Challenge Cup - The top 8 Super League sides of 2014 will enter the Challenge Cup in Round 6. The bottom 4 will enter in Round 5.

Dual Reg - Dual Reg will remain in some form in 2015.

Championship Summer Bash - Similar to Magic Weekend but in Blackpool, 3 games each day every game televised on Sky Sports.

Name Changes - The First Utility Super League and Kingstone Press Championship will keep their names however teh Championship 1 will be renamed to Kingstone Press League 1.

Administration - Clubs will be deducted TWELVE points for entering administration under the new structure.

Quota Players - Championship clubs will be allowed 5 quota players as of 2015.

Thread on TRL says no parachute payments...?

Bonus Points System - This could be implemented into the 2015 Super League season, a decision will be made at the end of the current season.

Challenge Cup - The 12 teams from the Championship in 2014 will enter the 2015 Challenge Cup in Round 4.

New Cup - Word has it that the Kingstone Press League 1 will have it's own cup competition called the League 1 Cup.

Salary Cap - Salary Cap is £1 million for the Championship in 2015. I think this is an increase on previous years.

League One - The 14 League 1 clubs play 22 games – 11 home 11 away, playing each other once & 9 teams twice, fixtures scheduled on geographical basis.

League One - 1st v 2nd in League 1 playing each other to get get 1st promotion spot.

World Club Challenge - RFL still working with NRL and Australian clubs to finalise a new World Club Challenge involving THREE teams from Super League and the NRL.

Structure - When the Super League and Championship split into three groups they'll be known as the 'Super 8s. After the 23 rounds in Super League and the Championship, the split into three groups of eight will be known as the Super 8s.

Start of Season - Super League to start on the weekend of February 8th next season and Championship the following week.

Structure - After the seven 'Super 8s' fixtures the top 3 from the middle group are guaranteed #superleague status + a 4th Vs 5th 'Million Pound Game'

For more information [urlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/2015_a_new_era[/url......

Ridiculous, and open to abuse if the procedures and rules for it are not tight enough or policed well enough by the RFL......



Lets say Hull FC duel reg 4 SL quality players who "need gametime" with Donny mid season (for eg) Donny then get into the middle 8 as a result, Hull FC fall into the middle 8 and withdraw their players - giving an advantage to Hull and stuffing Donny at short notice, and the team that missed out on the middle 8 to Donny might not be too impressed either. I can see these rules being a farce.

It was a bad enough idea when the leagues were seperate, now the leagues join up in the playoffs its a terrible idea IMHO.

Will they be holding a course on it? If they started one in the next couple of weeks then by January someone might understand it, provided they do ever finalise the actual details.

Dual reg "in some form" for example, my arris.

and we still dont even know if we're playing for 2 or 3 points in a match...finalized? dont make me laugh.

[i"At this stage it is intended that the Summer Bash and one match from every week of the Qualifiers will be broadcast live."[/i

Slightly disappointing that there won't be ANY weekly games from the Championship on tv. Only the weekend in Blackpool and some of the playoff games are to be shown.
Although it does say 'live', so I suppose there is still some scope for pre-recorded games to be shown.

It's still a backward step from when the champ games were on premier sports, it almost feels like Sky have bought the rights to the championship but then aren't bothering to do anything with it?

Got a feeling bonus points will come into it as well with RFL retweeting those who want it.

Dual reg is a farce. Also don't agree with the top 8 coming into round 6 of CC. They get a huge advantage in everything. What the RFL are going to end up doing with "making every game competitive"'is te same playing teams playing each other all the time and saturating it. Wigan could play Saints 6 times next year. I know there is a possibility with it now, but with the top 8 teams coming into CC much later, it narrows chances of ten playing each other.

Whoever I finishes top 8 this year will finish too 8 for future seasons due to difference in attendances.

Can anyone else see the flaw in the 12 points for going into Admin?

A team who is destined to be in the bottom 4 of SL (let's use Wakefield as completely random example

) has financial issues. They go into Admin one game from the end of the regular season, and lose 12 points.

But it doesn't matter a jot if they were going to finish in the bottom four anyway, because the slate gets wiped clean for the Super 8, and they'll still have their full salary cap and SL players.

Any team with financial problems can use this device to clear their debts whilst remaining in SL

Don't worry as august and wise a body as the RFL will have already thought about that, err surely.

I don't think it actually states on the RFL site that Duel Reg will stay in any form. It just says that a working group is looking at ways to make it work whilst not restricting the ability to give players some game time.

That said, personally I don't see how it would work between the SL and Championship, mainly because the two are integrally linked now.

And in any case, the loan system where players can be recalled just side steps any regulations that would be put in place. The easiest thing is to say that any loans are done until end of season without the option for recalls

The obvious solution to the dual reg issue is for SL teams to dual-reg with teams in the Championship One

Problem solved

And I did that without the need for a 'working party'

I can't see the top 8 teams in SL changing much when this joke league gets going it will become the same teams playing each other all the time very boring and not doing a lot for an England team selection point of view.

Was never a fan of the concept - only agreed with the notion that 4 teams was too many for the talent pool available.

However, now we are relegated I am kind of looking forward to watching the possible effects the system may have on the games.

I'm not convinced the top 8 is clear cut - the top 4/5 maybe.

This time last season I don't think anyone would have predicted Castlefords spectacular rise up the ratings - it just goes to show that surprises can still happen.

I think I will enjoy the battles to stay in the top 8 - but I guess our squeeky bum time follows that when we get involved. The thought of failure at this point and the tensions involved will certainly make for some sweaty palms.

There is the strong possibility of a return of knee jerk/panic decisions, coach sackings and buying of players, debts... etc. And there will be added pressure on referees and decisions which could possibly relegate (or promote) a team...

Hmmm

Bit worried about 12 points for going into Admin. I'm waiting for the RFL to announce it is retrospective and dock us points next year.

Afaik they mean going forward after this year. Parachute payment for us and London is one off due to change in structure. Should a team drop down next year or after they won't get a parachute payment.

As it has been said you can go into administration get 12 points deducted slide to the bottom of SL1 and still be in SL1 next year if you get in the top 4 of SL2 so not really a penalty is it!!

Blake Solly just said we and London aren't getting a parachute payment