Albury-Wodonga Steamers strengthened their hold on fourth spot with a thrilling 38-29 home win over top four rivals Wagga City on Saturday.
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The pair scored five tries apiece, with fly-half James Devlin sealing the result with six from six with the boot.
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"If we had lost we basically had to win the next two, and we still may need to win the next two after Wagga City beat Waratahs in the first round, but it was an important win," coach Paul Musarra said.
The Steamers face the top two in the last fortnight, starting at home with Wagga Ag College on Saturday and followed by Wagga Waratahs away.
City, which sits five points adrift of fourth spot, has the 'Tahs and Tumut, which the Steamers beat last weekend.
Along with Devlin's five conversions and penalty, he controlled play superbly in the halves, while Ryan O'Sullivan produced a strong performance in the forwards.
Sam Allen sealed the win with a 95m intercept try.
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