Dewsbury Rams 20 Sheffield Eagles 22: Dewsbury in despair as Stringer grabs win for Sheffield

Dewsbury Rams battled back from 20-16 down and when Bryn Powell stormed over for a try in the 75th minute the Rams had a golden opportunity to register their first win in the Championship. Pat Walker stepped up for the conversion attempt but pulled it across the face of goal.

In a dramatic finale both sides had chances to win it but failed with drop-goal attempts before Sheffield were gifted victory.

Rams' full-back Lee Lingard dropped a pass inside his own 25 and then hacked the ball away in frustration. Referee Ronnie Laughton awarded the Eagles a penalty which Stringer slotted over.

Sheffield raced into a 10-0 lead in the opening stages as Craig Cook darted over in the corner before Stringer crashed through the Rams' defence to score; he also added a conversion.

Ed Barber replied with a try for the Rams only for Dave McDonald to burst through to put Sheffield 14-4 ahead.

Substitute James Lockwood responded in style with a try near the end of the first half which Pat Walker converted before Andy Bostock barged over soon after the interval and Walker edged Dewsbury ahead with a conversion.

Cook replied with his 15th try of the season for the Eagles and Stringer's conversion put the visitors 20-16 ahead.

Powell looked to have earned Dewsbury at least a share of the spoils with his late unconverted try but Stringer's penalty ultimately denied them.

Dewsbury Rams: Lingard, Powell, Bretherton, Turner, Buchanan, Barber, Brambani, Robinson, Blake, Hirst, Spicer, Bostock, P Walker. Substitutes (all used): Emmett, J Walker, Fall, Lockwood.

Sheffield Eagles: Taulapapa, Barnett, Yere, Rupati, Bergin, Lindsay, Groom, Stringer, Cook, Haley, Exton, Green, McDonald. Substitutes (all used): Hepworth, Brooks, Rowe, Barlow.

Referee: R Laughton (Barnsley).

AFTER allowing Australian scrum-half Brent Sherwin to join Catalans Dragons yesterday, Castleford Tigers moved swiftly to sign Huddersfield Giants' Kyle Wood on a month's loan.

The 20-year-old, who has spent most of this season on a dual-registration deal at Batley, will make his Super League debut against Hull FC on Sunday.

Wakefield have signed former St George Illawarra and Canterbury prop Charlie Leaeno until the end of next season but the Samoan, who has been playing for Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup, will not arrive until Monday.

The 24-year-old is a replacement for Shane Tronc, who was allowed to return to Australia just 11 games into his Super League career with Wakefield.

Leeds full-back Brent Webb last night lost his appeal against a two-match suspension so he will miss Sunday's derby against Bradford and the Challenge Cup quarter-final with Wigan.