2010 Toulouse Olympique season
Introduction 2010 is the second year of participation to the Championship for the TO. The team loses few players with Damien Couturier, Matthieu Almarcha, Jean-Christophe Borlin and Olivier Pramil leaving. On the other hand, they keep Yoan Tisseyre and Carlos Mendes Varela arrived in the summer 2009 and who played few games last season. They also sign Simon Worrall from the Leeds Rhinos on loan for one year and Vincent Duport from the Catalans Dragons. They also welcome Romain Mencarini from the UTC (Catalans Dragons reserve team in the French Championship).
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Fixtures and results  Competition  Round  Opponent  Result  Score  Home/Away  Venue  Attendance  Date Photos Friendly      Catalans Dragons  Loss    22–46  Home  Stade des Minimes  4,128   23 January 2010   Highlights  Full   1 Friendly      Limoux Grizzlies  Loss   28–18  Away Stade de l'Aiguille  900   30 January 2010     Friendly      Saint-Gaudens Bears  Win   14–26  Away Stade Jules Ribet     19 February 2010      1 Co-operative Championship  1    Dewsbury Rams  Win   26–22  Home  Stade des Minimes  850   27 February 2010   Highlights      1  2 Challenge Cup  3    Keighley Cougars  Win   26–35  AwayCougar Park  543   6 March 2010   Highlights    Co-operative Championship  2    Whitehaven Loss  34–20  Away Recreation Ground  1,181   13 March 2010     Co-operative Championship  3    Keighley Cougars Win  34–26  Home Stade des Minimes  1,823   20 March 2010     Co-operative Championship  4    Barrow Raiders Loss   16–48Home  Stade des Minimes  1,500   27 March 2010     Co-operative Championship  5    Leigh Centurions Loss   6–36 Home  Stade des Minimes  1,225   2 April 2010     Co-operative Championship  6    Halifax  Loss  50–6 Away  The Shay  1,750   5 April 2010     Co-operative Championship  7    Widnes Vikings Win  36–42 Away   Stobart Stadium Halton  2,793  10 April 2010     Challenge Cup  4   St. Helens Loss  56–16 Away  GPW Recruitment Stadium  4,043 17 April 2010     Co-operative Championship  8    Featherstone Rovers   Away  Post Office Road      22 April 2010     Co-operative Championship  9   Batley Bulldogs Win 20–12  Home  Stade des Minimes  2,500   1 May 2010     Co-operative Championship  10    Sheffield Eagles    Away  Bramall Lane      15 May 2010     Co-operative Championship  11   Featherstone Rovers   Home Stade des Minimes     22 May 2010     Co-operative Championship  12   Batley Bulldogs   Away Mount Pleasant     29 May 2010     Co-operative Championship  13    Whitehaven    Home  Stade des Minimes     26 June 2010     Co-operative Championship  14    Dewsbury Rams   Away The Tetley's Stadium      4 July 2010     Co-operative Championship  15    Sheffield Eagles    Home Stade des Minimes     10 July 2010     Co-operative Championship  16    Keighley Cougars   Away Cougar Park      24 July 2010     Co-operative Championship  17    Barrow Raiders   Away Craven Park     31 July 2010     Co-operative Championship  18    Widnes Vikings   Home Stade des Minimes     7 August 2010     Co-operative Championship  19    Leigh Centurions   Away  Leigh Sports Village     14 August 2010     Co-operative Championship  20    Halifax   Home Stade des Minimes     21 August 2010
Match Reports ===Co-operative Championship Round 1: vs. Dewsbury==='''Toulouse Kick Start the season! '''In a perfect start to the season Rory Bromley bagged a brace of tries for Toulouse in their 26–22 Co-operative Championship win over the Dewsbury Rams.Vincent Duport, Johan Tisseyre and Sebastien Planas all scored against the West Yorkshire outfit and Olympique came from 22 to 14 down to clinch the victory.Scott Turner scored two second-half tries for the hapless Rams, but these could do nothing to alter the overall result.===Co-operative Championship Round 2: vs. Whitehaven==='''Toulouse squander their lead'''Whitehaven opened their Co-operative Championship campaign with a 34–20 victory over Toulouse at the Recreation Ground in Cumbria.Toulouse Olympique held an impressive 20–10 lead at the break, but let it slip away thanks to tries from a transformed Whitehaven outfit.Dylan Skee and Carl Rudd crossed for the home side in the first half, Whitehaven then hit back after the break with tries from Carl Sice (2), Reece Fox and Ian Mort. Carl Rudd kicked 5 conversions for the home team.Toulouse tries came from Rory Bromley, Antoni Maria, Bruno Ormeno and Julien Lasserre and four points from the boot of Nathan Wynn.===Co-operative Championship Round 3: vs. Keighley==='''Olympique beat the Cougars'''Toulouse outscored Keighley by six tries to five in a 34–26 Co-operative Championship victory in Toulouse, France.Cedric Gay scored two times for Olympique while Clement Bienes, Rory Bromley, Sebastien Planas and Kevin Larroyer all crossed the try line for a try apiece.To add to this display of teamwork Nathan Wynn kicked five goals.The Cougars came back with a strong second half display, tries came from Danny Jones (1), Oliver Pursglove(1), Gavin Duffy (1), Chris Baines (1) and James Feather (1), but walked away as the losers===Co-operative Championship Round 4: vs. Barrow==='''Disappointment for Toulouse in Raiders victory'''A second-half hat-trick of tries from substitute Liam Campbell helped defending champions Barrow Raiders to a 48–16 win over Toulouse.Olympique were level at 16–16 at half-time thanks to tries from Antoni Maria, Cedric Gay and Kevin Larroyer and two goals from Nathan Wynn in response to Raiders touchdowns from Matt James, Andrew Henderson and Zeb Luisi.However, the visitors cut loose in the second half, scrum half Campbell scoring a 16-minute treble and other tries coming from Liam Harrison, Anthony Blackwood and Andy Ballard, while Jamie Rooney took his goal tally to six from nine attempts.