Eaton confident over injury doubts
Keighley duo Ollie Pursglove and Jamaine Wray both failed to take part in Tuesday’s training session after suffering knee injuries against Sheffield, but Cougars coach Barry Eaton remains ...
Keighley duo Ollie Pursglove and Jamaine Wray both failed to take part in Tuesday’s training session after suffering knee injuries against Sheffield, but Cougars coach Barry Eaton remains ...
Keighley Cougars coach Barry Eaton is in confident mood ahead of the Northern Rail Cup quarter-final against York City Knights at Cougar Park on Sunday.
Keighley’s Australian prop Brendon Rawlins believes the club has hit a turning point after their win against Sheffield Eagles last Thursday.
Matty Brooks (shin) and Dane McDonald (virus) will both be given late fitness checks before Mark Aston finalises his Sheffield line up.
Cougars coach Barry Eaton is boosted by the news that James Haythornthwaite should be fit after recovering from a niggling back problem.
Whitehaven coach Ged Stokes has been hit with another blow after Andy Gorski was ruled out for the rest of the season.
Jamaine Wray is doubtful for the Cougars after picking up a knee problem, but Scott Law is set to play and Daley Williams returns to the squad after ...
Featherstone coach Daryl Powell is aiming to bounce back from Sunday’s Carnegie Challenge Cup defeat at Warrington by extending Rovers’ unbeaten start to the Championship.
Keighley will travel to face Featherstone on Thursday after Rovers’ original opponents Toulouse had their flight cancelled.
Halifax coach Matt Calland insists his side can still get better, despite winning 50-6 against Toulouse on Easter Monday.
Scott Law (groin) and Brendon Rawlins (shoulder) are both ruled out as the Cougars search for their first Co-operative Championship victory of the year.
Toulouse coach Gilles Dumas will assess Mathieu Griffi, Mike Mitchell, Constant Villegas and Sebastien Payan before finalising his team to face newly-promoted Keighley.
Brendon Rawlins remains sidelined for the Cougars while full back Dan Belcher faces more tests on his ankle injury.
Paul Noone and Chris Young return for Barrow but Liam Campbell (hamstring) is definitely out.
Vikings will have to cope without winger Shaun Ainscough after he joined Castleford Tigers on a month-long loan deal.
Keighley conditioner Paul Royston is feeling positive about the season ahead, after the Cougars won their three Northern Rail Cup games to date.
Newly promoted Keighley will begin their new Championship campaign with a nine point deduction for entering administration.
After promotion from Championship 1 via the play-offs, Keighley are well behind the eight-ball even before the season started.
Snow has yet again hit the rugby league fixture programme, with a number of Northern Rail Cup games called off.
Barrow will face a stiff test on Sunday when in-form Keighley are the visitors to Craven Park
Will Cartledge and Chris Baines could return for the Cougars while Keighley coach Barry Eaton rates Carl Hughes’ chances as 50/50.
Will Cartledge (sprained ankle) faces a late fitness test to determine whether he can take part in Sunday’s Northern Rail Cup game against Whitehaven.
Keighley Cougars Conditioner Paul Royston is very satisfied with the squad’s efforts and results over pre-season.