I'd have thought it pretty likely that the minus temperatures will continue until at least Thursday, at which point it will be too late to organise and publicise an alternative venue.

The pitch is not uneven at all, its one of the flattest, best kept pitches in rl.

From what i hear the pitch will be fine for friday as things currently stand, so there is no need to move the game.

So an unheated pitch will be able to withstand sub zero temperatures throughout the week and potentially on the evening as well?

They wont need an alternative venue as the ground should be okay for friday night.

The forecast for thursday in cas is minimum temp of +3, and the minimum temperature for friday night is forecast as +5, so there really should be no problem.

Rfl are to inspect the Cas pitch tomorrow (tuesday) and make a decision as to whether to switch the game to Leigh. They cannot run the risk of calling off at 4pm on friday due to a pitch that might be fit - for an international it isn't an on the day call that a normal game against local opposition would be.

Finally! I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one on that wavelength!

Match to be played at Leigh Sports Village on Friday at half 7

Link?

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Get down to the LSV and support our future stars. Come on RL fans.

It's okay, we'll come to the rescue.....again!

We do come in handy at times then

Awesome.
I might get myself to this one

The thing is they've inspected it today to see if the pitch was ready at this point which it isnt, by thursday it would have been fine. The rfl have panicked despite what the experts have said and now the attendance will be less than half what it would have been which is a shame for the young england stars and alot of people who now wont be able to attend the match.

Leigh has had next to no snow, the pitch at LSV is perfect today, all roads to LSV are clear and people can park safely on site without any concern.

Why take the risk?

The roads are safe in cas, and even where i am in cas at the top of a hill where its coldest the snow and ice is melting with a much warmer 3 days ahead there would have been no snow or ice left in cas by friday. There wasnt a risk, so as one of the many fans who now cant go its particularly annoying, but as i said its more of a shame for the players as now they wont get the chance to play in front of a good crowd.

And as a fan who can now go its particularly joyous.

A leigh fan happy with the rfl screwing up, who would have thought it

Don’t worry it wont last.



I should point out that you don't actually have to only come from Leigh to attend, we do welcome everyone to our International venues

Cant see many crossing the m62 on a friday night in these conditions, hopefully plenty of wigan, wire and saints fans will attend to get the attendance above a thousand.

The weather forecasters have been known to be wrong on occasion, you know. They quite simply couldn't wait until Thursday just in case it didn't warm up and they were left stranded - they've now moved it to a venue where the weather won't be an issue and there won't be any concerns about the game taking place.

Pyeman, 1500 safe car park spots and most of the squad playing at Wigan and Wire makes LSV a no brainer in todays weather, and thats before you add in the 700 corporate dining facility, 3g training facilities, hotel and swimming pool on site for the teams.

It would be stupid of the RFL to not schedule at least one of the winter tour games at the LSV in future ( it can then be promoted properly), it would also be stupid of them not to base the touring teams at the LSV due to on site facilities and proximity to other RL communities ie 1 hour driving time covers virtually all except Humberside and Cumbria

Mr Lewis refused to accept the completed LSV as part of Leighs last SL franchise bid btw



Who would have thought little old Leigh hosting the 3 big international games played in 2010 at home.

Its a good stadium.
Getting off that car parks a biatch though

I've rarely waited more than 20 minutes, and I'm usually one of the last out of the ground.