Wolfpack: Home for the rest after tie

KEIGHLEY, ENGLAND— Matty Beharrell scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute to tie the game for Keighley as the Cougars and Toronto Wolfpack played to a 26-26 draw on Sunday in the third round of the Kingstone Press League 1 Super 8s playoffs.

Keighley (9-7-2) had second-half tries from Rickie Hawkyard and Vinny Finigan to help erase a 22-12 halftime deficit. Finigan and Hamish Barnes had tries in the first half at Cougar Park.

Richard Whiting, Liam Kay, Quentin Laulu Togaga’e and Jonny Pownall had tries for first-place Toronto (161-1) in the first half and Greg Worthington added another in the 56th minute.

The Wolfpack beat Keighley 48-21 when they played them in the third week of the regular season.

Toronto, aiming for one of two promotion spots to the second-tier championship, plays its final four games of the round-robin at home, including against the Newcastle Thunder on Saturday.

Under Rugby Football League rules, the 16-team Kingstone Press League 1 is split into two after each team has played the other with the top eight taking part in the Super 8s.

The teams carry forward their regular-season points with the top team after the Super 8s winning promotion. A four-team playoff (No. 2 versus No. 5 and No. 3 versus No. 4, with the winners playing off) is used to decide the other spot.

In the Super 8s, the top four teams get four home games while the bottom four have three home fixtures.