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[SherwoodForester]

Just looked at the long-range forecast, basically seems like the whole of December is going to be much like the last three weeks, ie cold!

Can clubs survive a second winter in a row in which fixture after fixture are cancelled?

Or does it not affect the long term health of a club? What are peoples thoughts?

[usain bolt]

Just looked at the long-range forecast, basically seems like the whole of December is going to be much like the last three weeks, ie cold!

Can clubs survive a second winter in a row in which fixture after fixture are cancelled?

Or does it not affect the long term health of a club? What are peoples thoughts?

if it goes to summer then for at least 3 months clubs will have no fixtures in winter, how will they survive then? probably the same as now when fixtures are postponed!

[maxwel]

Just looked at the long-range forecast, basically seems like the whole of December is going to be much like the last three weeks, ie cold!

Can clubs survive a second winter in a row in which fixture after fixture are cancelled?

Or does it not affect the long term health of a club? What are peoples thoughts?

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The league was founded as the BARLA National League for the 1986/1987 season with 10 teams The league added a second division in 1989, and expanded to three divisions (now named premier, first and second as opposed to first and second) along with a rebrand to the current name of National Conference League in 1993.

Unlike the professional game, the majority of amateur Rugby League in Great Britain is played in the winter months, and the NATIONAL CONFERENCE IS A WINTER LEAGUE.
I believe this says enough.
The fixtures are postponed not lost, when the fixture is eventually played the revenue is then re-couped thus keeping (hopefully) the clubs in a healthy position.

[bowes]

Just looked at the long-range forecast, basically seems like the whole of December is going to be much like the last three weeks, ie cold!

Can clubs survive a second winter in a row in which fixture after fixture are cancelled?

Or does it not affect the long term health of a club? What are peoples thoughts?

If winters are going to stay like this then a switch to summer will have to happen or at least a midwinter break

[bowes]

Unlike the professional game, the majority of amateur Rugby League in Great Britain is played in the winter months, and the NATIONAL CONFERENCE IS A WINTER LEAGUE.
I believe this says enough.

How so? In 1895 rugby league started being played under 15 players, doesn't mean it had to forever remain that way.

[bowes]

if it goes to summer then for at least 3 months clubs will have no fixtures in winter, how will they survive then? probably the same as now when fixtures are postponed!

That will then be the off season of course, they'll make it up in summer fixtures

[pierre le roi]

Late November/Early December weather like this is very very unusual as stated on tv and in the press.

Even if there was already a mid season break I guess it would have started at Christmas and gone through Jan/Feb. The huge snows of 1947 did not start until late January and lasted till almost the end of March. 1963 started a couple of days before Christmas and lasted into March.
Summer rugby may be ok but some of us like cricket/bowls and holidays...... summer pastimes.
For me rugby has always been a winter game and sometimes postponed by bad weather. The last 2 or 3 years we have had some harsh weather but for several years before nowt much.
One thing though I reckon this global warming thing is a load of tripe.
Probably cracking the flags in mid Jan!!!!!