Matches cancelled due to Covid don't count in the total of (available) games so the 70% rule applies to matches that have been/could be played. It's unlikely now that any club will travel to Toulouse during the regular season - London can think themselves unlucky to have been punished for refusing to go. What happens come play off time remains to be seen, but it will be tight timewise to have all players 'fully vaccinated' to avoid isolation on return from France under the rules coming into force on the 16th. I suspect no decisions on play off venues (particularly the final) will be made until closer to the time when the travel rules in operation then are known.

Toronto are gone.

I don't think they were due to play them at Home though, this years fixtures meant that not every team played each other Home and Away, e.g. we don't play York or London away. The fact that they were due to play Toulouse away only but was changed to a Home fixture was maybe an advantage....of some sort. With Toulouse remaining away fixtures, it will mean they have then played everyone - all away - so seems fair to me.

Fairest way is to ban Toulouse from the play offs but we can take as many of their players as we want on a half day loan when we play Featherstone.

Yes you get the feeling RL have conjured something up for this season's special exemptions . Leigh are nailed on to be bottom yet are still bringing in players so someone has got wind of something .

It's been confirmed tonight as one up, one down this year. Derek won't be happy at Leigh.