The sight of Cougar chairman Neil Spencer on the pitch after the game muddying his suit shaking hands with the triumphant team was a measure of the importance of Sunday's victory.

The only potential negative on a day of massive positives for Keighley was an ugly brawl put on report in the opening minutes of the 21-14 victory over Doncaster.

And new signing Ian Sinfield was at the centre of it, as he was most things during the most impressive of debuts.

Coming from Rochdale, the older brother of Great Britain's Kevin made a massive impact in his first outing for his new side and is delighted to be part of the winning team.

"There is a fantastic team spirit here," said Sinfield, who was happy to sign on the dotted line after only the most brief of chats with Gary Moorby and a quick tour of the club.

"I have been here about six weeks and have settled in really quickly. There is a good dressing room atmosphere and that can only improve after the way we won.

"This has definitely been the right move for me."

The Oldham-based forward pushed Simeon Hoyle close for the man of the match vote, impressing all with his powerful play, particularly in defence.

Happy to acknowledge that defending is the key to his game, Sinfield can claim to have diffused a number of potentially dangerous Dragon attacks.

If Opta did stats for this level of rugby then Sinfield would have probably set an Arriva Trains record for the number of delays he caused to the South Yorkshire go forward.

Something his brother, no doubt, will be impressed with on his visits to Cougar Park this season.

"Kevin was going to come down to watch the Doncaster game, but something came up," said Sinfield, who bears a strong resemblance to the international star.

"He will come down at some point, probably quite soon as their season hasn't got going yet.

"People know that I am his older brother and the comparisons and comments don't bother me. We are totally different players, he has fantastic hands while I am a more defensive player."

With the victory over higher-division Doncaster under their belts, the Cougars are now even more confident for the visit of amateur side Thornhill Trojans on Sunday.

"I went to watch them over the weekend and they don't look a bad side," he continued."They will come at us hard from the start but we should be too strong for them."

And, if the Cougars do progress?

"It would have to be Leeds at home," he added. "And a chance to take on my

brother."