kiggy
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16 hours ago, Expatknight said:
That result makes a couple of tomorrows games a little more interesting.,
York in Toulouse will be a good game to watch live.
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10 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
For the last 10 years or so there seem to be about 2 or 3 times a year where Toulouse just dont show up, usually away from home.
Great effort from Widnes but that was a scratch side they put out tonight, think their fans must have feared the worst when they saw their 17.
Yes, I understand why OAB doesn't want to play on the pitch but he's been the standout player for them this year. Without Jake they did miss some bite. Still, I would have hoped they could still have shown a bit more than that, they still had a lot of experience out there.
Widnes played better and deserved the points.
I wonder if OAB would have played if it was the last game of the normal season and they needed the points to stay top.
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5 minutes ago, Fevrover said:
Yer can't say that
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They couldn't be arsed tonight. Widnes put in a decent shift but TO never bothered to turn up. At least they go back on the plane with no serious injuries which is always an issue playing on that ground.
30th August is the match that will matter the most IMO.
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If you are coming to Toulouse for this match. Remember to bring a hat and sun cream, they are predicting 39C in the late afternoon. Proper scorchio.
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1 hour ago, THE RED ROOSTER said:
24-16 - Pushed Toulouse to the last minute when the score was 18-16 before they went ahead friom a crossfield kick on the last tackle. Not ta bad London performance but they remain 2-3 players lacking and Luke Polsetti making try saving tackles, The club lacks a cutting edge and pace.. Oh for Keiran Dixon
That was well done by London they pushed TO into making lots of mistakes. Silly errors and bad decisions. I mean why kick on the 3rd 5m out?
If TO play like that next week against Oldham they will get stuffed. The only thing in TOs favour next week is that the forecast is for 36⁰
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10-10 in the Batley v TO match at mi-temps.
No radio coverage whatsoever, which I think is poor.
Anyone know if TO were playing up or down the pitch 1st half?
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Just now, kiggy said:
I thought Barrow did OK until about the 30min mark. TO just didn't seem to be interested, no speed or passion and too many mistakes. I was a bit worried about the line up as both Max and Mathieu were missing, but the other lads did OK when they got going. Agree about Tropics, he's growing into the team well.
Some odd decisions yes, but it balanced out. I thought the 1st Barrow try was a forward pass, but another one chalked off for off side was OK. Too much niggly stuff in the 2nd half though.
Could you have a word with whoever is charge of ball boys nowadays? Too often we had two balls on the pitch and it slowed the game down unnecessarily in the 2nd half.
*Tropis
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3 hours ago, oiseau said:
Good game for the neutral with some good rugby on display. Barrow looked comfortable with the ball until they hit the last quarter when fitness/fatigue probably kicked in. It was warmish and the lads had endured a tedious journey to get to Toulouse but great credit to them. Pity the ref spoiled the fun with some dodgy decisions. It’s a tough job at times of course but things like binning a player from each side for a bit of passion seems unnecessary imo. Well done TO for showing patience when many sides would have capitulated. Some good performances but special mention to young centre Romeo Tropis from the TO academy, he looks the real deal with another exemplary performance.
Just a special mention for Raiders skipper Stacky. As his team lined up before the ko, each player was accompanied by a young French kid who stood in front of each player. Stacky noticed that the sun was shining directly in the kiddies’ eyes so he told his men to step a couple of paces forward to put the kids faces in the shade. Great effort mate, thanks for a bit of humanity, a gesture not to be forgotten.
I thought Barrow did OK until about the 30min mark. TO just didn't seem to be interested, no speed or passion and too many mistakes. I was a bit worried about the line up as both Max and Mathieu were missing, but the other lads did OK when they got going. Agree about Tropics, he's growing into the team well.
Some odd decisions yes, but it balanced out. I thought the 1st Barrow try was a forward pass, but another one chalked off for off side was OK. Too much niggly stuff in the 2nd half though.
Could you have a word with whoever is charge of ball boys nowadays? Too often we had two balls on the pitch and it slowed the game down unnecessarily in the 2nd half.
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34 minutes ago, The Daddy said:
Oldham 18 Toulouse 30
Many thanks to Oldham community radio for the commentary. Very entertaining!
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I'm turning this off and going out instead. If I get back in an hour and Catalans have managed to win this then chapeau, big style. Awful decision.
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I see Eloi is parachuted immediately into the Oldham game against TO. That's going to be interesting!
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Radeon Robinson to TO.
