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2010 Toulouse Olympique season

2010 is the second year of participation to the Championship for the TO. The team loses few players with Damien Couturier, Matthieu Almarcha, Jean-Christophe Borlin and Olivier Pramil leaving. On the other hand, they keep Yoan Tisseyre and Carlos Mendes Varela arrived in the summer 2009 and who played few games last season. They also sign Simon Worrall from the Leeds Rhinos on loan for one year and Vincent Duport from the Catalans Dragons. They also welcome Romain Mencarini from the UTC (Catalans Dragons reserve team in the French Championship).

2010 Toulouse Olympique season
Challenge CupRound 4, knocked out by St. Helens
Team information
ChairmanCarlos Zalduendo
CoachGilles Dumas
Captain
StadiumStade des Minimes
Avg. attendance1,905 (Average Home attendance as of 18 April 2010)
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Table edit

Main article: 2010 RFL Championship Results
2010 Co-operative Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Bns Pts
1   Featherstone Rovers 20 18 0 2 735 334 +401 2 56
2   Halifax 20 16 0 4 684 509 +175 2 50
3   Leigh Centurions 20 12 1 7 580 403 +177 5 43
4   Barrow Raiders 20 12 1 7 607 449 +158 1 39
5   Widnes Vikings 20 11 0 9 619 488 +131 5 38
6   Sheffield Eagles 20 10 1 9 503 555 −52 1 35
7   Batley Bulldogs 20 7 0 13 479 488 −9 8 29
8   Toulouse Olympique 20 8 0 12 486 649 −163 3 27
9   Dewsbury Rams 20 6 0 14 454 503 −49 8 26
10   Whitehaven (R) 20 4 0 16 281 707 −426 4 16
11   Keighley Cougars (R) 20 4 1 15 362 703 -341 5 10
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Teams in relegation position

This table is correct as of 25th August 2010 (1:12pm). Source: Co-Operative Championship Table [1]
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.

Note: Keighley started the season on −9 points for going into administration.

Fixtures and results edit

Competition Round Opponent Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date Online video Photos
Friendly   Catalans Dragons Loss 22–46 Home Stade des Minimes 4,128 23 January 2010 Highlights Full 1
Friendly   Limoux Grizzlies Loss 28–18 Away Stade de l'Aiguille 900 30 January 2010
Friendly   Saint-Gaudens Bears Win 14–26 Away Stade Jules Ribet 19 February 2010 1
Co-operative Championship 1   Dewsbury Rams Win 26–22 Home Stade des Minimes 850 27 February 2010 Highlights[permanent dead link] 1 2
Challenge Cup 3   Keighley Cougars Win 26–35 Away Cougar Park 543 6 March 2010 Highlights
Co-operative Championship 2   Whitehaven Loss 34–20 Away Recreation Ground 1,181 13 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 3   Keighley Cougars Win 34–26 Home Stade des Minimes 1,823 20 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 4   Barrow Raiders Loss 16–48 Home Stade des Minimes 1,500 27 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 5   Leigh Centurions Loss 6–36 Home Stade des Minimes 1,225 2 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 6   Halifax Loss 50–6 Away The Shay 1,750 5 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 7   Widnes Vikings Win 36–42 Away Stobart Stadium Halton 2,793 10 April 2010
Challenge Cup 4  St. Helens Loss 56–16 Away GPW Recruitment Stadium 4,043 17 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 8   Featherstone Rovers Away Post Office Road 22 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 9  Batley Bulldogs Win 20–12 Home Stade des Minimes 2,500 1 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 10   Sheffield Eagles Away Bramall Lane 15 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 11   Featherstone Rovers Home Stade des Minimes 22 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 12  Batley Bulldogs Away Mount Pleasant 29 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 13   Whitehaven Home Stade des Minimes 26 June 2010
Co-operative Championship 14   Dewsbury Rams Away The Tetley's Stadium 4 July 2010
Co-operative Championship 15   Sheffield Eagles Home Stade des Minimes 10 July 2010
Co-operative Championship 16   Keighley Cougars Away Cougar Park 24 July 2010
Co-operative Championship 17   Barrow Raiders Away Craven Park 31 July 2010
Co-operative Championship 18   Widnes Vikings Home Stade des Minimes 7 August 2010
Co-operative Championship 19   Leigh Centurions Away Leigh Sports Village 14 August 2010
Co-operative Championship 20   Halifax Home Stade des Minimes 21 August 2010

Match Reports edit

Co-operative Championship Round 1: vs. Dewsbury edit

Round 1: 28 February 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Toulouse Olympique (10) 26–22 (12)   Dewsbury Rams Toulouse, France
14:30 GMT
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (2)
  • S Planas (1)
  • V Duport (1)
  • J Tisseyre (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (3)
 Tries:
  • S Turner (2)
  • M Emmett (1)
  • A Bostock (1)
Goals:
  • P Walker (3)
 Stadium: Stade des Minimes
Attendance: 850
Referee: Peter Brook (Field)

Toulouse Kick Start the season!

In a perfect start to the season Rory Bromley bagged a brace of tries for Toulouse in their 26–22 Co-operative Championship win over the Dewsbury Rams. Vincent Duport, Johan Tisseyre and Sebastien Planas all scored against the West Yorkshire outfit and Olympique came from 22 to 14 down to clinch the victory. Scott Turner scored two second-half tries for the hapless Rams, but these could do nothing to alter the overall result.

Co-operative Championship Round 2: vs. Whitehaven edit

Round 2: 13 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Whitehaven (10) 34–20 (20)   Toulouse Olympique Whitehaven, Cumbria
18:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • I Mort (1)
  • C Rudd (1)
  • D Skee (1)
  • C Sice (2)
  • R Fox (1)
Goals:
  • C Rudd (5)
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (1)
  • B Ormeno (1)
  • S Planas (1)
  • A Maria (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (2)
 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,181
Referee: Jamie Leahy (Field)

Toulouse squander their lead

Whitehaven opened their Co-operative Championship campaign with a 34–20 victory over Toulouse at the Recreation Ground in Cumbria. Toulouse Olympique held an impressive 20–10 lead at the break, but let it slip away thanks to tries from a transformed Whitehaven outfit. Dylan Skee and Carl Rudd crossed for the home side in the first half, Whitehaven then hit back after the break with tries from Carl Sice (2), Reece Fox and Ian Mort. Carl Rudd kicked 5 conversions for the home team. Toulouse tries came from Rory Bromley, Antoni Maria, Bruno Ormeno and Julien Lasserre and four points from the boot of Nathan Wynn.

Co-operative Championship Round 3: vs. Keighley edit

Round 3: 20 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Toulouse Olympique (14) 34–26 (4)   Keighley Cougars Toulouse, France
17:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (1)
  • C Bienes (1)
  • J Lasserre (1)
  • C Gay (2)
  • K Larroyer (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (5)
 Tries:
  • G Duffy (1)
  • D Jones (1)
  • J Feather (1)
  • C Baines (1)
  • O Pursglove (1)
Goals:
  • D Jones (3)
 Stadium: Stade des Minimes
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Warren Turley (Field)

Olympique beat the Cougars

Toulouse outscored Keighley by six tries to five in a 34–26 Co-operative Championship victory in Toulouse, France. Cedric Gay scored two times for Olympique while Clement Bienes, Rory Bromley, Sebastien Planas and Kevin Larroyer all crossed the try line for a try apiece. To add to this display of teamwork Nathan Wynn kicked five goals. The Cougars came back with a strong second half display, tries came from Danny Jones (1), Oliver Pursglove(1), Gavin Duffy (1), Chris Baines (1) and James Feather (1), but walked away as the losers

Co-operative Championship Round 4: vs. Barrow edit

Round 4: 27 March 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Toulouse Olympique (16) 16–48 (16)   Barrow Raiders Toulouse, France
18:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • C Gay (1)
  • A Maria (1)
  • K Larroyer (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (2)
 Tries:
  • A Ballard 1
  • A Blackwood (1)
  • L Harrison (1)
  • A Henderson (1)
  • M James (1)
  • Z Luisi (1)
  • L Campbell (3)
Goals:
  • J Rooney (6)
 Stadium: Stade des Minimes
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gareth Hewer (Field)

