Sun 15th Oct: Championship Grand Final: Toulouse Olympique v London Broncos KO 14:30 (Viaplay)

[League Express]

Discuss the Championship Grand Final: Toulouse Olympique v London Broncos here.

[The Daddy]

Is anyone able to confirm whether London's PNG players are still unable to travel to France? I think that could be pivotal 

[R L Winger]

London Broncos by 7 to 12 points

[Guest]

Of course the real answer is that no matter who wins, RL is the winner. 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

1 hour ago, Leonard said:

Of course the real answer is that no matter who wins, RL is the winner. 

Wrong. RL is only the winner of London win 

Toulouse is no where near as far as Toronto so this is an easy win for us. 

Won't even be close...we win by 3 scores 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

12 hours ago, The Daddy said:

Is anyone able to confirm whether London's PNG players are still unable to travel to France? I think that could be pivotal 

Not sure....nothing has been said yet

[oiseau]

TO 32   Broncos 18

Assuming Ashall Bott, Shorrocks and others return Toulouse will have too much pace. Josh Ralph gets better with each game as do hookers Gahan and Pelissier. 

[The Daddy]

Gonna be a close game I think......can't wait.

LFG!!!!

[The Future is League]

I think it will be a bit of an arm wrestle

[kiggy]

2 hours ago, oiseau said:

TO 32   Broncos 18

Assuming Ashall Bott, Shorrocks and others return Toulouse will have too much pace. Josh Ralph gets better with each game as do hookers Gahan and Pelissier. 

I'm not sure Olly will play,  Jake would be grewt as they will need a consistent kicker. Greg maybe back after his head knock to provide some weight up front. I don't know if PJ or Dmitri are fit which is a shame as I think the experience of a final would be great for them

 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Toulouse by 12. Although I'd love to see London back in SL, at present the club lacks the support and resources to attempt to be competitive at this level.

[DavidM]

Olympique’s to lose 

[oiseau]

1 hour ago, kiggy said:

I'm not sure Olly will play,  Jake would be grewt as they will need a consistent kicker. Greg maybe back after his head knock to provide some weight up front. I don't know if PJ or Dmitri are fit which is a shame as I think the experience of a final would be great for them

 

Olly played against Whitehaven and came through ok I believe. Greg should be back which is mega important. He has changed games when coming on from the bench. The twin threat of Gahan and Éloi has worked well in the second forty of games. To his credit Robin Brochon has been brilliant at no.7, some decent kicking too though not as reliable as Jake. I think Robin’s game management is much more varied than Jakes. 

[barnyia]

I'd play Santo before bot. He's having a great season. I reckon he's stronger and more dangerous, 

[Guest]

18 hours ago, The Daddy said:

Is anyone able to confirm whether London's PNG players are still unable to travel to France? I think that could be pivotal 

If they go by dinghy they should be fine.

[tiffers]

Any top tips for *(legally)* watching this game - other than going to Viaplay and paying the £14.99 monthly subscription?

 

Edited to confirm legality!

Edited October 11, 2023 by tiffers

[sentoffagain2]

10 minutes ago, tiffers said:

Any top tips for *(legally)* watching this game - other than going to Viaplay and paying the £14.99 monthly subscription?

 

Edited to confirm legality!

   Via Play are withdrawing from the UK market.Overstretched themselves so going back to basics.However if you have SKY Sports you can watch a re run of the match 10-30pm Monday night channel 420

[Blind side johnny]

1 hour ago, sentoffagain2 said:

   Via Play are withdrawing from the UK market.Overstretched themselves so going back to basics.However if you have SKY Sports you can watch a re run of the match 10-30pm Monday night channel 420

It is on ViaPlay plus at 10.00pm on Monday, free of charge.

[Blind side johnny]

7 hours ago, The Future is League said:

I think it will be a bit of an arm wrestle

If they try the short blind side, utilising dummy runners and the chip over there will only be one side in it. It's not tiddly winks, you know?

[barnyia]

1 hour ago, tiffers said:

Any top tips for *(legally)* watching this game - other than going to Viaplay and paying the £14.99 monthly subscription?

 

Edited to confirm legality!

Équipe live in France, I've read they're showing both finals. They're a french website of the équipe newspaper/TV channel 

[sentoffagain2]

23 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

It is on ViaPlay plus at 10.00pm on Monday, free of charge.

     Get it half an hour early then.I will record it. i go to bed early i need my beauty sleep.

[tiffers]

2 hours ago, sentoffagain2 said:

   Via Play are withdrawing from the UK market.Overstretched themselves so going back to basics.However if you have SKY Sports you can watch a re run of the match 10-30pm Monday night channel 420

 

57 minutes ago, barnyia said:

Équipe live in France, I've read they're showing both finals. They're a french website of the équipe newspaper/TV channel 

 

1 hour ago, Blind side johnny said:

It is on ViaPlay plus at 10.00pm on Monday, free of charge.

Thanks all!
Lots of help there!

[17 stone giant]

Don't mind who wins. Would like to see them both in SL in the near future. If I had to choose I'll go with Toulouse, just because others have said that they've got the better chance right now of staying up.

[Ovenden Grunt]

On 11/10/2023 at 05:10, Leonard said:

Of course the real answer is that no matter who wins, RL is the winner. 

Why?

[Ovenden Grunt]

18 hours ago, Leonard said:

If they go by dinghy they should be fine.

Nah. The French aren't as daft as us️