Its highly unlikely that they do it "without any issue" as the demands on the body are relative, but Super League is faster and more powerful, every day makes a difference to preparation. Every effort is taken to begin to prepare for the next game as soon as possible, hence the ice baths, cryo chambers, swimming and rehab, take a few days out of that prep and it causes issues.

I presume you haven't watched any Championship rugby league this year....

Say you work an 8 hour day, and finish at say 6pm. You find out that one day you're required to come in at 2am instead of 10. Is this going to have an affect on you, physically? Or because you're a 'Full time professional' you should be required to perform within any given notice period, to the same level, without feeling fatigue?

Warrington changed the Hudds fixture to a Friday the week before the Widnes game at easter, the widnes game at the end of the season which is now a Thursday was originally a friday as the cup final is the week after. That tells you all you need to know about whether coaches think players need as much time as possible to prepare for games.

Can the home team change the fixture unilaterally or do they require the agreement of the away team?

I think during the season you require both teams to agree to a change, or if requested by Sky of course, then you'd probably need a damn good reason not to play the game.

The only time Ive ever heard of a game not being changed when SKY asked was a game between us and Hull either last season or the season before. Might have been Cheshire Constabulary who had a say in that one.

No disrespect to Chaz's 'Classy Cas', but, did anyone see that result coming? Was that the turnround, or just the intensity of our game that had the desired effect? Fair to assume it was a combination of both G.O.

Do we know why it has been changed , is it for sky purposes ?

Sky's request. 8pm k.o

Do you play rugby? Trust me, you play a hard game and you only just recover in time for the next game. That's ammatuer rugby as well. I dread to think how the players feel the next day after a SL game. Malcolm Alkers book also sheds some light on how it feels to wake up after a game and the slippery slope of painkillers to mask the pain.

Just because they are professionals doesn't mean they heal quicker.