And The Compact Version..!
Now, the 'in brief' local paper version for the Sale Messenger:
Early on, Swinton impressed their large crowd, swelled to over two thousand by the decision to let anyone interested in Rugby League in South Manchester into Heywood Road for free, before the Gallic flair of the Championship’s top point scorers well and truly exploded into life.
In a tight first twenty minutes, Toulouse gained a narrow lead, taking advantage of an interception to post their opening points, a try from inspired stand-off Jonathon Ford, converted by Mark Kheirallah.
It seems nigh on unbelievable to state that Swinton were still very much in the game after twenty two minutes, so much so that Chris Hankinson opted to kick a penalty to take an 8-6 lead following a converted Will Hope try for the Lions.
A glut of long range tries from Stanislas Robin, Mark Kheirallah and Anthony Marion, close to the interval knocked the stuffing out of the Lions and Olympique morphed into the dangerous attacking beast that they are renowned to be, with Ford and Kheirallah instrumental.
In the second half, Toulouse well and truly cut loose, crossing the whitewash a further seven times, Ford gaining his second, Tony Maurel, Charles Bouzinac, Mourad Kriouache plus Robin completing a hat trick.
Early on, Swinton impressed their large crowd, swelled to over two thousand by the decision to let anyone interested in Rugby League in South Manchester into Heywood Road for free, before the Gallic flair of the Championship’s top point scorers well and truly exploded into life.
In a tight first twenty minutes, Toulouse gained a narrow lead, taking advantage of an interception to post their opening points, a try from inspired stand-off Jonathon Ford, converted by Mark Kheirallah.
It seems nigh on unbelievable to state that Swinton were still very much in the game after twenty two minutes, so much so that Chris Hankinson opted to kick a penalty to take an 8-6 lead following a converted Will Hope try for the Lions.
A glut of long range tries from Stanislas Robin, Mark Kheirallah and Anthony Marion, close to the interval knocked the stuffing out of the Lions and Olympique morphed into the dangerous attacking beast that they are renowned to be, with Ford and Kheirallah instrumental.
In the second half, Toulouse well and truly cut loose, crossing the whitewash a further seven times, Ford gaining his second, Tony Maurel, Charles Bouzinac, Mourad Kriouache plus Robin completing a hat trick.