Owing to the postponement this week-end of all the Preliminary Round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup ties, these will now default to next weekend of Saturday/Sunday.

Games will be scheduled for Saturday 16th January 2010 however if grounds look unfit on this date then, if possible, attempts must be made to play Sunday - the following day.

Should next weekend's games again result in postponement then they will default to the next weekend and so on.

The RFL understands that this is a particularly distressing time for all concerned and that further delays will inevitably mean other cup competitions and backlogged League fixtures being adversely affected.

Clubs are nonetheless thanked for the patience and understanding of a situation which neither the RFL nor its administrators can realistically control.

The RFL by constantly communicating with everyone, will do everything possible to ensure that disruption - now unavoidable - is kept to an absolute minimum

Please let me know if you have questions or queries.

A further full listing of ties will be issued later.

Regards.

David C Lowe