ESTATE agent Ben White looks to sell his 'dad' Craig Lingard a dummy as he hits a milestone 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 Bulldogs since Lingard signed him from Halifax in 2020 leading to some team-mates crying nepotism.
He admitted: "There was a bit of a running joke. No matter who we played, I was always on the teamsheet. Some lads said tongue-in-cheek I'm Linners' son.
This story is from the March 23, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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