HKR end season because of covid outbreak. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54794168 Regards EW

HKR end season because of covid outbreak. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54794168 Regards EW

So in keeping with the rules, as they’ve dropped out the league when can we expect a vote not to re admit them?

From what I understand the differences are:

1) This is related to Covid infections
2) They've already completed the mandatory 15 games.

Why don't they just "postpone" the games and let the RFL/SL decide if their season is over? Then they can't be accused of not honouring their commitments and dropping out.

They’ve still dropped out the league

I guess, but that's like comparing a burglar with a murderer and saying they both committed a crime. The circumstances and, following the recent announcement, the results are far different.

they havent as they just cancelled their last game, same as saints and catalans really

How can that be allowed? Seriously how can a club (or clubs) with academy systems turn round and say “Nah we’re not playing this week. Ta very much”.

It’s embarrassing and makes our sport, once again, look amateurish. Yet another reason why RL is laughed at.

salford did it a few weeks and ago and saints this week

Salford weren't allowed to be fair they had to concede a 24-0 loss, and possibly a fine (not sure whether that's been commented on or not, I would have thought it would be a possibility).

if they werent allowed to by the RFL then they could have postponed like every other club has done

They couldn't as theirs wasn't due to COVID, it was injuries.

was due to a player availability issue, isnt that the same reason matches can be called off due to covid if they have 5 players out with it?

Not if they don't have covid

No, I think general player availability due to injuries is seen as the club's problem as they can foresee when they are putting their squad together that there will be injuries and build a squad that will still fulfill all fixtures. COVID wasn't foreseeable when teams built their squads for this season and it can take out a large number of players at short notice, hence the RFL accepting a number of COVID cases at a club being a valid reason to postpone a fixture without punishment.

bit of a cop out by the RFL considering they wont let salford have an academy

whats the difference if they have the doctors say so, thats like saying 10 players are out with covid, use your academy and the rest of the squad

Salford do have an academy, it just plays in the college league because it's not that strong. Salford also had reserves before COVID kicked in, they lost 24-22 to Saints reserves. I do have some sympathy though given the high number of games in a short period they went through, they couldn't have foreseen that when they were putting the squad together. Anyway we're on a tangent, main point is it's (rightly) treated differently postponing a game due to COVID as opposed to injuries.

no they dont, neither Leigh of them have academies they have foundations due to the RFL allowing them to have one, they had to go to the college league as they had each other to play thats it, I went to the game as my nephew played for them and spoke to the coaches of both clubs.

It's literally called Salford Education Academy. They have had lads graduate from there to Super League this year.

its not an academy like I aid its the same as the Leigh one, you have to attend the college in order to play. So in effect is the college team thats loosely affiliated with the club

Loosely as in the club funds the team, the play in Salford kit, at Salford's stadium, coached by Salford coaches, and at least four have debuted for Salford first team this year



I don't know what point you're trying to make but that is Salford's academy. They can and do call upon those players if they get injuries etc (the Wire game before the CC Final being an obvious example).

play at the facility next to salfords ground not in the ground, wear kit and are funded by fans, they would qualify as the under 18's academy not the 21's, thats how young they are