Quote: Gurney Slade "Most semi finals now have poor attendances since the move to summer rugby and the height of the holiday season.
The Challenge Cup should be played in the early part of the season with the final no later than the beginning of June.
That way we would have a final in each half of the season and not on top of each other like they are now.
No rocket science needed to improve the competition, just common sense.'"
I agree to an extent on the final date but they would have to ensure the first round wasn't pre season as it was before the move to August.