2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:12 pm  

1 Sunday, Feb 18 - York City Knights Away 3pm

2 Sunday, Mar 4 - London Skolars Home 3pm

3 Sunday, Mar 11 - Keighley Cougars Away 3pm

4 Sunday, Mar 25 - Hunslet Home 3pm

5 Friday, Mar 30 - Oldham Home 3pm

6 Sunday, Apr 8 - Workington Town Away 3pm

7 Sunday, Apr 15 - Coventry Bears Home 3pm

8 Sunday, Apr 29 - Doncaster Away 3pm

9 Sunday, May 6 - West Wales Raiders Home 3pm

10 Friday, May 18 - Newcastle Thunder Away 7.45pm

11 Sunday, May 27 - Hemel Stags Away 2pm

12 Saturday, Jun 9 – N. Wales Crusaders Home 3pm

13 Sunday, Jun 17 - Whitehaven Away 3pm

14 Sunday, Jun 24 - Doncaster Home 3pm

15 Saturday, Jun 30 - Coventry Bears Away 3pm

16 Friday, Jul 6 - Newcastle Thunder Home 7.45pm

17 Sunday, Jul 15 - Hunslet Away 3pm

18 Sunday, Jul 22 - York City Knights Home 3pm

19 Saturday, Jul 28 - London Skolars Away 3pm

20 Sunday, Aug 5 Whitehaven Home 3pm

21 Sunday, Aug 12 – N. Wales Crusaders Away 2.30pm

22 Sunday, Aug 19 - Workington Town Home 3pm

23 Sunday, Sep 2 - Keighley Cougars Home 3pm

24 Sunday, Sep 9 - West Wales Raiders Away 3pm

25 Sunday, Sep 16 - Oldham Away 3pm

26 Sunday, Sep 23 - Hemel Stags Home 3pm

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:14 pm  

Worthy of note...

Home game on Good Friday afternoon - obviously can't afford floodlights

No game on Easter Monday for some reason

Newcastle Away on the Friday evening before Magic Weekend

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 12:54 pm  

League 1 clubs haven't played Easter Monday for a few years IIRC

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:17 pm  

Anyone else just looking forward to one home and one away game against each club haha?

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:20 pm  

From the RFL website;
"The 2018 League 1 competition will see fourteen teams play each other home and away, with the League Champions granted automatic promotion to the Championship and a play-off system involving the teams finishing 2nd – 5th to determine the second promoted team."

First time I've seen it officially confirmed as to the playoff/promotion structure.

Proper home and away with promotion for finishing 1st....surely this is too sensible for the RFL, quick, change it to something more convoluted immediately to appear interesting!

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:58 pm  

Friday night home match in July seems a bit odd ??

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:29 pm  

Duckman wrote:

From the RFL website;
"The 2018 League 1 competition will see fourteen teams play each other home and away, with the League Champions granted automatic promotion to the Championship and a play-off system involving the teams finishing 2nd – 5th to determine the second promoted team."

First time I've seen it officially confirmed as to the playoff/promotion structure.

Proper home and away with promotion for finishing 1st....surely this is too sensible for the RFL, quick, change it to something more convoluted immediately to appear interesting!

Don't worry, if we finish 1st Ralph will highlight Section B of sub clause 124 from the imaginary rule book which states that the Bulls should be deducted 12 points and 4 years central funding if they have the audacity to finish top.

It's ok though, the rationale behind this is very clear to the professional board at the RFL and consists of 10,000 pages.

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:25 pm  

rambull1967 wrote:

Friday night home match in July seems a bit odd ??

Testing the water and reaction to a night game. The same principle with the Saturday afternoon fixture in June.

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Thu Nov 16, 2017 6:30 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Worthy of note...

Home game on Good Friday afternoon - obviously can't afford floodlights

No game on Easter Monday for some reason

Newcastle Away on the Friday evening before Magic Weekend

Maybe they want Bulls fans engaged with the Magic Weekend? Not sure why.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: 2018 Fixtures : Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:08 pm  

Do you think the listing of us versus Newcastle both home and away at 7.45pm on a Friday night is a mistake? I get the night before magic but why would we do the same for the home game?