Wheelchair Super League round-up: Edinburgh Giants beat weakened Leeds Rhinos

EDINBURGH GIANTS claimed their second Super League win in a row with a mammoth 74-30 win at LEEDS RHINOS.

Leeds, one of the major contenders for the title, were missing several players due to England international training, so player-coach James Simpson-Hill selected himself for the first time since their 2024 Grand Final win, and also gave a debut to Ray Griffin.

Edinburgh were dominant throughout and went into a 50-4 half-time lead. Most of their side are Scottish internationals, but it was Welshman Stuart Williams who was the star of the show, going over for eight tries. David Hill contributed two tries, whilst Calum Davidson, Mark Robertson and Ben Rowlings all scored once. Davidson converted 11 times.

Leeds, with Finley Butler their only first half scorer, made a game of it after the break, but it was too little, too late. Cameron Hills scored a hat-trick of tries, with Charlie Wagstaff and Tom Halliwell, who also kicked three goals, going over once each.

WIGAN WARRIORS, despite being understrength due to their four Irish internationals playing out in France, still had far too much in the tank for BRADFORD BULLS as they won 108-18.

The Bulls were still in the game at half-time, where the score was a competitive 32-18, but Wigan scored 13 tries without reply in the second half to cruise home.

Wigan took the lead through Matthew Turner, the first of his 11 tries in this match. His fellow Welsh international Mark Williams converted, and he went on to kick two more goals in the first half.

Bradford to hit back thanks to a Keiron Johnson penalty. Then Michael Potter scored a try and Johnson converted to give Bradford an 8-6 lead on 10 minutes.

However, their advantage didn’t last long, as Wigan scored again on 13 minutes through a Chris Greenhalgh try, the first of his hat-trick, and they didn’t give up their lead after that.

Jack Heggie scored a hat-trick of tries and 12 goals during the game, Adam Rigby went over for a brace of tries, whilst Reece Duddle kicked a solitary goal.

A Charlie Wanless try, a second for Potter, with another Johnson goal, completed the Bradford scoring.

LONDON ROOSTERS kept up the pressure at the top of the table, with a 58-22 win against Hull FC, after being 28-12 up at half-time.

Jason Owen topped the points scorers for London, thanks to his three tries and nine goals, with Max Owen beating him on the try-count, going over for five. Jack Linden and Ellie Cockerton each crossed once.

Liam Stancliffe scored two tries for Hull, whilst Nathan Sherwood and Karl Shepherd, who also kicked three goals, each went over once.

Results
Saturday 11 July
SUPER LEAGUE: Bradford Bulls 18 Wigan Warriors 108; Leeds Rhinos 30 Edinburgh Giants 74; London Roosters 58 Hull FC 22.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Batley Bulldogs 28 Midlands Hurricanes 30; North Wales Crusaders 18 Rochdale Hornets 27; Wakefield Trinity 12 Gravesend Dynamite 98; York 30 Castleford Tigers 44.
CONFERENCE NORTH: Hull KR 14 Leigh Leopards 37; Widnes Vikings 0 Swinton Lions 18.

Fixtures
Saturday 18 July
SUPER LEAGUE: Edinburgh Giants v London Roosters; Halifax Panthers v Leeds Rhinos.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity; Gravesend Dynamite v York; Midlands Hurricanes v North Wales Crusaders; Rochdale Hornets v Batley Bulldogs.
CONFERENCE NORTH: Leigh Leopards v Warrington Wolves; Swinton Lions v Hull KR.
Sunday 19 July
SUPER LEAGUE: Hull FC v Bradford Bulls; London Roosters v Edinburgh Giants; Sheffield Eagles v Wigan Warriors.
CONFERENCE NORTH: Widnes Vikings v Salford.
CONFERENCE SOUTH: Anglian Vipers v Brentwood Eels; Woodlands Warriors v Bedford Tigers.

Super League Table
Halifax Panthers 16 pts
Leeds Rhinos 10 pts
London Roosters 10 pts
Wigan Warriors 10 pts
Sheffield Eagles 6 pts
Edinburgh Giants 4 pts
Hull FC 4 pts
Bradford Bulls 0 pts