2016 Toulouse Olympique season

This article details Toulouse Olympique rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was Toulouse's first season back in the English competition since they left at the end of 2011. They competed in League 1. They finished the season on top of the table, but lost the promotion final to Rochdale Hornets who were crowned champions. Toulouse were promoted to the Championship in second place after they successfully came through the play-offs, beating Barrow Raiders in the play-off final. Toulouse also entered the Challenge Cup, reaching the sixth round where they lost to Super League side Wakefield Trinity.

2016 Toulouse Olympique season
League 1 Rank1st
Play-off resultPlay-off final winners (Promoted)
Challenge Cup6th Round (lost 40-22 at Wakefield Trinity)
2016 recordWins: 20; draws: 1; losses: 0
Points scoredFor: 990; against: 276
Team information
ChairmanBernard Sarrazin
Head CoachSylvain Houles
Captain
StadiumStade Ernest-Argelès
High attendance2,837 vs. York City Knights

Home matches were played at Stade Ernest-Argelès in Blagnac rather than at Toulouse's historic home ground of Stade Arnauné.

Kingstone Press League 1

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LEGEND
  Win
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  Bye

2016 League 1

Date Competition Rnd Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Footage Report
5 March 2016 League 1 1   Coventry Bears H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 54-6 Hulme 4, Kriouache, Maurel, White, Kheirallah 2 Kheirallah 9C - Match [1]
12 March 2016 League 1 2   Hemel Stags H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 74-0 Maurel 2, Minga 2, Hulme, Ader, Masselot, Kheirallah 3, Hepi 2, White 2 Kheirallah 9C Match [2]
25 March 2016 League 1 3 Bye - - - - - - - - -
10 April 2016 League 1 4   South Wales Scorpions A Virginia Park (Caerphilly) W 64-0 Gonzalez-Trique 2, Ford, Minga 4, Marguerite, Canet, Maurel, K Bentley, Kheirallah Kheirallah 8C Highlights [3]
24 April 2016 League 1 6   Rochdale Hornets A Spotland D 28-28 Curran 3, Minga, White Kheirallah 4C 536 Match [4]
30 April 2016 League 1 5   Oxford Rugby League H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 54-8 K Bentley, Boyer, White, Curran, Marguerite, Gonzalez-Trigue, Maurel, Kriouache, Masselot, Marcon Kheirallah 7C 1,211 Match [5]
15 May 2016 League 1 8   Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium W 46-24 Maurel 3, Margurite, Minga, Curran, Kheirallah 2, Ford Kheirallah 5C Match [6]
22 May 2016 League 1 9   Barrow Raiders A Craven Park W 44-16 Curran, Canet, Minga 2, Kheirallah 2, Ford, Maurel Kheirallah 6C 1,050 Match [7]
28 May 2016 League 1 7   Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 48-16 Curran, Minga 2, Hulme, Kriouache 2, White, Ford Kheirallah 5C, Kriouache 3C 1.335 Match [8]
4 June 2016 League 1 10   Doncaster H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 46-26 Canet, Minga, Maurel, Curran, Hulme 2, White, Marion Kheirallah 7C - Match [9]
11 June 2016 League 1 11   Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park W 32-22 Ader 2, Hulme 2, Marion 2 Kheirallah 4C - Match [10]
18 June 2016 League 1 12   Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 84-6 Minga, Kheirallah 4, Planas, Boyer 2, Ader 2, Kriouache 2, Maurel, Hulme, Marion Kheirallah 12C 2,167 Match [11]
26 June 2016 League 1 13   North Wales Crusaders A Racecourse Ground W 32-14 Minga 2, Kriouache, Ford, Kheirallah, Planas Kheirallah 4C - Match [12]
2 July 2016 League 1 14   York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 44-6 Canet 2, Planas 2, Curran, Mika, Minga 2 Kheirallah 6C 2,873 Match [13]
9 July 2016 League 1 15   London Skolars A New River Stadium W 52-12 Canet 2, White, Minga, Masselot, Curran 2, Hepi, K Bentley Kheirallah 8C - Match [14]
23 July 2016 Super 8s 1   Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 40-4 Marion, Ader, Canet, White, Maurel, Hulme, Curran Kheirallah 5C, White 1,214 Match [15]
30 July 2016 Super 8s 2   York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 46-16 Hulme, Puech, Minga 2, Curran, White, Boyer, Canet Kheirallah 7C - Match [16]
14 August 2016 Super 8s 4   Doncaster R.L.F.C. A Keepmoat Stadium W 38-18 Minga, Curran 3, Ford, Hepi, Kheirallah Kheirallah 5C - Match [17]
20 August 2016 Super 8s 5   Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 46-6 Kheirallah, Minga 3, Maurel, Hulme, Planas Kheirallah 7C 1,842 Match [18]
26 August 2016 Super 8s 3   London Skolars A New River Stadium W 58-14 Marguerite 3, Minga, Kheirallah 4, Ford, Maurel, Mika Kheirallah 7C - Match [19]
3 September 2016 Super 8s 6   Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium W 16-12 Minga, Maurel, Hulme Kheirallah 2C - Match [20]
10 September 2016 Super 8s 7   Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 44-22 K Bentley, White, Minga, Boyer, Hulme, Mika 2, Canet Kheirallah 6C - Match [21]
17 September 2016 Super 8s PF   Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès L 22-24 Canet, Curran, White, Ader Kheirallah 3C - Match [22]
24 September 2016 Super 8s PO SF   York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 62-10 Maurel 2, K Bentley, Kheirallah 2, Minga 2, Curran, Marguerite 2, Ferret Kheirallah 9C 2,000 est Match [23]
1 October 2016 League 1 PO F   Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès W 32-22 Maurel, Marguerite, Hulme, Minga, Kheirallah Kheirallah 6C - Match [24]

