Keighley Cougars 23 Sheffield Eagles 16: Coleman streaks away to leave visiting Eagles empty-handed

The Cougars started the game well, with Craig Moss and Sam Obst both going over for tries.

That may have sparked Sheffield up as they were quickly back on the comeback trail, with Misi Taulapapa and Neville Morrison’s scores sending them in level at the break.

But the game-breaker came when Jy-mel Coleman intercepted Dominic Brambani’s pass to go the length of the field to halt the South Yorkshire side’s momentum.

Keighley then quickly gave themselves breathing space with Danny Lawton scoring shortly after, as he pounced on Obst’s bomb.

The Eagles got themselves back into it again though, with Taulapapa getting his second try of the match.

They then thought that they got themselves back on level terms when Brambani touched down from Simon Brown’s skilful banana kick, but the assistant referee judged that the Sheffield scrum-half was offside from the kick.

Lawton then booted from long range to keep Cougars in front by a converted try and then Obst’s coolly slotted drop-goal late on made sure of the victory.

Keighley Cougars: Moss, Barnett, Haythornthwaite, Lawton, Duffy, Coleman, Obst, Shickell, Feather, Korkidas, Pursglove, Shepherd, March. Substitutes: Davey, Demetriou, Sherrife, Cherryholme.

Sheffield Eagles: Laulu-Togagae, Turner, Yere, Taulapapa, Morrison, McDonald, Brambani, Howison, Henderson, Higgins, Szostak, Green, Hirst. Substitutes: Brown, Hepworth, Knowles, Stringer

Referee: M Thomason (RFL).