I think that Hull FC have a great chance of winning the Challenge Cup for a third year on the trot and could also reach the Grand Final.

Catalans will do much better than last year and will challenge for silverware as they prepare for the imminent arrival of their cousins in Toulouse.

Having Catalans and Toulouse in and doing well in Super League will light a fire of public interest and support for rugby league in southwest France. It also will mean 13 more games televised on Sky.

Next stop Avignon.

Good point that. If Toulouse do eventually make it to Super League will they have all their home games on Sky like Catalan? Will they have alternate home games so there's always a French home game on a Saturday? Guess if that day ever it's something we can discuss then I guess.

We are expecting that Toulouse will have all their home games available for the French TV network and thus available for Sky.

Actually I miscalculated the number of games that will be telecast. Because Toulouse's entry to SL is likely to be part of an increase from 12 to 14 clubs, Catalans will also have 2 more games to play at home each season. That ,means that we will have 15 more games a year to watch on Sky. But this will be more likely to occur if Catalans and Toulouse play their home games on alternate weekends. It has to be arranged but the RFL can do it if they have the brains to arrange it.

You may want to have another think.

Catalans and Toulouse would play each other home and away.

Interesting reading looking back on this thread.... I'm looking good on the prediction front - unfortunately Leeds crashed and burned rather than blowing teams away.