2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 5:21 pm  

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... ts-3516392 At least it will stop Saints and Leeds amongst others from refusing to play.

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... ts-3516392 At least it will stop Saints and Leeds amongst others from refusing to play.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 5:39 pm  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/wigan-warriors-rfl-announce-failure-to-fulfil-fixtures-due-to-covid-19-could-lead-to-match-forfeits-3516392

At least it will stop Saints and Leeds amongst others from refusing to play.

should have done it last year, would have made it a far different season and stopped teams exploiting it

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:34 pm  

This is great news.

Means the likes of Saints, Leeds and Salford can’t blob games for their own benefit.

It means more kids will get first team experience.

It brings credibility to the competition.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:54 pm  

Players made to lateral test an hour prior to kick off, anyone found positive misses the game and a replacement brought in. Increase the on the day squad size from 19 to 22 in case of multiple drop outs. The games must be played wherever possible.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:04 pm  

jonh wrote:

This is great news.

Means the likes of Saints, Leeds and Salford can’t blob games for their own benefit.

It means more kids will get first team experience.

It brings credibility to the competition.

It’s Cas I really fear for. If their players all get Covid for the 9th time each, they’ll be forfeiting games left, right and centre.

Saints will have to avoid that 2 week problem they get just after the challenge cup final but other than that they’ll be fine.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:15 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

It’s Cas I really fear for. If their players all get Covid for the 9th time each, they’ll be forfeiting games left, right and centre.

Saints will have to avoid that 2 week problem they get just after the challenge cup final but other than that they’ll be fine.

Yes forgot about Cas. They really did take the rapid flow test.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:26 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

It’s Cas I really fear for. If their players all get Covid for the 9th time each, they’ll be forfeiting games left, right and centre.

Saints will have to avoid that 2 week problem they get just after the challenge cup final but other than that they’ll be fine.

Relegation?

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:35 pm  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby-league/wigan-warriors-rfl-announce-failure-to-fulfil-fixtures-due-to-covid-19-could-lead-to-match-forfeits-3516392

At least it will stop Saints and Leeds amongst others from refusing to play.

I'm pretty sure that Leeds only payed 1 SL fixture less than Wigan in 2021?
Correct me though if I am wrong Sweaty Betty unless you have a clear agenda here?

The Rhinos then rearranged games that were originally cancelled due to covid that we could possibly full fill ?

I reckon that Saints, Catalans, Warrington, Hull KR, Tigers, Hull FC, Salford and Leigh all played less SL games than Leeds Rhinos

Funny how you didn't mention the majority of those clubs that missed more games than Leeds Rhinos?

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 9:19 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Saints will have to avoid that 2 week problem they get just after the challenge cup final but other than that they’ll be fine.

I'd still love to know how they caught it when they'd been in a bubble for 2 weeks.

Re: 2022 Season and Covid : Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:25 pm  

The Chin's Back wrote:

I'm pretty sure that Leeds only payed 1 SL fixture less than Wigan in 2021?
Correct me though if I am wrong Sweaty Betty unless you have a clear agenda here?

The Rhinos then rearranged games that were originally cancelled due to covid that we could possibly full fill ?

I reckon that Saints, Catalans, Warrington, Hull KR, Tigers, Hull FC, Salford and Leigh all played less SL games than Leeds Rhinos

Funny how you didn't mention the majority of those clubs that missed more games than Leeds Rhinos?

You are right mate, I apologise for my error.