WORKINGTON TOWN began the Championship season badly, with three straight defeats, although since then they have held Keighley to an away draw and hammered Salford at home to sit in 15th place with three points from five games.

Last week they suffered a 12-28 home defeat to Newcastle Thunder in the 1895 Cup, which means they will now be able to concentrate on their league form. Their coach Jonty Gorley (pictured above) has made four changes to the side that lost at Newcastle, bringing back Steve Scholey, Jack Stephenson, Callum Phillips and Tuarae Rawhiti into his squad.

Rams coach Paul March makes only two changes to the squad that lost 8-20 at home to Barrow Raiders in Round 6, bringing in Jacob Hookem and Wakefield Trinity loanee Ellis Lingard into his squad for Jacob Parkinson and Jamie Gill.

The Rams currently lie in eighth place and will be anxious not to drop out of the top ten.

SQUADS

Town: 1 Zarrin Galea, 3 Rio Corkill, 4 Braden Leigh, 5 Alex Donaghy, 6 Jake Carter, 7 Dominic Wear, 8 Ross Ainley, 9 Jamie Doran, 10 Steve Scholey, 11 Mason Lewthwaite, 13 Jack Stephenson, 14 Callum Phillips, 15 Callum Farrer, 17 Lucas Castle, 22 Delaine Bedward-Gittens, 23 Tobias Gibson, 24 Grant Reid, 25 Bear Williams, 26 Tuarae Rawhiti, 28 Jack Ainley, 29 Jack Dickinson
Outs: 16 Guy Graham, 18 Jude Lupton, 19 Spencer Fulton, 20 Tyce Walmsley, 21 Evan Lawther,
Ins: 10 Steve Scholey, 13 Jack Stephenson, 14 Callum Phillips, 26 Tuarae Rawhiti,

Rams: 1 Craig McShane, 2 Tom Delaney, 3 Caelum Jordan, 4 George Senior, 5 Liam Copland, 6 Dan Coates, 7 Jacob Hookem, 8 Luke Nelmes, 9 Jack McShane, 10 Toby Everett, 11 Joe Summers, 12 Luke Mearns, 13 Dec Tomlinson, 15 Jacob Bateman, 16 Louis Collinson, 17 Harvey Roberts, 20 Valu Bentley, 22 George Rayner, 23 Brad Graham, 29 Bailey O’Connor, Ellis Lingard.
Outs: 14 Jacob Parkinson, 28 Jamie Gill
Ins: 7 Jacob Hookem, Ellis Lingard

Referee: Aaryn Belafonte

STATS

Last ten meetings:
Dewsbury 20, Workington 36 (L1R19, 10/8/25)
Workington 12, Dewsbury 20 (L1R11, 1/6/25)
Workington 10, Dewsbury 18 (1895C-PR2, 16/2/25)
Dewsbury 38, Workington 8 (L1R20, 6/8/23)
Workington 6, Dewsbury 25 (L1R3, 19/3/23)
Workington 16, Dewsbury 22 (ChR24, 21/8/22)
Dewsbury 19, Workington 18 (ChR9, 24/4/22)
Workington 26, Dewsbury 12 (CCR4, 27/2/22)
Workington 34, Dewsbury 24 (CSR2, 14/8/16)
Workington 22, Dewsbury 20 (ChR21, 10/7/16)

JAMIE DORAN needs one appearance to reach 250 for his career.
– 206 for Workington Town (2015-2022, 2025-2026)
– 41 for Whitehaven (2023-2024)
– 2 for Wigan Warriors (2014)