BATLEY BULLDOGS coach James Ford believes the annual Boxing Day challenge match against Dewsbury (noon) is a great follow-up to a gruelling work-out on the hills above Huddersfield.
The Fox's Biscuits Stadium side make the two-and-a-half-mile trip to the Rams' FLAIR Stadium to renew a Rugby League rivalry which dates back to the 1898-99 season.
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