Batley Bulldogs v Castleford Tigers: Mark Moxon out to play on visitors' nerves in Challenge Cup tie

With its glittering history of welcoming A-list luminaries like Louis Armstrong and Tina Turner to its world-famous Variety Club, Batley Bulldogs could be forgiven for failing to string up the bunting when Super League strugglers Castleford Tigers roll into town on Saturday.

In fact, the perennially over-achieving Championship club are relishing the prospect of a Betfred Challenge Cup sixth round clash against a side whose head coach comfortably eclipses all those entertainment titans in the West Yorkshire town’s affections.

” Having pushed Featherstone Rovers close in their first game of the new Championship season on Sunday, Batley have every right to fancy their chances against a Castleford side who have made a dismal start to their new Super League campaign, failing to pick up a point from their first five games.

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