Haven match reports

Brave Whitehaven's Grand Final dream ended by Salford City Reds

Published 19 September 2008

Whitehaven action photo NL1 play-off semi-final: Salford 62 Whitehaven 18: Weary Haven’s magnificent play-off adventure ended under the Salford floodlights last night, just one step from a third NL1 Grand Final appearance.

Gregg McNally is Haven’s hat-trick hero against Halifax

Published 15 September 2008

Halifax 22 Whitehaven 24: Whitehaven have at least one more chapter to write in their fairytale end to the season after yesterday’s phenomenal NL1 play-off win.

Magnificent Makisi inspires Whitehaven to win

Published 8 September 2008

NL1 play-off eliminator: Leigh 24 Whitehaven 30: Haven turned the tables on Leigh in dramatic fashion to ensure the final game at their old Hilton Park home was an unhappy one for the hosts.

Mac sent packing as Haven break the hoodoo

Published 1 September 2008

Whitehaven 20 Widnes 16: Steve McCormack’s seven-match hoodoo over Whitehaven was finally broken yesterday – and how!

11-man Haven have to sweat it out for NL1 play-off place

Published 1 September 2008

Leigh 32 Whitehaven 8: Whitehaven must wait until their final game of the regular NL1 season against visitors Widnes next weekend to make sure of a play-off place after returning home empty-handed from a bruising encounter at Hilton Park yesterday.

Manihera the star as Haven crush Sheffield Eagles

Published 8 August 2008

Whitehaven 52 Sheffield Eagles 8: Inspired Haven took over where Quo left off at The Recre five days earlier but reserved the real virtuoso performance for the second half.

Haven rumbled as Rams record only second win

Published 4 August 2008

Dewsbury Rams 18 Whitehaven 16: Nobody could have envisaged such a turn around in fortunes as this spectacular and ultra exciting battle at Tetley’s Stadium.

Haven send title hopefuls Halifax packing

Published 28 July 2008

Whitehaven 28 Halifax 12: Whitehaven capped a marvellous month as they put a serious dent in second-placed Halifax’s NL1 title hopes yesterday.

Haven complete double over Celtic Crusaders

Published 22 July 2008

Celtic Crusaders 22 Whitehaven 26: Whitehaven did what Barrow and Workington couldn’t do last season and travel down to Bridgend and win live on Welsh television, completing the double over Celtic Crusaders on Saturday as the Welsh side lost in front of their S4C cameras for the first time.

Whitehaven shoot down Sheffield Eagles to boost play-off hopes

Published 12 July 2008

Sheffield 14 Haven 32: Whitehaven gave their play-off hopes a massive boost with their first away win in the league over close rivals Sheffield Eagles.

Haven pack show their scrap mettle

Published 30 June 2008

Whitehaven 24 Dewsbury 16: It wasn’t pretty but against a big Dewsbury outfit scrapping for their First Division lives, it was never likely to be.

Rudd on song but Haven fall to Fax

Published 23 June 2008

Halifax 38 Whitehaven 14: Whitehaven's recent revival suffered a setback in West Yorkshire yesterday as title-chasing Halifax cruised to a comfortable victory.

Tane stars as Haven ease to victory over Fev

Published 9 June 2008

Haven 32 Featherstone Rovers 18: Rip-roaring Whitehaven ran Rovers off their feet in the first 40 minutes to show that taking the scalp of Salford was no fluke.

Teenage ace McNally steals the show for awesome Haven

Published 30 May 2008

Whitehaven 26, Salford 22: Never underestimate Haven at the Recreation Ground. Rarely in their recent history has the adage been more apt than last night, when they showed guts beyond the call of duty and emerged with the glory.

Bulldogs romp home as Haven out-muscled

Published 19 May 2008

Batley Bulldogs 36 Whitehaven 20: Haven suffered a second-half nightmare as Batley completed a rare league double over the Cumbrians at Mount Pleasant yesterday.

Haven are ton over!

Published 18 May 2008

Wigan 106 Whitehaven 8: It was a night to forget for Haven as they crashed out of the Challenge Cup on the receiving end of a club record hammering from the ton-up Warriors.

Ref in firing line as Leigh fall to Haven

Published 6 May 2008

Whitehaven 28 Leigh 16: Haven overturned a 16-8 half-time deficit in a pulsating clash featuring a handful of controversial refereeing decisions.

Reds pack aces trumped our forwards - Stokes

Published 25 April 2008

Salford City Reds 36 Whitehaven 10: Whitehaven coach Ged Stokes criticised his forward pack for ‘letting the side down’ following their disappointing defeat at Salford last night.

Lacklustre French offer Haven little resistance

Published 21 April 2008

Carnegie Challenge Cup: Whitehaven 46 Lezignan 6: Haven overcame weak French resistance with ease last night to progress to the Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round.

Ged’s men destroy the Welsh Crusaders

Published 14 April 2008

Whitehaven 44 Celtic Crusaders 16: Haven's see-sawing season hit a fantastic high last night as new coach Ged Stokes saw his team destroy the fancied full-timers from Wales.