He's signed for Carcassonne - should make his debut against Limoux at the weekend.

I wonder why the solution of the other nearby teams loaning a player or two to St. Gaudens for the next couple of months hasn't been talked about?

Yes indeed Sanj. Did BW play or is he still on the mend? Now that Tonneins are their reserve team, they have very useful backup when needed. I watched them win the final last season & was pleasantly surprised by their standard of play. They look like a well coached side & without any etrangers also.

yeh,Tonneins are a great set-up and the future looks bright for them

regarding Brendan,he is about four weeks away from playing again - he's training well but not overdoing it, which is wise

also spoke to Nathan at FCL who is hoping to get back for the next game following a hamstring injury - Jye may play but has an ankle problem which may require surgery,he should know soon if he requires surgery or not - he may also be available for the next game

Confirmed by fffr13 & St. Gaudens that the club won't be running a senior team in any division this season. Both parties looking for a way for them to re-enter at some level next season and to save the club's juniors - who've won national titles at different age groups in both 2011 and 2010. Crazy situation. They still have a few decent players (eg Borlin) who'll be looking to get a new team.

Round 2 results:

Avignon 38-18 Pia

Carcassonne 20-6 Limoux

FCL 82-0 Montpellier

St Esteve 38-18 Villeneuve

Round 3 result: Carcassonne beat TO 50-14

Todays results:

Montpellier 38-18 Lescure

St Esteve 22-27 FCL

Avignon 24-20 Villeneuve

Good to see Montpellier bounce back after their thrashing.

cracking games at Villeneuve and UTC with the visitors just about hanging on in each game despite some jittery moments...

well done Nathan for a superb drop goal to nudge FCL in front with Poggi securing the victory late on

disaster for TO13 against a strong ASC side - business as usual for Mr Dumas........

Did you watch UTC V FCL sj? did Bosquet play against FCL?

Bousquet didn't play but the other ex FCL player Cardace did & scored.

Quote: sanjunien "disaster for TO13 against a strong ASC side - business as usual for Mr Dumas........'" Highlights of the game here: www.asc13.fr/index.php?option=co ... &Itemid=24 (Actually, you can watch highlights of most Elite 1/2 games if you look around eg www.villeneuve13.fr/webdesleopar ... 92011.html for Villeneuve/Avignon)

Quote: sanjunien "disaster for TO13 against a strong ASC side - business as usual for Mr Dumas........'" Highlights of the game here: www.asc13.fr/index.php?option=co ... &Itemid=24 (Actually, you can watch highlights of most Elite 1/2 games if you look around eg www.villeneuve13.fr/webdesleopar ... 92011.html for Villeneuve/Avignon)

Were there cup fixtures this weekend or was it postponed due to international matches?

Limoux beat Pia 33-26 in Elite1. Newspaper reports crowd between 2000 and 3000 which is pretty decent.

It was the first round of the Lord Derby Cup, involving Elite 2 & DN1 clubs.

Ornaisons 56 Carpentras 6 (They are effectively Lezignan's reserve and probably had a very strong team out in the absence of a 1st team game)
Réalmont 14 Palau 22
La Réole 34 Lyon-Villeurbanne 35 (that's an awfully long way to travel for amateur sport!)
Sauveterre de Comminges 40 Villefranche 18
Bias 8 Cavaillon 30
Mille 17 Corbeil 23 (Another huge journey for the parisians down to the south coast)
Pia Barodeurs 15 Entraigues 20
Salses 26 Tonneins 11

Draw for the next round is

Salses v Baho (nice catalan derby...)
Ornaisons v Entraigues
Cavaillon v Albi
Palau v Toulouse Jules Julien
Lyon v Corbeil
Bye : Sauveterre

Means at least one DN1 team is guaranteed to make it to the next round and potentially face an elite 1 team.

First of 3 games today saw Lezignan beat Avignon 24-10 after trailing 2-10 at half time