Player appearances - League

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FB = Fullback C = Centre W = Winger SO = Stand Off SH = Scrum half P = Prop H = Hooker SR = Second Row LF = Loose forward I = Interchange
No Player 1[25] 2 4[26] 6[27] 5 8 9 7[28] 10 11 12 13 14 15 S8 1 S8 2 S8 4[29] S8 5[30] S8 3 S8 6 S8 7 PR F PO SF PO F
1 Mark Kheirallah FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB
2 Tony Maurel W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
3 Bastien Ader C C - C - - - - C C C C C - C C C C C C C C - -
4 Gregory White C C C C C C C C C C C - C C C C - - - I C C C C
5 Kuni Minga W W W W - W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
6 Johnathon Ford SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO - SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO
7 Arthur Gonzalez-Trique - - SH SH SH SH SH - - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 Clément Boyer - I P P P SR SR SR SR P LF LF LF P P P P P SR P SR P P P
9 Kane Bentley I - I H H H H H H - - - H H H H - H - - H H H H
10 Samy Masselot I I - I I I I P - - P P - I - - - P P P - - I I
11 Sebastien Planas SR SR SR SR SR - - - - SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR
12 Rhys Curran SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR - - - SR SR SR
13 Andrew Bentley LF - LF LF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Mourad Kriouache H H H I I I I I I H I I I I I I H I - I I I I I
15 Maxime Puech P P I - I I P P P I P P P - I I P - P - P I - -
16 Bastien Canet P P P P P P P - P P - - P P P P I - - - P P P P
17 Anthony Marion I LF I - LF LF LF LF LF LF H H - LF LF LF I I H H LF I LF LF
18 Tyla Hepi I I I I I P - I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
19 Etienne Ferret - - - - - - - - - - - - - SH SH - SH - SH - - - SH -
20 Paul Marcon - - - - W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Gavin Marguerite - - C - C C C C I - - C - C - - C C C C - - C C
21a Christopher Denis - I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I - - - - -
22 Danny Hulme SH SH - I - - - SH SH SH SH SH SH - SO SH - SH - SH SH SH - SH
23 Cédric Mazars - - - - - - I I - - - - - - - - - - - SR - - - -
24 Kalausa Leha - - - - - - - I I I I I I - - - I I I - I - - -
25 Justin Sangaré - - - - - I I - - - I I - - - - - - I I - - - -
26 Constantine Mika - - - - - - - - - - - - I I I I LF LF LF LF I LF I I

