: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:05 am  

Dico wrote:

Is the Toulouse game on tv this week?? is it at leigh or are the cameras trekking down to france?

Yes, it is on tv, but only on Orange, in France. The game is being played at Blagnac Rugby Union ground. Blagnac is a suburb of Toulouse and the team were last season in the FRU second tier, but were relegated down two levels into an amateur division, owing to financial naughtiness. They have a couple of lads who played for Toulouse last year in their squad.

You can watch on the Orange internet site, but only if you can fool it into thinking that your IP address is in France.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:48 am  

JonM wrote:

Yes, it is on tv, but only on Orange, in France. The game is being played at Blagnac Rugby Union ground. Blagnac is a suburb of Toulouse and the team were last season in the FRU second tier, but were relegated down two levels into an amateur division, owing to financial naughtiness. They have a couple of lads who played for Toulouse last year in their squad.

You can watch on the Orange internet site, but only if you can fool it into thinking that your IP address is in France.

Is it possible to do that if you are not in France?

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:48 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Toulouse have won a massive victory over Batley 60-22. The match was played in Batley.

Toulouse scored eleven tries to four. Nine of those eleven tries were scored by French players.

The pathetic naysayers who thought that Toulouse could not compete at the Championship level have now got egg on their face.

Once Toulouse can scoop up some more LER players in May, we can look forward to Toulouse making a significant climb up the Championship ladder.

There could be a chance that several Dragons fringe players will join Toulouse after the local comp ends which would ideally give them much needed game time in a tougher comp than the LER which would better prepare them for a topside call up

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:51 am  

phil4.13 wrote:

There could be a chance that several Dragons fringe players will join Toulouse after the local comp ends which would ideally give them much needed game time in a tougher comp than the LER which would better prepare them for a topside call up

I would hope that a couple of these could be forwards. Toulouse will need a top pack to challenge Whitehaven and the other top Championship sides.

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:54 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

I would hope that a couple of these could be forwards. Toulouse will need a top pack to challenge Whitehaven and the other top Championship sides.

Whitehaven? Haven't they been beaten by the top championship sides already?

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:56 am  

marvwoodburn wrote:

Whitehaven? Haven't they been beaten by the top championship sides already?

OK then --- Barrow, Halifax, Widnes, Leigh, Whitehaven.

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:57 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

OK then --- Halifax, Widnes, Leigh, Whitehaven.

I think your forgetting the dark horses there Al.

Re: Toulouse smash Batley. French rugby league on the march. : Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:05 am  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

OK then --- Barrow, Halifax, Widnes, Leigh, Whitehaven.

Ta.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:06 am  

i dont care how good or bad batley are.

a few weeks ago toulose got belted and people said they didnt deserve to be there.

clearly now they do, plus that win is a nice plus for their for and against.

and an away win

i expect in coming year for toulose to quickly dominate NL1 and then push higher

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:14 am  

dally messenger wrote:

i dont care how good or bad batley are.

a few weeks ago toulose got belted and people said they didnt deserve to be there.

clearly now they do, plus that win is a nice plus for their for and against.

and an away win

i expect in coming year for toulose to quickly dominate NL1 and then push higher

Did people actually say that though?