News Signings for 2021
Head
Coach: Sylvain Houles
Sylvain Houles began his
tenure as head coach of Toulouse Olympique for the 2011 season. That was the
final year of their previous three year participation in the ‘English’
Championship league.
Most of his playing
career was as a centre or winger although towards the end he moved to half back
or loose forward. He started with XIII Catalans (the former name of Catalans
Dragons) and then in 2000 entered Super League with the Huddersfield and
Sheffield Giants and later London Broncos. Houles also played for Dewsbury Rams
and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats before returning to France with Toulouse. He
played 14 times for France.
Captain: Johnathon Ford
Johnathon Ford joined Toulouse in 2011 from Sydney Roosters. He is a
master tactician and has a brilliant kicking game. He has been a regular Cook
Islands international and has captained them.
He was born in Toronto but before you start wondering why he didn’t join
the Wolfpack his birthplace was Toronto in New South Wales!
Star
Man: Mathieu Jussaume
There are so may possibilities we could have chosen for ‘Star Man’ in the
Toulouse side but we have deliberately chosen one who is probably less well
known than some of the more obvious candidates.
He is just 22 years old and made his début with Toulouse in 2019 and
during that season the then 20 year-old played 23 games and scored 11 tries. He
impressed so much that that year also brought his début for France.
He plays at centre and so far this year he has scored 9 tries in eight
matches.
Loan
signings
Toulouse do not currently have any players on loan.
Earlier on this year Catalans Dragons youngsters Jordan
Flovie and Hugo Salabio had short loan spells at Toulouse.
The
Fev connection
There
are only 3 players who have played for both Toulouse and Fev. One is currently
at Fev, one at Toulouse and then there is a player who is at present playing
for Whitehaven who has previously played for both Fev and Toulouse.
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