Sun 1st Mar: SL: Bradford Bulls v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00 (Sky/SL+)

[League Express]

Sun 1st Mar: SL: Bradford Bulls v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00 (Sky/SL+)

Discuss the game here.

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[Josef K]

Bradford 14. 

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Toulouse by 8.

[Henson Park Old Firm]

Rams to win against the Bulls

[oiseau]

Bulls by 10

[Wiltshire Warrior Dragon]

We know that a test for TOXIII this season will be how they cope when their quite small core of experienced players suffers injuries (or suspensions).  This is how their latest injury update reads:

– Henry O’Kane : Entorse du genou – Retour prévu dans 6 semaines (minimum)
– Paul Marcon : Pubalgie – date de retour à confirmer
– Calum Gahan : Opération de la cheville gauche en début novembre, reprise prévue mai/juin prochain
– Romeo Tropis : commotion, retour prévu semaine prochaine
– Maxime Stefani : commotion retour prévu semaine prochaine

I think it means that O'Kane is out for a minimum of six weeks with knee sprain; Marcon for a yet to be confirmed period with sprain around, shall we say, the groin; Calum Gahan out until May or June following an operation on his left ankle at the beginning of November; and Tropis and Stefani miss this week following HIA failures last time out.  (But my French isn't great so I stand to be corrected)

I think this game will be close (but I thought that about last night's!); Bulls by about seven.

[paulwalker71]

5 hours ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said:

We know that a test for TOXIII this season will be how they cope when their quite small core of experienced players suffers injuries (or suspensions).  This is how their latest injury update reads:

– Henry O’Kane : Entorse du genou – Retour prévu dans 6 semaines (minimum)
– Paul Marcon : Pubalgie – date de retour à confirmer
– Calum Gahan : Opération de la cheville gauche en début novembre, reprise prévue mai/juin prochain
– Romeo Tropis : commotion, retour prévu semaine prochaine
– Maxime Stefani : commotion retour prévu semaine prochaine

I think it means that O'Kane is out for a minimum of six weeks with knee sprain; Marcon for a yet to be confirmed period with sprain around, shall we say, the groin; Calum Gahan out until May or June following an operation on his left ankle at the beginning of November; and Tropis and Stefani miss this week following HIA failures last time out.  (But my French isn't great so I stand to be corrected)

I think this game will be close (but I thought that about last night's!); Bulls by about seven.

Toulouse might take some comfort in the fact that Nikorima, Russell, Okonbur and Scurr are all injured for us

[paulwalker71]

Just now, paulwalker71 said:

Toulouse might take some comfort in the fact that Nikorima, Russell, Okonbur and Scurr are all injured for us

Oh, and you can add Keyes to that list

[oiseau]

Unlucky for Gahan out for last season, made a decent come-back game v Albi then got injured again.

[Bulls2487]

Injuries affecting Bulls already. Think we might struggle with bodies missing.

Nikorima Russell Okunbor Scurr Keyes Gardiner all out by round 3.

Russell Okunbor Scurr Keyes Gardiner all longish injuries.

Nikorima back by Huddersfield game.

[oiseau]

Jake Shorrocks back in squad, is Rouge second choice ? Two handy half-backs but Shorrocks shaving it on the kicking side, going by the first two games.

[The Daddy]

2 hours ago, oiseau said:

Unlucky for Gahan out for last season, made a decent come-back game v Albi then got injured again.

Damn, that's really unlucky. How long is he injured for?

[The Daddy]

1 hour ago, oiseau said:

Jake Shorrocks back in squad, is Rouge second choice ? Two handy half-backs but Shorrocks shaving it on the kicking side, going by the first two games.

I would go with both of them as a pairing 

[oiseau]

9 hours ago, The Daddy said:

I would go with both of them as a pairing 

Yeah but in place of who ? Lacans has been superb so far.

 

[Fevrover]

14 minutes ago, oiseau said:

Yeah but in place of who ? Lacans has been superb so far.

 

He as,good lad at Fev,person and player. We've  watched the Toulouse games specifically to see how he was getting on,great for his size.

[Charlie]

I’d keep lancas and rouge they’ve won the first 2 changing them would be silly 

[oiseau]

2 hours ago, Charlie said:

I’d keep lancas and rouge they’ve won the first 2 changing them would be silly 

You have to keep a winning format surely ?

[Charlie]

1 hour ago, oiseau said:

You have to keep a winning format surely ?

Exactly especially in the spine, I’d add romanos to the bench but that’s it 

[Just Browny]

Any word on how Toulouse are planning to get to Bradford? 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

What's the weather like over Odsal way?

[The Hallucinating Goose]

The commentary starts and they say, "smiles on the faces of Bradford fans", just as it was showing the most miserable looking woman and kid on Earth.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Ref's technology not working again...  

[Phil W]

Well this is a farce, the referee's stopped the game as his comms isn't working. 

[Just Browny]

me, has any of the tech we are using this year been tested, or has it been sat in a cupboard for 4 months?

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Shouldn't be missing that kick.