Edinburgh Monarchs v Oxford Cheetahs

EDINBURGH fought back to defeat Oxford 48-42 in a key clash of play-off contenders at Armadale.

The Monarchs were six points down to a depleted Cheetahs side on two occasions but were indebted to their top two of Sam Masters and Josh Pickering who raced to superb 5-1s in Heats 13 and 15, both coming from the back in the former race.

The two Australians both scored 14+1 paid maximums whilst Dillon Ruml piled up 13+2 at reserve for the Cheetahs, with the visitors collecting a league point from the meeting.

Masters said: “It was a good meeting, good for the fans and we were happy to take the win.

“I’ve got to admit that Oxford had a bit of bad luck with two-minute exclusions, but that’s part of it.”

CHAMPIONSHIP
EDINBURGH 48: Sam Masters 14+1, Josh Pickering 14+1, Paco Castagna 7, Kye Thomson 6+1, Jacob Hook 6, Lee Complin 1+1, Lasse Fredriksen r/r
OXFORD 42: Dillon Ruml 13+2, Aaron Summers 8+2, Cameron Heeps 7+2, Leon Flint 7, Troy Batchelor 6, Luke Killeen 1, Kyle Newman r/r
Championship points: Edinburgh 3 Oxford 1

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