2021 Super League Round 11 Review

Round 11 saw another game falling to a COVID postponement (Hull KR V St Helens) while many sides fielded mixed line-ups due to clashing with the International game. 

Dragons Delight As Tigers Tumble

The round opened on Thursday night with current leaders Catalans Dragons maintaining top spot with a 16-6 win over Castleford Tigers at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle. The Dragons opened the scoring through Fouad Yaha for 4-0 before Samisoni Langi doubled the lead to 8-0 inside 20 minutes and the two score lead lasted into the interval. 

Catalans went further ahead before the hour mark with Mathieu Laguerre crossing and James Maloney converting for 14-0. The Tigers got off the mark with a Derrell Olpherts try which Danny Richardson converted for 14-6but it was only consolation as Maloney added a penalty goal late on to complete the 16-6 win. 

Trinity Triumph Over Weakened Warriors

Wigan Warriors' mixed form continued with a 14-6 loss to Wakefield Trinity at the Mobile Rocket Stadium. Trinity opened the scoring on 17 minutes with ex-Warriors back Ryan Hampshire crossing and Mason Lino converting for 6-0. Wakefield doubled the lead just before the interval with Matty Ashurst crossing and Lino kicking for 12-0 half-time advantage. 

Wigan got off the mark just after the hour mark with a try from Umyla Hanley and Harry Smith converting for 12-6 but Trinity wrapped up the win with a Lino penalty goal on 72 minutes to complete the 14-6 win. 

Wolves Win Extends Leigh Losing Run

Warrington Wolves continued their good form with a comfortable 44-18 win over Leigh Centurions at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. The Wolves raced into a 14-0 lead with Blake Austin and Matt Davis crossing and Gareth Widdop converted both before adding a penalty goal and the lead lasted into the interval.

Leigh got off the mark with a Liam Hood try which Ryan Brierley converted for 14-6 before a self-converted score from Widdop made it 20-6 and he went on to improve a Josh Charnley effort for 26-6. Leigh cut the gap before the hour mark with Junior Sa'u touching down and Brierley kicking for 26-12. Warrington took control with three scores in ten minutes as Danny Walker, Eribe Doro and Tom Lineham crossed with Widdop converting the lot for 44-12. Leigh had the last say though with Mark Ioane going over and Brierley converting for a 44-18 final score.

COVID CANCELS ROBINS V SAINTS 

Sadly, the round saw the trend of cancellations continue as a case outbreak in the Hull Kingston Rovers squad forced the cancellation of their game against St Helens. 

Giants Gutted By FC Fightback

Friday's sole action saw Huddersfield Giants lose out 17-10 to Hull FC at the John Smith's Stadium. The Giants raced into a 10-0 lead with an Olly Ashall-Bott try which Oliver Russell converted before adding two penalty goals and the lead lasted into the interval. 

FC began the comeback with Mahe Fonua touching down for 10-4 before Jack Logan crossed and Marc Sneyd converted to level at 10-10. Connor Wynne crossed to put FC ahead with Sneyd kicking for 16-10 before wrapping up the win with a drop goal for a 17-10 victory. 

Fiery Clash As Rhinos/Red Devils See Red 

Leeds Rhinos returned to action with a 38-12 win over Salford Red Devils in an ill-tempered clash at the AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday. Both sides were reduced to 12 before the first score as Lee Mossop and Bodene Thompson were dismissed after a fracas which included Mossop's flooring of Leeds back Konrad Hurrell. The Rhinos opened the scoring through Jack Broadbent with Rhyse Martin converting for 6-0. Salford went down to 11 men with the sinbinning of Jack Wells and Leeds used the advantage with Tom Briscoe crossing for 10-0. The hosts got off the mark with a self-converted score from Chris Atkin for 10-6 before Declan Patton cut the gap to 10-8 with a penalty goal. Leeds went into the interval in control though as Richie Myler crossed twice in two minutes with Martin converting twice for 22-8.

The second half saw more cards as both sides were temporarily reduced to 11 with Ryan Lannon and Luke Gale sinbinned and the scoring resumed with Broadbent claiming his second try before Kruise Leeming and Luke Gale crossed with Martin converting for 38-8. The final score was 38-12 though as Salford had the final say as Morgan Escare crossed late on. 

2021 Women's Super League Round Six Review

After last week's round saw just one game surviving Covid/medical issues, round five should have become the first to have all ten teams playing with the final game being in the new Monday night spot. 

