What if ......

[Loiner]

As I understand it teams have to play a minimum 18 games to attain the play offs, what if due to covid etc St Helens don't achieve this figure even though they are defending champions. They have 5 games to make up.

[Hela Wigmen]

They bent the rules for Catalans last year, they’ll bend them again. 

[Moove]

Isn't there a rule that you can also qualify if your points tally would have been enough anyway or was that just last season?

Would mean Cas or Hull KR would have to win five more games than Saints do before the end of the season if that applies, which seems unlikely at this point.