Eagles looking to move up

Former Challenge Cup winning teammates Paul Broadbent and Mark Aston will go head-to-head as Sheffield look to make a late step up the Co-operative Championship table against Dewsbury.

Broadbent and Aston were both members of the Eagles team that won the 1998 Challenge Cup, but will put their friendship aside this weekend.

For Dewsbury caretaker coach Broadbent, it is the last chance to impress the Rams before they announce the permanent successor to Warren Jowitt this week.

Broadbent has won one and lost one of his two games to date, and was among a list of candidates for the job recently interviewed by the club.

Sheffield, meanwhile, are looking towards the play-offs, and can still move up to fourth if they win at the Tetley's Stadium and Batley lose at Halifax.

"We upped the ante in the game against Featherstone, and we'll be looking to kick on again now," Aston said.

"We've had a week off since then, and that can work one of two ways.

"But we'll be looking for a strong performance that we can take into the play-offs."

Aston will have a near fully fit squad available, with back rower Joe Hirst back from a knee complaint, and centre or second row Duane Straugheir having completed a suspension.