Amazing that this is happening at the same time that Toulouse is looking the goods in the Championship.Had the pleasure of going to Perpignan to see my team play a few years ago. Great occasion and was Bastille weekend so the whole town was out partying. Great to see them doing well. A real shot in the arm for French RL.
Even in 1978 France defeated a star studded Kangaroos 2 tests to nil at home. But the writing was on the wall, the crowds were a fraction of what they had been 20 years earlier. They remained competitive against England a little longer, but by mid-80s it was over.I think we forget how big RL was in France before the Nazi backed RU took its assets and closed it down. Be great to think this is the start of it regaining that ground. Fingers crossed Toulouse get promoted and have the resources to build a team that can survive for the difficult first year.