They;ve been my adopted Championship Club since our cracking day out up there last year. Glad they've won. They could get through to the Quarters with that draw against Hunslet. Barrow Away in the Quarters?!

Be fair, Toulouse have a game to play here against Featherstone on Thursday anyway so it was worth them making the effort and staying here for the rest of this week. Salford are a Super League side and Leigh aren't that strapped for cash. Lezignan play in a French league and thats their priority. Who foots the travel bill?

Great opportunity for crusaders to get the the quarter finals aswell!

You're joking,

They are part timers. How were they supposed to be in work Friday, travel to Widnes by coach and get back for work on Monday morning?

Who's betting that if Halifax and Barrow, do get through, that they play each other in the QF?

Leaving all Super League ties other than that game

Doesn't matter.

They signed up to play in the competition and it's their responsibility to get to the match on time.

It's not like they were sat at the airport when all the planes got cancelled for the day - That would be unavoidable.

They had days of pre-warning, and every other team, whether travelling to or from France, managed to get to their destination on time (or with just a slight delay in Toulouse' case).

IMO - If you sign up to a competition, you have to be wherever you need to be, on time and ready to play.

If you can't do it, then you get the boot.

It should be Widnes v Wigan & Hudds v Dire on BBC, Other than it might be relatively competitive think of what the crowd will be like for that game 4-5 thousand at a push compared to a virtually guaranteed full house in a potentially competitive game IF we play like we did yesterday and its not a million miles from a derby to some fans it is, Makes more sense to me for Widnes v Wigan on BBC assuming we don't play Lezignon of course.

I don't care.

Call me harsh, but if the club signs up to play in (let's face it) OUR cup competition, then THEY have to meet the requirements of playing both wherever and whenever they are told.

If the reason for not travelling was unforeseen (as mentioned previously), then fine.

If (as in this case) they knew full well that they wouldn't be able to travel one way (plane), then they - like EVERY OTHER TEAM AFFECTED - have to make alternative arrangements.

I would assume that the RFL would be paying for travel and accommodation for Lezignan as they did for Leigh going to Limoux and I believe they do so for all of Toulouse's matches. In my view they do not have the cost excuse and did not do all they could to attend the match when 3 other clubs with the same travel problems all did. Lezignan's inactivity in not travelling by road or rail should see them forfeit the tie. I said so a few days ago when Leigh, Salford and Toulouse had all set off by road and Lezignan would not and I stand by it. Widnes should get a bye.

Just desserts for Blackpool getting leeds away after a sensational performance today, defended 80% of first half yet haven looked shattered by half time, just got to say a massive thanks to wigan for allowing neil holland to play he was awesome today, some huge defence but his intercept and going 60m early in second half despite getting caught, seemed to give us the belief that we could win it, and through some great play we did, now then leave us to deal with the rhinos, we'll do the job hull didn't

Well if you have a look on the RFL site they are clearly not going to award the tie to Widnes as they are talking to both clubs about when the tie can be played.

It might not have been possible for Lezignan to make it though with work commitments etc. Leigh were flying out Thursday Night anway I think so could drop a hat and go on Thursday! Lezignan were due to fly on Saturday Morning I think I read. A big difference. Salford are full time so could just leave straight away. Not sure what Toulouse had planned but they only made St Helens with 50 minutes to spare and like I said they play here on Thursday anyway (I'm assuming they'll stay here). So I think its harsh to criticise Lezignan. We don't know what they had planned. But I doubt it could have been easy for them to make the trip compared to the other three.

It was announced at the Saints match last night that Tolouse would be going straight back home due to work committments.

Ah right. They are just explaining on GMR that there just wasn't a chance for Lezignan to travel due to work commitments by the way.