The blurb from the RFL is that it's a competion aimed at lower league clubs who have a history of winning the main comp at some point but are not likely to repeat that any time soon. I would imagine it's a way of trying to fans of non Super League clubs interested in going to Wembley again and get the main cup final attendance figure to start climbing again.

Quote ="FevGrinder"I think the issue will be much more about TV than the pitch. In that TV will want the CC coverage including post matcha analysis and interevies to be complete before the football scores start comming in. so all needs to be done before 4.30, given most games now last the best part of 2 hours, so the CC final will need to start at about 2.15. This in turn means that any curtain raisers will have to have finished by 1.45 including potential extra time, which would mean starting the game about 11.30 and mullaney memorial cup starting before this at maybe 9.30-10.00am. /> So it all really doesn't fit before the main event unless we can move the CC final kick off time back.'" /> Next season's final kicks off at 3pm

Quote ="FevGrinder"I think the issue will be much more about TV than the pitch. In that TV will want the CC coverage including post matcha analysis and interevies to be complete before the football scores start comming in. so all needs to be done before 4.30, given most games now last the best part of 2 hours, so the CC final will need to start at about 2.15. This in turn means that any curtain raisers will have to have finished by 1.45 including potential extra time, which would mean starting the game about 11.30 and mullaney memorial cup starting before this at maybe 9.30-10.00am. /> So it all really doesn't fit before the main event unless we can move the CC final kick off time back.'" /> Next season's final kicks off at 3pm

Quote ="FevGrinder"I think the issue will be much more about TV than the pitch. In that TV will want the CC coverage including post matcha analysis and interevies to be complete before the football scores start comming in. so all needs to be done before 4.30, given most games now last the best part of 2 hours, so the CC final will need to start at about 2.15. This in turn means that any curtain raisers will have to have finished by 1.45 including potential extra time, which would mean starting the game about 11.30 and mullaney memorial cup starting before this at maybe 9.30-10.00am. /> So it all really doesn't fit before the main event unless we can move the CC final kick off time back.'" /> I don't think that is an issue. When something is on BBC1 then they put the football results stuff on BBC2 anyway. Or they could put the CC final on BBC2.

Quote ="FevGrinder"I think the issue will be much more about TV than the pitch. In that TV will want the CC coverage including post matcha analysis and interevies to be complete before the football scores start comming in. so all needs to be done before 4.30, given most games now last the best part of 2 hours, so the CC final will need to start at about 2.15. This in turn means that any curtain raisers will have to have finished by 1.45 including potential extra time, which would mean starting the game about 11.30 and mullaney memorial cup starting before this at maybe 9.30-10.00am. /> So it all really doesn't fit before the main event unless we can move the CC final kick off time back.'" /> I don't think that is an issue. When something is on BBC1 then they put the football results stuff on BBC2 anyway. Or they could put the CC final on BBC2.

Quote ="Fr13daY"I don't think that is an issue. When something is on BBC1 then they put the football results stuff on BBC2 anyway. Or they could put the CC final on BBC2.'" /> That wouldn’t surprise me.

Quote ="Fr13daY"I don't think that is an issue. When something is on BBC1 then they put the football results stuff on BBC2 anyway. Or they could put the CC final on BBC2.'" /> That wouldn’t surprise me.

I think the under 11's game is only short anyway, maybe 15 mins each way or something like. /> As for clashing with football, from 2020 the final is moving to July so there won't be a problem then as Football season doesn"t start until August.

I think the under 11's game is only short anyway, maybe 15 mins each way or something like. /> As for clashing with football, from 2020 the final is moving to July so there won't be a problem then as Football season doesn"t start until August.