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Alice's Phallus wrote:With Les Catalans starting to regain their form of last year, we can expect them to make their way up the ladder, especially during the summer when the other teams collapse in the heat of southern France.
Expect the top four to be St Helens, Leeds, Huddersfield and Les Catalans.
The next four is not so clear, though Harlequins should be there, and Wakefield will likely wilt as other teams improve.
Harlequins and Catalan - love it, that's a joke your having right Alice isn't it
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Barnacle Bill wrote:Ahh, so it won't be the rugby but the weather which pushes Les Catalans up the table then?
No, it will be the rugby and the weather combined. The Frenchmen are used to the hot weather, and the Aussies, who play in the mild winter of Australia, train in the hot Australian summer and can handle it.
The English and Welsh players, who are used to mild cool summers, find it very much energy draining weather in the south of France, as do the English and Welsh fans.
But I do not want to underestimate the role of quality rugby in all of this. Any open minded observer who looks at the Catalans team on paper, will recognise that they have a massive pack, and now that Shane Perry has been dropped, quality halves, with a quality backline. Greenshields, Mogg, Bosc, Fakir, McGuire, Ryles, Guisset and Ferriol are all top drawer players. Elima, Casty, Pelo, and a rapidly improving Baille are not far behind. On paper this is the 3rd best team in Super League.
Unfortunately there have been some problems with the coach and his relations with the players. I certainly hope that this is being ironed out so that we can see this team play at its full potential.
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vastman wrote::lol: Harlequins and Catalan - love it, that's a joke your having right Alice isn't it
No, I am not having a joke vastman. See the post above, in response to Bungalow Bill, for my explanation of the Catalans.
As for Harlequins, I am predicting a top eight finish, because of the current form of the team, and of individual players Danny Orr, Rob Purdham, Chad Randall, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, and Chris Melling, among others.
By the way I am not Alice, I am Alice's Phallus. Perhaps you can get some of the more sophisticated urbanites in Leeds to explain what that is.
Alice's Phallus wrote:By the way I am not Alice, I am Alice's Phallus. Perhaps you can get some of the more sophisticated urbanites in Leeds to explain what that is.
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Can see huddersfield-sheffield getting into semis, to be honest they should get into the media, schools and fans and try and get over 20k for the loiners game
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