Heritage XIII Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Marseille too have history. For an organisation that calls itself 'elite' & itself has ambitions beyond the South, larger city clubs are a must. How long have the likes of St Gaudans, Villeneuve etc had to go beyond a few hundred species these past 3 decades? It obviously isn't even working in the 'heartlands' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) I though the game at Limoux against Lezignan last Sunday one of the best in recent times. We're short of numbers with just 9 sides this year. The 6 Aude derbys one each month will for the time being keep up the interests. The Federation boss Lacoste wanted twelve teams but Montpellier, Lyon and Toulon weren't up for it. Everything now is all about Catalans Dragons and TO to drive the code forward. The renaissance is coming from there -top down. Leading in time to the national teams growth and competitiveness. Edited December 9, 2021 by audois 5 "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 On 08/12/2021 at 14:22, Futtocks said: Saturday the 11th of December 2pm Albi v Avignon (Via Occitanie) 6:30pm Villeneuve v Saint-Gaudens (YouTube) Also, two streamed matches on Sunday. 1:55pm facebook.com/assoto13 Toulouse Elite 1 v Limoux 2:55pm facebook.com/carcassonnexiii Carcassonne v St Esteve Catalan "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 All the u19s games have been either cancelled or moved to other grounds due to the heavy rain we've had the last few days, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 Being filmed facing the main stand, now you can see how many fans we get in France! That penalty try was a bit harsh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Some nice tries and a pleasant way to spend a Saturday afternoon at home:) Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 A bit of decent weather for the Carcassonne v Catalan game, 14/15 degrees and sunshine according to the forecast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, barnyia said: Being filmed facing the main stand, now you can see how many fans we get in France! That penalty try was a bit harsh! ViàOccitcanie doing a great job. Put up a hoist high up above the none seating stand. Several cameras too - behind the sticks. The female pitch side interviewer doing well too. She had a new micophone Saturday I noticed. But the quality across the board is at all clubs a revelation. St Gaudens started with a bloke on his mobile not long ago! Edited December 12, 2021 by audois 1 "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 3 hours ago, barnyia said: A bit of decent weather for the Carcassonne v Catalan game, 14/15 degrees and sunshine according to the forecast. Weirdly mild weather - it's 17 degrees here in my bit of London. I wish it had been like this last week, when my boiler needed replacing. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Good at last seeing some day light too up at St Gaudens. The two Aussies quickly gave them up but the last two weeks been improvement. Got their first point - a bonus one at home to Avignon just going down 22-24. Yesterday up at Villeneuve/Lot ten points up early doors and just a converted try behind at the break. Their PNG lad Minga has really come up good at last. Wanderer in his early days but now seems really at home up in the mountains in a struggling out-fit. Edited December 14, 2021 by audois 2 "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, audois said: ViàOccitcanie doing a great job. Put up a hoist high up above the none seating stand. Several cameras too - behind the sticks. The female interviewer doing well too. She had a new micophone Saturday I noticed. But the quality across the board is at all clubs a revelation. St Gaudens started with a bloke on his mobile not long ago! Hi Gordon, Totally agree refreshing (2nd half watched in the local pub by hooking up my computer) LOL:) all it really needs is the pitch side sponsorship presentation which we hope to introduce for the Qtr Finals. Female interviewer very good and the players came across well also. Not to sure about the commentator though would prefer Rudolph Next season is going to be a cracker with my trips down to the office in Barcelona and the fact that my 16 year old will finish exams early June means according to my diary i can attained 10 Dragons and 8 Toulouse home SL matches in 2022. Cant wait just means I have to get plenty of Cricket watching in during April/May:) Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 About 15 mins into Carcassonne v Catalans, a pass bounced off the chest of a Carcassonne player, straight into the arms of a Catalans player who was off into a bit of space in broken-field. At which point the ref blew the whistle and brought everything back for a scrum to Catalans - this is a cancer in the game at the moment everywhere in the world. Why do officials not want to play on? Why do they want to suppress variety? Elsewhere there were a couple of penalties given for contact on a kicker, which yet again underlines the problems caused by deterring defenders from playing at the ball with the crass back-to-one rule. These slow-motion PTBs after the ball crosses the touchline make my heart sink as well. Probably the worst and most pointless rule change in the history of RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 On 28/11/2021 at 21:55, The Daddy said: I'm really impressed by Florian Valihen, love the way he plays the game. A prop that loves to throw the ball around, pass, offload and play with his head up. I think he only played one or two games in SL last year but should get more game time next season. He was my man of the match Noticed he’s now training with the first team. Maybe we will see him get a game this year. