‘A FAIRYTALE tie’ says Jonty Gorley, as the Town head coach encouraged fans to come down and get behind his squad when they take on one of Rugby League's most successful teams this Friday.
Workington Town will take on Super League side St Helens in the third round of the Betfred Challenge Cup, at the Fibrus Community Stadium (also known as Derwent Park), with kick off at 7.30pm this Friday, January 6.
It will be the first meeting between the two sides since the 1996 season, 30 years on from the Saints’ historic double with the first-ever Super League title and the Challenge Cup.
This fixture is incredibly exciting for many reasons, with it serving as the first competitive match with Paul Rowley in charge of the Saints, and could also mark the final time a Super League club visits Derwent Park, after plans were submitted plans for a new stadium to house Town in the future.
Speaking about the game, Town head coach Jonty Gorley said: “What an occasion for West Cumbria and for rugby league! A club like St Helens coming up, with what they have achieved in Super League and all the superstars they have got.
“It is possibly the last time the Fibrus Community Stadium is going to host a super league team and it’s fitting that it’s one of the best clubs that is going to be coming.
“For the area, for the club, for Town fans, the players, it’s a fairy-tale tie.
"I just hope everybody comes on Friday and supports the lads under the lights.”
Jonty said that Friday will also mark a ‘great occasion’ for the players, with some of them having never previously played a club like St Helens before. He added: “These lads are going to pit their wits against some of the best players in the world, definitely in this country.
"I’m really looking forward to it. I just hope that the supporters come, it shows already in the ticket sales.
“It looks like we are going to have a good night. I just hope everybody comes and backs it and makes it an occasion to remember.”
Workington Town are encouraging fans to buy tickets ahead of the game, either at their website here Workington Town RLFC, or via the club shop at the Fibrus Community Stadium.
Chairman of Workington Town RLFC Graeme Peers said the match was 'huge' for the club, with the match also giving Town a chance to get out into the community promoting rugby league in schools.
The chairman has urged fans to get behind the team as they take on St Helens, in what could be 'one of the last huge matches', in the current ground.
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