Big story is that we are now suggested to have signed Coote on a 2 year deal. That came so far out of the blue I don't think anybody saw it coming! Nothing confirmed yet, but presumably that means the Adam Quinlan to Leigh rumours are true. Shame for Quinny as he has been good for us when fit, but a good coach has to make tough choices.
Kenny Edwards: Huddersfield forward banned for putting finger up opponent's bottom
The New Zealander was put on report by referee Ben Thaler during the Giants' 50-12 home defeat by Catalans Dragons last Thursday following a complaint brought by Dragons prop Sam Kasiano.
Jackson Hastings suspended for one game for 'lifting' an injured player.
[Shane] Richardson has stressed that tough decisions will need to be made.
“In my opinion there are only five clubs that are automatic in the eight from England. Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds one team from Hull. The other three clubs should be beneficial to the growth of the game and the value of the business.
“Areas such as Newcastle, York, Wales and London stand out BUT this is for the IC to decide. Tough fair decisions will have to be made, but the supporters must feel that the decisions are for the betterment of the game, not for the political and vested interests of the past.
“In the beginning there has to be a two year moratorium on promotion and relegation to allow the competition to become embedded. One team promotion and relegation will start from the end of year three. Any team that is promoted, must meet strict criteria to show they value add to the game – Finance / Participation Growth / Stadia etc.
“The second tier or championship as it is called should be a MAXIMUM of 12 teams – a semi pro competition without promotion or relegation. If you are unable to survive, then expressions of interest can be called for to replace them. The third tier should be an amateur competition.
“There are so many well run amateur clubs in England who should be encouraged to invest in participation and pathways. The investment in the improvement of the amateur game needs to soak up this third tier and should be funded accordingly.”
RL in the UK can't move forward until there is an independent (of all the clubs) body that oversees the whole game. The game is held back by the demands of Yorkshire pit villages (not that I am suggesting that Wigan is an international hub of business and entreprise). No clubs will vote to be in the 2nd tier and the Yorkshire mafia will pull together to prevent any of this happening
I have no idea what will happen with the RLWC now.
I can see both sides of this. Why should they come over here with infection rates sky high? On the other hand, the RU team is coming over and Aus teams are at the Olympics etc. The NRL can do what they want, whenever they want without considering the impact it has on anything else.
I can see why the RFL Chairman came out with his statement, but its hardly going to help smooth this out.
We've even had the haunted pencil (Rees Mogg) coming out with 'witty' statements in the Commons.
It does my head in that the NRL have so little consideration for anybody else, but overall I think the least worst solution is to postpone until 2022, but get it out of the way before the football World Cup starts.
I see that the cricket are saying that it might cause a problem with the Ashes tour if families can't travel with them. Can you imagine the fuss in Australia if the cricket team refused to travel?
Looks like the WC is being postponed to 2022. I'm sure the NRL will find a reason not to play then either.
I hope we can get some sort of Test matches up between England and France, preferably in France.