WELL that’s another round of Super League done and dusted and what a round it was!
The action began on Thursday night when St Helens hosted high flyers Warrington Wolves at the Totally Wicked Stadium. Daryl Powell’s men had lost their first game of the season against Wigan the week before and Saints were in no mood to mess around. Paul Wellens answered his critics in a defiant manner as the Merseysiders inflicted a 28-6 demolition on their rivals.
Wind the clock forward 24 hours and Castleford Tigers hosted Hull KR hoping for a third win under Andy Last. And for a great deal of time it appeared as though Last’s men would halt a four-game winning run enjoyed by Rovers. That being said, Willie Peters’ men found a way to win ugly as the Robins ran out 12-7 victors.
Elsewhere on Friday night, Leeds Rhinos travelled to the Leigh Leopards hoping to build on their demolition of Hull FC last week. However, Adrian Lam’s side were in the mood to put their opponents to the sword with a 20-6 triumph lifting the Leopards above the Rhinos in the Super League table.
Moving on to Sunday afternoon and three Super League fixtures took place with Salford Red Devils’ home clash against Catalans Dragons being moved to 2.15pm for a double-header with the women’s sides. A Marc Sneyd and Brodie Croft-inspired display helped Paul Rowley’s men to a narrow 16-14 win over the French side with Adam Keighran’s late conversion miss ending proceedings on the final whistle.
Meanwhile, Hull FC hosted Huddersfield Giants at the MKM Stadium hoping to stem their eight-game losing run. And for the majority of the game, the Black and Whites were the better team with the scores locked at 8-8 at half-time. Following the break, Tony Smith’s men went ahead and held on for a priceless 20-14 triumph.
Whilst Hull were able to stem their losing run, Wakefield Trinity’s stretched to a massive ten games without a win. Mark Applegarth’s men travelled to the Wigan Warriors knowing what a momentous task faced them at the DW Stadium. Despite being 18-0 down at half-time, Wakefield rallied but ended up on the wrong end of a 22-6 scoreline.
But which stars suffered blows over the weekend?
St Helens 28-6 Warrington Wolves
Tommy Makinson (leg – withdrawn before game) – St Helens
Mark Percival (hamstring – withdrawn before game) – St Helens
Daryl Clark (leg) – Warrington Wolves
Castleford Tigers 7-12 Hull KR
Joe Westerman (head) – Castleford Tigers
Leigh Leopards 20-6 Leeds Rhinos
Aidan Sezer (leg) – Leeds Rhinos
Harry Newman (ankle) – Leeds Rhinos
Salford Red Devils 16-14 Catalans Dragons
Matt Costello (head) – Salford Red Devils
Wigan Warriors 22-6 Wakefield Trinity
Kaide Ellis (hamstring – withdrawn before the game) – Wigan Warriors
Will Dagger (back – withdrawn before the game) – Wakefield Trinity
Harry Bowes (head) – Wakefield Trinity
Hull FC 20-14 Huddersfield Giants
Josh Griffin – Hull FC
Will Pryce (ankle) – Huddersfield Giants
Nathan Peats (hand) – Huddersfield Giants
