Leigh legend Alex Murphy backs Leigh to cause Challenge Cup upset

Leigh will be confident of tapping into the spirit of 1971 and beating Leeds in the Challenge Cup, according to the legendary Alex Murphy OBE. The quarter-final tie has been moved from Leeds to Featherstone and takes place on Friday evening. Murphy was the Leigh player-coach on that famous May afternoon 47 years ago, when his team, given litt

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