Disappointment for Toulouse in Raiders victory

A second-half hat-trick of tries from substitute Liam Campbell helped defending champions Barrow Raiders to a 48–16 win over Toulouse. Olympique were level at 16–16 at half-time thanks to tries from Antoni Maria, Cedric Gay and Kevin Larroyer and two goals from Nathan Wynn in response to Raiders touchdowns from Matt James, Andrew Henderson and Zeb Luisi. However, the visitors cut loose in the second half, scrum half Campbell scoring a 16-minute treble and other tries coming from Liam Harrison, Anthony Blackwood and Andy Ballard, while Jamie Rooney took his goal tally to six from nine attempts.

Co-operative Championship Round 5: vs. Leigh edit

Round 5: 2 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Toulouse Olympique (0) 6–36 (18)   Leigh Centurions Toulouse, France
19:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • P Pelo (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (1)
 Tries:
  • S Donlan (1)
  • N Stanton (1)
  • D McConnell (1)
  • M Leuluai (1)
  • D Armitstead (1)
  • A Higson (1)
Goals:
  • M Nanyn (6)
 Stadium: Stade des Minimes
Attendance: 1,225
Player of the Match: John Duffy (Leigh Centurions)

Big loss for Olympique

The fans left disappointed, the Super League hopefuls showed little of the form that has earned them impressive victories earlier in the season. Leigh followed up their 48–10 win at Halifax with a 36–6 victory over Toulouse in the south of France to stay just a point behind Featherstone in the Co-operative Championship table. Even without Tyrone McCarthy, Lee Mitchell and Matty Blythe, who were all recalled by Warrington, the Centurions had little trouble collecting a fourth successive win. Macgraff Leuluai, Dave McConnell, David Armitstead, Nicky Stanton, Stuart Donlan and Adam Higson scored the visitors' tries and Mick Nanyn kicked all six conversions. Substitute Patellsio Pelo scored a consolation try for Toulouse just before the end.

Co-operative Championship Round 6: vs. Halifax edit

Round 6: 5 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Halifax RLFC (16) 50–6 (6)   Toulouse Olympique Halifax, West Yorkshire
18:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • S Royston (3)
  • L Paterson (2)
  • R Worrincy (1)
  • J Hayley (2)
  • F Watene (1)
Goals:
  • L Paterson (7)
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (1)
 Stadium: the Shay
Attendance: 1,725

Halifax trounce Toulouse

Halifax overpowered Toulouse Olympique 50–6 in the Cooperative Championship game at The Shay. Halifax's Shad Royston claimed a hat-trick; Lee Paterson and James Haley also grabbed doubles and Rob Worrincy and Frank Watene also touched down for the West Yorkshire side. Paterson added seven goals for 'Fax while the French side's solitary try came from Rory Bromley.

Co-operative Championship Round 7: vs. Widnes edit

Round 7: 10 April 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Widnes Vikings (12) 36–42 (30)   Toulouse Olympique Widnes, Cheshire
18:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • P Flynn (1)
  • A Thackeray (3)
  • B Davies (1)
  • M Strong (1)
  • T Coyle (1)
Goals:
  • S Grady (5)
 Tries:
  • V Duport (3)
  • N Wynn (2)
  • M Griffi (1)
  • S Payan (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (7)
 Stadium: Stobart Stadium
Attendance: 2,793

Stunning result for Toulouse

Toulouse claimed Widnes' scalp as they ran out 42–36 winners in an enjoyable Co-operative Championship encounter at the Stobart Stadium on Saturday. Widnes had a late surge in the closing stages with Anthony Thackeray scoring a hat-trick in the final 20 minutes alone. But the French side had done enough in the first hour with tries from Mathieu Griffi, Vincent Duport (two), Nathan Wynn (two) and Sebastien Payan sealing success.

