Steve Price against Warrington Wolves fixture rearrangements

[josie andrews]

STEVE Price does not believe any of Warrington Wolves’ Covid-postponed fixtures will be rearranged.

The Wire’s past two scheduled home games – against Catalans Dragons and Hull FC – have both fallen victim to Covid outbreaks in the opposition ranks.

Earlier in the summer, a raft of cases within the Wire camp put paid to away fixtures against Hull KR and Leigh Centurions.

The RFL has maintained it will endeavour to reschedule any fixtures lost to Covid, although this year’s Super League table is being decided by win percentage in the increasingly likely event that proves impossible.

With the regular season approaching its end, however, Price feels time is too tight to schedule any more fixtures.

“I think it’s going to be too tight. We’ve got five games in four weeks as it is,” he said ahead of Thursday’s trip to Huddersfield Giants.

“We’ve got a short turnaround this weekend and to fit more games in is going to be too difficult I feel.”

Last Thursday’s clash with league leaders Catalans was postponed just seven hours before kick off after four of the Dragons’ travelling party tested positive just prior to boarding their flight to England.

While trying to take the positives of more training time with his players, Price could not hide his frustration at not being able to play.

“It’s hugely frustrating for the players and staff to have last week’s game cancelled at such short notice,” he said.

“We felt like we’d prepared really well and we were desperate to get out there after a disappointing performance the week before.

“We tried to replicate the game as best we could and since then, the boys have had some good training sessions under their belt.

“We were desperate to play and we were hurting from that performance the week before. We had a chance to put it right against the competition leaders.

“It is what it is – we’ve just got to punch on with it and look forward to Huddersfield.”

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[josie andrews]

Five games in four weeks!

Try out our fixtures list

Seven fixtures in 32 days!

We are one of 6 clubs that has PASSED the 18 game requirement for the top six playoffs! And five of those clubs are nowhere near the top six bar Leeds & Castleford who are 6 & 7 respectively.

I feel that the other top clubs are using the Covid issue to get out of playing games to keep their players fresh!

It’s no wonder our games are horrible to watch, the players are knackered & are playing like automatons just going through the motions!

We’ve had two lots of 3 games in 7 days! Our players have had no time to train, rest or recover properly!

[the pieman]

sorry, but boo hoo

too many clubs are seemingly playing the Covid card

Wigan have struggled with general injuries and fulfilled the fixture list, including several short turn arounds. i would make them play or forfeit (applicable to all clubs who have missed fixtures due to covid) in a bid to ensure that all fixtures are fulfilled