Halifax Panthers looking to halt four-game losing run at home to away specialists Dewsbury Rams
The Shay is set to host a West Yorkshire derby between two sides with contrasting form this coming Sunday, May 10 (kick off 3pm).
Halifax Panthers will entertain Dewsbury Rams on the back of four consecutive Championship defeats, with the latest of which arriving at Keighley Cougars last weekend.
It was a better performance from Kyle Eastmond’s men who got to within nine points of the Cougars having been thrashed 54-0 by Widnes Vikings in the game before.
Dewsbury, meanwhile, will be looking to make it five wins out of six Championship away games. The Rams have been near faultless on the road so far in 2026, with their only slip-up coming in the last-minute of a 21-20 Heavy Woollen derby defeat at Batley Bulldogs on Good Friday.
And they were also able to cheer a first set of two points on home soil since early February when they beat Whitehaven 22-12 at FLAIR Stadium last Sunday.
It means Dewsbury will be visiting Fax “full of confidence” this weekend.
The Rams’ head coach Paul March told the Courier: “You don’t know what Halifax team you are going to get. It is great that they are back after being disbanded. Some players have stayed loyal and some players moved on.
“We don’t know what kind of team they will have, depending on what loans they have or injuries.
“But we have got to concentrate on ourselves. Our away form has been very good this year so we will go there full of confidence.”