wednesday afternoon at 1.50pm.

That's really really random. Awful time, awful day, and waiting 3 days after the QF's have taken place. What a total farce.

What next?

The semi's to be drawn live on japanese radio at 2:37am GMT 23 days after the QF have taken place?

It's about as wierd and random.

The only thing i can think of is that they are trying to arrange venues and eventualities of the draw other than that it stucking fupid ???

If I get a reply from the RFL, I'll post it here. I'm imagining either no reply or some sort of cop-out answer though.

After a little more thought and seeing this Catalans Paris rumour is going around well and it does make the dodgy draw date make a little sense. If it is true the RFL will have a lot of discussions to do regarding the venue, financial aspects and all the marketing. I think its in the best interests of everybody that the RFL take a couple more days dotting the I's and crossing the T's. The last thing we want is drawing Catalans - RFL announcing its going to be in Paris at X stadium - all for the deal to fall on its backside and make Rugby League look very silly again.

It takes them that long to warm the balls up!

As would Wire v Saints

would be confusing as wouldn't be able to tell which side was leeds and which wire lol

I said it on the saints and wire forum and ill say it on here

saints wont get leeds in the semi final

saints v wire - wigan/leigh/widnes

catalans v leeds - barcelona/galpharm/doncaster ( depending who's drawn has the home team

Well it's true to say there is twice as much chance of it not happeninmg than happening.

On the other hand Leeds have made the CC Semi Finals 10 times previously in the SL Era and St Helens have provided the opposition on 4 of those occassions.

I really hope one of the semi-finals isn't going to be outside England unless the RFL is willing to provide some cheap travel for a few thousand supporters.