===Co-operative Championship Round 5: vs. Leigh==='''Big loss for Olympique'''The fans left disappointed, the Super League hopefuls showed little of the form that has earned them impressive victories earlier in the season.Leigh followed up their 48–10 win at Halifax with a 36–6 victory over Toulouse in the south of France to stay just a point behind Featherstone in the Co-operative Championship table.Even without Tyrone McCarthy, Lee Mitchell and Matty Blythe, who were all recalled by Warrington, the Centurions had little trouble collecting a fourth successive win.Macgraff Leuluai, Dave McConnell, David Armitstead, Nicky Stanton, Stuart Donlan and Adam Higson scored the visitors' tries and Mick Nanyn kicked all six conversions.Substitute Patellsio Pelo scored a consolation try for Toulouse just before the end.===Co-operative Championship Round 6: vs. Halifax==='''Halifax trounce Toulouse'''Halifax overpowered Toulouse Olympique 50–6 in the Cooperative Championship game at The Shay.Halifax's Shad Royston claimed a hat-trick; Lee Paterson and James Haley also grabbed doubles and Rob Worrincy and Frank Watene also touched down for the West Yorkshire side.Paterson added seven goals for 'Fax while the French side's solitary try came from Rory Bromley.===Co-operative Championship Round 7: vs. Widnes==='''Stunning result for Toulouse'''Toulouse claimed Widnes' scalp as they ran out 42–36 winners in an enjoyable Co-operative Championship encounter at the Stobart Stadium on Saturday. Widnes had a late surge in the closing stages with Anthony Thackeray scoring a hat-trick in the final 20 minutes alone.But the French side had done enough in the first hour with tries from Mathieu Griffi, Vincent Duport (two), Nathan Wynn (two) and Sebastien Payan sealing success.=== Carnegie Challenge Cup round 4: vs. St Helens ==='''Toulouse knocked out of Challenge Cup'''Toulouse made a spirited and enthusiastic challenge but where eventually overcome by the favourites from the Engage Super League.The Icelandic volcanic cloud meant the Toulouse had to endure a 24-hour coach and ferry journey to St Helens.Toulouse playing some slick football in the first half to initially shock the Saints and showed no sign of travel fatigue when they took the lead in their first set, with the bounce of the ball bamboozling Leon Pryce to allow centre Vincent Duport to collect and score.The teams were very close for much of the first half before Flannery raced through for the try that effectively killed off the French resistance two minutes before the breakAfter the break St Helens piled on the tries before the unstoppable Fa'asavalu charged over for his second, to bring up the half-century as the Frenchmen tired. Toulouse grabbed a late consolation try when Martin Mitchell barged over.Saints assistant coach Kieron Purtill paid tribute to the travel-weary French side; "They played some nice football, they have some internationals in there. They will ruffle a few feathers in the Championship and put a package together to apply for Super League so we knew what they were capable of. "===Co-operative Championship Round 9: vs. Batley==='''Back into winning ways'''Carlos Mendes Varela crossed for two first-half tries to rouse Toulouse to a 20–12 victory over Batley on Saturday night.Mendes Varela touched down twice just before the interval, with Nathan Wynn converting on both occasions to ensure Toulouse held a 14–4 half-time lead.After the break the Bulldogs closed the gap to just two points, Mark Toohey and Kris Lythe scored a try each but neither was converted.Toulouse held on though and Mathieu Griffi's converted try nine minutes from the end preserved the victory.===Co-operative Championship Round 8: vs. Featherstone==='''Toulouse smash Rovers' unbeaten run'''Toulouse rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to win 26–24 and condemn Featherstone to their first loss in the 2010 Co-operative Championship season.Featherstone had looked on course for a ninth consecutive victory when Zak Hardaker's second try of the night was converted by Kyle Briggs resulting in a 24–10 lead after 46 minutes.The French side fought back with tries from Martin Mitchell and Rory Bromley. Vincent Duport levelled the scores with barely three minutes remaining and Nathan Wynn held his nerve to kick the winning points and seal an unforgettable win.===Co-operative Championship Round 10: vs. Sheffield==='''Cook claims hat-trick for Eagles'''Craig Cook scored a second-half hat-trick as Sheffield Eagles overcome Toulouse 38–24 in the Co-operative Championship.Sheffield led 16–12 at half-time after tries from Tangi Ropati, Aaron Groom and Richie Barnett, with Sylvain Houles and Vincent Duport replying for Toulouse.Alex Rowe scored for Sheffield before Craig Cook his scored his second half hat trick, Toulouse scored through Rory Bromley and Mathieu Griffi.
