Halifax: (18) 32
Tries: Larder, Royston, Trinder, Varkulis, Ball
Goals: Holroyd 6

Whitehaven: (6) 24
Tries: Calvert 2, Ruud, Fatialofa
Goals: Rudd 4

Whitehaven coach Dave Rotheram led his side out for the very last time with a 32-24 defeat to Halifax in the National League One play-offs.

Rotheram, whose contract will not be renewed for next season, saw Halifax take an 18-6 half-time lead, with Craig Calvert the try scorer for Haven.

Haven attempted a second-half comeback with tries from Carl Rudd and Calvert levelling the scores.

But tries from Richard Varkulis and Damian Ball clinched a win for Halifax.

Interview: Whitehaven coach Dave Rotheram

Elsewhere, Workington Town and Barrow Raiders both suffered defeats in the National League Two play-offs.

Town were crushed 48-0 by Oldham while Barrow lost 36-20 to Featherstone Rovers, with Liam Harrison, Andy Ellis, Lee Dutton and Michael Basan getting the tries for the Raiders.

Halifax: Royston, Hore, Smith, Gibson, Greenwood, Varkulis, Holroyd, Watson, Southern, Roberts, Wrench, Larder, Joseph
Replacements: Ball, Watene, Penkywicz, Trinder

Whitehaven: Broadbent, Calvert, Seeds, R Jackson, Maden, Joe, Duffy, Baldwin, Mattinson, Fatialofa, Miller, Fletcher, McAvoy
Replacements: Hill, M Jackson, Wright, Sice