Carnegie Challenge Cup round 4: vs. St Helens edit

Round 4: 17 April 2010
Carnegie Challenge Cup 2010 		  St Helens (26) 56–16 (10)   Toulouse Olympique St. Helens, Merseyside
Tries:
  • A Gardner (1)
  • C Dean (1)
  • G Wheeler (2)
  • C Flannery (2)
  • T Puletua (1)
  • A Dixon (1)
  • M Fa'asavalu (2)
Goals:
  • J Foster (8)
 Tries:
  • V Duport (1)
  • C Varela (1)
  • Mendes (1)
  • M Mitchell (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (2)
 Stadium: GPW Recruitment Stadium
Attendance: 4,043

Toulouse knocked out of Challenge Cup

Toulouse made a spirited and enthusiastic challenge but where eventually overcome by the favourites from the Engage Super League. The Icelandic volcanic cloud meant the Toulouse had to endure a 24-hour coach and ferry journey to St Helens. Toulouse playing some slick football in the first half to initially shock the Saints and showed no sign of travel fatigue when they took the lead in their first set, with the bounce of the ball bamboozling Leon Pryce to allow centre Vincent Duport to collect and score. The teams were very close for much of the first half before Flannery raced through for the try that effectively killed off the French resistance two minutes before the break After the break St Helens piled on the tries before the unstoppable Fa'asavalu charged over for his second, to bring up the half-century as the Frenchmen tired. Toulouse grabbed a late consolation try when Martin Mitchell barged over.

Saints assistant coach Kieron Purtill paid tribute to the travel-weary French side; "They played some nice football, they have some internationals in there. They will ruffle a few feathers in the Championship and put a package together to apply for Super League so we knew what they were capable of."[2]

Co-operative Championship Round 9: vs. Batley edit

Round 9: 1 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Toulouse Olympique (14) 20–12 (4)   Batley Bulldogs Toulouse, France
20:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • C Varela Mendes (2)
  • M Griffi (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (4)
 Tries:
  • M Toohey (1)
  • K Lythe (1)
Goals:
  • P Handforth (2)
 Stadium: Stade des Minimes
Attendance: 2,500

Back into winning ways

Carlos Mendes Varela crossed for two first-half tries to rouse Toulouse to a 20–12 victory over Batley on Saturday night.

Mendes Varela touched down twice just before the interval, with Nathan Wynn converting on both occasions to ensure Toulouse held a 14–4 half-time lead.

After the break the Bulldogs closed the gap to just two points, Mark Toohey and Kris Lythe scored a try each but neither was converted.

Toulouse held on though and Mathieu Griffi's converted try nine minutes from the end preserved the victory.

Co-operative Championship Round 8: vs. Featherstone edit

Round 8: 6 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Featherstone Rovers (18) 24–26 (10)   Toulouse Olympique Featherstone, West Yorkshire
19:30 GMT
 Tries:
  • I Hardman (2)
  • Z Hardaker (2)
Goals:
  • K Briggs (4)
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (1)
  • S Planas (1)
  • V Duport (1)
  • M Mitchell (1)
  • J Tisseyre (1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (3)
 Stadium: Post Office Road
Attendance: 2,233

Toulouse smash Rovers' unbeaten run

Toulouse rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to win 26–24 and condemn Featherstone to their first loss in the 2010 Co-operative Championship season.

Featherstone had looked on course for a ninth consecutive victory when Zak Hardaker's second try of the night was converted by Kyle Briggs resulting in a 24–10 lead after 46 minutes.

The French side fought back with tries from Martin Mitchell and Rory Bromley. Vincent Duport levelled the scores with barely three minutes remaining and Nathan Wynn held his nerve to kick the winning points and seal an unforgettable win.

Co-operative Championship Round 10: vs. Sheffield edit

Round 10: 15 May 2010
Co-operative Championship 2010 		  Sheffield Eagles (16) 38–24 (12)   Toulouse Olympique Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 GMT
 Tries:
  • R Barnett (1)
  • T Ropati (1)
  • A Groom (1)
  • C Cook (3)
  • A Rowe (1)
Goals:
  • B Lindsay (1)
  • M Stringer (4)
 Tries:
  • R Bromley (1)
  • S Houles(1)
  • V Duport (1)
  • M Griffi(1)
Goals:
  • N Wynn (4)
 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 979

Cook claims hat-trick for Eagles

Craig Cook scored a second-half hat-trick as Sheffield Eagles overcome Toulouse 38–24 in the Co-operative Championship.

