2011 Season Playoff Series went like this:
1st Round
1st v 4th, 5th v 8th, 2nd v 3rd, 6th v 7th
(6th & 8th place teams lose and drop out, 3rd and 4th place teams both lost but go through to next round with home ties to come, 1st and second place teams both won and go though to semi final with home ties to come, )
Weekend commencing 10th Sept 2011
2nd Round
4th v 5th, 3rd v 7th
(4th and 7th place teams win and go through to semis with away ties)
Weekend commencing 17th September, 2011
Semi Final
1st v 4th, 2nd v 7th
(1st and 2nd place teams win go through to final)
Weekend commencing 24th September
Final
Wigan (1st) 24 - 16 Warrington (2nd)
As it stands at the moment the fixtures would be:-
1st round
Warrington v St Helens, Wigan v Widnes,
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Weekend commencing 9th September, 2012 ?
WOW....that took some working out!!