{"id":773127,"date":"2026-09-17T01:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773127\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T01:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:58:17","slug":"toulouse-olympique-confirm-five-departures-including-long-serving-wigan-export-and-former-hull-kr-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/773127\/","title":{"rendered":"Toulouse Olympique confirm five departures including long-serving Wigan export and former Hull KR forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FR94986.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Toulouse Olympique have officially confirmed five end-of-season departures, headlined by former Hull KR forward Ajahni Wallace, following a remarkable 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The French outfit surpassed expectations in the Betfred Super League this year, securing an impressive 8th-place finish despite operating on just half central funding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following their strong top-flight season, Sylvain Houles\u2019 side is beginning a roster reshuffle at the Stade Ernest-Wallon ahead of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Former Hull KR forward among the exits<\/p>\n<p>The most prominent exit is prop Joe Bretherton, who departs after nine seasons with the French side. Originally joining on loan from Wigan Warriors, Bretherton became a cornerstone of the Toulouse pack, making 131 appearances, featuring in two Super League seasons, and winning two Championship titles (2021 and 2025).<\/p>\n<p>Also departing is former Hull KR forward Ajahni Wallace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having initially arrived on loan from East Yorkshire in 2024 before making the move permanent, he made 27 appearances and was a key member of the side crowned Championship champions at York in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>The three other players departing are French international Pierre-Jean Lima, center Reubenn Rennie, and forward Ellis Gillam.<\/p>\n<p>Super League Dream Team reaction, England selection debate, and are Wigan Warriors unstoppable? \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FvHvwDgv2mE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Toulouse officially announced the player exits across their social channels with a message thanking the group for their service:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToulouse Olympique would like to thank Joe Bretherton, Pierre-Jean Lima, Reubenn Rennie, Ellis Gillam, and Ajahni Wallace for their commitment, their professionalism, and everything they brought to the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish them all the best for the rest of their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a best-ever finish in the books for the 2026 season, eyes will be on Toulouse to see how they plan to build for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\ud835\udc0c\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc22 \ud835\udc29\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2d \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n<p>Le Toulouse Olympique tient \u00e0 remercier Joe Bretherton, Pierre-Jean Lima, Reubenn Rennie, Ellis Gillam et Ajahni Wallace pour leur engagement, leur professionnalisme et tout ce qu\u2019ils ont apport\u00e9 au club.<\/p>\n<p>Nous leur souhaitons \u00e0 tous le meilleur\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PU9nrol4iB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PU9nrol4iB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toulouse Olympique (@TOXIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TOXIII\/status\/2099861976616743060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789610297_760_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toulouse Olympique have officially confirmed five end-of-season departures, headlined by former Hull KR forward Ajahni Wallace, following a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773128,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-773127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}