There has been nothing in the MSM but there has been rioting in Toulouse and other cities in France.
FNSEA the farmers Union have been demonstrating against changes to the CAP. This being France it ended in rioting, with tear gas used against the farmers.
Add that to a massive rise in Covid cases. Social distancing rules apparently being totally ignored Not a good place to travel to.

I am sure the RFL will change their mind and have a re think!!!!!

I see Catalans managed today.

Rioting would have pretty easy to avoid. I can't imagine this was a factor.

Catalan flew in this morning. They fly home tonight. Obviously they did not serve ten days of quarantine. I question why ?
Were London to travel to Toulouse in a similar manner to how Catalan did, then our players and staff would have to quarantine on return. How can that be right?
I do wonder how much of the virus the Catalan Dragon squad bought in with them. And do not say, but they were tested. Those Lateral Flow test are not reliable.

What's important is Catalan were drawn first, so the home team! didn't know the totally wicked stadium?? was in Catalan! The RFL again, strange how two teams grounds are being used so much Mmmm

Clown.

Typical RFL one rule for their favorite team another rule for the team they do not like. Why did Wakefield not have to travel to Perpignan, Wakefield was the away team? It seems the RFL/SL like to have as many games as possible at the same venue. Why are they not doing the same for the Championship.

Steve McNamara said one of the BBC's conditions for covering the tournament this year was that it would involve double headers at one venue - to cut down on potential exposure of production crew etc. Catalans knew this when they elected to enter the competition this year.

Honestly, some of the rumours on here - it's the closest we get to being just like a real, northern RL club.

Did The BBC also stipulate Saints & Leeds Rhinos should have all cup games? To keep Macmnus & Leeds CEO Heatherington happy? they tend to be two of the loudest in Super League, neither have invested as much as David Hughes!

Always understood a Forum to be a place to debate?

They didn't have to select Cats, plenty of other games if they wanted double headers. Can't help but think rugby league is just a scene out of One flew over the Cuckoo's nest.

Define investment?
My understanding is that you invest in something, be that with time and effort, or money or both with the stated aim of making something better and therefore getting a return on that "investment", be that fiscal or through just a warm fuzzy glow that you've bettered something.

Now. No harm to Mr Hughes, but if hes dropped between £20,000,000 and £30,000,000 into the Club, then I sincerely hope [uHE'S [/u feeling warm and fuzzy, because the vast majority of us of us who supported the team when his "investment" began, no longer attend games regularly and have now been turned off buying anything from the club shop or any other form of support. This change in habit for some 3,000 fans is 100% down to Mr Hughes "investment".

I bought my first London Broncos shirt from a port-a-cabin in Brentford and my last one from a gazebo in Ealing 20 years later. The Team I started supporting were a mid to top half Superleague side with an approachable demeanour at both player and staff levels and we felt like we were part of something. Now the team are a middle table 2nd tier outfit and we the supporters are surplus to requirements, but hey, so long as Mr Hughes is feeling warm and fuzzy, then it's been worth the "investment".....



Back to toulouse. Anyone who is surprised that the RFL seem to have double standards is either new to the game or Northernbloke!