London 14 Sheffield 22: Eagles grab points away from London

Sheffield Eagles swooped late to snatch victory over London Broncos at The Hive.
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Two late tries from Menzie Yere and Eddie Battie won the game to seal Sheffield third place behind Leigh and Bradford Bulls.

Wes Naiqama shone for Broncos who were pipped to the post in this topsy turvy encounter.

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Naiqama scored the only try in a tight first half that was afflicted with injuries.

Ryan Miller then scored twice early on in the second half to turn the scoreboard on its head for the first time. London bit back to level the scores at 12-12 in the 60th minute with a try from Matt Garside.

Broncos took back the lead 12 minutes from time with Naiqama’s penalty.

But the Eagles refused to relent and were able to score twice in the final five minutes to topple Broncos and consign the former Super League outfit to a seventh-place finish.

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London Broncos: Kear, Williams, Hellewell, Naiqama, Macani; Thomas, Keyes; Lovegrove, Henderson, Wallace; Garside, Walton, Minchella. Substitutes: Riley, Everett, Davis, Cunningham.

SheffieldEagles: Laulu-Togagae, Miller, Yere, Smeaton, Worrincy, Aston, Brambani, Battie, Davey, Stringer, Langley, Straugheir, Walker. Substitutes: Peterson, Thorpe, Scott, Davies.

Referee: Jamie Bloem (RFL).