HALIFAX PANTHERS winger Ben Tibbs is ready to add to a century of appearances for the club after agreeing to go into a seventh season at The Shay.
Having moved from neighbours Huddersfield, where he came through the Academy, the Wakefield-born player, now 25, made a try-scoring Panthers debut in the 14-12 home Championship win over Newcastle in August 2021.
He notched Halifax appearance number 100 in the penultimate game of the campaign just finished, the 58-12 loss at London, then scored his 17th try of the term (the highest tally of any Panthers player), in the 19-18 home defeat by Keighley.
Coach Kyle Eastmond is hoping for far more squad stability after the financial challenges of 2026 led to a string of departures, with forward Delaine Gittens-Bedward also re-signing.
And Tibbs said: “I’ve had some great times here. I’m already really excited about what’s ahead with the core squad we’ve kept together, some new signings and Kyle and the coaching team leading us. I think we are in for a much better season.
“I’d like to personally say a massively thank you to the fans for sticking with us through a tough year and hopefully we can repay that support.”
Halifax have completed a permanent deal for St Helens loanee prop Leon Cowen.
