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Any more official news ?

Everyone keep safe !

Not heard anything official.

Gary Hetherington has sparked some controversy saying that Super League teams should play three games a week when the game returns and that player welfare isn't an issue.

The official site shows the Hunslet match on the 10th April as postponed. Think it will be much later .

An announcement must be imminent .

I'd be surprised to see much before June

Earliest date for professional sport resuming is 1/6/20.
Reading between the lines with regard to RL , i can only see Super Duper League returning in 2020 & only behind closed doors .

Keep safe .

As lower league rugby is only sustainable due to people paying at the gate, it's hard to see how leagues below Super League can return before 'gatherings' are permitted, and that ain't going to be anytime soon.

The pathway out of this crisis may become a little clearer over the next few weeks as we start to see how much the virus rears its head again across Europe as lockdown measures are relaxed. If it stays quiet, there's hope. If it takes off, we could be back to square one.

With footballers testing positive in Germany, meaning the whole team has got to self isolate, it shows how difficult it is for team sports to cope with this situation. Had they played a match before testing positive, I assume anyone they'd played against would also have to then go into isolation. It could all become very 'stop, start' even with government approval to play. Two weeks of quarantine, and then a week back training before their next match, could make for a very long season!

I'm trying to stay positive throughout all of this but I'm also trying to be realistic too. If we can watch the Dons again in 2020, I'll be pleasantly surprised but I've more-or-less written off this year. My immediate hope is that all clubs can survive this.

Take care and stay safe.

The clubs outside of SL seem to have agreed (on the whole) to scrap this season altogether, although it needs officially discussing and voting over which I believe is on Wednesday. Personally I would support this, it almost seems certain now that there will be no P&R, and any reintroduction would be behind closed doors. Why would clubs waste money and risk the safety of their players for no reason.

If a game is played to no one and nothing can be achieved, does it make a sound?

Thanks for that Jemmo.
Hope the family are well , same goes for all supporters , players , coaches & staff.

Hope to see you all in 2021.

PS I think it is the sensible decision .

Wednesday - RFL have set up 2 working groups to look C & C1 chances of resuming the 2020 season.

Super League HOPE to resume in August.

Let's hope they can. Nothing can be predicted with any certainty at the moment. For better or worse, the world will no doubt look considerably different by August.

I'd suspect we're all hoping for the best but feeling somewhat guarded against getting too optimistic.