Halifax vs. Leigh: Will be a fight to remember

Halifax Panthers prepare to host Leigh Centurions in a major Betfred Championship showdown on Monday 21 March, 10:45pm!

The Panthers have only won one of their first four Betfred Championship games this season, but spirits are still high in the camp as they prepare to face the Centurions team that sits second in the standings.

Head Coach Adrian Lam has chosen a 21-man team for Monday's Betfred Championship Round Six away match against Halifax Panthers at The Shay, which kicks off at 7:45 pm. This week, James Bell returned to the club as part of our dual-registration arrangement with St Helens and was immediately incorporated into the matchday squad.

The matchday squad is as follows:

• Caleb Aekins;
• Keanan Brand;
• Nene Macdonald;
• Tom Nisbet;
• Ben Reynolds;
• Joe Mellor (capt.);
• Adam Sidlow (capt.);
• Aaron Smith;
• Mark Ioane;
• Joe Wardle;
• Sam Stone;
• Tom Amone;
• Ata Hingano;
• Ed Chamberlain;
• Jacob Jones;
• John Asiata;
• Kieran Dixon;
• Edwin Ipape;
• James McDonnell;
• Krisnan Inu.

Panthers have lost two games in a row against Featherstone Rovers in the Challenge Cup and Championship, but the Australian-born winger, who joined the Panthers in pre-season, is optimistic that his squad can respond well.

Walmsley is eligible to play for Scotland due to his family background, and he was called up at the end of last year due to his outstanding form at Whitehaven.

He is still striving to establish himself as a first-team regular, and he started both games against Featherstone, putting in strong performances and scoring a brace in the Challenge Cup meeting.

Looking at the last five matches of both Leighs and Halifax, we are confident that Leigh is all set to strike another victory in this season against Halifax, who are not in their best form during the season with just 1 win under their belt.

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