Talking Rugby League: Leigh Leopards gave Wembley a sporting miracle

A couple of years ago, you might have thought you had more chance of spotting a UFO than of seeing Leigh at Wembley. Leigh had been a club in the doldrums for a long time, the little brother just down the road from Wigan. Even when they were bought by Derek Beaumont, a local lad made good, no one, apart from Derek himself, really thought that

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