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.
Home matches were played at Stade Ernest-Argelès in Blagnac rather than at Toulouse's historic home ground of Stade Arnauné.
Results Kingstone Press League 1
League 1 table PosClubPWDLForAgDiffPtsQualification1 Toulouse Olympique141310702184+51827League 1 Super 8s2 Rochdale Hornets141211547252+295253 York City Knights141013482256+226214 Doncaster141003499304+195205 Barrow Raiders14914529253+276196 Keighley Cougars14905520368+152187 Hunslet Hawks14806383374+9168 London Skolars14806354376–22169 Newcastle Thunder14716404368+3615League 1 Shield10 North Wales Crusaders14527336355–191211 Coventry Bears14419289460–171912 Gloucestershire All Golds143011334479–145613 South Wales Scorpions141013176582–406214 Oxford Rugby League141013176582–406215 Hemel Stags141013190718–5282 Source: League 1 results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceFootageReport5 March 2016 1 Coventry Bears H Stade Ernest-Argelès 54-6 Hulme 4, Kriouache, Maurel, White, Kheirallah 2 Kheirallah 9C - Match 12 March 2016 2 Hemel Stags H Stade Ernest-Argelès 74-0 Maurel 2, Minga 2, Hulme, Ader, Masselot, Kheirallah 3, Hepi 2, White 2 Kheirallah 9C — Match 25 March 2016 3 colspan=10 10 April 2016 4 South Wales Scorpions A Virginia Park (Caerphilly) 64-0 Gonzalez-Trique 2, Ford, Minga 4, Marguerite, Canet, Maurel, K Bentley, Kheirallah Kheirallah 8C — Highlights 24 April 2016 6 Rochdale Hornets A Spotland 28-28 Curran 3, Minga, White Kheirallah 4C 536 Match 30 April 2016 5 Oxford Rugby League H Stade Ernest-Argelès 54-8 K Bentley, Boyer, White, Curran, Marguerite, Gonzalez-Trigue, Maurel, Kriouache, Masselot, Marcon Kheirallah 7C 1,211 Match 15 May 2016 8 Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium 46-24 Maurel 3, Margurite, Minga, Curran, Kheirallah 2, Ford Kheirallah 5C — Match 22 May 2016 9 Barrow Raiders A Craven Park 44-16 Curran, Canet, Minga 2, Kheirallah 2, Ford, Maurel Kheirallah 6C 1,050 Match 28 May 2016 7 Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argelès 48-16 Curran, Minga 2, Hulme, Kriouache 2, White, Ford Kheirallah 5C, Kriouache 3C 1.335 Match 4 June 2016 10 Doncaster H Stade Ernest-Argelès 46-26 Canet, Minga, Maurel, Curran, Hulme 2, White, Marion Kheirallah 7C - Match 11 June 2016 11 Newcastle Thunder A Kingston Park 32-22 Ader 2, Hulme 2, Marion 2 Kheirallah 4C - Match 18 June 2016 12 Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès 84-6 Minga, Kheirallah 4, Planas, Boyer 2, Ader 2, Kriouache 2, Maurel, Hulme, Marion Kheirallah 12C 2,167 Match 26 June 2016 13 North Wales Crusaders A Racecourse Ground 32-14 Minga 2, Kriouache, Ford, Kheirallah, Planas Kheirallah 4C - Match 2 July 2016 14 York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès 44-6 Canet 2, Planas 2, Curran, Mika, Minga 2 Kheirallah 6C 2,873 Match 9 July 2016 15 London Skolars A New River Stadium 52-12 Canet 2, White, Minga, Masselot, Curran 2, Hepi, K Bentley Kheirallah 8C - Match
Super 8s
Super 8s table 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 Source: Super 8s results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceFootageReport23 July 2016 1 Keighley Cougars H Stade Ernest-Argelès 40-4 Marion, Ader, Canet, White, Maurel, Hulme, Curran Kheirallah 5C, White 1,214 Match 30 July 2016 2 York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès 46-16 Hulme, Puech, Minga 2, Curran, White, Boyer, Canet Kheirallah 7C - Match 14 August 2016 4 Doncaster R.L.F.C. A Keepmoat Stadium 38-18 Minga, Curran 3, Ford, Hepi, Kheirallah Kheirallah 5C - Match 20 August 2016 5 Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès 46-6 Kheirallah, Minga 3, Maurel, Hulme, Planas Kheirallah 7C 1,842 Match 26 August 2016 3 London Skolars A New River Stadium 58-14 Marguerite 3, Minga, Kheirallah 4, Ford, Maurel, Mika Kheirallah 7C - Match 3 September 2016 6 Hunslet Hawks A South Leeds Stadium 16-12 Minga, Maurel, Hulme Kheirallah 2C - Match 10 September 2016 7 Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès 44-22 K Bentley, White, Minga, Boyer, Hulme, Mika 2, Canet Kheirallah 6C - Match Play-offs
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceFootageReport17 September 2016 PF Rochdale Hornets H Stade Ernest-Argelès 22-24 Canet, Curran, White, Ader Kheirallah 3C 3,513 Match 24 September 2016 PO SF York City Knights H Stade Ernest-Argelès 62-10 Maurel 2, K Bentley, Kheirallah 2, Minga 2, Curran, Marguerite 2, Ferret Kheirallah 9C 2,000 est Match 1 October 2016 PO F Barrow Raiders H Stade Ernest-Argelès 32-22 Maurel, Marguerite, Hulme, Minga, Kheirallah Kheirallah 6C - Match Play-off bracket
Rochdale Hornets and Toulouse Olympique are promoted Source:
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.
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceFootageReport27 February 2016 Round 3 Wath Brow Hornets A Cleator Moor 32-14 Kheirallah 4, Ford, Minga Mark Kheirallah 4C 400 est Match 19 March 2016 Round 4 Gloucestershire All Golds H Stade Ernest-Argeles 62-28 Kheirallah 3, Ford 2, White, Canet, Kriouache, Maurel, Minga, Boyer Kheirallah 9C 1,053 Match 16 April 2016 Round 5 Leigh Centurions H Stade Ernest-Argeles 10-8 Canet Kheirallah 1C 2P 2,133 Match 8 May 2016 Round 6 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue 40-22 Marguerite, Kriouache, Hulme, Minga Kheirallah 3C 2,539 Match
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Player appearances - Cup
FB = FullbackC = CentreW = WingerSO = Stand OffSH = Scrum halfP = PropH = HookerSR = Second RowLF = Loose forwardI = Interchange NoPlayer34561 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 P9 Kane Bentley I H H H10 Samy Masselot I I I I11 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 I16 Bastien Canet P P P P17 Anthony Marion I I I LF 18 Tyla Hepi I - - I21 Gavin Marguerite - - - C22 Danny Hulme SH SH - SH
2016 transfers
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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