Keighley Cougars 16 Toulouse Olympique 10: Cougars stun Toulouse with great success

Keighley stunned in-form Toulouse to secure a spot in the Challenge Cup fourth round.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Mar 2011, 11:00 BST

Jason Demetriou’s resilient Cougars defended like Trojans to hand the Frenchmen only their second defeat of the season, edging a tight contest 16-10.

Having beaten Keighley in the Northern Rail Cup just two weeks previously, Toulouse looked well-placed to repeat the feat when Gregory White scored after six minutes. But the hosts dominated and levelled when Tom Burton touched down Demetriou’s neat grubber.

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Danny Lawton kicked a penalty and followed it up with a try.

Toulouse pulled level once more with a try from Lewis, who also converted, but Lawton slotted another penalty and Chris Baines scored ten minutes from time.

Keighley: Moss; Burton, Sagar, Lawton, Hutchinson; Demetriou, Helliwell; Shickell, Feather, Law, Cartledge, Pursglove, Haythornthwaite. Substitutes: Wray, Barr, Rawlins, Baines.

Toulouse: Couturier; White, Planas, Bruno, Olari; Nicholls, Lewis; Worth, Cook, Faure, Maria, Tisseyre, Houles. Substitutes: Gout, Pelo, Larroyer, Anselme.

Referee: R Lawton (Barnsley).