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[the phantom]

Hahahaha only joking!!

[GONZO]

ACE Insurance Europe BARLA National Cup

Preliminary round Saturday 4th December 2010

Bamber Bridge V Batley Boys
Cadishead Rhinos V Easterhouse Panthers
Crofton Cougars V Lowca
Thornhill Trojans V Bristol Sonics
Wyke V Birstall Victoria

Round one Saturday 15th January 2011

Castleford Lock Lane V Heworth
Glasson Rangers V Queensbury
Fryston V Pilkington Recs
Wyke or Birstall Victoria V Crofton Cougars or Lowca
Shevington Sharks V Seaton Rangers
Thornhill Trojans or Bristol Sonics V Egremont Rangers
Shaw Cross Sharks V Cadishead Rhinos or Easterhouse Panthers
Ashton Bears V Crosfields
Upton V Distington
Hensingham V Hunslet Old Boys
East Leeds V Eastmoor Dragons
Moorends V Elland
Rylands Sharks V Waterhead
Hunslet Warriors V Kells
Bamber Bridge or Batley Boys V Dewsbury Moor
Ovenden V West Bowling

The second round sees the 16 teams from round one move forward to meet entrants from NCL division one plus five regional league teams to make a 16 game round on Saturday 29th January 2011. The teams joining at this stage are;

Bank Quay Bulls, Blackbrook, Castleford Panthers, Drighlington, Ince Rose Bridge, Milford Marlins, Millom, Myton Warriors, Normanton Knights, Oldham St Annes, Oulton Raiders, Sharlston Rovers, Stanley Rangers, Stanningley, Widnes St Maries, Wigan St Cuthberts.

The 16 winners from round two will then be added to the final 16 entrants who are the 14 NCL premier division teams, BARLA Champions Cup winners Halton Simms Cross and the 2010 winners of the National cup Queens making a final 32 teams at the round three stage on Saturday 19th February. The teams joining at this stage are;

Bradford Dudley Hill, East Hull, Halton Simms Cross, Hull Dockers, Leigh East, Leigh Miners Rangers, Queens, Saddleworth Rangers, Siddal, Skirlaugh, Thatto Heath Crusaders, Wath Brow Hornets, West Hull, Wigan St Judes, Wigan St Patricks, York Acorn

The seeding of the competition has meant that an extra round has had to be included to the previous dates meaning that the new date for round four will be Saturday 5th March.

ACE Insurance BARLA National Cup 2010/2010 dates

Saturday 4th December 2010 preliminary round

Saturday 15th January 2011 round one

Saturday 29th January 2011 round two

Saturday 19th February 2011 round three

Saturday 5th March 2011 round four

Saturday 19th March 2011 quarter finals

Saturday 9th April 2011 semi finals

Saturday 28th May ACE Insurance Europe BARLA National Cup Final at The Woodlands Memorial Ground Fylde

[dys]

No eccles or rochdale, anyone know why?

Also anyone know if the NCL are going to reschedule some fixtures?

Prem clubs have no fixtures 15th or 29th jan but do have on 19th feb when they are supposed to enter

Div one clubs have no fixtures 11th dec and 15th jan but do have on 29th when they are supposed to enter

[Isberg Ranger]

It says in another topic that Eccles didn't enter due to the way the competition was run last year....not too sure what happened but I can remember they weren't too happy about something (maybe a fixture reversal)

[thestatman]

Safe to say they won't be having free weekends!

Think we've done well so far regarding fixtures - think there are only five games in the backlog so far across the three divisions, but with the weather about to take a turn for the worse I doubt that'll be lasting too long.

[dys]

oh yes i remember about eccles from last year now. it was when there was the bad weather, rules state that if a game is postponed twice you lose home advantage and the fixture is reversed to the away teams ground.

But as everyone will remember the full country was covered in snow so nearly all rugby games where postponed, it is not asif just eccles pitch was unfit which is what the rule is supposed to be for. the game would of been called off whoevers ground it was at and barla should of used common sense in the ruling.

Did i just say barla using common sense...... that would never happen!

[thestatman]

Did Mayfield pick up a ban from the cup last season after they failed to Ince Rose Bridge?

[Wayne78]

oh yes i remember about eccles from last year now. it was when there was the bad weather, rules state that if a game is postponed twice you lose home advantage and the fixture is reversed to the away teams ground.

But as everyone will remember the full country was covered in snow so nearly all rugby games where postponed, it is not asif just eccles pitch was unfit which is what the rule is supposed to be for. the game would of been called off whoevers ground it was at and barla should of used common sense in the ruling.

Did i just say barla using common sense...... that would never happen!

Yeah, they were due to host Hunslet Old Boys but the fixture as you say was cancelled twice because of bad weather, and eccles refused to travel to Hunslet. So the Old Boys got a free bye to the next round and were due to play host to Maryport who then pulled out of the cup giving Old Boys another free passage to the next round!!!!

[dys]

Saturday 11th December 2010 had been set aside by the National Conference League as a backlog date in respect of games in Division 1.



As there will be no involvement by NCL Division 1 clubs in either the Carnegie Challenge Cup or Ace Insurance BARLA National Challenge Cup – I have brought forward to that date (weather permitting) the entire block of games originally scheduled in the League programme listings earmarked for Saturday 2nd April 2011. All games - unless stated otherwise - kick off at 2pmwill be as follows:.



Ince Rose Bridge v Eccles

Milford Marlins v Rochdale Mayfield

Myton Warriors v Stanningley

Normanton Knights v Castleford Panthers – KO 2 30pm

Oulton Raiders v Stanley Rangers – KO 2 30pm

Widnes St Marie’s v Millom