Well apparently Hull FC have 5 players and 2 staff that have tested positive for Covid. The players will have to quarantine for 10 days and Hull and Salford have cancelled their training sessions on Wednesday because of it.
I wonder if both teams will have to sit This round out to be on the safe side?

If there are more positives this week the whole weekend Fixture list and possibly season will be cancelled.

Not wanting to go in to hard when not knowing the actual details however is anyone actually surprised some Rugby League players have fook3d it? They might be great athletes but you can question the professionalism of many, many players in Super League.

Difficult without knowing all the facts , but if none of the Salford players or match officials test positive it would suggest it happened
outside the match day bubble , got to feel sorry for the fans , team has folded like a pack of cards when going behind on more than one
occasion , it's all about honesty really , interesting few days ahead .

We don't know how the virus entered the Hull FC 'bubble' but with 5 players testing positive it would suggest that, once in there, it has spread quite quickly. It will be interesting to see whether;

The 5 positive tests were all from within the same group at Hull (I believe that the players are seperated into small training groups)
Whether it has spread to Salford

If it has spread to Salford then that really could have serious implications for the remainder of the season.

This is not good news.It could cock up the whole season for RL. Bugger!

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-4417284 So no positive test results but 11 Salford players need to self isolate for 14 days. I had thought initially that if Salford players tested negative on say Thursday this week that would be enough for Salford to be able to play at the weekend. Obviously the concern is the virus may take longer to show up in tests than that I guess. Fortunately Salford dont have a game in week 2 of their self isolation as its challenge cup weekend, but in normal circumstances they would miss two fixtures. I think there needs to be a large amount of flexibility with fixtures going forward, i.e. if team A are self isolating then their planned opponents (Team B) should be able to play a game vs Team C who they missed earlier on in the year due to similar circumstances OR the team who has a bye that week due to Toronto So for example this week Salford were due to play Catalan and Hull KR have a bye week due to Toronto. Can Catalan not play Hull KR this week to reduce fixture congestion further down the line? EDIT: Or Castleford of course, who were due to play Hull FC

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ts-4417284 So no positive test results but 11 Salford players need to self isolate for 14 days. I had thought initially that if Salford players tested negative on say Thursday this week that would be enough for Salford to be able to play at the weekend. Obviously the concern is the virus may take longer to show up in tests than that I guess. Fortunately Salford dont have a game in week 2 of their self isolation as its challenge cup weekend, but in normal circumstances they would miss two fixtures. I think there needs to be a large amount of flexibility with fixtures going forward, i.e. if team A are self isolating then their planned opponents (Team B) should be able to play a game vs Team C who they missed earlier on in the year due to similar circumstances OR the team who has a bye that week due to Toronto So for example this week Salford were due to play Catalan and Hull KR have a bye week due to Toronto. Can Catalan not play Hull KR this week to reduce fixture congestion further down the line? EDIT: Or Castleford of course, who were due to play Hull FC

It just makes our whole competition look amateurish. When you compare it to the NRL, football and cricket etc, these athletes have been told to live in a 'bubble'. Why the hell hasn't that been the case in SL? You go on Instagram over the weekend and you see from players stories that Hull players are in a payers garden all having a drink together, it makes a mockery of the competition. Hasn't Jofra Archer been banned for breaking quarantine rules by simply nipping to his flat and not being in contact with anyone? You see Pangai at the Broncos potentially facing the sack for going for a haircut. In the Premier League they were carrying out over a 1000 tests per week for 8 weeks and I don't think there were more than 5 positive tests. In my opinion, players are just putting theirs and other livelihoods at risk over a drink with their mates. It's not just Hull by the way, Blake Austin went to Anfield when Liverpool were lifting the trophy, the Wigan lads have been out in Manchester etc but when you hear Tom Lineham come out with these conspiracy theories and his love for Johnson and Trump you kind of half expect something like this to happen given most RL players are not the sharpest tools in the shed.

Are you suggesting that squads and their entourage be imprisoned together for the length of the season and to be isolated from their families for that time?

