This is Barrow’s final game of the regular Betfred Championship season, with a play‑off place already secured. Whitehaven arrive needing a strong finish going into the play offs after a run of results over the last six weeks.
Barrow won the reverse fixture 30–0 at the Ortus Rec in February .
📊 Current Form
Barrow Raiders (Strong, Play‑off Bound)
Barrow’s recent results show a team finishing the season well:
Barrow sit 5th in the Championship table with 16 wins from 23 .
Whitehaven RLFC (Improving and Dangerous)
Whitehaven sit 9th with 9 wins, 11 losses, 1 draw .
🔍 Head‑to‑Head
Recent history strongly favours Barrow:
Barrow have won 7 of the last 10 meetings
Last meeting: Whitehaven 0–30 Barrow (Feb 2026)
Whitehaven’s last win over Barrow: 23–22 (Mar 2024)
Squad News
Barrow welcome back Matt Costello, Harvey Makin, Ellis Robson, Brad Singleton into the 21-man squad.
Whitehaven’s name 19 players in the squad with an emphasis on local talent .For this game Jack Newbegin and Alfie Sinclair miss out through HIA protocol but welcome back Dave Eccleston come into the squad.
Bickerdike , Brennan , Brown , Callander , Holgate ,Holliday ,Kellett .McQuistan ,Nixon ,B. Pearce ,J. Pearce , Shackley , Smith , Todd , C. Walker , W. Walker (loanee) ,Weatherill
Williamson , Ecclestone
4. Motivation
Barrow want momentum heading into the play‑offs.
Whitehaven want to finish the season with a statement win over a Cumbrian rival ahead of their clash with Town next week
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🏁 Final Verdict
Barrow enter with better form, better squad depth, and home advantage. Whitehaven have enough confidence and firepower to make it competitive