Coventry Bears are back on track for a place in the play-offs following a great win on Saturday.

They beat the Birmingham Bulldogs in a full-blooded contest which tested Coventry’s resolve until the final minutes.

James Cathcart opened the scoring for Coventry, but the home team re-gained the lead with a try following poor defence by the Bears.

Birmingham took the lead early in the second half, but Glenn Southwell and Andy Lewis both scored tries to give Coventry the match.

Some of Coventry’s regular players were missing, but new faces Glenn Southwell and Ady Nightingale performed well to show the value of having a competitive squad.