Standings

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Regular season

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Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1   Toulouse Olympique 14 13 1 0 702 184 +518 27 League 1 Super 8s
2   Rochdale Hornets 14 12 1 1 547 252 +295 25
3   York City Knights 14 10 1 3 482 256 +226 21
4   Doncaster 14 10 0 3 499 304 +195 20
5   Barrow Raiders 14 9 1 4 529 253 +276 19
6   Keighley Cougars 14 9 0 5 520 368 +152 18
7   Hunslet Hawks 14 8 0 6 383 374 +9 16
8   London Skolars 14 8 0 6 354 376 –22 16
9   Newcastle Thunder 14 7 1 6 404 368 +36 15 League 1 Shield
10   North Wales Crusaders 14 5 2 7 336 355 –19 12
11   Coventry Bears 14 4 1 9 289 460 –171 9
12   Gloucestershire All Golds 14 3 0 11 334 479 –145 6
13   South Wales Scorpions 14 1 0 13 176 582 –406 2
14   Oxford Rugby League 14 1 0 13 176 582 –406 2
15   Hemel Stags 14 1 0 13 190 718 –528 2

Super 8s

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Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1   Toulouse Olympique 21 20 1 0 990 276 +714 41 Promotion Final
2   Rochdale Hornets 21 16 1 4 709 440 +269 33
3   Barrow Raiders 21 15 1 5 769 375 +394 31 Playoffs
4   Doncaster 21 14 0 7 683 526 +157 28
5   York City Knights 21 12 1 8 618 461 +157 25
6   Keighley Cougars 21 11 0 10 658 514 +144 22 Season Complete
7   Hunslet Hawks 21 11 0 10 544 550 –6 22
8   London Skolars 21 8 0 13 470 650 –180 16

Challenge Cup

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Toulouse entered the Challenge Cup in Round 3. They were drawn away to face Cumbrian amateur side Wath Brow Hornets, winning 32–14. In Round 4, Toulouse defeated fellow League 1 side Gloucestershire All Golds 62–28 in France. In Round 5 they beat Championship side Leigh Centurions 10–8 at Stade Ernest-Argeles before bowing out at Super League side Wakefield Trinity, losing 40–22.

Date Round Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att Footage Report
27 February 2016 Round 3   Wath Brow Hornets A Cleator Moor W 32-14 Kheirallah 4, Ford, Minga Mark Kheirallah 4C 400 est Match [31]
19 March 2016 Round 4   Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argeles W 62-28 Kheirallah 3, Ford 2, White, Canet, Kriouache, Maurel, Minga, Boyer Kheirallah 9C 1,053 Match [32]
16 April 2016 Round 5   Leigh Centurions H Stade Ernest-Argeles W 10-8 Canet Kheirallah 1C 2P 2,133 Match [33]
8 May 2016 Round 6   Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L 40-22 Marguerite, Kriouache, Hulme, Minga Kheirallah 3C 2,539 Match [34]

Player appearances - Cup

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FB = Fullback C = Centre W = Winger SO = Stand Off SH = Scrum half P = Prop H = Hooker SR = Second Row LF = Loose forward I = Interchange
No Player 3[35] 4[36] 5[37] 6[38]
1 Mark Kheirallah FB FB FB FB
2 Tony Maurel W W W W
3 Bastien Ader C C C -
4 Gregory White C C C C
5 Kuni Minga W W W W
6 Johnathon Ford SO SO SH SO
7 Arthur Gonzalez-Trique - - SO -
8 Clemont Boyer - I P P
9 Kane Bentley I H H H
10 Samy Masselot I I I I
11 Sebastien Planas SR SR SR SR
12 Rhys Curran SR SR SR SR
13 Andrew Bentley LF LF LF -
14 Murrad Kriouache H I I I
15 Maxime Puech P P I I
16 Bastien Canet P P P P
17 Anthony Marion I I I LF
18 Tyla Hepi I - - I
21 Gavin Marguerite - - - C
22 Danny Hulme SH SH - SH

2016 transfers

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Gains

Player Club Contract Date
  Rhys Curran Villeneuve XIII RLLG - -
  Bastien Canet AS Carcassonne - -
  Tyla Hepi Whitehaven R.L.F.C. - -

Losses

Player Club Date
  Bruno Ormeno Retired -
  Aaron Wood Released -
  Florian Quintilla Released -

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