The Qualifiers came to an end in round seven with the final place in Super League still undecided as was the team who would face Leigh Centurions in the Million Pound Game.
Leigh Centurions prepared for the Million Pound Game with a comfortable 41-4 win at London Broncos. The Centurions struck first through Matty Fleming inside 13 minutes with Ben Renyolds converting for 0-6 before improving a Harrison Hansen effort for 0-12 in a close first half.
Sam Hopkins extended the lead two minutes after the restart with Renyolds kicking for 0-18 and the visitors were in control at the hour after James Clare's try made it 0-22. London got on the board with a Matty Gee try for 4-22.
Leigh wrapped up the win with a flurry of late scores as Renyolds scored a self-converted try before improving efforts from Antoni Maria and Josh Drinkwater for 4-40. Drinkwater rounded off the rout with a drop goal in the final minute.
Warrington Wolves completed a perfect Qualifiers campaign with seven wins after a 46-24 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.
The Robins struck first with Will Oakes crossing inside five minutes with Jamie Ellis kicking them into a 0-6 lead. Ben Pomeroy cut the gap to 4-6 with a try on 19 minutes but a three minute brace from Ryan Shaw saw Ellis convert both for a 4-18 advantage. Stefan Ratchford cut the gap with Harvey Livett converting for 10-18 before he improved a late effort from Brad Dwyer for 16-18 into the interval.
The Wolves completed the comeback nine minutes after the interval through Andre Savelio with a second score from Pomeroy four minutes later, Livett converting once for 26-18. KR cut the gap to 26-24 as Ellis converted a second score from Oakes. Warrington secured the victory with a second Savelio try ahead of effort from Peta Hiku, Ben Currie and Livett with Livett and Gidley adding conversions.
The battle to avoid the Million Pound Game saw Widnes Vikings secure a 12-10 win over Catalans Dragons to retain their Super League status and leave the Dragons to battle with Leigh for the final Super League spot.
Catalans opened the scoring inside seven minutes as Luke Walsh kicked a penalty goal for 2-0 before Tom Gilmore drew the Vikings level with a 23rd minute penalty goal. Gilmore gave the Vikings a 2-4 lead five minutes later with another penalty but Walsh replied for a 4-4 score into half-time.
The first try of the game came on 54 minutes as Corey Thompson crossed for 4-8 ahead of a Stefan Marsh try for 4-12. Catalans set up a frantic finish with a Julian Bousquet try which Walsh converted for 10-12. Catalans had the chance to level late on with a penalty which would have secured home advantage in the MPG but chose to run the play and in failing to score fell to a defeat that left them needing to win the MPG to retain Super League status.
The final game of the round saw a first ever Qualifiers win for Featherstone Rovers as they claimed a 26-20 win over Halifax.
Fev struck first with a John Davies try which Ian Hardman converted for 0-6 before he kicked a 23rd minute penalty for a 0-8 advantage. Fax got off the mark three minutes before the interval as Ben Kaye crossed and Steve Tyrer converted for 6-8.
Fev reached double figures with Luke Briscoe crossing three minutes after the restart, Hardman converting for 6-14. Mitch Calahane replied within two minutes with a try which Tyrer converted for 12-14. Two scores in eight minutes from Frankie Mariano and Misi Taulapapa saw Hardman convert for a 12-26 advantage. Halifax came close to a superb comeback with Rob Worrincy and Ben Heaton going over but missed conversions left the gap at six points as the game came to an end.
Sam Hopkins extended the lead two minutes after the restart with Renyolds kicking for 0-18 and the visitors were in control at the hour after James Clare's try made it 0-22. London got on the board with a Matty Gee try for 4-22.
Leigh wrapped up the win with a flurry of late scores as Renyolds scored a self-converted try before improving efforts from Antoni Maria and Josh Drinkwater for 4-40. Drinkwater rounded off the rout with a drop goal in the final minute.
The Robins struck first with Will Oakes crossing inside five minutes with Jamie Ellis kicking them into a 0-6 lead. Ben Pomeroy cut the gap to 4-6 with a try on 19 minutes but a three minute brace from Ryan Shaw saw Ellis convert both for a 4-18 advantage. Stefan Ratchford cut the gap with Harvey Livett converting for 10-18 before he improved a late effort from Brad Dwyer for 16-18 into the interval.
The Wolves completed the comeback nine minutes after the interval through Andre Savelio with a second score from Pomeroy four minutes later, Livett converting once for 26-18. KR cut the gap to 26-24 as Ellis converted a second score from Oakes. Warrington secured the victory with a second Savelio try ahead of effort from Peta Hiku, Ben Currie and Livett with Livett and Gidley adding conversions.
Catalans opened the scoring inside seven minutes as Luke Walsh kicked a penalty goal for 2-0 before Tom Gilmore drew the Vikings level with a 23rd minute penalty goal. Gilmore gave the Vikings a 2-4 lead five minutes later with another penalty but Walsh replied for a 4-4 score into half-time.
The first try of the game came on 54 minutes as Corey Thompson crossed for 4-8 ahead of a Stefan Marsh try for 4-12. Catalans set up a frantic finish with a Julian Bousquet try which Walsh converted for 10-12. Catalans had the chance to level late on with a penalty which would have secured home advantage in the MPG but chose to run the play and in failing to score fell to a defeat that left them needing to win the MPG to retain Super League status.
Fev struck first with a John Davies try which Ian Hardman converted for 0-6 before he kicked a 23rd minute penalty for a 0-8 advantage. Fax got off the mark three minutes before the interval as Ben Kaye crossed and Steve Tyrer converted for 6-8.
Fev reached double figures with Luke Briscoe crossing three minutes after the restart, Hardman converting for 6-14. Mitch Calahane replied within two minutes with a try which Tyrer converted for 12-14. Two scores in eight minutes from Frankie Mariano and Misi Taulapapa saw Hardman convert for a 12-26 advantage. Halifax came close to a superb comeback with Rob Worrincy and Ben Heaton going over but missed conversions left the gap at six points as the game came to an end.
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