Toulouse was before today considered the only realistically prospective challenger to Toronto. But on the basis of today's performance, Toulouse cannot expect to beat Toronto in the final.

So expect Toronto to be promoted to Super League for the 2020 season, and the Ottawa and New York bids to be strengthened in its wake.

They said that last year !!!!!!!!!

Fully expect them to be promoted,as long as Estone and his masters permit them entry, but if they expect the same then either Fev or Toulouse could get them in a one off match, much like London last year.

Hate their plastic pitch, more lines on it than in a Colombian nightclub !


Toronto v Featherstone final ?

PMSL if fev got through

Featherstone is very unlikely to beat Toulouse in Toulouse next weekend. In the off chance that they do defeat Toulouse, Featherstone will have no chance against Toronto in the final.

If Toulouse play like they did in the 1st half, Fev will win. Swinton have won there Jean, so it's not impossible...but I agree Toronto won't lose to either team in the final.

This could be an interesting thread to revisit in a couple of weeks.

Unless they have the off chance.

Who would you want to win in a Toronto Toulouse final?

Seeing Jean's an Aussie,It couldn't care less.

Probably Toulouse because they have fewer english players....

Lost by just 4 points in Toronto this season with a poor team, Chisholm had visa problems.

We’ll beat Toronto if we get past Toulouse

At the risk of appearing unpatriotic, I want Toronto to win, because I worry if they lose the final again their backers might start to lose interest, and then the whole north American experiment and expansion scenario could collapse.

On the other hand Toulouse were not really expecting to be promoted at the end of this season. Toulouse are probably two ferocious prop forwards short of winning the Championship. Hopefully they will strengthen their player roster for the 2020 season, especially in the forwards, and get promoted to Super League at the end of 2020.

How do you know what TO's ambitions were?

We'll jean was out the other night in a restaurant with the owner and having dinner and a couple of bottles of wine and he said Jean please tell every one I have no ambitions for this year we are just taking part

I was sat at the next table in McD's and that's what the guy said

Whats really embarrassing for Super League is the crowd that the TWP got, which was higher than either the Warrington v Castleford clash and the Wigan v Salford clash. I reall can't see how Super League can turn them down if they win the Championship Grand Final https://www.rugby-league.com/championsh ... r-toulouse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... tch-report https://www.salfordreddevils.net/match- ... september/

Whats really embarrassing for Super League is the crowd that the TWP got, which was higher than either the Warrington v Castleford clash and the Wigan v Salford clash. I reall can't see how Super League can turn them down if they win the Championship Grand Final https://www.rugby-league.com/championsh ... r-toulouse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... tch-report https://www.salfordreddevils.net/match- ... september/

Depends how it's decided. It's a racing cert that a few chairmen would prefer to see a weaker side promoted, ideally even weaker than London proved to be this year.

the side promoted should be exempt from relegation the following year for them to get up to speed, they did it with catalan

It will be a farce if they are not allowed promotion.

No central funding is a joke in itself.

Quote ="Huddersfield1895"Whats really embarrassing for Super League is the crowd that the TWP got, which was higher than either the Warrington v Castleford clash and the Wigan v Salford clash. I reall can't see how Super League can turn them down if they win the Championship Grand Final https://www.rugby-league.com/championsh ... r-toulouse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... tch-report https://www.salfordreddevils.net/match- ... september/'" I don't see this as embarrassing for the SL clubs so much as a real positive for the Championship. Salford currently don't have a big following ( though hopefully will pick up some more fans after a good run in the play-offs) Wire fans just finished an expensive month with visits to Perpignan and Wembley,playing Cas for third time this year on a Thursday night. Cas fans had an even tougher prospective evening on a Thursday night.

Quote ="Huddersfield1895"Whats really embarrassing for Super League is the crowd that the TWP got, which was higher than either the Warrington v Castleford clash and the Wigan v Salford clash. I reall can't see how Super League can turn them down if they win the Championship Grand Final https://www.rugby-league.com/championsh ... r-toulouse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... tch-report https://www.salfordreddevils.net/match- ... september/'" I don't see this as embarrassing for the SL clubs so much as a real positive for the Championship. Salford currently don't have a big following ( though hopefully will pick up some more fans after a good run in the play-offs) Wire fans just finished an expensive month with visits to Perpignan and Wembley,playing Cas for third time this year on a Thursday night. Cas fans had an even tougher prospective evening on a Thursday night.

Jean's only ambition is how does he move out of Leigh where he was born and bred and how does he get rid of the "League Freak" thing - MPD but be a real challenge.

Wakefield didn’t receive any central funding when they were promoted to super league after beating Featherstone in the playoffs. It was only the generous gesture by the other super league clubs at that time, which allowed Trinity to compete. So nothing new re Toronto, although it shows our sport in a poor light.