JonB95 wrote:
Don't forget Toulouse v Dragons could become a decent little rivalry down in France. They could maybe take the game to the RU or soccer stadiums and make an event of it.
Indeed it will become a great rivalry.
This crowd exceeded the projected future capacity of a renovated Stade des Minimes, the home ground of Toulouse Olympique, and was taken to the regular ground of the iconic rugby union club Stade Toulousain, which is Stade Ernest-Wallon. It was always the plan of Toulouse Olympique to move its big SL matches to Stade Ernest-Wallon.
However based on today's crowd (which only Wigan and Leeds at home could hope to match), more than half of Toulouse's home games would have to be moved. (i.e. vs Catalans, Leeds, Wigan, Warrington, St. Helens, Hull FC, Hull KR and Bradford). Only the SL clubs with a low traveling fan base (e.g. Huddersfield and whichever 2 other clubs remain in SL) would play at Stade des Minimes.
Stade des Minimes has one big advantage over the other stadia in that it is located right across the street from a metro station. Inebriated English fans can ride back to their Toulouse hotels in safety.
