SON RISING

 Record-breaker White guns for ‘dad’ Craig

- DAVE CRAVEN

ESTATE agent Ben White is looking to sell his ‘dad’ Craig Lingard a dummy on a landmark day in Batley colours.

Half-back White will break the club record for successive appearances with his 104th straight game in today’s Challenge Cup sixth round tie against Castleford.

Fittingly, the Championship part- timers are facing their old boss Lingard, a Batley legend who left for the Super League outfit last year.

White has played every game for the Bulldogs since Lingard signed him from Halifax in 2020 – leading to some teammates crying nepotism.

He said: “There was a bit of a running joke. No matter who we played, I was always on the teamsheet.