Championship club deducted points for breaching rules

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Championship club deducted points for breaching rules

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London Broncos have been deducted two Betfred Championship points for failing to fulfil their away fixture at Toulouse in April. They have also agreed to make a financial contribution in respect of the expenses Toulouse incurred as a result of the cancellation of the fixture.

The match was awarded to Toulouse with a 24-0 winning score line under the RFL’s Operational Rules and Covid-19 Protocols and the Club was charged with off field misconduct.

The Club had argued that it should not be expected to travel to Toulouse whilst travel restrictions are in place, notwithstanding the elite sports dispensation, when other clubs in the Championship have not been expected to travel.

The RFL’s position is that fulfilling fixtures is integral to the successful operating of any sport (particularly professional sport).

The RFL Board had previously determined that part-time UK based Championship clubs would not be required to travel to France to fulfil fixtures whilst there was a requirement to quarantine on their return. This was based on the fact that the players and other staff at part-time clubs have jobs outside of Rugby League that they would not be able to fulfil whilst in quarantine.

Given that trips to and from France would be by same day charter plane with the Toulouse ground being operated in accordance with the Covid-19 Protocols, the RFL Board decision was purely based on the requirement to quarantine on return to the UK, not the respective public health positions. This was consistent with the approach taken in relation to Super League and matches involving Catalans Dragons.

The RFL Board decision was communicated to all Championship clubs on 11 March 2021. The Club’s decision not to travel was made some weeks later, following concerns about the rising number of Coronavirus cases in France. The timing of the Club’s decision impacted and inconvenienced both Toulouse and the RFL.

The RFL welcomes the decision of the London Broncos to accept a sanction in order to allow all parties to move forward amicably.

The Betfred Championship table is being determined on Win Points Percentage in 2021, to allow for the possibility of matches not being played.

This punishment reduces London from 17 points to 15 from 13 matches, and reduces their Win Points Percentage (number of points divided by number of matches, multiplied by 50) from 65.38% to 57.69%. They drop from fifth to sixth in the table, below Batley Bulldogs.


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josie andrews wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:00 pm London Broncos have been deducted two Betfred Championship points for failing to fulfil their away fixture at Toulouse in April. They have also agreed to make a financial contribution in respect of the expenses Toulouse incurred as a result of the cancellation of the fixture.

The match was awarded to Toulouse with a 24-0 winning score line under the RFL’s Operational Rules and Covid-19 Protocols and the Club was charged with off field misconduct.

The Club had argued that it should not be expected to travel to Toulouse whilst travel restrictions are in place, notwithstanding the elite sports dispensation, when other clubs in the Championship have not been expected to travel.

The RFL’s position is that fulfilling fixtures is integral to the successful operating of any sport (particularly professional sport).

The RFL Board had previously determined that part-time UK based Championship clubs would not be required to travel to France to fulfil fixtures whilst there was a requirement to quarantine on their return. This was based on the fact that the players and other staff at part-time clubs have jobs outside of Rugby League that they would not be able to fulfil whilst in quarantine.

Given that trips to and from France would be by same day charter plane with the Toulouse ground being operated in accordance with the Covid-19 Protocols, the RFL Board decision was purely based on the requirement to quarantine on return to the UK, not the respective public health positions. This was consistent with the approach taken in relation to Super League and matches involving Catalans Dragons.

The RFL Board decision was communicated to all Championship clubs on 11 March 2021. The Club’s decision not to travel was made some weeks later, following concerns about the rising number of Coronavirus cases in France. The timing of the Club’s decision impacted and inconvenienced both Toulouse and the RFL.

The RFL welcomes the decision of the London Broncos to accept a sanction in order to allow all parties to move forward amicably.

The Betfred Championship table is being determined on Win Points Percentage in 2021, to allow for the possibility of matches not being played.

This punishment reduces London from 17 points to 15 from 13 matches, and reduces their Win Points Percentage (number of points divided by number of matches, multiplied by 50) from 65.38% to 57.69%. They drop from fifth to sixth in the table, below Batley Bulldogs.


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and yet another example of the RFL making it up as they go along, but hey-ho they got a bit of compo from London

whilst i think we all accept that there will be games impacted, the current state of affairs is so inconsistent it is untrue. One week you can not play and it be fine, the next week you forfeit the match at 24-0, and now almost 3 months later that you are being fined. What happened to Leeds last year when they refused to travel? hmmmmmm let me see absolutely nothing, so a part time championship outfit is expected to toe the line, but Leeds can choose not to go and no sanction
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the pieman wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 5:42 pm and yet another example of the RFL making it up as they go along, but hey-ho they got a bit of compo from London

whilst i think we all accept that there will be games impacted, the current state of affairs is so inconsistent it is untrue. One week you can not play and it be fine, the next week you forfeit the match at 24-0, and now almost 3 months later that you are being fined. What happened to Leeds last year when they refused to travel? hmmmmmm let me see absolutely nothing, so a part time championship outfit is expected to toe the line, but Leeds can choose not to go and no sanction
Exactly this! Didn’t Salford get a fine last year too?
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Should bombard the rlf email with that info.
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It's an absolute disgraceful decsion, the RFL are just embarrassing, the current unprecedented times and circumstances the game is enduring is having a massive impact throughout the game, to further punish London in this way is nothing short of scandalous, it smacks of one rule for one and a different one for others

Another example of inconsistency by the muppets at RFL headquarters
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I'm not sure, but I think that London are still full time, so the permission not to travel didn't apply to them? Is that why they were fined?
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Mike wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 9:52 pm I'm not sure, but I think that London are still full time, so the permission not to travel didn't apply to them? Is that why they were fined?
I just checked and that's why they were expected to go - they are full time but 12 other clubs in the league are part-time:
https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... pique-game

So that 100% explains why Leeds got let off then - they must be part time! :lol:
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