This weekend sees the Betfred Championship preliminary finals take place. Saturday sees Newcastle Thunder host Doncaster in what’s sure to be an intense clash. The two sides met back on 25th January at Doncaster in the Challenge Cup where Doncaster came out winners 24-22 in an entertaining contest. Due to the fixtures the two teams haven’t met in the regular season but Thunder ended up second and Doncaster fourth. Doncaster without doubt have one of the strongest squads in th

It's play-off week two and Newcastle Thunder host Widnes Vikings on Saturday. There's also three other games to look forward to in the play-offs.

Newcastle Thunder travel to Dewsbury Rams on Saturday and the task is clear, win and second place is secure.