2010 Transfers '''Transfers for 2010 (In)'''NatNameTransferred from Vincent DuportCatalans Dragons Romain MencariniUTC Julien LasserreBourgoin xv Yoan TisseyreLézignan Sangliers Simon WorrallLeeds Rhinos'''Transfers for 2010 (Out)'''NatNameTransferred to Matthieu AlmarchaLimoux Jean-Christophe BorlinSt Gaudens Joris Canton Released Damien CouturierRU Nicolas Delgal Released Olivier PramilRC Lescure-Arthes XIII, Elite 2
2010 squad   Player   Age  Height (m)  Weight (kg) Position  Former club  Arrived  Appearances   Points   International '''1'''   Rory Bromley    1.81  87  Fullback  Redcliffe Dolphins  2009   18  48  - '''2'''  Julien Lasserre    1.82  87 Winger  bourgoin xv  2009   16  12  - '''3'''   Sébastien Planas    1.82  90  Centre  Toulouse Olympique  2007  36  48 '''Yes''' '''4'''   Vincent Duport    1.84  95  Centre  Catalans Dragons  2010 0  0 '''Yes''' '''5'''   Carlos Mendes Varela     1.88 100  Winger  Lyon Villeurbanne   2009 (July) 4  8  - '''6'''   Constant Villegas   1.8789  Stand off  Toulouse Olympique  2007   24  36  '''Yes''' '''7'''   Nathan Wynn    1.86  92 Scrum half  Sydney Bulls  2009  17 172  - '''8'''   Brendan Worth    1.86  103  Prop  Penrith Panthers  2009 19   '''9'''   Martin Mitchell    1.74  88  Hooker  Parramatta Eels reserve  2009  18  24  - '''10'''   Mathieu Griffi    1.87  101  Prop  Catalans Dragons  2009  18   20 '''Yes''' '''11'''   Timothy Wynn    1.86  100  Second row  Wentworthville Magpies  2009  18  '''12'''   Simon Worrall    1.83  90  Second row  Leeds Rhinos  2010  0  0  - '''13'''   Eric Anselme    1.87  95  Loose forward  Leeds Rhinos  2009   17  16 '''Yes''' '''14'''   Antoni Maria    1.89  99  Second row  St Gaudens  2009  19  16  - '''15'''   Jérôme Gout    1.76  101  Prop  Toulouse Olympique  2007  18  4  - '''16'''   Sylvain Houles    1.87  96  Loose forward  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats  2007  33  8  '''Yes''' '''17'''   Cédric Gay    1.75  79  Hooker  St Gaudens  2007  18   32 - '''18'''   Yoan Tisseyre    1.76  86  Second row Toulouse Olympique  2009 (July)  3  8  - '''19'''   Romain Mencarini    1.82  97  Prop   Catalans Dragons reserve  2010  0 0 - '''20'''   Bruno Ormeno    1.82  84  Centre  Toulouse Olympique  2007  19  '''21'''   Nicolas Fauré    1.91   104  Prop  Toulouse Olympique  2007  30  '''22'''   Clément Bienes    1.82  87  Winger  Toulouse Olympique academy  2009  3  '''-'''   Yohann Gigord    1.76  86   Hooker  Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 0 0  - '''-'''   Mourad Kriouache    1.72  75  Half  Toulouse Olympique academy  2010 00 - '''-'''   Kevin Larroyer   1.81  91  Second row  Toulouse Olympique academy 20100 0  - '''-'''   Cyrile Moliner    1.88  92  Second row  St Gaudens  2010 0 0   - '''-'''   Andrei Olari    1.78  76  Half  Toulouse Olympique academy  2010  0 0  - '''-'''   Antoine Reveillon    1.87  94  Second row  Toulouse Olympique academy 201000  -  '''-'''   Jocelyn Vauvelle    1.72  75  Winger  Toulouse Olympique academy  201000 - '''-'''   Remi Vignaud   1.87  90  Centre  St Gaudens  2010  0 0  - '''-'''   Geoffrey Zava   1.86  91  Second row  Toulouse Olympique academy  2010  0 0  - '''-'''   Teli Pelo   1.82  102  Winger Ramonvillea  2009  3 0  - * Sources :  www.championshipstats.rlfans.com,  to13.com, as of January 2010.
References
External links *  Toulouse Olympique official website (in French)*  Toulouse Olympique official website (in English)