Just read the bit in Sporting Life:

"The RFL tightened up the rules on Challenge Cup eligibility two years ago after Hull were fined £100,000 - £40,000 of it suspended - for playing Jamie Thackray in ties against Rochdale and Widnes when he was not on the Cup register"

Wow there is a "Cup Register"!!!!!

Do the RFL send this to member clubs saying these are your eligible players? Do they check teams when they are sent to them by the refs straight after games?

If so this game should have been called off weeks ago. Everyone would not have endured the expense and disappointment of today.

I agree Halifax should have known that a player had already played in the Cup but if there is a register then surely someone should actually see this for themselves. There is no excuse for this taking so lone to materialise.





Very very disappointing.

You will find that a lot of teams dont make a profit from the Northern Rail cup. As to progress you need to win, which means large win bonuses. I think it was two years ago that our chairman said that getting to the final and loosing actually looses you money over the course of the competition. The only way you can make a profit is to win the competition or loose in the semis with a big gate e.g. last year vs Widnes.

I suspect losing two directors might have done though

We haven't though. We have lost one, and one employee.

picky

Not really picky when it's the truth.