If not, then I can't see how anyone can be 100% risk free from catching the virus?

Looks like there will be a rehash of this weekends fixtures but our game may be unaffected (in terms of opposition). Total RL saying that Cas may face St Helens with Wakefield against Catalan. All kick off times subject to change.

Austin was made to sit out training as a result of his indiscretion, I don't know if he was fined. I believe in the NRL you are forced to quarantine for 14 days for any breach - so the punishments are more severe. Pangai I think has been stood down indefinitely for multiple breaches of restrictions, rather than a one off visit to a barbers. I agree any players breaking COVID restrictions need to be stood down and fined, but meeting in a garden for a few beers or having a beer outside a bar is not breaking guidelines. In Australia I think the state governments have put in stricter measures than the UK and travel between states for example is banned (hence the need for a player bubble).

I have no idea what the rules are for Premier League players set by the League or the Clubs, do they have to follow stricter measures than the government?

Australia is different to the UK, I believe interstate travel is banned so bubbles of players had to be set up. No such restrictions exist in the UK, I can't see it as possible for players to isolate from their families for the next 3 months and I'm not sure the clubs could afford it either way.

I'm saying that the protocols in place need to be much tougher and yes players need to make more sacrifices or risk losing their livelihoods.

If the procedures under which SL has restarted allow players (and other members of their households, to go out shopping, and go on the lash with their mates to pubs then we were doomed from the start).

Have you seen what the nba has done? its moved 22 teams to Disney world/land in florida, without families in order for them to finish their season in fully enclosed bubble.

I don't think SL clubs could afford to pay their players to stay in Camelot, nevermind anywhere else!

I presume you're suggesting the same would apply to anybody in employment?

Why should Super league players, many of whom are not well paid, make multiple more times sacrifices in respect to Covid as the rest of society.

I doubt you have any idea about the restrictions that are in place anyway. The fact no positive tests for Salford players suggests that the RFL's precautions worked well in preventing spread beyond the Hull bubble.

The report in the Warrington Guardian suggests that the source of the outbreak was a player needing to take their baby to hospital.

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Getting very close to the season being scuppered in my view.

Stupidity of some players matches the stupidity of some of the general public with respect to adhering to the national guidelines.

Will they ever learn?

Quote ="fez1"Getting very close to the season being scuppered in my view. Stupidity of some players matches the stupidity of some of the general public with respect to adhering to the national guidelines. Will they ever learn?'" We don't know whether any Hull FC player has broken guidelines at this stage, this article suggests there was no wrong doing. https://www.totalrl.com/hull-fc-owner-l ... -outbreak/ Only if this becomes a weekly occurrence will the season be scuppered, looks like Super League are rearranging fixtures so that the impact on the fixture list is minimised. Hopefully this can be used as an example for the clubs and players that it hasn't gone anywhere and everyone needs to remain vigilant.

Quote ="fez1"Getting very close to the season being scuppered in my view. Stupidity of some players matches the stupidity of some of the general public with respect to adhering to the national guidelines. Will they ever learn?'" We don't know whether any Hull FC player has broken guidelines at this stage, this article suggests there was no wrong doing. https://www.totalrl.com/hull-fc-owner-l ... -outbreak/ Only if this becomes a weekly occurrence will the season be scuppered, looks like Super League are rearranging fixtures so that the impact on the fixture list is minimised. Hopefully this can be used as an example for the clubs and players that it hasn't gone anywhere and everyone needs to remain vigilant.

Ha ha ha ha ha this Made me laugh so much

So you have no problem with Blake Austin going to Anfield partying with thousands of supporters during lockdown? The club disagree.

Lets get real here, I'm not asking players to give up their families or donate their organs. I'm simply suggesting they use a bit of common sense and make small sacrifices such as maybe not going on the ale with their mates or going to football stadiums and celebrating title wins.

