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| Quote: nathan_rugby "Maybe it was a different article but the way I read it was [i"If a Super League clubs draws a lower league team, they will play away,"[/i not a guarantee that they will play a lower team.'"
I read it like that too. This is RL in a nutshell, launching a new concept and us as fans still don't know the full details 
Also the extra game is due to be played in Feb I believe. SL clubs will just use this as a replacement for a pre-season friendly so will probably rest their big guns. May not be the money spinner crowd as first envisaged if its an Academy/Reserve team playing. |
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| Quote: nathan_rugby "Maybe it was a different article but the way I read it was [i"If a Super League clubs draws a lower league team, they will play away,"[/i not a guarantee that they will play a lower team.'"
Not sure how you would get 20 into 12 as well, it would be unfair to potentially load it that way, but this is the RFL so who knows |
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| Quote: nathan_rugby "Maybe it was a different article but the way I read it was [i"If a Super League clubs draws a lower league team, they will play away,"[/i not a guarantee that they will play a lower team.'"
Bearing in mind that im assuming the Third Round contains 32 teams here, then there should be two bags of balls (refuse to say ball bags  ) at the third round draw. The first bag contains remaining lower league clubs (×20) the second bag contains SL clubs (x12), the first twelve balls pulled from the first bag guarantees both separation and an 'on the road' fixture of a SL club. The remaining eight balls are pulled in order from the first bag ensuring four lower league fixtures. It's so simple even the RFL couldn't screw it up. |
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| Quote: MattyB "Bearing in mind that im assuming the Third Round contains 32 teams here, then there should be two bags of balls (refuse to say ball bags ![]()
Sure they will have a good crack like
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I'm not a fan. Seems to be the use of a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
1. Why, in this modern age of "player safety", are we adding another competitive fixture into the mix?
2. Why, after years of being told there's more to rugby outside of SL, are the lower divisions now so keen to integrate?
3. Why should the SL side have to play away? As great as it is as a fan to potentially see some new grounds - is it not the same, but in reverse for fans of the championship teams? I bet some of their lads would love to run out at a Wigan, Saints or Leeds.
Would it not just be more sensible to add our reserves into L1? On a good day there are plenty of stars that could be playing for our reserves. Robin Park would be one of the best grounds in that league too.
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