Quote: spanishbob "I am not sure you are correct.
I think the criteria was "have to have appeared in a final". So Widnes and Barrow have ticked that box.'"
It was actually "Finished in the top 2, appeared in the GF, or won the NRL cup" So a mixture of both really!
They then said "a top 3 finish may be acceptable in certain cases" or words to that effect - think the certain cases will be if your french....