7 players out through COVID. 3 who have it and 4 who have been tracked/traced. Brett Hodgson also has to isolate due to track and trace.
Well within our right to postpone it but as it stands we are continuing with the match.
I imagine this means all 7 affected will have to miss the derby next week too.

Test and Trace is obviously out of our control and at least the club has been proactive in offering the vaccine to the whole squad. We might squeeze past Leigh but would get battered in the Derby seeing that we have a load of injuries too

You'll be fine against us (Leigh) you could have onl 15 fit players and still win.

Of course you will play Leigh. Not going to miss two easy points.

Then club just can't seem to catch a break at the moment, roll on normality!

Play the Leigh game as its a home fixture then postpone the derby at Poorhouse Lane with the Covid-19 like other clubs have done

If anyone has a ticket they dont want or cant use, I'll happily buy it.

Squad announced - no Wynne, Faraimo, Reynolds, Satae from first looks.

Some players had 2nd test awaiting results to see if game on

Swift
Fonau
Scott
Carlos
Logan
Macca
Sneyd
Sao
Mint
Lane
Ma'u
Dre
Cator
Subs
Brown
Fash
JJ
Jude or Miki

Adam Swift,

Mitieli Vulikijapani,
Cam Scott,
Carlos Tuimavave,
Mahe Fonua,

Ben McNamara,
Marc Sneyd,

Ligi Sao,
Danny Houghton,
Brad Fash,
Andre Savelio,
Manu Ma’u,
Jordan Lane,

Jordan Johnstone,
Joe Cator,
Jack Logan,
Jack Brown,
 
Jude Ferreira

Doesn't look horrendous.

Spine wise a lack of creativity could be an issue.

Looks like the Leigh squad has been announced on OurLeague

Would expect them to line up like:

ELLIOT
MULLEN/BRAND
SA'U
THORNLEY
RUSSELL

MELLOR
ELLIS

ASHWORTH
HOOD
SIDLOW
GEE
HELLEWELL
THOMPSON

CUNNINGHAM
IOANE
MASON
WILDIE/MULLEN/BRAND

would be the sensible thing to do given the short turnround

wouldnt be a surprise to see it called off and HKR Warrington could also be called off

Certainly looks that way which means that should the derby go ahead Rovers wouldn't have played for a month and only twice in eight weeks.

If the Leigh game and the derby are postponed I don't see how we can fit all the games in. The clear weakness in the points percentage system is the unlevel playing field of fixtures. Much better to have Catalans away not played than Leigh at home.

Don’t think it can be cancelled this late, can it?

It can, for example Warrington are announcing tomorrow if their game against Rovers on Sunday can go ahead.

Wimbledon won't put the start time back for the final

Nor should we for the sake of 25 leigh players and staff ( who will still of got back in time for kick off even at 3pm )

They'll be a hell of a lot more English people at Wimbledon from further afield then 2 and a bit hours

It's only ninety minutes for God's sake. Just be thankful we can attend games again.

Bowden, think he was fit to play.

People who work Sundays or youth rugby has no chance now cause of this "90 minutes" especially to announce the change 3 days before kick off



All for what a football match 3 hours later

Were a professional sport apparently

If Wimbledon go's 5 sets that could still be playing after 7pm atleast

Wonder if they'd stop play to watch the game.... Yeah course they would

There's a few rumours circulating that tomorrows game will be called off . Nothing official yet !

Its off, covid bites again.

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