Three rounds between a club's short breaks
CBA-06
What it means
If a club has two five-day breaks, they must be at least three rounds apart.
Why it exists
Spreads a club's short turnarounds out across the season instead of bunching them.
For example
A five-day break in Round 2 means the next one cannot come before Round 5.
How strictly it applies
Must-follow The fixture must obey this rule. A separate checker tests the finished fixture afterwards.
Must-follow, from the players' agreement.
Where to see it
Breaks between games shows how this plays out across the season.
How it played out across versions
One cell per release, oldest first. Each shows the verdict that release recorded for this rule; a release with no row for the rule says so.
- Preview 13 September2027 · Generated
Met, met
- Preview 14 September (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- Repeat-qualified (seed 42)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- Corrected (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- Rules release (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B009 nominal (seed 43)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B010 nominal (weight 0.10)2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B011 nominal2027 · Generated
Met, met
- B012 Wednesday opening2027 · Generated
Met, met
- 20252025 season as played2025 · As played
Off, switched off by these settings
rule source not recorded
First checked independently in First full draft, 13 Sep 2026.
Related
For analysts: catalogue text and codes
- Rule id
CBA-06- Catalogue text
- Minimum three rounds between consecutive 5 Day Break Matches for same club.
- Catalogue type
- Hard
- Catalogue family
- CBA / Player Welfare Constraints (2023–2027 CBA)
- Class
hard· The fixture must never break it.- Step
S2_5· Step 3: dates- Recorded status
met· source rowevaluated- Catalogue reason
- Spaces short turnarounds out across the season.