2016 Toulouse Olympique season

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2016 Toulouse Olympique season
League 1 Rank1st
Play-off resultPlay-off final winners (Promoted)
Challenge Cup 6th Round (lost 40-22 at Wakefield Trinity)
2016 recordWins: 20; draws: 1; losses: 0
Points scoredFor: 990; against: 276
Team information
ChairmanBernard Sarrazin
Head Coach Sylvain Houles
Captain
Stadium Stade Ernest-Argelès
High attendance2,837 vs. York City Knights

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.

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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

LEGEND
 Win
 Draw
 Loss
 Bye

2016 League 1

DateCompetitionRndVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttFootageReport
5 March 2016 League 1 1 Coventrycolours.png Coventry Bears H Stade Ernest-Argelès W54-6Hulme 4, Kriouache, Maurel, White, Kheirallah 2Kheirallah 9C- Match [1]
12 March 2016 League 1 2 Hemelcolours.png Hemel Stags H Stade Ernest-Argelès W74-0Maurel 2, Minga 2, Hulme, Ader, Masselot, Kheirallah 3, Hepi 2, White 2Kheirallah 9C Match [2]
25 March 2016 League 1 3Bye---------
10 April 2016 League 1 4 Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions A Virginia Park (Caerphilly) W64-0Gonzalez-Trique 2, Ford, Minga 4, Marguerite, Canet, Maurel, K Bentley, KheirallahKheirallah 8C Highlights [3]
24 April 2016 League 1 6 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets A Spotland D28-28Curran 3, Minga, WhiteKheirallah 4C536 Match [4]
30 April 2016 League 1 5 Oxfordcolours.png Oxford Rugby League H Stade Ernest-Argelès W54-8K Bentley, Boyer, White, Curran, Marguerite, Gonzalez-Trigue, Maurel, Kriouache, Masselot, MarconKheirallah 7C1,211 Match [5]
15 May 2016 League 1 8 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium W46-24Maurel 3, Margurite, Minga, Curran, Kheirallah 2, FordKheirallah 5C Match [6]
22 May 2016 League 1 9 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders A Craven Park W44-16Curran, Canet, Minga 2, Kheirallah 2, Ford, MaurelKheirallah 6C1,050 Match [7]
28 May 2016 League 1 7 New South Wales colours.svg Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argelès W48-16Curran, Minga 2, Hulme, Kriouache 2, White, FordKheirallah 5C, Kriouache 3C1.335 Match [8]
4 June 2016 League 1 10 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster H Stade Ernest-Argelès W46-26Canet, Minga, Maurel, Curran, Hulme 2, White, MarionKheirallah 7C- Match [9]
11 June 2016 League 1 11 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park W32-22Ader 2, Hulme 2, Marion 2Kheirallah 4C- Match [10]
18 June 2016 League 1 12 Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès W84-6Minga, Kheirallah 4, Planas, Boyer 2, Ader 2, Kriouache 2, Maurel, Hulme, MarionKheirallah 12C2,167 Match [11]
26 June 2016 League 1 13 NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders A Racecourse Ground W32-14Minga 2, Kriouache, Ford, Kheirallah, PlanasKheirallah 4C- Match [12]
2 July 2016 League 1 14 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W44-6Canet 2, Planas 2, Curran, Mika, Minga 2Kheirallah 6C2,873 Match [13]
9 July 2016 League 1 15 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars A New River Stadium W52-12Canet 2, White, Minga, Masselot, Curran 2, Hepi, K BentleyKheirallah 8C- Match [14]
23 July 2016 Super 8s 1 Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès W40-4Marion, Ader, Canet, White, Maurel, Hulme, CurranKheirallah 5C, White1,214 Match [15]
30 July 2016 Super 8s 2 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W46-16Hulme, Puech, Minga 2, Curran, White, Boyer, CanetKheirallah 7C- Match [16]
14 August 2016 Super 8s 4 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster R.L.F.C. A Keepmoat Stadium W38-18Minga, Curran 3, Ford, Hepi, KheirallahKheirallah 5C- Match [17]
20 August 2016 Super 8s 5 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès W46-6Kheirallah, Minga 3, Maurel, Hulme, PlanasKheirallah 7C1,842 Match [18]
26 August 2016 Super 8s 3 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars A New River Stadium W58-14Marguerite 3, Minga, Kheirallah 4, Ford, Maurel, MikaKheirallah 7C- Match [19]
3 September 2016 Super 8s 6 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium W16-12Minga, Maurel, HulmeKheirallah 2C- Match [20]
10 September 2016 Super 8s 7 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès W44-22K Bentley, White, Minga, Boyer, Hulme, Mika 2, CanetKheirallah 6C- Match [21]
17 September 2016 Super 8s PF Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès L22-24Canet, Curran, White, AderKheirallah 3C- Match [22]
24 September 2016 Super 8s PO SF Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès W62-10Maurel 2, K Bentley, Kheirallah 2, Minga 2, Curran, Marguerite 2, FerretKheirallah 9C2,000 est Match [23]
1 October 2016 League 1 PO F Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès W32-22Maurel, Marguerite, Hulme, Minga, KheirallahKheirallah 6C- Match [24]

