Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:54 pm  

Bostwick wrote:

The question is. Will fans be able to attend?

We have to find somewhere to play first!

Think it's touch & go about crowds in April/May. If not, how much are peeps prepared to PPV?

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:13 pm  

We can always start our season as Toronto used to start theirs, with all away games.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:51 pm  

Not sure about the CC at all. Believe only 3 NL teams entered.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 5:57 pm  

northernbloke wrote:

Not sure about the CC at all. Believe only 3 NL teams entered.

No teams outside the Top 3 tiers im told.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:43 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

No teams outside the Top 3 tiers im told.

Yes only a handful of league one clubs from what I saw. No Skolars, for example.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:09 pm  

Given the way the draw is seeded for the benefit of SL clubs, just have them play it. Since they have done that, the Challenge Cup has lost huge credibility as a cup competition.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:39 pm  

DC agree with you there, part of the joy of the CC was the chance for a minow team to pull off a shock, thats gone with the way they serd it now. I lost interest in it a long time back, apart from watching a couple of early rounds.
Although saying that i enjoyed watching Dragons win it.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 8:59 pm  

We must never lose The Challenge Cup, it still attracts a large BBC TV National audience, if we have to, then we must revert to the original minnow games, remember Pilkington Recd playing big games at Knowsley Road!

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:13 pm  

Who can forget 86/87 when as Fulham we drew 4-4 at Kells, winning 22-14 i think mid-week replay at Chiswick.

Re: Live Rugby Start Dates : Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:02 pm  

Jaybs, we agree. But in its current form it does not have the same appeal.
But as you say it gets the game on free to view which is a positive.