Leeds went clear at the top of Super League with a 22-14 win away to Castleford who lost at home for only the second time this season.
Castleford went in front in the eight minute when Dixon crossed for the opening try and Sneyd converted for a 6-0 lead which became 8-0 seven minutes later when Sneyd kicked a successful penalty goal.
Leeds responded with an effort from McGuire but after a video review the try was denied, Jones-Bishop went over from the next set and Sinfield converted for 8-6 with the Rhinos going in front on the half-hour when Watkins crossed for a try which was awarded via a video review with Sinfield converting for 8-12.
The hosts bounced back as Sneyd scored under the posts and converted for a 14-12 lead at the interval, Jones-Bishop scored his second try of the evening in the seventh minute of the second half and but Sinfield's missed conversion meant they lead by two at 14-16.
Watkins crossed for his second try seven minutes later with Sinfield converting to give the Rhinos a 14-22 lead which lasted until the end despite both sides battling for more scores but Leeds' holding on meant they went three points clear at the top.
A correct result and close prediction of 18-26 with a correct eight point gap.
Warriors Triumph At The KCWigan took advantage of Castleford losing to move above the Tigers into third in the table with a 44-16 win away to an out of sorts Hull FC.
Among a long injury list were all three of Wigan's fullback options meaning Sarginson was selected to deputise and began perfectly with the opening try after seven minutes with Smith converting for 0-6.
Gelling crossed for the visitors in the 16th minute and Smith converted for a second time to put Wigan 0-12 up but Hull conceded a penalty and Smith elected to go for goal and kicked successfully to make it 0-14.
Hull reduced the deficit when Ellis crossed for a try and Miller converted successfully for 6-14 but Wigan scored again just before the interval when Hughes went in under the posts with Smith converting to restore the 14 point lead at 6-20.
A superb dash from Burgess in the 47th minute saw Wigan extend their lead as he crossed out wide before touching down under the posts allowing Smith to convert easily for 6-26 and the winger could have been in again when Williams and Gelling combined to find him but he was tackled into touch.
An error from Hull put Wigan in a dangerous position and Sarginson claimed his second try of the evening but a tough conversion attempt was missed by Smith but Wigan now led 6-30. Hull responded well with Shaul crossing for a try after a superb individual run through the Wigan defence but Miller's missed conversion attempt left Hull at 10-30.
Another Hull mistake allowed Sarginson to pick out Manfredi with the young winger scoring in the corner and Smith narrowly missing the conversion at 10-34.. Gelling scored his second try of the night with a defence splitting run with Smith converting for a 30 point lead at 10-40.
A quick play saw Sarginson complete his hat-trick but Smith's conversion attempt missed and Wigan led 44-10 but Hull had the last say three minutes from the end when Talanoa crossed for a try and Miller converted superbly for 16-44. A correct result but a bit wide on my prediction of 18-24.
Wolves Overcome Dragons ChargeWarrington secured their sixth win of the season with a 42-10 victory over a poor Catalan side on Friday night.
Two tries in four minutes from Monaghan and England put the hosts in front with Bridge successfully converting both for a 12-0 lead which soon became 18-0 when Monaghan scored his second of the evening just before the half-hour with Bridge converting for a third time.
Warrington were in firm control at the interval with Ratchford crossing for a try and Bridge maintaining his record with the boot for a 24-0 half-time lead. Catalan failed to keep Warrington out as the second half began as Bridge crossed for a try of his own in the 42nd minute and converted to bring his points tally to 16 and the Wolves led 30-0.
Higham crossed four minutes later with Bridge converting for a stunning 36-0 lead and Catalan were in danger of a huge hammering if Warrington's scoring spree continued which it did in the 55th minute when Laithwaite scored the seventh try of the evening for the Wolves and Bridge made it a magnificent seven in a row from the boot for 42-0.
Catalan stemmed the Warrington spree with a try of their own in the 66th minute when Duport crossed the Warrington line and Barthau converted for 42-6 but the Dragons failed to build on the score and had to wait until the 79th minute for their next points when Escare continued his fine scoring run with a nice try but a missed conversion saw the game end at 42-10. A correct result but wide of the prediction of 28-22.
Wakefield Stun Widnes After a stunning comeback win at Hull, Wakefield made it two wins in a row on the road with a last-gasp 18-24 win over Widnes.
The visitors went in front in the eighth minute when Riley scored the opening try and Sammut converted for 6-0 which became 12-0 in the 19th minute when Moore crossed for the Wildcats second try with Sammut converting for a second time.
