HAPPY HOMECOMING AS PANTHERS MAKE PLAY-OFFS
JAMES GORDON
HALIFAX PANTHERS 16
WIDNES VIKINGS 14
The Shay, Sunday
HALIFAX marked their return to The Shay by securing a playoff place with a thrilling win over their nearest challengers for that coveted top-six berth.
The game went to the wire, the hooter sounding as the Vikings pressed for a winning score after Joe Edge’s try, converted by Dec Patton, two minutes from time had given them hope.
The Panthers, who had played five home games at Bradford while a new Shay pitch was being installed, made a lively start and earned an early penalty bang in front of the posts from which Jack Hansen duly obliged.