Featherstone Put Fifty Past the Bulldogs
The pundits and the bookies thought that there could only be one winner as Brian McDermott´s unbeaten Featherstone Rovers visited Batley to take on a Craig Lingard´s Bulldogs side who are currently six places below them in the Championship table.
Featherstone overcame a possible banana skin fixture in the fourth round when they beat Halifax Panthers while passage was far easier for Batley who comprehensively beat the Royal navy.
It was blowing a gale at Mount Pleasant and when you factor in the famous slope, it was enough to cause Featherstone concern.
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