Challenge cup games for French clubs

[marv]

.sounds like a right gruel-a-thon..

It was not a classic for sure!

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Congrates to all the French sides, lets hope you can pull another upset off next game.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

When do they prepare the draw for the next round?

The SL teams are in then?

 

[deluded pom?]

The draw is this Thursday. Yes, SL teams are in the next round.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

http://www.rugbyforumxiii.com/phpBB...7&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Thanks to Th1rteen, here are some highlights of the Pia / Gateshead game.

http://www.thunder-rlfc.co.uk/videos.php

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

Lots of photos of the game here...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatesheadthunder

 

[marv]

Some photos of Toulouse @ Keighley PHOTOS: "BIG" STU WOODBURN

 

[marv]

Some photos of Toulouse @ Keighley

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Thanks for the Pics mate.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

Fourth round draw for our Gallic friends:

Featherstone v Catalans Dragons
Bradford v Toulouse
Whitehaven v Lezignan
Wigan v Pia

I guess the men in pink have a chance against Whitehaven.

 

[marv]

aye, a very, very slim chance

 

[aarondoyle]

Excluding Catalans, if the Frnech clubs through this... it'll be a bloody miracle! Here's hoping.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

Not good news for the French so far...

Lezignan have gone down to Whitehaven 46 - 6

Toulouse getting thrashed by Bradford...

Oh dear... Bradford have hit 80... and it's not over yet.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

98 - 6



A very, very bad look for a team hoping for an SL license... to put it mildly...

 

[roughyedspud]

thankfully.........copping a thrashing is'nt part of the SL criteria

 

[Brownie.Kougari]

To be honest any professional team that loses to a semi-professional team should be kicked out no questions asked...

 

[The Tank]

What does it matter what the Toulouse score was? That won't be the same team that takes the field if they are admitted into SL. It's like saying the WA Reds aren't worthy of the NRL because their JB Cup team would lose against an NRL team.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

What does it matter what the Toulouse score was? That won't be the same team that takes the field if they are admitted into SL. It's like saying the WA Reds aren't worthy of the NRL because their JB Cup team would lose against an NRL team.

You're right, of course... but...

...it has a negative effect on perceptions of the worthiness of their bid in the same way as Crusaders playing well against Leeds had a positive effect on theirs... As I said: "not a good look".

I would suggest that the people behind the Toulouse bid would have been hoping for a valiant display to further their interests not an utter capitulation.

 

[cumberlandsashes81]

Catalans 22 d Featherstone 12 (16 - 4 at HT)

Wigan 74 d Pia 4 (44 - 4 at HT)