Points deduction for Crusaders www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/po ... -crusaders

Points deduction for Crusaders www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/po ... -crusaders

And strangely not at the same 'rate' as Championship clubs ie only the value of two league wins rather than the three in the Championship?

Cue scooterboy.....................

how is points deduction a punishment in a league where you can't be relegated?

Well it might stop them qualifying for the top 6 and therefore a possible appearance in the NON RELEGATION League Grand Final.

Whereas in the case of Keighley and Haven they should both make the play offs in Champ 1 as both will want promotion so they have an incentive. Very astute when you think about it ie not my comments but the difference in the points reductions.

Thought it was top 6 in Non Relegation league but I am quite often wrong.

Weren't the deductions handed out to Gateshead, Keighley, and Widnes 6 pts?
If that be the case it relates to 2 league 'wins' in SL a win is 2 pts.

yep,i think your wrong again mate
i think they finished 8th last season and made the playoffs.
by deducting them just 4 points the rfl will be hoping this gives them a fighting chance of doing the same this season.
i wouldn't like my team to be involved in a tight game with the WC's this season.

was it not 9 points the equivent to three games in the CCs ?

Might have been J.C. wouldn't surprise me TBH as SL 'entrance' rules last time around was that a club shouldn't have been in liquidation/administartion to be admitted/allowed to stay in SL and they are dropping that one for them, again a lack of 'fairness' by the governing body.

haven't whitehaven been deducted 9 points in a ten team league and the WCs deducted 4 points in a 14 team league.how can that be right ?

Keighley was 9, Widnes was 9, can't remember Gateshead but Findlay (RFL) was running the club into administration so may not have been 9.

Gateshead got 6 points deducted

And took relegation as well.