St Helens Suffering Sees York Handed Win

However, one game suffered from an extension of last week's issues as St Helens Women were unable to field a team which meant York City Knights Ladies were given an automatic 24-0 win. This is due to the rules for sides unable to play but not posing enough of an issue cases wise with less than seven. 

Wilson Double Sees Warriors Topple Tigers

The action began at Victoria Park as Wigan Warriors Women secured a first ever victory over Castleford Tigers Women with a 22-8 win. The Tigers opened the scoring with a Lacey Owen try inside six minutes for 4-0 before a self-converted try from Georgia Wilson put the Warriors 6-4 ahead. Rachel Thompson crossed for 10-4 before Hollie Dodd's try cut the gap to 10-8 into the interval. 

Castleford were dealt a double blow within two minutes of the restart as Lucy Eastwood was sent to the sin-bin and seconds later, Carys Marsh crossed to extend Wigan's lead to 14-8. A second try for Wilson saw Wigan benefit from the 13 v 12 situation for a second time as they moved to an 18-8 advantage. The final say on the score line came before the hour as Emily Baggaley collected a pass to cross for 22-8. Strong defence from both sides meant no further scores as Wigan held on to extend their perfect start of four wins from four games in the WSL. 

Bulls Beaten By Rallying Rhinos

The sole game at Mobile Rocket Stadium saw Bradford Bulls Women lose out 42-10 to Leeds Rhinos Women. Sadly updates were sparse with the scorers for Bradford not available at all online while Leeds simply listed theirs. Braces for Caitlin Beevers and Ellena Powell were joined by tries from Fran Goldthorp, Sophie Robinson, Zoe Hornby and Courtney Winfield-Hill who also converted seven times in the 42-10 victory. 

Wolves Win Extends Wakefield Woes

Warrington Wolves Women sealed consecutive wins with a 52-14 win over Wakefield Trinity Ladies at Victoria Park. A strong first half from the Wolves saw 32-6 lead thanks to a hat-trick from Sammy Simpson, scores from Abigail Johnson, Amy Bennett and Michelle Davis who also added three goals with Claire Mullaney kicking one and  Wakefield's first half score came from Emma Kershaw with Lisa Taylor converting. 

The second half saw Simpson claim her fourth try ahead of Brooke Price crossing for Trinity and then Mullaney crossed and converted before Olivia Whitehead crossed for Trinity with Brogan Evans and Dani Bound rounding off the win with Mullaney adding a third goal of the game for the 52-14 final score. 

Billington Treble Halts Hudds

The round ended on Monday night with the new Twitch spot at Odsal Stadium as Featherstone Rovers Ladies came from behind to win 28-18 against Huddersfield Giants Women. 

Rovers struck first with Brogan Churm crossing inside seven minutes with Katie Hepworth converting for a 6-0 lead that would become 12-0 into the interval as Churm crossed for a second time with Hepworth converting

The second half saw Hudds get off the mark on 48 minutes as Bella Sykes crossed with Frankie Townend converting for 12-6 before the Giants staged a rapid turnaround with Bethan Oates scoring twice in four minutes and with Townend converting, they led 18-12. The scoreboard then belonged to Chloe Billington as she crossed and touched down for a 14 minute hat-trick which saw Hepworth add two conversions as the Rovers completed the 28-18 win. 

2021 Super League Round Ten Review

After the last round saw two postponements, the trend continued in round ten with Leeds Rhinos' trip to face current leaders Catalans Dragons postponed due to an extension of the Rhinos' COVID issues. The round also saw five games across four days ranging from Wednesday-Saturday. 

Tigers Triumphant At Trinity

The round opened on Wednesday as Castleford Tigers claimed an 18-12 win over city rivals Wakefield Trinity at the Mobile Rocket Stadium. The visitors struck first with George Griffin crossing and Danny Richardson converting for a 6-0 lead that was rapidly levelled at 6-6 by Jacob Miller's try and Mason Lino's conversion. Jordan Turner touched down to send the Tigers into the interval with a 10-6 advantage. 

The advantage became 14-6 with Michael Shenton's try on 50 minutes before Peter Mata'utia looked to have sealed the win with a try on the hour for 18-6. Wakefield set up a frantic finish though as Miller claimed his second try and Lino converted for 18-12 which due to strong defence from the Tigers was how the match ended. 

