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| Quote: dddooommm "Do Toulouse have dispensation from the RFL about the number of games they've played and entering the playoffs? To qualify for the playoffs a team must have completed a minimum of 16 games (out of 22). Toulouse have played 13 and have 2 games remaining.'"
Yes they do. Toulouse will finish top going into the playoffs and watching that game today all I can say is wow. Toulouse are streets ahead of anyone in this division.
We will not be their toughest opposition but they never looked stretched once in that game. Absolute walk in the park for them today and they were very good for their win. |
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| Quote: Budgiezilla "At least you won't lose 64-0 ![]()
Yes Leigh are embarrassing losing 64-0. They could learn from us and only lose 60-6 
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| Quote: dddooommm "Do Toulouse have dispensation from the RFL about the number of games they've played and entering the playoffs? To qualify for the playoffs a team must have completed a minimum of 16 games (out of 22). Toulouse have played 13 and have 2 games remaining.'"
Quite rightly they have been given dispension
It's not their fault that none of the part-time teams in this league couldn't / wouldn't go over and play in Toulouse (we were, of course, one of them) |
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| Quote: Bulls4 "Yes Leigh are embarrassing losing 64-0. They could learn from us and only lose 60-6 ![]()
Indeed, but we lost the 2nd half today 34-0 
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To say we got a pasting I really enjoyed the game, we never gave up, Toulouse played scintillating stuff and the sun was out....
I don't think that team would finish in the bottom three in SL
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Pollsters doing Excellent job - say recent polls.: |
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I really enjoyed one of our young props chasing down Jai Hitchcox...
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I thought yesterday was weird. Approx 3k Bradford fans and almost no Toulouse supporters apart from players families watched a team of at least 8 non-French players outclass a team of predominantly local players (with a few Lancashire).
Toulouse are a good side who will get promoted heralded by articles like this:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... r-audience
It is Orwellian. At odds with any reality. Catalans played at Salford to 1800. TV deals are falling. Crowds dwindling. Did a small group of French ex-pats, perhaps in University departments across the region go the game yesterday? Was there 20/30 young urbane types clapping the Toulouse tries? NO. There is simply no evidence - a whiff of kool aid.
That a 'nouvea' (see what I did there) wealthy architect of the modern game now owns the Bulls and is ultimately responsible for the quality of our squad just felt surreal. And unpalatable. Before we even talk about how that happened. |
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I thought yesterday was weird. Approx 3k Bradford fans and almost no Toulouse supporters apart from players families watched a team of at least 8 non-French players outclass a team of predominantly local players (with a few Lancashire).
Toulouse are a good side who will get promoted heralded by articles like this:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... r-audience
It is Orwellian. At odds with any reality. Catalans played at Salford to 1800. TV deals are falling. Crowds dwindling. Did a small group of French ex-pats, perhaps in University departments across the region go the game yesterday? Was there 20/30 young urbane types clapping the Toulouse tries? NO. There is simply no evidence - a whiff of kool aid.
That a 'nouvea' (see what I did there) wealthy architect of the modern game now owns the Bulls and is ultimately responsible for the quality of our squad just felt surreal. And unpalatable. Before we even talk about how that happened. | |
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Mission accomplished then:
* Played game (which didn't have to play because we didn't have enough players)
* Ensure we play away from home
* Get absolutely mullered
* Lose key players to injury
Great success.
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| Quote: Fr13daY "Mission accomplished then
How have we ensure we play away from home? We are 4th atm that’s the home tie?
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| Quote: M@islebugs "
That a 'nouvea' (see what I did there) wealthy architect of the modern game now owns the Bulls and is ultimately responsible for the quality of our squad just felt surreal. And unpalatable. Before we even talk about how that happened.'"
I try not to think about it too often.  |
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When the squad was announced the result was kind of inevitable. Well done to the team for never giving up. Bad to lose Pickersgill, typical that this happens but it could happen in any game and despite the gripes about us playing at all I think we should fulfil fixtures if at all possible. Just because other clubs are allegedly gaming the system doesn't mean we should.
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| Quote: Pyrah123 "How have we ensure we play away from home? We are 4th atm that’s the home tie?'"
Ah, sorry yeah. I was on about the home game on Sunday at our home in Dewsbury. |
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I don't care that we got soundly beaten by the top team in the division.
The idea of a rugby club is to play rugby whether we are going to win or lose. It doesn't matter that we had the chance to duck out of the match on technical grounds. How long would those young players that filled in stay with the club if they knew we would avoid playing a match rather than put them in the team?
Frankly, I am really enjoying this season. Winning more than we lose and with a good number of home-grown players. I'm glad we didn't get the last-minute place in Super-Dooper League.
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That was pretty poor and losing Pickersgill is a bad one but how good are Toulouse?
Great support play.
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Hats off to Toulouse they are a very good team but also hats off to the young lads yesterday they were really impressive and never gave up, just a shame about the injuries.
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