Castleford and Batley pair up

Castleford Tigers have entered in to a second dual registration partnership with Championship side Batley Bulldogs.

Castleford players Ryan Boyle and Greg Minikin will play for the Bulldogs this weekend.

Tigers CEO Steve Gill said: “I’m really pleased that we have been able to finalise a dual registered partnership with Batley Bulldogs.

“It’s a great club with a very similar ethos to ourselves, John Kear)is a great coach and I know he will look after our young boys really well. We have had several discussions over the past few weeks, and there was a real desire to work closely with each other.”