I got a glimpse of the 'draft' Championship fixtures today in Halifax. No joke - I was at a lunch in Halifax and their Chief Executive had a copy of the draft fixtures. Leigh are scheduled to play in Toulouse on Good Friday -that's the worst possible time of the year, it will cost a fortune to travel to the South of France at Easter. Rumour has it though that Leigh have asked Toulouse to swap the fixture - Leigh to play at home v. Toulouse on Good Friday with Leigh going to France later in the season. It makes sense. Leigh had the biggest following to France last season and it wouldnt cost much for the air travel for any French fans wanting to come to Leigh over Easter - Good luck Leigh, hope your request to Toulouse is successful and that Leigh fans can go to Toulouse in big numbers without having to pay high air travel prices.

Surely we'll be playing Widnes on Good Friday?!

That's exactly what I thought.

Seriously - Toulouse (Away) is in the draft fixtures for Good Friday. I went to France last season at a 'reasonable' price. Cant see me being able to afford it at Easter. The Widnes fixture ? Didnt get chance to digest the date. All will be revealed within a few days apparently.

This is the RFL.

Just done a quick check on BMI Baby and it's £116 return flying Wed 31st March, returning Sunday 4th April so in reality not [ithat[/i much more than usual. However, the big worry would be that some mates went to watch Wigan in Perpignan at Easter last year and the entire city was basically shut down for the whole weekend

Why would Halifax Chief exec have Leigh's fixtures list?

Because they and the smellies are right up the RFL's trumpers.

some mates went to watch Wigan in Perpignan at Easter last year and the entire city was basically shut down for the whole weekend



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Wouldn't be a problem, coach straight after the Widnes game to the airport, flight over to france. If the players are lucky the can get a couple of hours sleep before the game

Then Whitehaven away easter monday

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fly from liverpool its only 20 mins from widnes

I doubt Toulouse will play twice over the easter weekend as the two open weekends they had off last year were major holidays in France.

In May they had the VE day weekend off and then they only played easter monday in Batley because in France when there is a holiday, everything closes. You can't do a thing. So it's unlikely that any games will be scheduled in Toulouse that weekend for championship teams.

The RFL as much as idiots as they are, would always schedule local derbies as best they can for Good Friday! So i think Toulouse will probably just play easter monday again and most likely in England!

May not have been the Fax Chief Executive,but he had a Halifax blazer and club tie and had in his pocket the 'draft' fixtures for the Championship Clubs - all Clubs fixtures from Week One. I got a gander for just a minute and spotted the Toulouse v.Leigh game at Easter

defo toulouse away on GF

Poor move from the RFL - if true - considering our game with Widnes has become the traditional good friday/maundy thursday game.

Tradition and the RFL in the same sentence come on!!!

I don't dispute any of what you are saying here, but why would it cost us a fortune to travel to France, but wouldn't cost the French much to come here?? Putting all the prices up at holiday times is not just a British disease you know!!

Thing is do the french fans travel? especially in the same numbers as ours did last year.

Point taken - but travelling to the South of France is something people might do at Easter whether there is a game or not. It is unlikely the frogs would leave their weather to spend Easter with us in Leyth.