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Challenge Cup fifth round: Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars LIVE

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Welcome to our live coverage of Batley Bulldogs’ Challenge Cup fifth round tie at home to Keighley Cougars.

We’ll bring you all the major updates from the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, as well as news from Dewsbury Rams’ away tie at London Broncos, as our Heavy Woollen sides look to make into the last-16 of the famous competition.

We will then have a detailed match report from the Bulldogs’ game, in addition to reaction from head coach Craig Lingard.

Today’s coverage will then be wrapped up later this evening with a report on how the Rams got on at Rosslyn Park.

What a day it promises to be.

Challenge Cup fifth round: Batley Bulldogs v Keighley Cougars LIVE

Morton makes a great interceptions. He thinks he’s through. The Batley fans think he his through. He is brought down with inches to spare.

14-4

And we are back underway at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium. Batley hold a 14-4 advantage. They are 40 minutes away from a place in the last-16 of the Challenge Cup.

Teams are back out in Batley

The Bulldogs and Cougars are ready for the second half

Half time in London

A late first half try from Oliver Leyland gives London Broncos a slender 10-6 lead over Dewsbury Rams at half-time.

HT Batley 14-4 Keighley

Well, well, well, Batley, out of nothing, score two tries right at the end of the first half to put them in control against the Cougars in this fifth round tie. We’ll be back for all the action in the second half.

Batley Bulldogs 14-4 Keighley Cougars

Jimmy Meadows makes the conversion and that’s it for the first half

14-4

The celebrations had barely died down before Batley are over again. Again, it is down the right hand side. This time it is Dale Morton who dives over in the corner. 12-4.

They’re over again!!! Batley 12-8 Keighley

The conversion is missed again but Batley are in front.

8-4