Whitehaven are minus 318 with Keighley and Swinton both on minus 323 so every point conceded at the week-end is going to be crucial.Īfter a cagey start, in which mistakes were common, Whitehaven had broken the deadlock on 21 minutes when Dave Eccleston cut inside past the last defender to score an unconverted try.
If all three lose it will go down to points differential which at the moment is remarkably close. On Sunday Swinton are away to Halifax while Keighley travel to London Broncos. They all have tough fixtures with Haven playing first on Saturday at home to second in the table Toulouse Olympique. Keighley had also been beaten by a drop goal, going down 23-22 at home to Halifax.
It gave Swinton a 21-20 victory and means, that ahead of the final fixtures at the weekend Whitehaven, Keighley and Swinton are all locked on 16 points. Their defeat by Barrow came with a last-gasp effort from Ryan Johnston and at Swinton Jordy Gibson popped one over from 40 yards five minutes from the end. Whitehaven’s scramble to stay in the Betfred Championship will go down to the last match of the season.įor the second time recently, in a key relegation battle, Whitehaven were beaten by a late drop goal.
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