That will do then nearly all s/l ties from 5th rd in.


wigan v leigh....jammy s
Hemel stags v wakey
hunslet v frogs
rochdale v bulls
batley v hudds
hull fc v north wales crusaders...thank god
sheff v dews
london v featherstone
halifax v
barrow
Widnes v
donny
keighley v warrington
leeds v castleford
gloustershire all golds v salford
york v toulouse
whitehaven v workington
Dobbins v sts
2 all s/l ties

Will be difficult to gate a decent gate for this, probably circa 2000

If he's available could be the ideal opportunity to give Ellis a run out. Works two fold he gets game time and might add a few more to the gate.

Depends who plays - a team of youngsters might even attract Standee to the game.

Let's not go crazy!

Can see PG picking a mixture of experience and youth with the Wigan game 5 days later

Best kind of draw we could have hoped for in this respect. Give some of the youngsters a shot, maybe Ellis gets a run out, and some of our regulars can have a rest and be fired up for facing Wigan. Shame they got an easy draw too!

I'd say

Hull KR v st Helens
And
Leeds v Castleford

Both TV games


Also wonder when hull fc v North Wales Crusaders will be played cos hull City v bristol play their on Fri 19th April and is on sky sports so will we play sat or sun, plus we have wigan at home the following Friday

Even lower crowd if its played friday night imo. Apologies read the post wrong

All the cc games are played Saturday/Sunday anyway arnt they?

I think Wigan and Leeds have both played cc games on fridays.

I don't think so. Last year I think sky put on Fev v Wigan on Friday night (I remember them playing at night so assumed it to be a friday)

If City playing Fri, then safe bet that it's 3pm Sunday, most of 1st team will get day off anyway, so should be fresh for Wigan

Great tie, chance to rest a few. I'd like to see a side something like:

Shaul
Lineham
Arundel
Crooks
Crookes
Nicklas
Horne
Green
Cunningham
Watts
Tickle
Kent
Hadley

Pitts
Johnson
Heremaia
Bowden

BBC get 1st choice of game to be played - sat 20th April
Sky sports get 2nd choice of game to be played - fri 19th / sat 20th / sun 21st April

Think at least one of the all SL ties will be on TV. They may opt to show Keighley v Warrington with Warry being the holders.

Hull City were at home last Saturday afternoon and we played there 24 hours later so the Saturday afternoon may not be totally out of the question if City are playing on Friday. However, is there a rule in place like with Wigan Warriors and Athletic which saw the Easter TV fixtures rearranged?

Fair enough either way we certainly won't be playing on the Friday. Does anybody know if passholders still get round 4 free?

Would deffinately want to see Horne rested for this, we cannot afford him to get injured, I'd play Whiting at 6, Nicklas at 7

no rfl stopped that a couple of years ago.I expect prices will be reduced and I'd be suprised if South Stands open.

Thanks for that, didn't think we did just wasn't 100%.

finally a hard draw after all these easy ones we have been getting over the last few years lol

Easy draw, but can't see the club being happy as I doubt the crowd will even cover our matchday expenses. Would only bother to open West Lower.

Nice

well I'm not gonna go, I would be coming from out of town and without being too disrespectful to the opposition i don't really see the point of watching a repeat of Oldham in 2011

Confirms the theory you can never please everyone...

Give us Leeds at home and it's a hard draw and the end of the world, an easy draw and it's all about the gate.