The fixture list is saying this is on Sunday 12th August 3pm kick-off.

Is it likely to be changed for sky? Or will sky show it on a sunday while the football season hasn't started?

Reason I am asking is because I have been invited to a wedding on the saturday and probably won't be able to make the game if the game is moved to that day.

There's not a hope in hell this game won't be on Sky.

I know it will be on sky... but I'm asking which day it is likely to be on...Im sure Bilko might know.

Last year it was on a Sunday and the kick off time just changed so I think you'll be okay.

I think you should also consider this could be a Monday night game as well.

Saints play Wire on Mon 6th 8pm which is defo SKY i suspect this game will be the same

Great. Potentially the biggest league game of the season and possible top of league decider again devalued as there's a fair chance that either or both will be at Wembley shortly after.

How is it going to be devalued when the game is 2 weeks before the Cup Final?

we play salford week before CC Final and HKR the week after it......

June
Mon 4
Bradford v Castleford
Super League

Mon 11
Huddersfield v Hull KR (8.00pm)
Super League

Mon 25
Wigan v Widnes (8.00pm)
Super League

JULY
Mon 2
Widnes v Castleford (8.00pm)
Super League

Mon 9
Warrington v Catalan (8.00pm)
Super League

Mon 23
Hull v Hull KR (8.00pm)
Super League

Mon 30
Wakefield v Leeds (8.00pm)
Super League

AUGUST
Mon 6
St Helens v Warrington (8.00pm)
Super League

And all being shown on SKY

Once the Premiership football starts the Monday night Rugby League will stop.

Yeah like rogues said Mondays will be gone by the time this game comes round. Simple answer to the original question is its a lottery to guess when it will be on. It depends what else Sky is showing on the Saturday and they could even move it fully to Friday. Simply far too early too tell.

Looks like I am gonna have to pray it is on Sunday or Friday then.

Late kick-off on sunday on sky would be brilliant. Wouldn't want to go to the wedding with no voice after a game on saturday.

or change to wedding to Monday

Because if 1 team gets to the final and the other doesn't, they will be guaranteed to lose this match.

Based on what? So we ban teams from playing games a few weeks before Wembley?

Do both lose if they both get to Wembley?

Something has to give given the season's structure, I'm just fed up with the second Wigan-Wire game, which should be a season highlight, being devalued due to only one team performing in the last 3 or 4 years.

So basically you want to structure the fixtures of certain teams based on something that nobody will know if it was going to happen or not?

Bingo. Wasn't that obvious from the start?

Well it was obviously obvious to me, but obviously not obvious to everyone.

Did I miss the passing of the law making attendance at a wedding compulsory?

No. But I would prefer the Challenge Cup final to be in June to give some distance before the Grand Final and to boost the regular season run in.

He's the groom .... Wife to be might not be happy!

Same here but given your original argument you'd still have the issue depending on who was playing who two weeks before and who was in the final.