Leigh Leopards held off a late resurgence from Warrington Wolves to wrap up an 18-14 victory in Rivals Round at the Leigh Sports Village.
Leigh Leopards had the slight advantage at half-time through a converted Edwin Ipape try, Warrington’s only points of the half coming through an early Marc Sneyd penalty as they trailed 6-2 at the break.
Two early converted tries for Leigh through Ethan O’Neill and Frankie Halton gave Leigh a comfortable 18-2 lead early in the second half but Warrington managed to fight back with 12 unanswered points in the space of 10 minutes, converted efforts from Toby King and Matty Ashton bringing the score to 18-14 in the Leopards’ favour with 10 minutes remaining.
However, Warrington could not find the crucial third try to bring the game level, Leigh picking up their fifth win of the season after eight rounds, adding to one draw and two losses.
The victory for Leigh moves them up to third in the Super League table on 11 points, edging them just ahead of Hull FC – also on 11 points in fourth – and St Helens on 10 points in fifth.
The win is a huge one for Leigh which moves them up to fourth in the Super League table
The loss for Warrington keeps them down in eighth place, with Catalans able to go ahead of them with a win over Salford.
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Round 8 – RIVALS ROUND results
Thurs April 17: Wakefield 13-12 Castleford
Fri April 18: Hull FC 14-28 Hull KR
Fri April 18: Wigan 24-14 St Helens
Fri April 18: Leeds 28-6 Huddersfield
Sat April 19: Leigh vs Warrington – 1.30pm
Sat April 19: Catalans vs Salford – 6pm
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