kiggy
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1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said:
WEDNESDAY 28th JUNE
Whitehaven v York Knights Haven by 10SATURDAY 1ST JULY
Toulouse Olympique v Widnes Vikings toulouse by 64SUNDAY 2nd JULY
Barrow Raiders v Batley Bulldogs Batley by 10
Bradford Bulls v Keighley Cougars Bradford by 22
London Broncos v Newcastle Thunder London by 38
Swinton Lions v Sheffield Eagles Swinton by 6
Whitehaven v Featherstone Rovers Fev by 42
York Knights v Halifax Panthers Fax by 16Tough one to predict this week so many games that could go either way with probably only 3 nailed on. Tough midweek trip for York and one that will likely do Fev and Fax a favor on Sunday. Obviously Toulouse will just be a case of how many against Widnes. Bradford should beat keighley with them in turmoil and same goes for London. Swinton V Sheffield really tough to call with Sheffields drop in form and Fev and Fax could benefit from opposition mid week games otherwise those could have been really tough to call as well.
You don't think a New Coach Bounce will happen with Widnes? It's not going to be so hot this weekend...quite pleasant temperature forecast I think. I would have thought Featherstone will score more as it is a very quick turnaround for Whitehaven.
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31 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:
Not at all.
I bought in to the hype before the start of the season and had them down for 1st or 2nd with the huge change in culture that they had and with signings that got their fans salavating at the mouth I'm quite simply amazed that they are only in 6th. I can only think of one or two things to blame for this as it can only be down to pure bad luck so can only be the pitch, injuries, Nigel Wood, Nobby, the previous coach who nobody can remember, the tea lady, Mick Gledhill, Bullman, Cow girl, that Paul Newlove song, Chris Caisley, Jordan Lilley. Other than that would defo be top 2.
You missed Meghan Markle
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1 hour ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:
Toulouse 52, Bradford 14 FT
Brad England will be getting a few games rest after that red card today!
Harrison Hansen won't be available next week against Widnes as he got knocked out today, just after a Bulls player got carried off which looked like a bad knee injury.
It was hot! Literally and figuratively.
Glad to see Ben Laguerre back and scoring within 3 minutes. First game back since the 1st day of the season.
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2 hours ago, tonyXIII said:
What happened to the old 'ten yards for dissent' and repeat if necessary?
As far as I remember, it used to work like a charm.
It still happens...Gigot was a habitual offender. Belmas needs to be told too. I "think" the ref did the 10m shuffle back in the Sheffield match
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On 09/06/2023 at 21:38, kiggy said:
I've been hearing that Zach Santo might team up with TO until the end of the season before he returns to Oz
Good timing ! Brochon has been getting better and better but he has already played a full season with the Elites, having Zach on board will offer some cover...and speed.
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It's been a long time since I spoke to BB. He was captain at Fylde when I was growing up in St. Anne's. Couple of classmates and teachers played with him at the same time (sadly my old rugby teacher John "crusher" Croasdale just recently died, he would have made a good RL player! Hard as nails).
Interesting...not really, fact...the current Health secretary Mr. Barclay MP played No9 for Fylde.
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Robin Brochon has signed up for the TO first team, another young French lad which is good news
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9 hours ago, Tommygilf said:
We all have bucket hats apparently!
Excellent... stylish and functional.
I'll drop by La Bodega for a chat
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1 hour ago, Tommygilf said:
Going on my first visit to Toulouse this weekend, hopefully a good result
Bring a hat...32∅ forecast.
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PJ Lima has signed up for the TO first team, until the end of the season anyway
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58 minutes ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:
Depends on the salary cap situation
I doubt very much the TO salaries come any where near a cap.
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2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
If you've got a surefire way of suddenly unearthing chunks of money, and know of a couple of NRL starting-calibre players who fancy a stint at a Championship team, I'm sure Messrs Campbell and Vickers would love to hear from you! As would at least half a dozen SL coaches who have publicly bemoaned the difficulty in signing players of any quality currently.
One thing I thought of about with TO after watching the highlights. When a player gets injured the state will pay their salary (I think) up to 80%, e.g. Reuben Rennie not playing again this season. That should free up a chunk of money to bring in someone new...finding someone available and who wants to play in France is the sticking point.
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1 hour ago, Gooleboy said:
A dislocated shoulder, which was put back in, but he will need a scanty see the extent of the damage.
They normally opt for surgery to fix it properly, but due to his age they may not bother. Ben Laguerre had the same problem and has been out since early February
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1 hour ago, Gooleboy said:
He could play stand off now Ford is injured.
