Bigger still if they are relegated !

Fixtures have been postponed due to Covid that are in accordance with RFL's Multiple Case Framework. Castleford's situation is different (same as Salford against Wire last season), in that absenteeism isn't down to Covid, and the points were awarded to their opponents.

Not sure we can change the RFL's rules so that you can have the points going to the opposition, when were trying to stop the spread of infection.

I'd just like to congratulate the Castleford Tigers conditioning team on their fantastic effort to get a near full fit squad for the Hudds game this Tuesday. A master stroke by Powell not wanting to play Saints.

Have they really done that?

Farcical. Hudds should do a Salford.

Yes



A proper p-take this one

I might been eating my own words as we haven't yet released our squad for Tuesday.
Maybe Watson playing the master stroke by not playing Cas but saving (resting) the players for Wigan next Sunday?

Cas were unable to field a full team due to 'covid' rules stopping the fit players at the club not being allowed to play, if you only have 14 fit players and a significant portion of them are kids, that then becomes a player welfare issue IMO.
That the RFL state it's only senior players that are included in the covid rules to be able to have the game postponed not cancelled is a disgrace, if youth system players are unavailable due to the covid rules then surely that should be also considered when senior players are injured!
People stating that Cas have done miracles re getting players fit clearly have no idea regards injuries, 8 full days and still you don't know if players are playing through injury. Again it comes down to player welfare, force players to play before they are ready then look on in amazement when they break down, are out for even longer or worse sustain an even worse injury than the original.

So Huddersfield having to play 3 times in 12 days while having 6 on international duty, 12 out injured and a covid outbreak is not a player welfare issue then but Cas's was?

Everyone knows they played the system to save their players and be fresher as they expected to lose to saints so were happy to lose 24-0 to save there players, it's a farce but there is no punishment for this sort of thing to stop them.

That's not what the rule says.

It's players registered to the first team squad - this list is submitted at the beginning of the season.

Cas have a minimum of 32 players registered.

Amazing how they are all fit the week after being unfit to play against the league leaders and current champions, Saints.

Rugby league is a joke in this country.

Now the Giants are playing the system!

I never said your club didn't have a layer welfare issue did I so stop making it out I said that!
How many players did your team have available to play though, oh that's right, at least 17. Is it fair you had to play 3 in 12, no, but we're talking about a club that physically didn't have enough players to field a 17, not even close.

Cas and Huddersfield could both have fielded teams and should both be heavily fined.

The sport needs to wake up. Cheating your way to a minor advantage might seem like a great idea, but every incident of this is chipping away at the waning support for the game. Super League has descended into an absolute mess this year.

If I were in charge of Sky, I'd pull the TV deal. It's not a product worth investing in.

Huddersfield have one positive pcr year and 4 stood down from that.

Another player showing symptom but as yet no confirmation from a PCR.

I guess that pending the result of that other player is what will decide if it’s 24-0 awarded or not.

If the player doesn’t test positive that’s only 5 so would have to concede the win.