: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:19 pm  

Few teams not in the draw . . .

Strella Kazan
Limoux
St Gaudens

And what ever happened to Villneuve?

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:23 pm  

Brew wrote:

How many of these ties will wind up been reversed as the Amateur side can't find somewhere to host it?

Siddal v Swinton -Possibly at The Shay, though Halifax are at Home too so could depend on what Football is due to be played.

York City Knights v Wigan St Patricks

Featherstone Rovers v The Army

Queens v Doncaster - Perhaps at headingley? Cost could be prohibitive though

Pilkington Recs v Batley - Knowsley Road?

Barrow v Blackpool

Gateshead v Whitehaven

Workington v Lezignan

Leigh Centurions v Lokomotiv Moscow

Oldham v Sharlston

Sheffield Eagles v Toulouse

Leeds Met Carnegie v Rochdale Hornets - What are the Uni Facilities like? Rochdale won't bring more than a few Hundred.

Widnes Vikings v Saddleworth

Wath Brow Hornets v London Skolars - Possibly at The Recre? or even Wath Brow's place as, no disrespect, Skolars won't fill a coach.

Keighley v Pia

Kells v Hunslet= Played Halifax at The Recre a few years ago. but Wath Brow may also want to play there. maybe one of the games switch to Saturday?

Halifax v Loughborough University

Dewsbury v Carcassonne

would imagine there would be no reason to move these fixtures to bigger grounds as the support would be low anyway

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:43 pm  

meast wrote:

would imagine there would be no reason to move these fixtures to bigger grounds as the support would be low anyway

Depends on what the RFL set as Minimum Standards, such as Turnstiles ect.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 6:45 pm  

ShayFax wrote:

Few teams not in the draw . . .

Strella Kazan
Limoux
St Gaudens

And what ever happened to Villneuve?

Only put one Russian Side in this year.

I'm not sure what the qualification system is for the french sides is, I presume Catalan and Toulouse are guranteed entry though.

: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:41 pm  

Brew wrote:

Only put one Russian Side in this year.

I'm not sure what the qualification system is for the french sides is, I presume Catalan and Toulouse are guranteed entry though.

Yes - I would say they are guaranteed. Limoux are top of the French league though.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:51 am  

ShayFax wrote:

Few teams not in the draw . . .

Strella Kazan
Limoux
St Gaudens

And what ever happened to Villneuve?

They didnt finish in the top 3 of the French elite, its only the top 3 that qualify.

Last year there was a second Russian qualifier but I'm assuming becasue they got tonked 64-12 by Leigh miners they have done away with the second placed RRL qualifier

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:10 am  

marvwoodburn wrote:

They didnt finish in the top 3 of the French elite, its only the top 3 that qualify.

Last year there was a second Russian qualifier but I'm assuming becasue they got tonked 64-12 by Leigh miners they have done away with the second placed RRL qualifier

Thank you that man!!