Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Tue Mar 27, 2018 7:50 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Is he playing for Castleford again?

Springer as been in the 19 recently but not got in the 17. Been doing well at Halifax - our DR side. I recon he will be making his first appearance in 2018 for us (Tigers) this Easter weekend.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Wed Mar 28, 2018 12:12 pm  

Call Me God wrote:

Wow.....just WOW
Scotland have no clubs, Ireland AFAIK has 10 amateur clubs.......France started the RLWC in 1954........go figure that France would beat those two. As for getting within 24 points of England.....not a chance

I suppose the England v France scoreline would depend on if England take it seriously or not,i very much doubt they would.Much better to play France against England knights or a championship select

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:31 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Plus he's not French. What's the point of having French teams in SL in france then start picking overseas players for their international team?

Don’t blame France for the international eligibility rules.

Can you name a country in any sport that hasn’t played an overseas born player?

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Wed Mar 28, 2018 8:37 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Don’t blame France for the international eligibility rules.

Can you name a country in any sport that hasn’t played an overseas born player?

easy, North Korea.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:33 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Don’t blame France for the international eligibility rules.

Can you name a country in any sport that hasn’t played an overseas born player?

I'm not blaming France. My point was them selecting overseas players for their international team kind of renders the argument for French SL team redundant.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:06 am  

Budgiezilla wrote:

easy, North Korea.

Incorrect, in the recent Olympics North and South Korea fielded a joint team with overseas born players.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:08 am  

Willzay wrote:

I'm not blaming France. My point was them selecting overseas players for their international team kind of renders the argument for French SL team redundant.

But Australia, New Zealand and England play overseas born players.

Is the argument for their club teams also redundant?

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Thu Mar 29, 2018 6:15 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

But Australia, New Zealand and England play overseas born players.

Is the argument for their club teams also redundant?

Well, they don't need new teams to improve their international teams do they? Again what's the point for say Catalans or Toulouse to have a place in SL if they're French players are just going to be passed over?

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:51 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Incorrect, in the recent Olympics North and South Korea fielded a joint team with overseas born players.

That was just a unified Korea....South Korea had 7 players born from outside their country, whilst North Korea had none. So I am correct.....unlucky !

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Thu Mar 29, 2018 4:18 pm  

Also, N & S Korea are separated by a land border. So the word overseas won't apply to players representing each other