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLANTISMAN Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 The amount of natural talent produced in France by small clubs is incredible Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Men among boys at Albert Domec yesterday. St Esteve just didn't have the size and power of the Canaris. Near perfect performance from the black and yellow. With players like Simon and the Fijian Drodrolagi on the bench the light weight pack opposite had no chance. Only Salabio in opposition could match the home sides pack and he would have missed the only other player of size in Vailhen - who is now training with the Dragons group.They will I think just have to ride it out for the moment. Stoic is the best thing you can say about TO Elite this term but they're improving. Two years back other clubs bosses where moaning about them. Their U19s are going well and some of those will move up in 2022 I imagine. Edited December 13, 2021 by audois 2 1 "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvy wg Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 27 minutes ago, audois said: Men among boys at Albert Domec yesterday. St Esteve just didn't have the size and power of the Canaris. Near perfect performance from the black and yellow. With players like Simon and the Fijian Drodrolagi on the bench the light weight pack opposite had no chance. Only Salabio in opposition could match the home sides pack and he would have missed the only other player of size in Vailhen - who is now training with the Dragons group.They will I think just have to ride it out for the moment. Stoic is the best thing you can say about TO Elite this term but they're improving. Two years back other clubs bosses where moaning about them. Their U19s are going well and some of those will move up in 2022 I imagine. Saint Esteve pack is sub-par. As you said only Salabio has size, all the others won't make it to the SL level at prop forward. Jobe isn't a physical centre and having him at second row is more a lack of players than anything else. Leo Laurent played second row as well and he's like 85kgs. They will be better when the guys training with the Dracs come back down. Also the halfback pair isn't anything good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) This weekend just the two postponed fixtures. Saturdat Albi v Limoux 5pm and Sunday Carcassonne v St Gaudens 4pm. Both games being ' streamed ' GMT an hour earlier. The two Aude sides will want to secure the points to start up in the new year on the podium with leaders Lezignan. Edited December 17, 2021 by audois 1 "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, audois said: This weekend just the two postponed fixtures. Saturdat Albi v Limoux 5pm and Sunday Carcassonne v St Gaudens 4pm. Both games being ' streamed ' BST an hour earlier. The two Aude sides will want to secure the points to start up in the new year on the podium with leaders Lezignan. Saturday 18/12/2021 4pm (UK Time) Albi v Limoux (YouTube) Sunday 19/12/2021 3pm (UK Time) Carcassonne XIII v Saint-Gaudens (Facebook) Edited December 17, 2021 by Futtocks 2 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Looking like the rearranged game Carcassonne v st Gaudens will be called off, St Gaudens can't raise a team dur to injuries and players being away on holiday! They've just announced a signing from New Zealand so they should be ok for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) Just fired up the YouTube stream to make sure it's the right one, and found a u17 match. Currently Limouxin 4:6 Lezignan in the first half. I have the wrong link for the Albi/Limoux game, but I'll watch this for now. Edited December 18, 2021 by Futtocks "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 The correct link is currently showing the u19 game. Take your pick. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Full Time in the u19s game - Albi 36:26 Limoux. A flurry of second-half tries put the home side well out of sight, despite the visitors pressing hard towards the hooter. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Futtocks said: The correct link is currently showing the u19 game. Take your pick. Yeah that says it was streamed 1 month ago, can’t find it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audois Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) Disappointing effort from Albi. Out of it by half-time. No defence at all. (12-44 finished) Saw them giving Carcassonne a tough game a few weeks back at Stade Domec (18-12). With St Gaudens pulling out too not the best weekend. The French dont go for sport over the Xmas so a fortnights break. Edited December 19, 2021 by audois "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Round of the last 32 cup draw when Elite 1 enter has a cracker in Carcasonne v Lezignan Avignon at Pia and Limoux at Baho are among the best of the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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