What is the extent of Ford's injury? Was it a dislocated shoulder? If so, I'm wondering wether they will just manage the injury rather than opting for surgery to fix it properly as that would mean he would be out for the rest of the season.
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18 minutes ago, Griff said:
Au Remi Casty, surely.
If you are using the phrase as a preposition then you are right. However, I'm using it as an adverb, but I missed the accent là. My apologies. Good call though.
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1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
I'll just add that it was a shame this game wasn't televised, as it was a fascinating contrast of styles.
I would be interested to know what styles. We know the French style is more free flowing but they know how to grind it out down the middle when it matters..a la Rémi casty
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Well, blow me sidewise with a Meghan Merkal blow dryer. I wasn't expecting that result. Mrs Kiggy was positively incandescent when Guy scored..twice!
Just goes to show how much an influence Ford has on a match.
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4 minutes ago, GeordieSaint said:
Toulouse winning at Featherstone at the moment - 4-12.
Ford off injured,cozza off HIA. Rennie off damaged knee. It's a bit brutal
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I've been hearing that Zach Santo might team up with TO until the end of the season before he returns to Oz
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7 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
He's been in the squad the last couple of weeks, he didn't play against Barrow last week so would be surprising if he made his comeback in such an intensive game given how bad his injury was.
I think the ex TO players understand that the "revenge" thing is just part of promoting the game. That was the last time we played TO, in a cost of living crisis every game is a hard sell and after 13 unbeaten games it's worth reminding the Fev public that we lost both games to Toulouse including the final, the last time we were in the same division.
There were 4800 or so at the TO home match last weekend...lots of freebie tickets for the kids though. I hope that you get a similar number for this match. Nice weather and cheap beer should be for a good (and yet, lets hope for a sensible) crowd. No1 son will be there (I keep telling him it's all part of growing up and will be character building!). I know there will be a handful or so of TO supporters but no more than that.
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2 hours ago, Fevrover said:
Retribution? Where have you read/ heard that ? I haven't read or heard that about Retribution.
On certain twitter feeds. I don't take much notice of twitter though, it's not a very nice place at times. The official Rovers FB page talks of redemption which is a better word to use. I was trying to work out how many of those TO players who played in that last match will be playing in this one; Hansen, Peyroux, Jussaume, Marion, Bretherton and Guy Armitage. No Péllisier for this match.
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1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
Potentially the game of the season so far at Fev. If they're fit, the return of Peyroux, Akauola and Belmas, plus the recent loan/DR additions of Silva and Chan, gives the Toulouse pack a totally different look, there aren't going to be fillers from Elite 1 this week unlike previously this season.
Two weeks ago I thought this would be a stroll for Fev but with 26 degrees forecast at kick off this looks like being an attritional contest.
I expect it to be tight for 20mins, but Fev should stroll through this as I don't think all those players you mentioned will be available.
I saw Killer's name on the squad sheet, is that his first game back? Since how long is it now? Lots of talk about retribution for the million pound game and I wonder what the ex TO players think of it all.
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41 minutes ago, Wolfey Rovers said:
Featherstone 8 points clear in 13 games! Young 22 year old French halfback Thomas lacans is an absolute diamond of a find with longys coaching!
He was approached by TO, he decided on Fév, but I agree he is going to be a very good player, someone the French team need badly.
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4 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
Indeed so much of the figures bandied about are hearsay. On the Keighley forum there does seem to be a belief that they have spent the second most in the division which would be remarkable if true but if they spent big chunks on their high-profile players (such as Gale, Crookes, Chisholm, Walker, Ioane, Doyle, Adebeyi) then I guess it's possible.
Toulouse seem an expensive club to run, obviously the flight payments account for part of that but they were very uncompetitive in the market for free agency players in the off-season and as I've said before on here I do wonder if their sponsorship levels have fallen.
Martin Vickers stated earlier this season that Fev have spent less this year than last year but presumably would stil be comfortably top spenders. Then I'd guess most of the remaining clubs around the top 6 would be in the same ballpark but with Batley probably spending less than most of the others. But again that's just guesswork!
One thing to also bear in mind is that it costs a fortune to employ someone in France. For instance, if I earned 50K gross, I would pay around 25K in Tax/NI as an employee, the employer would pay an equal amount in employee taux de cotisations. And don't get me started if you are self-employed !! It could be why their costs seem to so high in comparison to a UK based club
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U19 France v England
in The General Rugby League Forum
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Is anyone going to watch the match in St Gaudens ? I'm hoping to be there as it's only 40mins up the road so if you want to meet up and have a beer I'm buying