york v crusaders
hunslet v oldham
swinton v halifax
limoux v leigh
quins v wakefield
st helens v toulouse
widnes/wigan st judes v lezignan
catalans v salford
sheffield v wigan
siddal v batley
hull fc v leeds
cas v barrow
warrington v featherstone
blackpool v whitehaven
huddersfield v hull kr
dewsbury v bradford

When are the ties to be played?

weekend of 16th to 18th april

Cheers mate

where is Limoux?

South of France.

so if your lucky enough to go there it could potentionally be a nice away game to go to

Wot do we know of them guys

About 10 miles south of Carcassonne. I cant see many going twice in the same month

Their clubhouse has Sky Sports. www.limoux13.com/index.php?page=club

Their clubhouse has Sky Sports. www.limoux13.com/index.php?page=club

So that's Toulouse away, on Easter Saturday, dash back for Batley at home on Easter Monday, then back to France again for the next game! (admittedly with a blank weekend inbetween)

If we win that, perhaps we can have a trip to Catalans, in the next round?

Thanks for posting that but it does not say how much a pint is.

On a serious note are our clubs travel arrangements our responsibility ? Anyone know ?

cas v barra looks tasty

Yes Frank no subsidised transport in the Challenge Cup. As a club we will loose a fortune.

But if they were coming over here the rules would no doubt be different and the RFL would pay for them

But for the Batley home game getting in the way, our lads could stay there for a fortnight, to get acclimatised. Mind you, if there's another air traffic controllers' strike, it might take a fortnight to get there!

Astonishing and thanks for posting that Fred.

So we incurr say £8000 in transport costs at a conservative estimate' get Crusaders in the next round and we end up out of the competition and even more out of pocket.

This is a competition we cannot win or if it comes to that any club outside Non Relegation League.

Why not just forfeit the tie.Whoever we draw in the next round it will not cover the cost of the trip.

Maybe the RBS will fund our trip if we ask them after all they are state owned and pump plenty of money into Rugger.

(kick and clap for those who miss my point.

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I will not even ask what the French clubs (Catalans excepted) are doing in this competition.

defeatism breeds losers

See you there Wayne.

No chance mate, Les Cats will fall at the first hurdle after the draw they got!




As Salford drew Catalns away and Liegh got Limoux away maybe the clubs should look at a joint travel package (both for the teams, and for the fans) to save a bit of money??

Didn't something similar happen last year when we were in Tolouse and Salford in Catalans at the same time?

I'd go with that, definitely. Fly out Saturday morning, watch the Mancs get dicked on the Saturday night, watch Leyth on the Sunday then fly back Monday

Would make sense. But only if it was a flight out was on the late morning of the games and players and fans of both clubs travelled on the same chartered flight.

Overnight stays in hotels for club teams officials and fans would otherwise make it a very unproductive and unprofitable excercise.

I do not have to tell you that Leigh RLFC and fans would have to have the front seats on the plane.

it does, but the BBC won't have the B@lls to show it;

Harlequins or Catalans games will be on + Hull v Leeds.