Is a half full craven park a better advert if your going down that road?
I would rather see a possible upset on tv rather than KR v Saints or something equivalent

Could that not actually be the same thing??

Personally I dont think Saints have it in them.

Mappy you worry about whats facing you

i would guess we will have
Cas v Leeds and Saints and HKR on the telly.

I would have liked to have seen Workington and Whitehaven meself.

Couple of tasty derbies there, as well as a good chance of an upset at Londin. Toulouse have a good shot against York as well.

Two of the new boys also get a big home draw against SL opposition.

London Broncos vs Featherstone Rovers and York vs Toulouse Olympique deserve to be on television. They will each be good contests and each represents a clash of cultures: cosmopolitan London vs parochial Featherstone, and traditional Anglo-Saxon York vs southern Gallic Toulouse.

Of course I am hoping for victories by London and Toulouse so that we can keep alive the chance of a stadium filling sell out match up of Catalans vs London or Catalans vs Toulouse final at Wembley.

Nowt to worry about - quite happy with Wigan away...decent gate which is what we need at the moment...

Round 5 will have at least three Championship teams still in the draw of sixteen clubs (see colour coded matches from Round 4 below).

Wigan Warriors v. Leigh Centurions
Hemel Stags v. Wakefield Wildcats
Hunslet Hawks v. Catalans Dragons
Rochdale Hornets v. Bradford Bulls
Batley Bulldogs v. Huddersfield Giants
Hull FC v. North Wales Crusaders
Sheffield Eagles v. Dewsbury Rams
London Broncos v. Featherstone Rovers
Halifax v. Barrow Raiders
Widnes Vikings v. Doncaster
Keighley Cougars v. Warrington Wolves
Leeds Rhinos v. Castleford Tigers
Gloucestershire All Golds v. Salford City Reds
York Knights v. Toulouse Olympique
Whitehaven v. Workington Town
Hull KR v. St. Helens



If London beats Featherstone and Toulouse beats York, they will each have at least three chances in fifteen (or one in five) of drawing a Championship club as opponent for the round of sixteen. If that doesn't happen Toulouse are most unlikely to progress further to the quarter finals, but London at full strength would have a half decent chance of doing so against a team other than Leeds, Wigan or Warrington. Of course this is to a considerable extent a scenario based on wishful thinking, but it would be a good PR bonus for our game if London and Toulouse progressed further. However realistically the only non-northern team with a decent chance of making it all the way to Wembley is Catalans Dragons.

By the time of the round of sixteen Catalans, who this month have an easy path through Hunslet, may have Scott Dureau back on board. That should be enough to restore their excellent form of 2012, and give them a real chance of going all the way.

I have a better idea Mr Capoute. Make all Northern England teams exempt and move the final to the Nou Camp

I have a better idea Mr Capoute. Make all Northern England teams exempt and move the final to the Nou Camp

I have a better idea Mr Capoute. Make all Northern England teams exempt and move the final to the Nou Camp

Thanks for that carefully sequenced variety of comments Mr jeffnackers. Each one gives a different perspective on the issue.


I think I catch your drift.