Player appearances - League

FB = FullbackC = CentreW = WingerSO = Stand OffSH = Scrum halfP = PropH = HookerSR = Second RowLF = Loose forwardI = Interchange
NoPlayer1 [25] 24 [26] 6 [27] 5897 [28] 101112131415S8 1S8 2S8 4 [29] S8 5 [30] S8 3S8 6S8 7PR FPO SFPO F
1 Mark Kheirallah FBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFBFB
2 Tony Maurel WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
3 Bastien Ader CC-C----CCCCC-CCCCCCCC--
4 Gregory White CCCCCCCCCCC-CCCC---ICCCC
5Kuni MingaWWWW-WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
6 Johnathon Ford SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO-SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSO
7Arthur Gonzalez-Trique--SHSHSHSHSH--I--------------
8 Clément Boyer -IPPPSRSRSRSRPLFLFLFPPPPPSRPSRPPP
9 Kane Bentley I-IHHHHHH---HHHH-H--HHHH
10 Samy Masselot II-IIIIP--PP-I---PPP--II
11 Sebastien Planas SRSRSRSRSR----SRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSR
12 Rhys Curran SRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSRSR---SRSRSR
13 Andrew Bentley LF-LFLF--------------------
14 Mourad Kriouache HHHIIIIIIHIIIIIIHI-IIIII
15 Maxime Puech PPI-IIPPPIPPP-IIP-P-PI--
16 Bastien Canet PPPPPPP-PP--PPPPI---PPPP
17 Anthony Marion ILFI-LFLFLFLFLFLFHH-LFLFLFIIHHLFILFLF
18 Tyla Hepi IIIIIP-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
19Etienne Ferret-------------SHSH-SH-SH---SH-
20 Paul Marcon ----W-------------------
21 Gavin Marguerite --C-CCCCI--C-C--CCCC--CC
21aChristopher Denis-I----------------I-----
22Danny HulmeSHSH-I---SHSHSHSHSHSH-SOSH-SH-SHSHSH-SH
23Cédric Mazars------II-----------SR----
24 Kalausa Leha -------IIIIII---III-I---
25 Justin Sangaré -----II---II------II----
26 Constantine Mika ------------IIIILFLFLFLFILFII

Standings

Regular season

PosClubPWDLForAgDiffPtsQualification
1 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 141310702184+51827League 1 Super 8s
2 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 141211547252+29525
3 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights 141013482256+22621
4 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 141003499304+19520
5 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 14914529253+27619
6 Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars 14905520368+15218
7 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks 14806383374+916
8 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars 14806354376–2216
9 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder 14716404368+3615League 1 Shield
10 NWCrucolours.png North Wales Crusaders 14527336355–1912
11 Coventrycolours.png Coventry Bears 14419289460–1719
12 New South Wales colours.svg Gloucestershire All Golds 143011334479–1456
13 Scorpions.png South Wales Scorpions 141013176582–4062
14 Oxfordcolours.png Oxford Rugby League 141013176582–4062
15 Hemelcolours.png Hemel Stags 141013190718–5282

Super 8s

PosClubPWDLForAgDiffPtsQualification
1 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique 212010990276+71441Promotion Final
2 Rochdale colours.svg Rochdale Hornets 211614709440+26933
3 Barrowcolours.svg Barrow Raiders 211515769375+39431Playoffs
4 Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster 211407683526+15728
5 Yorkcolours.svg York City Knights 211218618461+15725
6 Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars 2111010658514+14422Season Complete
7 Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks 2111010544550–622
8 Skolscolours.svg London Skolars 218013470650–18016

Challenge Cup

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.

DateRoundVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttFootageReport
27 February 2016Round 3 Balmain colours.svg Wath Brow Hornets A Cleator Moor W32-14Kheirallah 4, Ford, MingaMark Kheirallah 4C400 est Match [31]
19 March 2016Round 4 New South Wales colours.svg Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argeles W62-28Kheirallah 3, Ford 2, White, Canet, Kriouache, Maurel, Minga, BoyerKheirallah 9C1,053 Match [32]
16 April 2016Round 5 Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions H Stade Ernest-Argeles W10-8CanetKheirallah 1C 2P2,133 Match [33]
8 May 2016Round 6 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue L40-22Marguerite, Kriouache, Hulme, MingaKheirallah 3C2,539 Match [34]

Player appearances - Cup

FB = FullbackC = CentreW = WingerSO = Stand OffSH = Scrum halfP = PropH = HookerSR = Second RowLF = Loose forwardI = Interchange
NoPlayer3 [35] 4 [36] 5 [37] 6 [38]
1Mark KheirallahFBFBFBFB
2Tony MaurelWWWW
3Bastien AderCCC-
4Gregory WhiteCCCC
5Kuni MingaWWWW
6Johnathon FordSOSOSHSO
7Arthur Gonzalez-Trique--SO-
8Clemont Boyer-IPP
9Kane BentleyIHHH
10Samy MasselotIIII
11Sebastien PlanasSRSRSRSR
12Rhys CurranSRSRSRSR
13Andrew BentleyLFLFLF-
14Murrad KriouacheHIII
15Maxime PuechPPII
16Bastien CanetPPPP
17Anthony MarionIIILF
18Tyla HepiI--I
21Gavin Marguerite---C
22Danny HulmeSHSH-SH

2016 transfers

Gains

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Curran Villeneuve XIII RLLG --
Flag of France.svg Bastien Canet AS Carcassonne --
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tyla Hepi Whitehaven R.L.F.C. --

Losses

PlayerClubDate
Flag of France.svg Bruno Ormeno Retired-
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron WoodReleased-
Flag of France.svg Florian Quintilla Released-

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