Would be great if you could enlighten me on these restrictions. Given I don't work for the RFL or a SL club you'd be absolutely right to say I do not know what restrictions are in place but given that we have had 6 positive tests after week one it would be fair to say that these 'restrictions' aren't looking particularly serviceable to me.

According to our owner Adam Pearson, in his considered opinion, this particular outbreak could be the result of one of our players taking his new born baby to hospital, and returning to training after this event, which has subsequently triggered the contagion, he didn’t say which player or which hospital, although not proven, he seems to think this is probably what happened. Said player was not due to play in the game against Salford.

My view is that the players comply with same guidelines that apply to us all, when in public or in our workplace. So no I don't agree with what Austin did but what would you expect from a firework firing red-nose.

You have seemed to have moved from their families not even be allowed to go shopping to now just requiring common sense. Quite a shift in one page, about as consistent as government messaging around trips to Barnard Castle. It's good to see that Hull are also playing "responsible parenting" card. Not knowing the circumstances of the hospital visit or the like but it may have been sensible for that player to self-isolate after his trip.

That is right in terms of SL players should not be expected to have some social duty over and above the rest of society to do their bit for public health.

But from the club's perspective they have a duty to make sacrifices over and above the rest of society, to keep covid out of the dressing room so that we can put 17 fit players out every week and maximise our chances of winning the SL title. They already make sacrifices over and above the rest of society for this reason. They don't have the freedom to go for 6 pints and a greasy kebab like many of their peers in other jobs would after clocking off a shift, because that would reduce our chances of winning RL games. With covid, individual behaviour can put the whole dressing room at risk and disrupt the coaching staff's ability to prepare for a game, if they have to have other players isolating or ruled out.

What if we go on a winning run and look well set for the playoffs then a covid bout near the end of the season messes us up and we lose 4 on the spin and its season over. We can't remove these risks altogether, but players should do everything they can to limit the risk through their behaviour. Same as you can't remove the risk of a player getting a freak injury on the field but we expect them to ensure they are as well conditioned as possible to reduce the risk.

Quote ="Alffi_7"We don't know whether any Hull FC player has broken guidelines at this stage, this article suggests there was no wrong doing. https://www.totalrl.com/hull-fc-owner-l ... -outbreak/ Only if this becomes a weekly occurrence will the season be scuppered, looks like Super League are rearranging fixtures so that the impact on the fixture list is minimised. Hopefully this can be used as an example for the clubs and players that it hasn't gone anywhere and everyone needs to remain vigilant.'" I wasn't specifically referring to the Hull players, but it may be appropriate. We'll have to wait and see. But subsequent posts referred to players from other clubs - all of whom should know better. Let's hope everyone recovers ok and test results for those who have been tested come back negative.

Quote ="Alffi_7"We don't know whether any Hull FC player has broken guidelines at this stage, this article suggests there was no wrong doing. https://www.totalrl.com/hull-fc-owner-l ... -outbreak/ Only if this becomes a weekly occurrence will the season be scuppered, looks like Super League are rearranging fixtures so that the impact on the fixture list is minimised. Hopefully this can be used as an example for the clubs and players that it hasn't gone anywhere and everyone needs to remain vigilant.'" I wasn't specifically referring to the Hull players, but it may be appropriate. We'll have to wait and see. But subsequent posts referred to players from other clubs - all of whom should know better. Let's hope everyone recovers ok and test results for those who have been tested come back negative.

This has nothing to do with Hull or rugby league, but just a very recent observation to illustrate why its going to be difficult in stopping the spread of Covid19

I drove through Stockton Heath this evening, and was shocked by how close together the tables are outside the eateries, which are encroaching onto the pavement. There was hardly a seat that was free. If one individual amongst them is carry this virus, then there will be one large outbreak to follow. The authorities should be having a word with restaurant owners with a view to getting distance between, and the tables away from the payment. Common sense is not being used in this one example, and there will be many other instances where the same is happening.

It's going to be very difficult for everyone in the coming months, and that's with attitudes changing for the better. Money and the economy is being traded against peoples welfare.