Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:42 pm  

RoyBoy29 wrote:

In a French Super League perhaps. As it stands Catalan are proving they do not belong where they are.

Correct.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:15 pm  

sanjunien wrote:

Inevitably.

Cats and TO13 will be playing in a Super League of one form or another, it's just a case of when....

I actually agree with you.
What is ultimately disappointing is that nobody is open enough to say this and it would make more sense to find a way of including Toulouse and Toronto in SL.
Maybe "we" should expand have a 14 club top flight and exempt Catalan, Toulouse and Toronto from relegation.
After all their sole reason for being in the "European" competition is to play in SL we may as well just get used to the idea.

Clearly, these clubs aren't really viable outside SL, so why not just get on with having them in the top flight and the game can then benefit from it's international flavour.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:18 pm  

RoyBoy29 wrote:

In a French Super League perhaps. As it stands Catalan are proving they do not belong where they are.

I can't readily see what fifteen years of Super league rugby league (2 years for Paris and 13 for Catalans) has done for rugby league in France. Can anybody quantify the benefits to French RL for me, please?

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:20 pm  

Alan wrote:

I can't readily see what fifteen years of Super league rugby league (2 years for Paris and 13 for Catalans) has done for rugby league in France. Can anybody quantify the benefits to French RL for me, please?

There are now considerably more French players in Super League than before. As there are only 2 fully professional rugby league leagues in the world, this benefits French RL.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:41 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote: There are now considerably more French players in Super League than before. As there are only 2 fully professional rugby league leagues in the world, this benefits French RL. How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote: There are now considerably more French players in Super League than before. As there are only 2 fully professional rugby league leagues in the world, this benefits French RL. How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:55 pm  

Alan wrote:

I can't readily see what fifteen years of Super league rugby league (2 years for Paris and 13 for Catalans) has done for rugby league in France. Can anybody quantify the benefits to French RL for me, please?

It's not helped their national team, that's for sure. That was the initial propaganda about having Catalans placed in SL.....WHAT A JOKE !
We signed 2 of their players, one a french international, who they released to make room for their overseas players.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:00 pm  

How many overseas players have Leigh signed over the last 3 or 4 years?

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:07 pm  

The Reason wrote: How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players Should you include French players who are currently playing for English clubs or, doesn't this suit your agenda ?

The Reason wrote: How many French players are in SL now Jean ? In 2016 Catalans had less home grown players that any other club in SL https://www.thestatszone.com/super-leag ... as-players Should you include French players who are currently playing for English clubs or, doesn't this suit your agenda ?

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:29 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

How many overseas players have Leigh signed over the last 3 or 4 years?

a helluva lot/too many ....and your point being ? Surely any French player wants to play for Catalans, agreed if they are TOP DRAWER like Escare, Fages then they will struggle to keep hold of them, etc One of our best players last season was Antoni Maria, who we signed from Catalans. We wanted to keep him, but he returned to them. He has only played twice for them this season. Like a lot of French lads, he would be better off at Toulouse. Obviously Catalans do what's best for themselves, not their country/France.

Re: Could Toronto, London and Toulouse all get promoted? : Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:58 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

There are now considerably more French players in Super League than before. As there are only 2 fully professional rugby league leagues in the world, this benefits French RL.

Are you saying Les Catalans are now a feeder club for SL?