its on SKY

Both matches are on SKY according to fixture list on this site

The Toulouse game isn’t on sky

Anyone who fancies going, flights from Manchester to Carcassonne Friday to Monday are £37 with Ryanair

Then return train from Carcassonne - Toulouse - Carcassonne is around £25.

It said so yesterday on this sites fixtures now saying game not on SKY now.

That's how I'm travelling Brian, then Ibis Central.

Went to Toulouse a few years ago when they beat Widnes in the Challenge Cup, a good weekend until returning on Monday to the airport to be told the firefighters were on strike and all flights were cancelled - so hey-ho another two days on vin rouge and cassoulet.

I'm on that flight and train on Friday too. Have you booked your train ticket in advance or will you buy it on Friday?

Peet confirmed Miski is playing this week.

Can see Field getting a rest given his strapping last week, with Hardaker FB, just a guess.

Bevan travelling but not playing.

"He deserves it and we're really excited about that," Peet said. "He's been flawless since he came into the club, very professional and we're looking forward to giving him his debut.

"He's only missed out because the lads in front have had credit in the bank. It's a bit of rotation but rotation that he's forced us into. He scored three for the reserves and was the best payer on the field."

One player who will also travel to France is Bevan French - but he will not feature in either game, with the Australian some way off a return to first-team action after landing back in England last week. Instead, Wigan are eyeing up a game in the Challenge Cup for French to make his return

Surprised Bevan is going to France but they must have access to good facilities where he can continue with his training.

Excited to see Miski play - I hope the club will still be able to provide the full match on Wigan TV (no problem whatsoever if it comes without the irritating commentary).

Appreciate the quotes on Miski but also possible that one of the backline is unvaccinated so cannot travel?

Looking forward to seeing what he can bring though. We’ve been blessed with 3 or 4 strong wingers in recent times but that’s slipped recently.

It was apparently one player who hasn’t had the vaccine, so if it’s not French, Havard or Thornley, it should be easy enough to work out when the squad/travelling party is named because it doesn’t look like we’ve any other injury concerns.

I’m looking forward to seeing (well possibly hearing or possibly not) what Miski brings to the side. I personally would give him, Smith and O’Neill a shot on Saturday and it would be up to them to make an impression. If they do then it’s happy days and the competition for places just grows and grows. If not, then they risk not getting another chance for a while and that’s exactly how it should be (and how it wasn’t last year).

Didn’t even think that?

I have a feeling it’ll be one of our props or outside backs

Yes, we booked in advance just under 20 Euro each return.

16:32 Carcassonne arrives Toulouse 17:15

Monday
11:18 Toulouse arrives Carcassonne 12:18

Thanks - I'm flying back to Manchester via Barcelona, so will only need one-way.

Very east to book French trains on Trainline. We used them for trains to Perpignan from Toulouse and return .

EW

Anybody have any suggestions where we can all meet up to watch Wire v Catalan on Friday night. EW

Pub o'clock is a sports bar so should have it on?
Seven Sisters, Melting Pot and Thirsty Monk all look good for a pub crawl





We should be in the IBIS Gare around 5:30 p.m.

Melting Pot is great. I'd recommend 'Meet the Meat' for food too.

Catch you in the hotel or pub o'clock Brian

EW

Anyone received their match tickets in the post as yet? Club advised today that they were posted out Friday, we are now Wednesday and still not arrived. Same happened with my lads Hull KR ticket when it arrived on the day of the match when he'd already left for work in Bolton and was driving to the match straight from work.

Ordered ours Friday morning arrived Monday morning . Ordered Catalan tickets Tuesday morning arrived Wednesday morning .

EW

Cheers.
Think our postie is having us on then.

EW,
I would definitely recommend Restaurant Entrecôte. We discovered this restaurant in Bordeaux when youngest son and I went down to the international match in Agen. Mrs B and I have had holidays for 2 months every year since 2008 in Arcachon and make a point of going the 70kms to Bordeaux every other week just to have steak frites. There is no menu, just rare, medium or bien cuit. As the website says they don't take reservations and it is the only restaurant I have ever know the French to queue. Large quantity of steak and absurd amounts of frites.
Absolutely superb and very reasonably priced. Cannot recommend it too highly unless you are a vegetarian in which case good luck in finding a French vegetarian restaurant.

Just looking on the Toulouse Olympique website and loved this description in their preview of the match on Saturday describing Wigan as "cette équipe emblématique" - this iconic club.

However they also named our colours as being 'blanc et grenat', i.e. white and garnet !