Hull KR coach Tim Sheens was delighted with a point from his side's battling 24-24 draw at Castleford after admitting he feared they were heading for a 60-point thrashing.
The Tigers made a tremendous start to the Super League clash with three tries in the first 23 minutes but they failed to put the game away and, badly hit by injury, were holding on grimly by the end.
Trailing 24-12, prop Mose Masoe and centre Junior Vaivai scored late tries which Ryan Shaw converted to draw level before halfback Chris Atkin sent two field goal attempts wide.
"Given the way we started, it was a good point for us," four-time NRL premiership-winning coach Sheens said.
"With the amount of ball and field position we gave up, not to get beat by 60, we were lucky in that regard.
"We kept within range in the first half, that was the main thing."
Sheens was pleased with the debut of former England forward Joel Tomkins, who played the full 80 minutes following his arrival from Wigan.
"I was happy with him," he said. "The ball went more from right to left but he did some nice things."
Sheens' former NRL counterpart Steve Price, meanwhile, says he never felt worried despite watching his Warrington side get pushed all the way by Wakefield.
The Wolves appeared to have the points in the bag after stretching their lead to 24-6 early in the second half but they were clinging on in the dying seconds before closing out a 32-30 victory.
"I felt we were always in control of the game," the former St George Illawarra coach said.
"The first 25 minutes we played some really exciting and attractive football. We played with a lot of finesse and directness.
"The scoreline didn't really indicate the true value of the game.
"But credit to Wakefield. They're very awkward to play at home.
"They scored those late tries near the end but I always felt we were in control.
"We got a bit sloppy at the end but I know what sort of footy team we have and there's a lot more improvement left in us."
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