Widnes responded with a Hulme try three minutes later with Tickle converting for 6-12 before the sides were level at the interval when Flynn crossed for a try and Tickle converted for 12 all. Widnes completed the comeback from 0-12 to lead 18-12 with Hulme scoring his second try of the game in the 43rd minute with Tickle converting for a third time in a row.
Wakefield levelled six minutes later when Siejka crossed for a try and Sammut kept up his 100% record with the boot for a 18 all score. Both sides pushed to go in front but it took until right at the end for the crucial score with Sykes crossing for the visitors and Sammut converting to secure a superb win for Wakefield that puts them eight points clear of the bottom two. An incorrect result and of course a wrong prediction of 32-20.
Giants Extend Broncos Losing RunLondon's wait for a first win of the season continues after they let a 16-10 half-time lead slip before going on to lose 16-30 to a resilient Huddersfield side.
Huddersfield led in the seventh minute after Lunt crossed for the opening try but Brough's failure to convert saw them lead 0-4 which meant that when Vea scored for London in the 17th minute the sides were level with Drinkwater converting to give the hosts a 6-4 lead.
Huddersfield regained the lead in the 27th minute when Ta'ai scored and Brough converted for 6-10 but London responded well with Foster scoring in the 33rd minute and Solomona in the 36th minute to put them 14-10 in front after two missed conversions. Drinkwater made amends for the double miss with a penalty goal just before the interval for 16-10.
London had been in a similar position at home to Warrington before collapsing in the second half and sadly the same thing happened on Saturday afternoon as Huddersfield came back stunningly with two tries in the first four minutes of the second half from Mullally (42) and a second of the afternoon for Ta'ai (44) with Brough converting both for 16-22.
Brough added a penalty in the 65th minute for 16-24 leaving London more than enough time to stage a comeback but to their dismay, Cudjoe confirmed the win for the Giants when he scored in the final minute and Brough converted for 16-30. Ahead of the midpoint in the season at Magic, London need a miracle to avoid relegation but stranger things have happened in Super League so they cannot be ruled out completely. A correct result and I think for the first time in a long while a perfect prediction of 16-30 so thanks go to Brough for that final conversion success.
Mullaney Denies Rovers Victory
Salford fought back from 4-10 behind to secure a 16-16 draw at home to Hull KR on Saturday evening to move above Wakefield into 11th in the table.
The hosts led in the 22nd minute when Meli crossed for the opening try but a missed conversion meant a slim 4-0 lead which was cancelled out four minutes later by a Rovers try from Welham for 4 all.
Rovers went into the interval ahead after a try on the half-hour mark from Larroyer which Burns converted for a 4-10 lead. Salford bounced back but it took until the 55th minute before they were level as Meli scored his second try of the game and Mullaney converted for 10 all.
Alike the first half, Rovers regained the lead as Costigan scored their third try of the evening on the hour and Burns converted for 10-16, Salford responded well and were level within six minutes as Gleeson crossed for the try and Mullaney converted for a score of 16 all. Both sides went for the win via one-pointer's at near the end but to no avail as they had to settle for a point each. An incorrect result and a wide prediction of 18-28.
After a stunning win over Warrington in the previous round, Bradford were given a huge wake-up call by a rampant St Helens side who ran in nine tries in a 50-0 win.
Wilkin put the visitors in front in the 11th minute with Walsh converting for 0-6 with thoughts of a repeat of the Wigan humiliation on the mind but Bradford responded well and kept the Saints out until the 28th minute when Walsh crossed for a try and converted his own score for 0-12.
Lomax scored three minutes later but Walsh missed the conversion leaving Saints at 0-16 which became 0-22 at the interval when Wilkin scored his second of the afternoon and Walsh converted for the third time from four attempts.
Bradford fell further behind in the 46th minute when Makinson continued his fine scoring run in 2014 with a try but Walsh missed from out wide and the lead was 0-26 but the 30 point mark soon came when Swift crossed in the 51st minute and Walsh converted for 0-32 and Bradford were on their way to a damaging defeat. Soliola celebrated his recent charitable haircut with a try in the 63rd minute with Walsh converting for 0-38.
Two tries in three minutes from McCarthy-Scarsbrook (72) and Roby (75) confirmed the win for Saints and brought up the 50 point mark with Walsh converting both for a personal tally of 18 points and leaving Bradford with a nilling they will look to forget ahead of a Magic tie against Huddersfield on Sunday.
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