Looking ahead to this game we should go into it with confidence. We've just beaten them at home and if we can avoid the appalling start we had last time we visited them I see no reason why we can't pick up two points. Both teams played well in their last games although Toulouse fell away badly towards the end of their match with Leeds. As always we will need to watch the fullback and the halfback Ford, but if we do I'm confident of the outcome. Fax by 10.

Plus Robin is a real threat with him back in the team.

The other half back looks a real threat not ford

Toulouse 30 Halifax 10.

I've heard it's going to take nearly a day point to point to get from Home to Toulouse.

A handful of fans at best, due to high fares and said route. I'd write this one off.

Not in the qualifiers to make up the numbers this time--RM.If this is to be the case then we must beat Toulouse against the odds again this weekend.

I’m expecting us to loose heavily....I hope I’m wrong

For them they probably have promotion aspirations so its a must win for them, for us its probably our best chance to pick up a win. We probably shouldnt win but we are also more than capable of winning.

Grix/Douglas/Cooper/Fleming in for Mahar/Jones/Wood/Barber---happy with that.

Good stuff, good squad.

It was absolutely boiling down there yesterday, 30 plus degrees and still up there at 19:00, will take a lot for us to win given the travel and the heat.
Good luck to the lads and if w do win then we can kick in and possibly p ice up more points this time round.

When we qualified I said that we could pick up wins against Toulouse, London and Widnes. I thought we would go close against Toronto and Salford.

Nothing has changed my view. If we'd attacked better last week we could have possibly won but certainly got a lot closer.

I rate RM highly as a coach but he will really have to focus on attack this week. The defence is sound. We need to start putting points on teams and making our attacks count.

Up the Fax!

We missed Grix massively last week -especially as the distribution link on the middle of the park.Muzza and Johno looked to have way less time and options as well with Toronto's line speed.Not sure Tolouse will offer that same threat and Grix definitely coming back will also help.
Could be all over in first 15 mins if they get on top as they are a real threat on attack for sure.
Dig in and take your chances and you never know.
Good luck and safe journey to all attending.

"as well as..."

Changes to the Toulouse squad:

"Two changes in the group of TO XIII made by Sylvain HOULES and his staff: Eddy PETTYBOURNE injured his foot against Leeds last weekend, leaves his place to Arthur ROMANO who thus postulates his first match under the colors of the Olympian club, while that Sébastien PLANAS replaces Tony MAUREL."

Oooo la la!

Six points in two games perhaps indicates where the problem is.

Best part time team looks like an epitaph not a valedictory.

Well that is a very disappointing result and, I presume, performance. But..It beats playing against Batley and Rochdale all ends up. Let's just hope we can at least avoid bottom spot and gain a win or two. Also use the extra revenue gained to improve the team where it is glaringly obvious needed. Up The Fax!

Pathetic effort. 6 points scored in 2 games v championship sides. You should have let Leigh Centurions be in the qualifiers instead. Even with the 6 star players they have lost, they would have done better than you lot.

@Terry Kelly. No matter what Fax are there by season endeavours.
Shut up and put you beak back in your lobby.
Up the Fax

Your picture sums you up well. Loud mouthed and a bit dim.

Think it was always unlikely we were going to get a result in Toulouse, and am Not sure how we will fair in the next 5 games. Think Widnes could be our best shot of a result.

These middle 8s highlight some of our shortcomings in the team, but that was always going to happen at this stage. Amazing how quickly knives come out for some of the players already, think some lose sight of our position compared to the others.

Get season tickets on sale now whole the mood is still upbeat.... oh hang on don't know what the structure will be yet!

Up the fax!

Just need one win to kick start us again . Playing again better teams always exposes where your weaknesses are and that is all that is happening , because that's exactly what we try do to other teams expose their weaknesses

Once we concede first we are always struggling due to our low points scoring, this has been evident all season unfortunately we are now playing the best teams in our league and the worst of the one above. We finished eighth out of the eight in this comp before it started so not really massive amounts expected from us, except by Fax fans, we just need a lucky break early in and then can start to apply out own pressure instead of being constantly under it.

Onwards and upwards.

It is evident in both these two games that the players are now aware of our attacking 'problems' and somewhat panicking in good ball. We had so much pressure in to Toulouse 30/40, but continued to force the pass or take the wrong option. We need to go back to building pressure, forcing repeat sets and eventually teams will crack. Our defence was good again on the whole and the scoreline was far from the truth really. They scored two lucky tries from high kicks (granted ours was a lucky rebound from a kick), one from a another kick through and one of the Toulouse wingers scored from inside his own half, beating about 10 defenders!

Agree with most of the latter posts, against better teams, every team gets exposed, does not matter which sport. No matter what the coaches and players say in public, what is really expected behind closed doors. Fax defied the odds all season and made top 4, a fabulous result in its self, but as fans are we sometimes a little delusional and think we are all of a sudden world beaters ?
Take the extra exposure and build on it, because sure as Leigh and Fev would love to be in our position.
Stop bulling the lads up during the week, then castigating them after the game. There is a reason they are in the Chamionship and not full time pros, be thankful we have a team that is in the mix!

Congratulations to al concerned at HRLFC for continued improvement year on year.

Up the Fax

Good post which about sums it up.

All I would add is that with the area of attack being clearly one that all season has not been at it's best the club takes some steps to address it for next season if at all possible.

Is it the halves, is it the pack not laying a platform, is it the backs, is it the game plan or a combination of all of them?