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[brooza]

Some interesting things on there

30/04/11 South London Away
07/05/11 Hainault Home
14/05/11 Hammersmith Home
21/05/11 West London Away
04/06/11 Eastern Rhinos Away
11/06/11 South London Home
18/06/11 Magic Round - Hainault
25/06/11 Hammersmith Away
02/07/11 West London Home
09/07/11 Eastern Rhinos Home
16/07/11 Hainault Away
23/07/11 Hammersmith Home
30/07/11 Eastern Away

06/08/11 Semi Final Weekend TBC -- -- --
13/08/11 Southern Grand Final The Stoop -- -- --

Magic round seems intriguing!

[Jasper]

Magic Round - Hainault ???
Just been on Hainaults site to see what this is and they show that they are playing at St Albans on 18th June. Anyone know what this 'magic round' consists of?.

Looks like Skolars and Portsmouth have gone then, and surely when you are left with a six team league, three games each would have been better as a 15 game season as opposed to a 'play some teams twice and others three times' 13 week one.

I've only been watching amateur RL down south for the last 12 months or so - is it always like this?

[bowes]

Portsmouth are dropping to the London & South division. I think instead of Skolars running reserves there will be a Haringey Hornets side again. I assume they're London League but I guess they could be East as that hasn't declared it's lineup yet.

Personally I think the smaller Premier is good as last year Skolars A and Portsmouth struggled even to get a team out, but these 6 should mean for a competitive league.

[Jasper]

160+ viewings and no one seems to know what the 'Magic Weekend' is, or where its taking place.
Anyone out there with that info? Cheers.

[Exiled Townie]

160+ viewings and no one seems to know what the 'Magic Weekend' is, or where its taking place.
Anyone out there with that info? Cheers.

The things I do for you people. Just had a chat with one of the lads from St Albans. Apparently the RFL want to have a magic weekend in the RLC just like they do in Superleague, where all the teams/supporters can come together and celebrate this great game, by all the teams playing their weekly fixture at one venue. They have decided on the date, and have asked the clubs in the league who want to hold this event to submit applications by a certain date. They will then decide which club will hold the event. Wherever the event is held, it will still count as a home or away game as per the fixture list. I suppose it is date known, (18th June) venue TBA.

[Jasper]

The things I do for you people. Just had a chat with one of the lads from St Albans. Apparently the RFL want to have a magic weekend in the RLC just like they do in Superleague, where all the teams/supporters can come together and celebrate this great game, by all the teams playing their weekly fixture at one venue. They have decided on the date, and have asked the clubs in the league who want to hold this event to submit applications by a certain date. They will then decide which club will hold the event. Wherever the event is held, it will still count as a home or away game as per the fixture list. I suppose it is date known, (18th June) venue TBA.

Thank you for the info.

[brooza]

The things I do for you people. Just had a chat with one of the lads from St Albans. Apparently the RFL want to have a magic weekend in the RLC just like they do in Superleague, where all the teams/supporters can come together and celebrate this great game, by all the teams playing their weekly fixture at one venue. They have decided on the date, and have asked the clubs in the league who want to hold this event to submit applications by a certain date. They will then decide which club will hold the event. Wherever the event is held, it will still count as a home or away game as per the fixture list. I suppose it is date known, (18th June) venue TBA.

Cheers

Any idea is Cents are putting in a bid?

[Exiled Townie]

Cheers, Any idea if Cents are putting in a bid?

Yes, Cents and two other clubs (don't know who) have put a bid in.
Hopefully our two full sized pitches, 12 changing rooms and rugby league clubhouse (ie not paying bar takings to a union club) will carry a bit of clout when the powers that be come to make a decision.

[brooza]

Yes, Cents and two other clubs (don't know who) have put a bid in.
Hopefully our two full sized pitches, 12 changing rooms and rugby league clubhouse (ie not paying bar takings to a union club) will carry a bit of clout when the powers that be come to make a decision.

Fingers crossed.