Has anyone seen this lad play for St Gaudens this season?
https://www.to13.com/a-la-une/radean-robinson-rejoint-le-to-pour-la-fin-de-la-saison/
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22 hours ago, Gooleboy said:
Featherstone were awful and TO weren't much better.
TO were less awful than Fev, but it's the 2 points that matter.
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Back on track, talking about the footy.
Fev 10 v TO 18
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Happy to see the Fev v TO match is on the YouTube channel
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15 hours ago, The Blues Ox said:
Lets not get carried away, we are only 6 games in at the moment and still to play Bradford and Toulouse who I still see as the best two teams in the division.
We got rid of some big contracts during and at the end of last season lets not forget and also running with what must be the smallest squad in the league.
Again we have been lucky with injuries but maybe that makes up for the awful luck that we had last season. I mean if we didn't lose Calcott and Douglas for the season and O'Brien for most of it all in one game before the league season started, we would not have been flirting with relegation despite what happened off the field.
My worry tomorrow is that we have Hansen and Dixon both missing who have both been superb and are both big losses for such a big game and that was my fear at the start of the season, on paper we have a starting 17 who should be in or around the playoffs, there is a lot of quality in our squad that got over looked based on last season, but if we do get injuries then it could be a struggle but for the moment things look a lot rosier than last season.Fax winning will set up an interesting match against TO in a couple of weeks. Both small squads with some prominent players missing.
It's one match I'm going to make the effort to go and see this year. We're taking two RL newbies with us, one Dutch his girlfriend Hungarian, so it will be an interesting experience for them!
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27 minutes ago, Pen-Y-Bont Crusader said:
Quite frankly the worst refereeing performance ever at Broncos today. Batleys trainer spent about 60 minutes on the pitch with no water bottles trying to hide what’s he was doing. My entire box of 11 total novices to game called me on this at half time and asked why he was allowed to do this.
A sin binning for head shot that was given then without warning not given in actuality.
Shocking.
I have commented on this before. Sooner they stop the trainer coming like that the better. I see it all the time. The 13 on the pitch should be able to know which way they are running without some fat block in shorts constantly running on to point.
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On 05/04/2025 at 22:50, preid said:
One unusual thing (well to me anyway) on the Catalans website is that they now sell season tickets to fans living in the UK but who want to go to Dragons away matches (those played here). There must be a reasonable number to make it worth doing for them.
"We see a growing number of UK based Dragons fans supporting us at our games in the UK. For the 2025 season a major new feature is coming: a season ticket allowing fans to attend all the Dragons' away Super League matches"
Watch all Dragon’s UK Super League games
Adults £240
U16 £60
65+ £165There are a number of French RL fans in and around Manchester. I've met a few of them when I was over watching TO matches.
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46 minutes ago, Thrillhouse said:
Toulouse experiencing similar issues they've had for many seasons and being rocky on the road. Great win for Doncaster who will be a very tough team to be this season!
Next two games are both away for TO. They could be looking at 3 wins from 7 in a couple of weeks.
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8 minutes ago, JonM said:
Doncaster 10 Toulouse 6 FT
Enjoyable game and a deserved win for Doncaster.
Hurrumph.
But yes, that was a good game. TO just don't seem to turn up away from home, but Doncaster were the better team.
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9 minutes ago, The Daddy said:
Weakened Toulouse team out tonight with their pivots Jake Shorroks and Calum Gahan out
I noted that Marion and Lacans as halves. Any idea why Jake is missing?
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On 24/03/2025 at 15:14, DoubleD said:
Having ruptured my achilles in August last year, I can confirm recovery is 9-12 months. He won't be back this season
It's not really a recovery that can be fast tracked, achilles tendons are delicate in nature
6-8 months, it depends a bit on age though.
Dom - Achilles 1st game of the season available maybe September
Calum - Achilles - back around the same time as Dom
P.J. - Achilles - Semi-final last year, back possibly end of June
Paolo Dall'Asta: ACL last July, available end of May
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On 23/03/2025 at 19:23, Trojan Horse said:
Toulouse are around 2000-2500 average crowds so I would be very surprised to see that jump to 6000.
if they have found a way to manipulate IMG scoring though it could be a wise move.
Getting double header a few times through season and passing off the full figure as Toulouse figures could get average into next bracket. Smart maybe but not a true reflection of their crowds perhaps.
Are the Youtube numbers also included in the IMG scoring?
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I am seeing reports that Thomas Lacans has joined TO for the rest of the season.
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Sat 28th-Sun 29th Jun: The Betfred Championship Match Thread
in The General Rugby League Forum
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If they get to SL it will be a very different team.