Just been announced we play weekend after

The 2020 Super League season will resume on 2 August, more than four months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus The revised schedule will contain a further 15 rounds of fixtures, with a four-team play-offs and a Grand Final to follow - set to be in late November.

Looks like only a couple venues will be used until government advice is changed - no doubt the small number of neutral venues will be leeds, saints, Wigan and hull kr

Leeds, Hudds, Wire, Saints and Salford are the grounds I think

Will playing in empty stadiums give Huddersfield an unfair advantage? (puts tin hat on

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Will Trinity, Leeds, Huddersfield (2 games each) Catalans (3games) have to play midweek games during the season to catch up. Initially, it was suggested that those games would be played before the SL season resumed. Has any decision been made on Challenge cup fixtures? Not enough information coming out just yet.

Great news.
I know it's only a start and plenty of detail to sort out yet but, lets get a few game in first and then se how things look.

One aspect that is strange is that the Premier League games all appear to be taking place at the usual venues and are the supposed "covid safe" venues that we will be using and safer than the rest ??

Just had a call to go out and buy some oranges for half time

If theres no fans why dont they do like the nrl with cardboard cutouts and split the money between the clubs or use advertising over the seats and again split the revenue anything for extra funding would help most clubs without sugar daddies for support

Do you [iactually [/iknow what they look like?

Don’t forget the pies.

Sorted

I presume its to do with broadcasting facilities at the Soccer grounds being up to scratch on a permanent basis.

Seriously, if behind closed doors I cannot see why games are not simply played at the proper home venues. Why is BV or eg. Wheldon Rd less Covid safe than Shuds, Headingley or the AJ Bellend Stadium?

Possibly it’s just more convenient/safer/less cost involved, to have the broadcasting teams at just one venue. I believe the RFL are inspecting venues to ensure they have sufficient changing room facilities for all six teams on the day, plus match officials, and said facilities can be disinfected before the next teams use them. Plus it’s a lot of oranges for BLM to cart around different venues.

Wonder if we'll have our own section of seating to fill with cardboard cut outs?

Still no news regarding the catch up games. After the August 2nd games all teams will have played 7 games, except Leeds and Huddersfield 6 games played and Trinity Catalans will have only played 5 games. My question is “are Trinity and Catalans at a disadvantage, playing catch up, even if our catch up games are played during a CCup week if both teams have an early cup exit. Are the CC games to be played mid week?. This whole re setting of season’s fixtures, seems very haphazard to me.

'Haphazard' you seem surprised!

Are the squad back training now ?

No

Suddenly, you’re a man of few words

No, still training at home

Will there be a couple of “friendlies” beforehand like what football did?

I May have missed something but are the league fixtures continuing from where they stopped? If so who are we playing I’ve forgotten.