Searing finale books Nottingham top spot

By PHIL DALY

NOTTINGHAM finished the game in red hot form on a freezing afternoon in West Yorkshire. They ran in five tries in the final 15 minutes to secure a home quarter-final by topping the Pool on points difference with a last minute eighth try.
The match was marred when Yorkshire prop Alex Reid suffered a back injury in the opening minutes of the second half. There was a lengthy delay while he received treatment, with both teams heading back to the dressing rooms to keep warm while Reid was taken from the field to hospital.
The visitors led 19-0 at half time with three tries in the f...

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