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[Tommy The C5t]

Just kicked off over on Sky Sports 4 at a sun drenched Craven Park.

Rock and Roll baby the weekend starts here.

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Barrow Raiders 6-0 Featherstone Rovers after 04:00 minutes.

Try McNally

That was some try, the linking qualities between Jamie Thackray and Gregg McNally for that try was superb.

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Barrow Raiders 6-4 Featherstone Rovers after 09:00 minutes.

Try: Gregg Worthington

Costly error by the Raiders deep inside their own 20m. Good finish by the Featherstone youngster.

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Barrow Raiders 6-10 Featherstone Rovers after 13:00 minutes.

Try: Sam Smeaton

Some poor ill discipline costing the home side dearly as Rovers score outwide after a third consecutive set of six.

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Barrow Raiders 12-10 Featherstone Rovers after 18:00 minutes.

Try: Gary Broadbent

Sky certainly know how to pick the Championship games, this has been fantastic viewing so far.

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Barrow Raiders 18-10 Featherstone Rovers after 26:00 minutes.

Try: Greg McNally (2)

All about Jamie Rooney setting up McNally for his second try. Barrow with all the momentum at the minute.

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Barrow Raiders 18-16 Featherstone Rovers after 30:00 minutes.

Try: Jon Hepworth

Superb 40m flowing move down the left hand edge by Featherstone cutting the Barrow defence to shreads. Maybe not possessing the intensity of the Northern Rail Cup semi-final last week, but it's enthralling stuff.

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Barrow Raiders 18-20 Featherstone Rovers after 33:00 minutes.

Try: Gregg Worthington (2)

The locals aren't happy with the referee Matt Thomason over the call to award a knock on when it looked for clear as day that Barrow should have recieved the penalty.

If both sides keep going like they are this could end up 40-40 come full time.

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Half Time: Barrow 18-22 Featherstone

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Barrow Raiders 18-22 Featherstone Rovers after 43:00 minutes.

Featherstone Rovers No Try claim = held up over the line.

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Barrow Raiders 18-26 Featherstone Rovers after 47:00 minutes.

Try: Bryn Powell

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Barrow Raiders 18-30 Featherstone Rovers after 58:00 minutes.

Try: Gregg Worthington (3)

A well deserved hat-trick for the 18th man who didn't know he was playing until Saxton was injured in the warm up some twenty minutes before kick-off.


It's all been Featherstone in this second half.

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Barrow Raiders 24-30 Featherstone Rovers after 61:00 minutes.

Try: Andy Ballard

Where did that come from? Matt James with a superlative pass to Ballard who goes over in the corner from 40m out with Rooney nailing the extra two from the touch line.

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Barrow Raiders 28-30 Featherstone Rovers after 65:00 minutes.

Try: Andy Ballard (2)

Oh my word this game never ceases to amaze as once again Matt James combines with Ballard to see the winger cross over out wide.

Rooney can't convert and now the impetuous and momentum is firmly with the home side.

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Barrow Raiders 28-36 Featherstone Rovers after 68:00 minutes.

Try: Liam Finn

One of the most amazing tries you'll see as Liam Finn scores while taking three Barrow players over the line while crawling on his knees.

[Just Browny]

Rooney can't convert and now the impetuous and momentum is firmly with the home side.

Please tell me you said this on the radio.

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Barrow need to just go for broke in the final minutes.

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Result: Barrow Raiders 28-36 Featherstone Rovers

Fantastic game and entertainment. Featherstone go to the top with Leigh, Barrow earn a well deserved bonus point and maybe with a bit more composure and temperament at crucial times could have taken all three points.

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Please tell me you said this on the radio.

Not yet

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I'll just add that what I've seen from the majority of the Championship this season I still predict a repeat of last years Grand Final come October with Featherstone and Halifax battling it out to become champions.

Although expect Batley to push Halifax all the way in the playoff eleminator.

Don't forget that the first serving is at the Shay on Sunday with a 3pm kickoff