For Leeds Rhinos fans, the sheer thought of losing on Friday is one they dare not consider. The visit of Toulouse Olympique sees the Rhinos engage in a basement battle of the Super League and defeat will leave them rock bottom approaching the halfway stage of the season.
Many have brushed off the idea of a relegation battle but reality will be staring straight in the face of everyone if the unthinkable happens and Leeds lose to the newly-promoted French club, who have managed just one win all season themselves.
Write Toulouse off at your peril. They lost to Wigan by one, Hull KR by four and Catalans by eight. They are the only team to beat Super League champions St Helens in the last seven months. Granted, all of those results have been at home and on their travels to England they have been woeful. Their three trips so far have seen them lose by 26 points twice and by 12 points the other. They were all against teams in the bottom half of the table.
