New Giants season has March start

Published date27 November 2020
Date27 November 2020
The kick-off is five weeks later than initially planned due to the impact of COVID-19 on the extended 2020 campaign and the need to give players a period of recovery and a full pre-season.

The 2020 campaign comes to a conclusion in Hull tonight with the Grand Final between Wigan and St Helens, seven weeks later than scheduled.

The 2021 Grand Final will be held - back at Old Trafford - on October 9, a fortnight before the start of the Rugby

League World Cup.

GIANTS boss Ian Watson

The fixtures will not be released until January but it is known GIANTS will play a 27-game regular season, including the Dacia Magic Weekend in Newcastle on May 29-30.

Officials say the later start has prompted a decision to stick with the six-team Grand...

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