Opening fixtures not too bad to be honest. That Fax game in the second round could be massive. If we get a win there we have the potential to have a very good tally of points on the table early on.

According to the Bulls website we are playing Featherstone at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?! Think we may struggle to fill it.

dddooommm wrote:According to the Bulls website we are playing Featherstone at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?! Think we may struggle to fill it. Fixtures come direct from RFL site as Bulls use RFL for website. Proof here https://www.rugby-league.com/match_preview/133507

dddooommm wrote:According to the Bulls website we are playing Featherstone at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff?! Think we may struggle to fill it. Fixtures come direct from RFL site as Bulls use RFL for website. Proof here https://www.rugby-league.com/match_preview/133507

Home or away....

Millennium Support, who provide support for adults with learning disabilities and complex histories within community settings, are one of Featherstone's main sponsors including for the stadium, the name change was announced around a year ago.

So London, Dewsbury, Batley and Oldham are the 4 teams we only play once. Although Toulouse depends on factors outwith the control of the sport. Are we ok with that? The highest ranked of those 4 is London and it's the away game we need to play so I think some clubs will have been slightly advantaged by this "random" fixture list and others disadvantaged.

Always going to be the case with an uneven fixture list. Not having to go to Batley is a plus though, despite it being my favourite away day, it's a tough place to go. And get two points.

Widnes only have to play Toulouse AND Fev once so they've certainly benefitted from the uneven fixture list.

Those first 6 fixtures are all winnable, with Halifax at home looking like the toughest one. We could conceivably go into that London away game with a 6/6 win rate. Less than a 4/6 win rate I think I would be a little disappointed.

Someone’s worked out the reason for Widnes having a lower seeding and slightly easier draw. It’s based on the 2019 season finish and Widnes of course had their 12 point penalty so were artificially low. It is what it is I suppose

Agreed. Also it's a top 6 play off this year so if we start well, it puts us in a very strong position to be in the play-offs. If we get in the play-offs then it's game on. As Fev proved 2 years a go. Get in the play-offs ahead of us by a single point. Were 10 mins away from getting into SL.

I'll be honest If we fail to make the top 6 I think we've done very poorly.