Halifax’s joiners and roofers bid to bring ‘gods’ of St Helens down to earth | Aaron Bower

26 July 2019 01:03
Part-time Championship club are realistic but undeterred by the task of taking on the Super League leaders in the Challenge Cup semi-final at Bolton todayAt 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon, Halifax is likely to go into lockdown, for a couple of hours at least. Recently the town has been more famous as the backdrop for the TV drama Gentleman Jack than any sporting success but the rugby league team will take centre stage as they aim to achieve what many consider to be the impossible.“It’s been dubbed David versus Goliath but David will have to bring all his mates too,” the Halifax coach, Simon Grix,, when asked to spell out the task facing his side says. The part-time team from the second tier have made it to the Challenge Cup semi-final, only the second semi-professional team to do so this century. Related: ‘I’m not an expert’: rugby league president Tony Adams looks to Stuart Pearce If we get stuck into them and be proud of our effort, I'll be happy Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian