I agree that this makes it unfair for them.

Toulouse will make the GF this year, Catalans will send a heap of their players to them to help out because Catalans are safe



Catalans Squad numbers from 18 through to 25 or 27 have been made available to them.

If there is any truth to that, it's not much different to top sides loaning out the "almost" players to get competitive experience. The lesser players are more likely to be French, and Catalan have a duty to promote French rugby league and bring on domestic players.

Do they? Isn't that the duty of the French RFL?

I would think that the duty of Catalans Dragons is to promote Catalans Dragons.

It’s to be hoped Warrington don’t win the Grand Final!

You’ll be wanting the likes of Bradford out next.

Talk about ‘I’m alright Jack’.

if widnes get in under the current rules that satisfies them

if the french clubs pay their own way and dont cost a championship spot a place, why not?

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Salford will be out.


Halifax, Widnes, Barrow and possibly even Featherstone could have a case to get in. The first two are the most likely.

Harlequins should be chucked out, but we all know they won't be.

Im assuming Quins should be thrown out due to the size of the crowds. What crowds do you think Fev, Barrow and Fax will bring to the comp?

Never ASSume anything, because thats what you have done. I'm sure there was a plan for them to enter it this year, but the RFL couldn't work it out as it wasn't as simple a problem as frigging the franchise process.

Yes, it's that Widnes team that your were on about earlier have won so it's a good job winning it makes you eligible, don't you think?

the RFL gave france another chance, same with wales

i dont think theyll easily give up on manchester

in their current guise salford dont deserve a SL license.

but the fact they are tendering construction gives me hope it will start construction.

they have a year i think to sort it out. certainly if work hasnt started by the time the next round of franchises is decided they are gone.