While in the match of the day, Illawarra claimed its second New South Wales country title in a row, beating Newcastle by two points.
The lead changed hands eight times, and when Royce Geoffrey scored his second, the Rebels thought they had the match.
But a 70th minute Jason Raper try in the corner saw the defending champions claim a 22 points to 20 win.
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