Toulouse Experience a Super League Baptism of Fire





Stade Ernest Wallon became the latest ground to stage a Betfred Super League match as Toulouse Olympique welcomed Huddersfield Giants; their first opponents in the competition after the team from Languedoc earned their place as the second French team in Super League Europe by beating Featherstone Rovers in last year's Million Pound Game.

With minimal recruitment to add to the squad which achieved the promotion, the question on most observers' lips was: could they compete at this level and would they secure a place beyond this season, or go straight back down to the Championship?
But coach Sylvain Houles was confident in his players, apart from the unsettled Mark Kheirallah, whose full-back spot was filled by new captain Tony Gigot.
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Toulouse Experience a Super League Baptism of Fire





Stade Ernest Wallon became the latest ground to stage a Betfred Super League match as Toulouse Olympique welcomed Huddersfield Giants; their first opponents in the competition after the team from Languedoc earned their place as the second French team in Super League Europe by beating Featherstone Rovers in last year's Million Pound Game.

With minimal recruitment to add to the squad which achieved the promotion, the question on most observers' lips was: could they compete at this level and would they secure a place beyond this season, or go straight back down to the Championship?
But coach Sylvain Houles was confident in his players, apart from the unsettled Mark Kheirallah, whose full-back spot was filled by new captain Tony Gigot.
READ MORE ON THIS STORY...