Souths sit inside the top four after a stirring win over the competition’s leader, Easts.

Dominance at the coalface helped the Magpies set up a healthy lead towards the tail end of match, which they narrowly maintained.

Coach Garrick Morgan said his team put a major emphasis on Saturday’s clash as a must-win.

“We had to win it, we had a goal for that and happy the boys responded,” Morgan told Rugby News.