Guasch wants French Double Header

[audois]

In Toulouse on 30th May at TO's new base at Stade Ernest Wallon. Toulouse Olympique hosting a Championship game and Dragons Super League encounter. A first here. Picking well supported English sides could see a near capacity crowd. Catalans played Hull KR there in 2013 pulling 14,500. I think a lot is expected of TO's move to Stade Toulousains' home. It could be the making of them both on the field and off it. Lets hope so. Below  7 TO players representing France, USA and Wales in Sydney for WC '9's.Great experience for them.

 

[Cdd]

Great idea. Throw in another French RL game and brand it as the French Magic Weekend. 

[Damien]

A good idea for France to have its own big event.

[Lowdesert]

The Thread sounds a bit suggestive though.

[Futtocks]

I like the idea too. Definitely worth trying to see if they can make if a festival-type event, with other attractions around the games.

[Scubby]

6 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

I like the idea too. Definitely worth trying to see if they can make if a festival-type event, with other attractions around the games.

They could get Rugby Matin to do a roadshow outside  

[Eddie]

Good idea, a lot better than tolouse’s usual 1,500 fans rattling around in the ground (yes I know they’re changing stadium). 

[RS]

Magic Weekend in France is said to be 16/17 November in Limoux or Carcassonne - not confirmed as I understand it.

[Oliver Clothesoff]

5 hours ago, Cdd said:

Great idea. Throw in another French RL game and brand it as the French Magic Weekend. 

They already have one. 
 

Toulouse v Widnes/Bradford and Catalans vs Wigan/Hull/Warrington/Saints in Toulouse. 

[Jim from Oz]

21 hours ago, audois said:

In Toulouse on 30th May at TO's new base at Stade Ernest Wallon. Toulouse Olympique hosting a Championship game and Dragons Super League encounter. A first here. Picking well supported English sides could see a near capacity crowd. Catalans played Hull KR there in 2013 pulling 14,500. I think a lot is expected of TO's move to Stade Toulousains' home. It could be the making of them both on the field and off it. Lets hope so. Below  7 TO players representing France, USA and Wales in Sydney for WC '9's.Great experience for them.

 

Who are those players exactly? Merci Audois !

[jim_57]

16 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said:

They already have one. 
 

Toulouse v Widnes/Bradford and Catalans vs Wigan/Hull/Warrington/Saints in Toulouse. 

They have one but not on the scale of what something like this could be. I'd add an Elite 1 game to make it a triple header and make it an annual event for France.

Doesn't have to be called Magic, not everything has to have the same name, why not something original? Like 'Magique'.

[fighting irish]

I think Magique is French for Magical. That's a great idea jim_57!

[audois]

1 hour ago, Jim from Oz said:

Who are those players exactly? Merci Audois !

Hi Jim - left to right - Paul Macron, Justin Sangare, Junior Vaivai (USA), Gavin Marguerite, Jordan Dezaria, Mathieu Jussaume, Ben Evans (Wales)

Stade Ernest Wallon