Quote: HalifaxCougar "If i come a 2nd time who will cover my costs from yesterday to even it out?'"
As Derwent has already said it happened to us last season when all our travelling fans actually arrived at Gateshead only to be told the game was off. The game was re-arranged for midweek and we went with half a team and got beat and fans got no recompense. So, as always, it's the fans who lose out.
666 - the rules that refer to this situation (B1.17 of the RFL Operational Rules, General Competition Rules) are dated January 2013 so they are not the ancient rules you speak of. That rule is quite specific that future weekends can only be taken in to account if
at the time of the postponement both teams know they have a free weekend or they are both out of the Cup or other competition. Both clubs at the time of the postponement are still in the Cup and there are no free weekends that are not cup tie weekends i.e. Challenge Cup or Northern Rail Cup matches.
I agree though that part-time players should not be expected to travel mid-week when they have jobs outside of the game to consider.