Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:00 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Think it’s a good decision by the RFL myself. This will hinder those clubs with the most players unvaccinated for the simple reason they’ll have to isolate if they are a close contact. One positive could mean losing five/six players to them through close contact, whereas others with not many could just lose that one positive.

Let’s hope we’ve not got many in that category.

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:26 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Clubs unable to complete fixtures in 2022 could be awarded a 48 0 defeat. Can't post the link but it's on the beeb sport website. May also have to compensate opponents

Good, far too many teams were using Covid as an excuse to call games off when in reality they could have fielded a weakened side.

If a club has say 10+ players positive with Covid at the same time perhaps we can make an exception and postpone a game, but even then it should be rescheduled for a later date.

It shouldn’t be the norm that clubs can choose not to play Super League games because they have a few players with Covid, just as you can’t choose not to play games when you are going through a bad spell of injuries.

[Frosties.]

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:15 pm  

Sir Gregory Parsloe wrote:

Let’s hope we’ve not got many in that category.

Lucky enough we are sat at the top of the pile for vaccinated players.

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:02 pm  

You'd think that the RFL wouldn't propose these measures unless they knew they'd be backed by most clubs. Wonder if any will come out against?

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:36 pm  

We started the fixture dodging when we refused to travel to France. Set a very bad precedent as we were not punished. Think clearer guidance now is better……

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:53 pm  

Omicron appears to be very transmissible. I would imagine once one player gets it, the large majority of the team will and thus, hopefully the team has a good immunity against the virus for future games meaning less games are impacted by Covid.

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:42 pm  

Shabino wrote:

The last two years have been ruined. Something needs to give this year to get a proper season, so let’s see……

Hopefully less people die also.

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:10 pm  

Shabino wrote:

We started the fixture dodging when we refused to travel to France. Set a very bad precedent as we were not punished. Think clearer guidance now is better……

Really? The game was on 13th March , the government (after dithering far too long) imposed the first national lockdown on the 23rd. The club set an eminently sensible, far-sighted example and they should have been applauded for doing so.

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:03 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

Really? The game was on 13th March , the government (after dithering far too long) imposed the first national lockdown on the 23rd. The club set an eminently sensible, far-sighted example and they should have been applauded for doing so.

Agreed!

Re: COVID forfeit : Thu Jan 06, 2022 8:10 pm  

Shabino wrote:

We started the fixture dodging when we refused to travel to France. Set a very bad precedent as we were not punished. Think clearer guidance now is better……