Rugby League: Toulouse Olympique accelerated their learning of the Super League during the friendly match lost against the Catalans Dragons
Toulouse launched its season on Saturday against the Catalan Dragons. Despite the defeat (10-26), the management is satisfied with the performance of the team. The black point is the injury of Mathieu Jussaume.
The match > Logic respected – Between the last Super League finalist and the winner of the Championship, there is a small gap in level. In Gilbert–Brutus, logic was respected. The Dragons got the better of private Toulouse at kick-off in Mark Kheirallah, Junior Vaivai, Latrell Schaumkel, Gadvin Springer and Paul Marcon And to complicate the task of the Olympians, Joseph Paulo was forced to forfeit the warm-up , which forced the management to recompose an avant-garde line. In this duel, the experience and power of Sam Kassiano and Gil Dudson provided sacred added value to the Catalan game. In the end, the success of the Dragons is not really in dispute.
The number > 4 – Since 2017, the opposition between the Catalan Dragons and Toulouse is now a classic at the start of the season. In five years, the five two teams have met on several occasions. In 2017, Toulouse won (22-6) on the lawn of Blagnac. In 2019, the Dragons took their (22-18). They confirmed the following season (22-10). Last year (40-28). Finally, this year (26-10). In five oppositions, the Catalans lead four to one.
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The infirmary > – Suspicion of fracture of the fibula for Mathieu Jussaume- The center, Mathieu Jussaume was forced to leave at the very beginning of the meeting. According to the medical staff, he would suffer from a fracture of the fibula which must be confirmed by examinations. Joseph Paulo suffers from a slight tear in the calf. It should be operational for the reception of Huddersfield.
The declaration > – Sylvain Houles (Toulouse Olympique manager) “I’m proud of the team’s attitude over the past few weeks and minutes. Before the start of the meeting, Joseph Paulo suffering from the calf. I saw a great team spirit and great collective actions.