Batley need one point to reach Qualifiers
John Kear’s men now need just a point from their last match of the regular season at Swinton next Sunday to join Leigh and the Broncos in the mix for a tilt at Super League.
The race for the two remaining spots will go down to the wire, with Bradford, Featherstone and Halifax all in the hunt on the final day.
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Hide AdWinger Shaun Ainscough and half-back Dominic Brambani scored two tries apiece for Batley, while Shaun Squires and Adam Gledhill got the others as Pat Walker kicked three goals and Brambani kicked a last-minute drop goal.
London, who trailed 14-4 at the break, scored tries through Elliot Kear, Ben Hellewell, Api Pewhairangi and Mark Offerdahl, while Australian scrum-half Jamie Soward kicked two goals on his return to the club.
Batley: D. Scott, Reittie, Squires, Ulugia, Ainscough, Walker, Brambani, Hirst, Leak, Rowe, Day, Bretherton, Gledhill. Substitutes: Davey, Lillycrop, J. Brown, Harrison.
London Broncos: Walker, Williams, Hellewell, Kear, Macani, Pewhairangi, Soward, Slyney, Ackers, Thackray, Bussey, Garside, Offerdahl. Substitutes: Cunningham, Magrin, Ioane, Battye.
Referee: J Smith (RFL).
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Hide AdLeague 1 side Hunslet Hawks have signed winger Stewart Sanderson until the end of the season.
Sanderson, 33, has extensive Championship & League 1 experience having enjoyed successful spells at Doncaster, Dewsbury Rams and Newcastle Thunder.
Cumbrian-born he has recently been playing rugby union for Pontefract and has joined the Hawks until the end of the season.