Keighley Cougars 16 Sheffield Eagles 16: Cougars fight back to thwart Sheffield

Sheffield scored first through Alex Szostak after five minutes on yet another heavy Cougar Park pitch.

The visitors continued to test Keighley's defence but each time fell short. It was not until the 30th minute that the Cougars put points on the board when Danny Jones sent over a penalty.

The Eagles then had the last word in the half as Sam Barlow powered over, with Brendon Lindsay tagging on the goal for the eight-point lead on the hooter.

The Cougars began the second half with two quick tries, courtesy of Andy Shickle and Gavin Duffy. Jones tagged on both conversions to lead 14-10.

It was short-lived however, as with less than 10 minutes to go, Craig Cook pounced on a grubber-kick, and with the Mitchell Stringer conversion, the Eagles had regained the lead at 16-14.

Cheered on by their fans, the Cougars then put pressure on the Eagles line and a superb grubber from Jones on the last tackle was not capitalised upon.

However, a penalty for a high tackle was just reward for effort and Jones levelled matters with seconds remaining.

Keighley: Raynor, Moss, Burton, Williams, Duffy, Presley, Jones, Shickle, Feather, Benjafield, Baines, Cartledge, Hughes. Substitutes: Wray, Haythornthwaite, Rawlins, Massey.

Sheffield: Woodcock, Thackeray, Yere, Ropati, Taulapapa, Lindsay, Brooks, Cochrane, Cook, Stringer, Szostak, Green, Hurst. Substitutes: Roe, Exton, McDonald, Barlow.

Referee: M. Thomason (RFL).