinks a lot of him I think.

Toulouse last year had a crowd of 6,810 for the Final against London & two with Bradfoed 4,700 and 4,8O1 with Halifax The year earlier when they were in SL had a 9,168 when Catalan arrived

The French Championship takes place on the 29th of this month. I think it will be one of the best in some years. The two sides are very different. Carcassonne have been on top for years. While their other team this year Albi are very different. Saying that the the side from the Tarn beat the Canri twice (20-14) at home and (32-30) away. Albi have very little success in the Championship losing in all 1956,1958 & 1977. I think they won further back in 1947! Presently the Albi side is being driven by Tom Gigot Well known here as well as across the Channel. Played I think at Catalans Dragons,Toronto and else where. This last week Gigot made shore he made Narbonne. Limoux where ahead at half-time in the semi-final with Albi one player down. Gigot got 2 tries himself and made two for others with wonderful cross kicks. And to keep up the idea to having the '47 years later!

The French Championship takes place on the 29th of this month. I think it will be one of the best in some years. The two sides are very different. Carcassonne have been on top for years. While their other team this year Albi are very different. Saying that the the side from the Tarn beat the Canri twice (20-14) at home and (32-30) away. Albi have very little success in the Championship losing in all 1956,1958 & 1977. I think they won further back in 1947! Presently the Albi side is being driven by Tom Gigot Well known here as well as across the Channel. Played I think at Catalans Dragons,Toronto and else where. This last week Gigot made shore he made Narbonne. Limoux where ahead at half-time in the semi-final with Albi one player down. Gigot got 2 tries himself and made two for others with wonderful cross kicks. And to keep up the idea to having the '47 years later!

I've looked at the OT length - the short and dip

I understand that Steve McNamara is for the match in Toulouse in June - along with the St Helens coach Laurent Frayssinous

What a day at Lezignan for the Villefranche from the Aveyron county up north. What is it 20 years back or more . Wonderful fans from there in the red/blue. Is it certain that they will be in the Elite 1 coming next September?

Do you think that most of the ones mentioned will be coming from Catalans & Toulouse ?

The French U19 team which will play an England team soon could take on these players : Catalans 8 Toulouse 4 Carcassonne 2

Did you remember the Catalans U19 team beat every team 17-0 - with two teams took one hundreds. At Stade Gilbert Brutus Sunday afternoon following the Carcassonne - FCL Final came the France Luc Nitard for the U19s with Catalans up against Toulouse. In the league Toulouse fell like the the others - a bit better losing at St Esteve 36- 16 but the game at Toulouse hammered at home 6- 52 like the others. Well there sides at their teeth in the end Toulouse won 24-25 !!

Lord Derby Cup at Stade Gilbert-Brutus 6,459

Will be for France game against England on June 29th?

The first 2 were in the Elite 1 twenty years ago - VARL the Carcassonne reserves presently like ILlE both never reached the top I think. Villefranche will be back in the top next year I understand