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

There's an 1895 Cup semi final place on the line as Widnes Vikings host Newcastle Thunder on Sunday afternoon.

a match report from The Challenge Cup second round as Doncaster and Newcastle Thunder played out a cup classic.

The Challenge Cup is back and Newcastle Thunder travel to Doncaster in round two on Sunday afternoon, here's my preview.