That number is, quite simply, untrue.
1000 tops. Probably 450 from Oldham.
What credit do Oldham get on IMG for more or less doubling the home crowd?
I fear the free tickets from the bar is a bit of a reasonably welcome scam. Deliver our supporters to the ground to be registered as home fans?
After that burst of cynicism, the city of Toulouse and its people could not have been more welcoming . A splendid few days and a performance that tells us where we are. A good Championship side, but not yet top four material.
The idea, under the IMG system, that Toulouse are Super League contenders is for the birds, though they may well win the league.