Keighley Cougars 12 Batley Bulldogs 22: Batley leave it late for victory

IN a close run battle of the Championship basement boys in the Cougar Park mud, Batley Bulldogs came out victors in the last 10 minutes of the game.

The visitors took the lead via a Chris Buttery try and a conversion from Gareth Moore, before Keighley replied with a Danny Jones penalty and Tom Burton try.

Both teams then traded tries, Mark Barlow for Batley and Jones for Keighley, who also tagged on the extras.

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Batley took a 71st-minute lead with a Sean Hesketh try to which Moore converted before sealing victory when Danny Maun slid on to a kick from man-of-the-match Paul Handforth, who then converted to wrap up the game.

On the final hooter, and in torrential rain, fighting broke out and the referee placed the incident on report.

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