• ‘It’s a poor decision and an ill-thought-out decision’
The Rugby Football League’s decision to demand the Challenge Cup holders, Catalans Dragons, pay a bond to enter this year’s competition has been branded “stupid” by one of the most prominent club owners in Super League.
Catalans have been asked by the RFL to provide a £500,000 deposit, in light of a poor attendance in last year’s final, when just over 50,000 people watched Dragons defeat Warrington at Wembley to win the cup for the first time.
Written by Aaron Bower
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/15/wigan-catalans-dragons-rfl-bond-challenge-cup-rugby-league under the title “Wigan’s Lenagan attacks ‘stupid’ RFL bond demand from Catalans Dragons”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
