Eagles down Hawks

Sheffield Eagles came from 20-10 down at half-time to beat bottom club Hunslet 30-20 at the Don Valley Stadium and climb to third place in the Co-operative Championship.

The Hawks, with just one win all season, threatened to pull off a shock when centre Liam Welham touched down twice and Luke Haigh and Lee Brickwood also scored tries, with Luke Helliwell kicking two goals to give them a 10-point buffer at the break.

But forward Duane Straugher's 50th-minute try brought the Eagles back into it and forward Joe Hirst touched down twice in three minutes to spare their blushes.

Nev Morrison and James Davey had scored Sheffield's first-half tries and Simon Brown kicked five goals.