Sheffield led 16–12 at half-time after tries from Tangi Ropati, Aaron Groom and Richie Barnett, with Sylvain Houles and Vincent Duport replying for Toulouse.

Alex Rowe scored for Sheffield before Craig Cook his scored his second half hat trick, Toulouse scored through Rory Bromley and Mathieu Griffi.

2010 Transfers edit

Transfers for 2010 (In)

Nat Name Transferred from
  Vincent Duport Catalans Dragons
  Romain Mencarini UTC
  Julien Lasserre Bourgoin xv
  Yoan Tisseyre Lézignan Sangliers
  Simon Worrall Leeds Rhinos

Transfers for 2010 (Out)

Nat Name Transferred to
  Matthieu Almarcha Limoux
  Jean-Christophe Borlin St Gaudens
  Joris Canton Released
  Damien Couturier RU
  Nicolas Delgal Released
  Olivier Pramil RC Lescure-Arthes XIII, Elite 2

2010 squad edit

Player Age Height (m) Weight (kg) Position Former club Arrived Appearances Points International
1   Rory Bromley 38 1.81 87 Fullback Redcliffe Dolphins 2009 18 48 -
2  Julien Lasserre 37 1.82 87 Winger bourgoin xv 2009 16 12 -
3   Sébastien Planas 39 1.82 90 Centre Toulouse Olympique 2007 36 48 Yes
4   Vincent Duport 36 1.84 95 Centre Catalans Dragons  2010 0 0 Yes
5   Carlos Mendes Varela 39 1.88 100 Winger Lyon Villeurbanne  2009 (July) 4 8 -
6   Constant Villegas 37 1.87 89 Stand off Toulouse Olympique 2007 24 36 Yes
7   Nathan Wynn 37 1.86 92 Scrum half Sydney Bulls 2009 17 172 -
8   Brendan Worth 39 1.86 103 Prop Penrith Panthers 2009 19 0 -
9   Martin Mitchell 38 1.74 88 Hooker Parramatta Eels reserve 2009 18 24 -
10   Mathieu Griffi 41 1.87 101 Prop Catalans Dragons 2009 18 20 Yes
11   Timothy Wynn 38 1.86 100 Second row Wentworthville Magpies 2009 18 12 -
12   Simon Worrall 39 1.83 90 Second row Leeds Rhinos  2010 0 0 -
13   Eric Anselme 45 1.87 95 Loose forward Leeds Rhinos 2009 17 16 Yes
14   Antoni Maria 37 1.89 99 Second row St Gaudens 2009 19 16 -
15   Jérôme Gout 37 1.76 101 Prop Toulouse Olympique 2007 18 4 -
16   Sylvain Houles 42 1.87 96 Loose forward Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2007 33 8 Yes
17   Cédric Gay 42 1.75 79 Hooker St Gaudens 2007 18 32 -
18   Yoan Tisseyre 34 1.76 86 Second row Toulouse Olympique  2009 (July) 3 8 -
19   Romain Mencarini 34 1.82 97 Prop Catalans Dragons reserve  2010 0 0 -
20   Bruno Ormeno 41 1.82 84 Centre Toulouse Olympique 2007 19 24 -
21   Nicolas Fauré 39 1.91 104 Prop Toulouse Olympique 2007 30 8 -
22   Clément Bienes 34 1.82 87 Winger Toulouse Olympique academy 2009 3 4 -
-   Yohann Gigord 35 1.76 86 Hooker Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Mourad Kriouache 32 1.72 75 Half Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Kevin Larroyer 34 1.81 91 Second row Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Cyrile Moliner 34 1.88 92 Second row St Gaudens  2010 0 0 -
-   Andrei Olari 35 1.78 76 Half Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Antoine Reveillon 34 1.87 94 Second row Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Jocelyn Vauvelle 32 1.72 75 Winger Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Remi Vignaud 32 1.87 90 Centre St Gaudens  2010 0 0 -
-   Geoffrey Zava 33 1.86 91 Second row Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0 -
-   Teli Pelo 39 1.82 102 Winger Ramonvillea 2009 3 0 -

References edit

  1. ^ "Co-Operative Championship Table". RFL. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. ^ Sporting Life article 'PURTILL PRAISES PLUCKY TOULOUSE'

External links edit

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