 Sunday August
14
Co-operative
Championship
Dewsbury Rams v Hunslet Hawks
(3.00pm)
Dewsbury coach Warren Jowitt has likened the
relegation battle with Hunslet to a Grand Final.
Jowitt said: “It’s a big game. It's massive
for both teams, and arguably it’s like a final for us. We’ve got a fully fit
squad to pick from, and that gives us a bit of a selection headache, but that's
a good position to be in.”
Rams lost 16-8 against Toulouse last week,
and Jowitt has highlighted where he expects improvements. He said: “Our forwards
went really well. They paved the way and dominated the game, but our half backs
had a bad day at the office.”
Stuart Kain, Steve Dooler and Neil Lowe are
all in contention for Hunslet, although David March is expected to miss the rest
of the season.
Hawks’ coach Paul March said: “We’ve got a
bit of competition in the squad, but I want to find a consistent team to keep
performing well and pick up some points. I might not change anything, it depends
how we go in training.”
He added: “Myself and the team know this is a
massive game. With relegation battles comes pressure. Last year we had a
different kind of pressure, but we can't go away from what we've been trying to
do all year.”
Leigh Centurions v York City Knights
(3.00pm)
Adam Higson and Sam Hopkins could feature for
Leigh as the Centurions look to rotate their squad against
York.
Leigh assistant coach Paul Rowley said: “We
may change a couple of things around this week. Against Widnes last week we were
a bit loose in the first half with the ball in hand, but we defended very well.
It’s coming to the end of the season and our defence is going OK, which is a
good sign.”
York could be unchanged as they look to
secure a win that would keep them out of the relegation places for another week
at least.
Knights lost 44-16 against Featherstone last
week, but coach Dave Woods saw enough to be pleased. He said: “Our effort and
commitment was really good, and we'll probably run with the same
squad.”
Co-operative Championship
One
Doncaster v Whitehaven (3.00pm)
Coach Tony Miller will assess Dean Colton
later in the week before making any decision whether to include the Dons winger
following a recent groin problem.
Kyle Kesik and Craig Robinson are expected to
return, but Jamie Bovill (groin) is believed to be
struggling.
Whitehaven's Lewis Palfrey has an outside
chance of playing on Sunday after making positive progress from a recent elbow
injury.
Haven coach David Seeds said: “The only
concern is Martin Wilson – he's struggling with a heel injury – but other than
that we're trying to fit 23 or 24 guys into 17 shirts.”
On Doncaster, he added: “They're a big,
physical and enthusiastic side. There willl probably be a reaction from their
Keighley game, and we're expecting maybe the toughest game of the season so
far.”
Gateshead Thunder v London Skolars
(2.00pm)
Rochdale Hornets v Oldham
(3.00pm)
Swinton Lions v South Wales Scorpions
(3.00pm) Workington
Town v Keighley Cougars (3.00pm)
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