How do the Cents facilities stack up to the rest of the league? Not been to any away matches

[Exiled Townie]

How do the Cents facilities stack up to the rest of the league? Not been to any away matches

Brooza, from last year -
London Skolars - Unless there is a Champ 2 game on, everything is closed, there are no facitlites other that a drinks machine and toilets. The pitch is in the park opposite and the nearest pub is about half a mile away.
Portsmouth - when we played them we drove the 100+ miles there in a coach, the lads got changed, played the game, had a shower. The sports pavillion and the facilities were closed. Portsmouth went home. No meal, no cuppa, nothing. We ended up going to Tescos. Pitch is typical park pitch.
West London - they play at Grasshoppers RU ground (not on the main pitches though). Very nice clubhouse, bar and facilities.
South London Storm - Haven't been to their new ground yet.
Hainault - also a club with a new ground and their own clubhouse. Haven't been there yet.
Eastern Rhinos - Play at a Colchester RU club. Bar and facilities are good.
Hammersmith HH - play at Wasps RU training ground. Pitch adequate, small bar.
St Albans - based in the gulf stream, St Albans basks in a semi-tropical climate. It only rains 5 days a year and the grass is super soft. The bar has an endless supply of beer and it is served by semi naked, nubile young maidens.
Seems we have a winner

[Roy Haggerty]

Souths' pitch is top of the range artificial. Bouncy and soft even in the heat. Plenty of width, but not too long for those broader gentlemen of our game. Changing rooms lack that "Auschwitz chic" of the old Streatham-Croydon ground, but make up for that lack of atmosphere by also lacking rats and cockroaches.

There isn't a clubhouse, as it's a school, and the nearest establishment selling goods is a petrol station a hundred yards away. We're going to have to work on matchday refreshments at the ground.

[brooza]

The bar has an endless supply of beer and it is served by semi naked, nubile young maidens.

######, I was obviously too focussed on the Rugby when i was there to notice

[stumain]

Some fixtures seem to be getting released little by little. Any idea when the full lists for all areas will be out? Buffs had said the end of Feb but clearly that's not happened.

[Gav]

Some fixtures seem to be getting released little by little. Any idea when the full lists for all areas will be out? Buffs had said the end of Feb but clearly that's not happened.

The RLCN fixtures are on the RLC web site now, I think they were released last week, but they may be subject to change if the rumours about Gateshead are true.

[bowes]

Some fixtures seem to be getting released little by little. Any idea when the full lists for all areas will be out? Buffs had said the end of Feb but clearly that's not happened.

Midlands haven't even released the divisional lineups yet, will do Monday night though

[Stag Fan]

Souths' pitch is top of the range artificial. Bouncy and soft even in the heat. Plenty of width, but not too long for those broader gentlemen of our game. Changing rooms lack that "Auschwitz chic" of the old Streatham-Croydon ground, but make up for that lack of atmosphere by also lacking rats and cockroaches.

There isn't a clubhouse, as it's a school, and the nearest establishment selling goods is a petrol station a hundred yards away. We're going to have to work on matchday refreshments at the ground.

Will South London be playing their fixtures on that pitch?.

[gingerjon]

There isn't a clubhouse, as it's a school,

Chesham Stags RU have a decent-ish clubhouse right in the heart of the secondary school whose pitches they share. It's very odd but it's a proper bar. So it can be done!

[bowes]

Chesham Stags RU have a decent-ish clubhouse right in the heart of the secondary school whose pitches they share. It's very odd but it's a proper bar. So it can be done!

I bet there's a fair few pupils go in! Then again the pub across the road from us at school often had pupils and teachers both skiving off in there, usually during the end of term service or something

[brooza]

Any idea where the magic weekend is being held yet?

Hopefully the Cents will have home advantage as according to the RLC website they're playing 2 matches!

West London Sharks v Hammersmith Hill Hoists Saturday 18th June 14:30

Hainault Bulldogs v St Albans Centurions Saturday 18th June 14:30

St Albans Centurions v Eastern Rhinos Saturday 18th June 14:30