James Woodburn-Hall downs Bradford to send Halifax part-timers into semis

02 June 2019 05:37
• Bradford 16-20 Halifax• Simon Grix’s side to face St Helens in last four of Challenge CupHalifax became the first lower-league side in over a decade to reach the Challenge Cup semi-finals after the part-time outfit beat Bradford 20-16 and set up a tie with the Super League leaders, St Helens, in a repeat of the 1987 final.The second-tier club, who do not have a single full-time player and operate on a budget around seven times smaller than their semi-final opponents, have not reached this stage of the Challenge Cup for 31 years but were deserved winners against fellow Championship opposition. Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian