WTF?

Suck it up. You don't have a stadium so you play where one is available. Stop moaning about it.

I'm gutted.

Any chance of a ticket pricing system similar to the 'Big One' games to get a decent crowd in? A half empty stadium for rugby league's biggest game will look terrible on free to view TV.

Corking draw

Huddersfield Town are in the play offs. That game will probably be on Saturday 12th May with a 12:30 p.m kick off.

I hope its not Saturday the annual "Lovely Girls" contest is on

Hate Rl being shunted for football.

Wigan V Saints deserves to be on the beeb.

Just cant see em letting you play there before a game thats worth all your rent.

The weather at the mo the pitch will be in bits.

And please not widnes.

Suck it up and play at Langtree.

Youre one nil up already.

Cant wait.

They did in 2005 when Toulouse beat Widnes.

Hmm. Seems Saints fans want yet another away draw in the cup to be reversed in their favour. As if having 78% of their Cup draws since 2005 at home isn't enough for them.

Come on, play fair.

Due to the dearth of trophies in St.Helens, they need something to hope for...

As much as it would raise a chuckle in St Helens, I desperately hope this is played at the DW.

We've drawn Wigan away and it should be precisely that, or it makes a mockery of the tournament.

Having said that, am I missing something? Surely it will just be Friday night on Sky?

not sunday...latics are at home

BBC to show the Leigh v Leeds and your game, Yours on the saturday, Leighs on the Sunday, both played at LSV???

Not sure how it was back then, but nowadays the Beeb are trying to keep expenditure to a minimum all over, so just can't see them splashing the cash to go to France.

Having said that, if the match is being shown live in France anyway they could just have Dave Woods and John Kear sat in a cupboard over here commentating on it. No real need to send anyone over.

If Wigan are unable to play Friday night because the games are determined by the BBC and therefore have to switch venues then this is just another aspect of a pretty lousy deal for RL from the supposed public service broadcaster.

I suspect any rugby club (of whatever code - Reading will be in the PL next season) would have to give priority to a premier league football fixture that was already in the diary.

not our fault that we kept getting drawn against clubs who are incapable of hosting games against us.

the BBC have a contract, using taxpayers money, to show their pick of the Challenge Cup games that weekend. Its not their fault, or the RFL's fault if clubs cant fulfil fixtures on the agreed dates.

Why can't Huddersfield play Friday night? They are in the same predicament as you lot. someone said Catalan has to be on a Saturday as that is in their deal but that is for SL only surely. They played on Easter Monday on TV so why can't they play Sunday on TV. That then leaves Wigan Saints match which would have to be moved to another ground. It's one hell of a headache for BBC SKY and the RFL to sort out once again.

They could have jiffy davies offer his professional view on the game without watching it. As the crap he comes out with never reflects what is actually happening on the pitch.

BBC have the contract for first choice of games, and clearly this would be the first choice game. If the sport cant fulfil its contractual obligations to a broadcaster, it would surely have a financial impact on the RFL now and into future contract negotiations.

don,t see any reason Wheelan carn,t let Warriors play on Saturday
no problems at the Galpharm playing 2 games in a weekend, happens a lot
minor problem for a decent ground crew
Beeb have first call on matches and this is the plum tye
they will want it Saturday
fans should get on Wheelans case if he won,t play ball

not really, in the logical order of the first dibs rules that will be in play to pick the games:

1) BBC Wigan Saints on Saturday
2) SKY Catalans Warrington Friday
3) BBC Leigh Leeds Sunday (aft)
4) SKY Hudds London Sunday (eve)

Wigan, Catalans, Leigh and Hudds then make the appropriate arrangements to host the game at the scheduled time.

It is the RFL's fault, it's a lousy deal.