Hull v Hudds & Widnes v Saints will be the TV games no doubt. The television companies do not care for matches involving lower league teams, unless such time that they HAVE to show them (from the QF onwards if any get that far).

Featherstone v Castleford SHOULD be on television, but it probably won't.

Hull v Hudd and Fev v Cas will be the TV games in my opinion.

Leeds 1999

Wigan
Saints
Widnes
Bradford
London

Is probably on a par as Bradford were the old Warrington in terms of ability and the games against London and Widnes equate to your games with Barrow and Bradford. Although on paper we had an easier final but probably a harder route to the final.

They should have Fev v Cas

Firstly because it makes sense

Secondly it'll probably help the police with their inquiries afterwards

Is there a possibility of three games being televised. BBC saying they're showing two, and SKY apparently showing the one Saturday afternoon?

BBC website now changed to say only one game live on BBC. No announcement about coverage from Sky as yet though.

For a moderator you post like a fool

Haha!

I couldn't agree more

Genuine 'LOL' moment.

But true. I can see it being a blood bath off the field. I hope extra police are called in to stop idiots from both fans starting trouble.

The Sky game will be Fev v Cas. BBC are showing Widnes v Saints. Announced on RFL website

Looks like those calling for the Fev game to be shown have been heard. Not too sure the BBC have made the right choice. The game at Widnes could be very one sided.

could well be one sided mate .cant see it really cause saints have just started to play some good stuff and might make a game of it

Shocker to not show the Hull v hudds game. Glad the fev game is on though.

Get in!!! Be a little busy at work though with it being National but good thing about working for a certain bookies is we have 2 sky channels so alls goooooood. Cheered me up a little. Well, until fev probably beat us!!

Glad we're on the box, means I don't have to be shoved everywhere by Police and learn how to dodge glass bottles.

Get to the game mate. Wish I could.

Why? It's not been played at Cas.

No it's being played back in the 80's when both sets of hooligans get back together.

I'll sit at home, thanks.

I don't know whether things work this way in broadcasting, but the BBC crew will be over this way anyway as it is the Grand National. In the new-look cost cutting BBC, they may have thought it expedient to opt for the Lancashire game?

More likely some chinless producer thought it would be a hoot to have an opportunity for Davies & French to rabbit on about their times with their respective clubs.

We might even get to the point where Siadwell starts duffing up the pensioner on live TV

I wonder how many Widnes and Saints fans also follow their local soccer teams. There was a mention last night on the radio that the Challenge Cup game happens to coincide with the FA Cup semi-final between Everton and Liverpool. Not much chance of seeing the rugby on a pub television anywhere in Merseyside. (I'm assuming the soccer is on Sky).

No time set for semi final. looking like a lunch time affair after Man City & United ran riot around wembley last year. Will be either on ESPN or ITV

The soccer will be on either ITV or ESPN and you will be right about the chances of the rugby being shown in pubs if on at the same time, and not just in Merseyside. With the Grand National being on at the same time (it is usually at around 3:00-3:45 pm) as the first half of Fev v Cas as well there might not be many pubs showing that game either (Except around Fev and Cas). Better to stay at home and watch them if you aren't attending in both cases.

Rafe Wrench is ex-Widnes too, of course. But presumably itll be Dave Woods as the beeb only have one game over the weekend?