HULL KR coach Tim Sheens was a proud man yesterday after watching his patched-up team stay on course for Super League survival with a 30-18 win over London Broncos.

Sheens was forced into a series of last-minute changes after losing six players from last week’s game against Halifax, including influential half-back Danny McGuire, while full-back Craig Hall played despite carrying a groin injury which prevented him from taking kicks at goal.

“With players dropping out, it’s a very good and important win for us,” said Sheens.

“We lost three at training, including Bobby Blair who jumped for a ball and suffered a grade two tear so won’t play again this year unless we’re in the Million-Pound Game.

“It really put a hole in our team and it’s great credit to the boys who filled in at the last minute.

“Hall was carrying a groin injury as well which meant he couldn’t kick and that was another last-minute change. You’ve got to adjust and adapt.”

Rovers looked to have secured the points after opening up a 20-6 half-time lead thanks to tries from James Greenwood, Tommy Lee and Chris Atkin.

But London fought back to get to within two points when winger Michael Channing went in for his second try on 66 minutes and Jarrod Sammut kicked his third goal before Rovers clinched a fourth straight win with late tries from Greenwood and Junior Vaivai.

“We’re not making it any easier for us,” Sheens said. “That’s four in a row but each has had its moments, it’s a tough comp.

“London were always going to come back at us and Sammut showed the way. He’s got a kick in him and a bit of flair. They were never going to give up.”

The win lifts the Robins level on eight points with Leeds and Salford with two rounds of the Super 8s Qualifiers left, while London must now battle for a place in the Million-Pound Game to keep alive their promotion hopes.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the boys, I thought the effort was fantastic,” Broncos coach Danny Ward said.

“We had a real crack and I thought the momentum was with us in the last 15 minutes but we came up with an error coming away from our own line.

“At half-time, I was happy to be only 12 points down because Rovers had all the ball.

“Our discipline must have let us down badly because it was a 7-2 penalty count but we knew, if we could get hold of the ball, we’d cause them problems but the damage was probably done in the first half.

“We have to move on and get better. It’s still in our hands and that’s all we can ask for. We’ve two home games, two massive games. It’s about winning now, not performances.”