Quote staffbull1973="staffbull1973"Hudds website says that our MM fixture has changed to the Sun @ 17:15 ?? Seems strange that fixtures would get changed about less than 12 hours after release !!?! Anyone any wiser ?'" Its changed on the RFL website fixture list as well. This has been altered since 10am this morning when I first checked. Round 16 (Magic Weekend) Saturday May 25 Catalans Dragons v London Broncos 12pm - SKY Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats 2.15pm - SKY Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers 4.30pm - SKY St Helens v Warrington Wolves 6.45pm - SKY Sunday May 26 Salford City Reds v Widnes Vikings 3pm - SKY Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield Giants 5.15pm - SKY Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors 7.30pm - SKY www.therfl.co.uk//~rflmedia/docs ... xtures.pdf

Quote staffbull1973="staffbull1973"Hudds website says that our MM fixture has changed to the Sun @ 17:15 ?? Seems strange that fixtures would get changed about less than 12 hours after release !!?! Anyone any wiser ?'" Its changed on the RFL website fixture list as well. This has been altered since 10am this morning when I first checked. Round 16 (Magic Weekend) Saturday May 25 Catalans Dragons v London Broncos 12pm - SKY Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Wildcats 2.15pm - SKY Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers 4.30pm - SKY St Helens v Warrington Wolves 6.45pm - SKY Sunday May 26 Salford City Reds v Widnes Vikings 3pm - SKY Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield Giants 5.15pm - SKY Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors 7.30pm - SKY www.therfl.co.uk//~rflmedia/docs ... xtures.pdf

I know we have the World Cup to accomodate in 2013, but in what is suposed to be the era of "summer rugby" still not sure why we have 4 games in February. If we have a sticky start to the season and the weather is bad - while I am sure the hard core will still turn up - it will be harder to keep the "floating voters" in the fold. For families with younger children I doubt February on the terrace at Odsal would be appealing.

Find it annoying how we play Leeds so close together. The Leeds games are the biggest of the season, yet we play them twice in space of 5 weeks.

For crying out loud. Odsal can be a spectacular venue in warm sunshine. Why has the RFL computer spat out 3x home fixtures in February?

It's a joke, and a disgraceful joke at that....

On the plus side, the Catalans fixture is at the beginning of the Easter hols.

No it's not. Easter hols in Bradford start the week after, Good Friday is the first day.

Getting home from that one by train is going to be a challenge.

a bit miffed the magic fixtures have been altered. The saturday suited fine with us second up then hang around for the hull derby and saints/wire before heading into manchester for the evening before heading back sunday morning. even had the hotel booked ! not as good now, will probably still just do the one day, spend the night in manc before going along on the sunday. Not sure on the later kick off times for the sunday either, my babysitting bill will certainly go up

It can be very erratic (not sure if that's [iexactly[/i the right word). It's usually a bit warmer than Bradford but it [ican[/i be blady cold and very windy. Looking back on the old piccies taken on previous early spring visits I look pretty well wrapped up on a few of them..

Already well up for the start of the season


Should be an excellent first fixture, we're fairly evenly matched with Wakefield and they'll bring lots of fans, as they always do. Playing three home games in the first four matches may help us get off to a good start, with the home advantage.
Although there's only one home game in March, we do play Salford at home on April 1. There's also two good away games in March at Huddersfield and Leeds.
Must admit I'm not a fan of playing Leeds in March and in May, would have preferred those two games to be more spread out.
Overall, I'm fairly happy with the fixtures.

What surprises me is the lack of TV coverage. Sky coverage is included in the schedule printed in the RL Express and excluding Manchester we're only on twice-- both at home so will affect the gate. London are the only team with only 2 . The others are (all excluding Etihad)
3-- Reds
4-- Cats, Giants, KR,
5-- Cas Hull Vikings
6-- Wakefield Wire Wigan
8-- Saints
9-- Rhinos
Have we asked for this limitation or is it purely down to Sky's choice?

Sky games:
Castleford at home
Leeds away
Leeds at home
Hudds at MW

Slight miss print in League Express as they have missed off our away sky fixture at Leeds.

We are on far less than last season.

I guess with the last few fixtures the Sky games are still undecided.