Whats it got to do with the RFL? Its a french govt decision!

The French Government might determine if its citizens or teams can travel abroad but the game is controlled by the RFL so it is incumbent on them to announce if the game is on or off & given that, what is going to happen to the Toulouse v Broncos game. It's not rocket science but seems to be beyond you.

So who set these rules ? The French government or the RFL ?

[urlhttps://www.totalrl.com/rfl-sets-out-its-policy-on-toulouse-championship-participation/[/url

DC you seem to be missing the point yrself. Toulouse currently are still travelling to York to play.
Whinging about us having to travel to toulouse saying its not level playing field is a bit rich! we are full time in a part time comp, ergo not level playing field but in our favour! Cant have it both ways.
Broncos knew the decision regards club being told to fulfill the fixture. And didnt dispute it!
That decision is made, if we dont like it thats tough really!
The point being with current lockdown rules can either team travel? Thats where the discussion had gone

If the French Govt still allow pro team sport to continue then there is no reason why the game cannot go ahead!
Please take note i have not commented if i think its the right decision that only the full time team should play away at toulouse currently, just that i understand why they made that call, mainly on the understanding why part time teams should not be forced to travel.

Time for The Government to tell The RFL, France is in a mess, and have said tonight they expect it to arrive here in next 2 weeks.

Good pre season Article here from todays Guardian. Has the French at the top, but cites continued covid spreads as the spanner in the works for them. I can see them giving up home advantage as being the best course of action for 2021.
[urlhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2021/apr/01/rugby-league-tale-big-cities-battle-promotion-super-league-championship-toulouse[/url

Well .... looks like Toulouse are playing

Hardly a fair comparison. Every team in the championship has the same basis either full or part time - no where does it say you have to be one or the other therefore until that is stated it is a level playing field. We are hardly a SL side and we cannot chop, swap and change players like northern teams can so need some form of inducement to keep what we have. However, to compare with whether we are the only team in the championship to go to play in a covid ridden country is unequal. You have to isolate when you return therefore no training days and you take the risk of someone getting covid and spreading it amongst the team, their coaching staff, backroom staff, their families and their friends who then go on to spread to others . Therefore not a level playing field. Love your antagonistic attitude if you dont like it tough but then you are not being put in a precarious position and maybe you have no idea how bad covid is and how easy it is to spread

Tt is strange that London are being made to play as The French open European tour golf event in May has been cancelled as the French government have ordered stricter restrictions and that is in a few weeks time.

Genuine question and interested in peoples view! Should toulouse and Catalan be playing any games in the UK?
They travel from France into UK play then go home! I would suggest playing against either team at home, the risk of covid transmission after they have visited is higher than going to them coming back and isolating
But in response to "precarious" position and covid, i have been fortunate to work constantly through the pandemic, folk i work with travel worldwide, they are all exempt from quarentine restrictions coming in to the country. With sensible precautions and protocols in place. So yep actually fully aware of covid issues.

Genuine question, is nothernbloke an AI bot trained on gobbledygook?

NB lots of us have worked through covid but we dont have to have our team in the middle of it

So not intetested in answering the question. Thats fine

Something to ponder then.
Travel away to toulouse, assume a commercial flight, airport transfer (public mixing) private coach to the ground play the game come home. Exposure to french general public very small. Coach driver, airport officials. Come home, isolate for 5 days.
Or Play home game against toulouse, toulouse travel, presume by commercial flight, airport transfer, private coach to and from the game.
In both cases french players have been mixing with general public at home.
The risk of covid transmission in both cases pretty much the same. Difference with the two is after coming back from france, squad isolate. So back to the last question do folk think toulouse and catalan should be regularly travelling and playing in the UK, they dont isolate each time they come into the UK, and dont have to isolate back in france.

Are the French no longer isolating for 7 days on their return from UK or has Macron given sports folk an exemption, genuine question NB?

So we lost 24-0 as judged by the RFL.
Respect to the Broncos for standing up for themselves. Despite being put on the naughty step.

Here is the full statement

[urlhttps://www.rugby-league.com/article/57854/toulouse-olympique--london-broncos---rfl-board-decision[/url

We all know that if that was Bradford Bulls they would have been awarded the 24 points win just because of who they are. People despair at David Hughes and the way he runs the club but he must think sometimes why do i bother when the RFL consistently screw London over.
The RFL really need to look at the way other sports are handling the current situation and then look at themselves. To succeed in Rugby League there is only one answer and that is you need to have a northern postcode. I would have loved Toulouse to come out and said this is not right and decided to share the points.

The amateurs at the RFL have not got a clue.What London should do is give the RFl a load of fake track and trace results saying one of the team has tested positive and has been in close contact with the rest of the squad whilst at training. You only need seven players then you can postpone the game.

I fully support the club on this decision with the way covid is spreading in France. The top brass at the RFL do not have a clue.

Seems odd you get punished for being FT.

Being punished for not being Northern.

Once again The RFL are a complete farce! I said this immediately it was announced we would be the only club forced to travel to Tolouse, when France is in such serious position with COVID. All Championship Clubs travelled to Toronto across the Atlantic, not just a short flight as Tolouse!

The RFL is unfit to govern!

Well done David Hughes for thinking of the team and shame on the RFL

Shockingly ignorant stance for RFL to take. They should be ashamed of themselves. Doesn't help Toulouse much either.

On a lighter note, after Halifax, 24-0 might not be a bad result for us.