So instead for being drawn against Hull KR, the re-draw has now given us a game against Hull KR - Wow

What a pointless post. The only alternative, other than scrapping the cup for this year which would have cost the game money and broken a host of contractual obligations, would be to keep the existing draw and give a series of teams byes to the next round (and one club a bye to the semis). No doubt you'd have called that "a joke" as well.

Life is difficult at the moment; that doesn't make the solutions to the difficulties a joke, it's just people trying to do the best with what they have. This was the least worst option.

The point is that while Covid 19 is nobody’s fault, and the RFL has done its best in a difficult situation, the magic of the CC is disappearing. Attendances over many years prove this. To reinvigorate this competition is one of the game’s biggest challenges once things return to normal.

Return the cup to its traditional time of year, that would be a good start.

Stop talking sense...

I'll be banned from Substandard.com for stuff like that...

According to people on here there was only Toronto not playing so why was it re-drawn anyway???

Weren’t there some Championship teams left?

After the withdrawal of Toronto and the Championship teams there were ten sides left. There really wasn't much option other than doing a re-draw.
Abandoning wasn't practical or desirable either given the TV commitments to the BBC and the national TV coverage which was also important to the competition sponsor and to club sponsors.

Week of super league and the cup returns

Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley
Lui
Gale
Seumanufagai
Leeming
Prior
Mellor
Martin
Sutcliffe
Myler
Cuthbertson
Oledzki
Mclelland
Briscoe
Donaldson
Holroyd
Walters
O’Connor

My guess at 21 man squad

Myler
T.Briscoe
Newman
Hurrell
Handley
Lui
Gale
Oldezki
Leeming
Cuthbertson
Mellor
Martin
Prior

Subs

Seumanufagai
L.Sutcliffe
Donaldson
Holroyd

That would be my 17, Seumanufagai needs to work on his fitness as he can't just keep putting out 20 minute a game him coming off bench could probably suit him and us as a team. Think we should have enough to turn KR over they have been playing ok last few weeks but haven't got results well need to turn up with right attitude for this game and can't expect to walk over them.

I can see McLelland being in 17 as he can help cover hooker.

Myler
L Briscoe Newman Sutcliffe Handley
Lui Gale
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Mellor
Donaldson

Walters, O’Connor, Holroyd, Mclelland

Cuthbertson, Seumanufagai, Hurrell, T Briscoe rested for the Thursday afternoon game.