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Halifax Panthers: Championship club has Rugby Football League membership removed

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Halifax Panthers have had their Rugby Football League membership removed after going into liquidation.

After a hearing at the High Court on Monday, the 153-year-old club were wound up because of money owed to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

Halifax’s home match against Sheffield Eagles on Sunday has duly been postponed.

“The RFL is committed to preserving professional rugby league in the town and will continue working with interested parties to fulfil this,” the governing body said in a statement.

Halifax started their Championship season with a home win over Batley on 1 February before losing to Goole in the Challenge Cup on Sunday.

The Panthers, who were champions and Challenge Cup winners in consecutive seasons in the 1980s, were coached by former England rugby union international Kyle Eastmond.

Their plight is another blow to the sport after Featherstone Rovers were denied membership to the Championship by the RFL last month after going into administration in December, the same month Salford Red Devils were liquidated.


BBC News

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