Saints Stunned By Winning Wolves

Thursday night saw the league's best attack face the best defence with St Helens' continuing to suffer the woes of facing Warrington Wolves who edged a 6-2 win. St Helens opened the scoring with a Lachlan Coote penalty for 2-0 on 13 minutes. Warrington replied on 24 minutes with a Ben Currie try which Gareth Widdop converted for 6-2. The score line remained until the end of the evening due to a mix of strong defence from both sides and mixed attacking with some errors. 

Robins Ruin Warriors Homecoming

Friday night saw a wait of 467 days since the last attendance at the DW Stadium come to an end but sadly a losing return as Hull Kingston Rovers claimed an 18-8 win over Wigan Warriors. In front of around 6000 Warriors fans, the Robins struck first in a tight first half as Ben Crooks crossed and converted for a 6-0 advantage into the interval. 

Ryan Hall extended the Robins' lead on the hour with Crooks converting for a 12-0 lead. Wigan finally got off the mark with an Oliver Gildart brace in the space of three minutes but failed conversions left them behind at 12-8. KR wrapped up the win five minutes from the end as Adam Quinlan crossed for 16-8 to confirm the Warriors fans would begin their return to home attending with a defeat.

Salford Success Halts Huddersfield

Friday's action continued with Salford Red Devils edging a 9-8 win over Huddersfield Giants at the John Smith's Stadium. Salford struck the opening score as Andy Ackers crossed and Declan Patton converted for a 6-0 lead inside 11 minutes. Hudds got off the mark with an Aidan Sezer penalty goal for 6-2 before Patton swept over a penalty goal to send the visitors into the interval with an 8-2 advantage. 

Huddersfield drew level within eight minutes of the restart as Jake Wardle crossed for a try which Sezer converted for 8-8 but it was to be Salford who claimed the win courtesy of a drop goal from Chris Atkin for 9-8. 

Hull FC Humble Luckless Leigh

The action resumed on Saturday afternoon as Leigh Centurions' wait for a first win continued in a 64-22 loss to Hull FC at Leigh Sports Village. A rapid start from FC saw Jake Connor cross for the opening score inside two minutes for 4-0 before James Bell replied for Leigh with Ryan Brierley converting for a 6-4 lead. Hull hit back through Adam Swift before Manu Ma'u touched down for 12-6. FC took control with Bureta Faraimo, Mahe Fonua and Andre Savelio all crossing and Swift claiming his second try with Marc Sneyd converting thrice for a 34-6 lead into the interval.

Connor Wynne extended the lead within a minute of the restart with Sneyd kicking for 40-6 but Leigh then hit back with a Ben Renyolds try for 40-10. FC resumed control with Jack Brown crossing ahead of a second Savelio score and with Sneyd converting both for 52-10. A self-converted score from Brierley cut the gap to 52-16 but again it was a only a blip in FC's spree with Chris Satae going in ahead of a hat-trick try from Savelio, Sneyd reaching eight successes with the boot for 64-16. Leigh had the final saw as Brierley crossed for his second try and converted for a 64-22 final score. 

Catalans Charge Halted By Rhinos Covid Cases

The round was set to end with current leaders Catalans Dragons hosting Leeds Rhinos at Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday evening. After last week's tie against St Helens was cancelled due to an influx of Covid cases for the Rhinos, their woes continued and forced this clash to also be cancelled. 

2021 Women's Super League Round Five Review

After the round suffered an early blow with Monday's postponement of St Helens Women v Wigan Warriors Women, two of the remaining three clashes were cancelled on Sunday itself due to lack of medical cover in Castleford Tigers Women v Leeds Rhinos Women and Wakefield Trinity Ladies v York City Knights Ladies. 

Wolves Women Win Halts Hudds Women

The only game to survive postponement saw Warrington Wolves Women claim their first WSL victory with a comfortable 44-8 win over Huddersfield Giants Women at Victoria Park.

Warrington raced into a 22-0 lead with a self-converted try from Michelle Davis who went on to convert tries from Alice Evans, Dani Bound and Sammy Simpson. Huddersfield got off the mark with a Frankie Townend try for 22-4 into the interval. 

Brogan Evans crossed within eight minutes of the restart with Davis kicking for 28-4 before Bryony Coombs touched down and Davis converted for a huge 34-4 lead. The Giants cut the deficit to 34-8 with Annabel Loney's try before Warrington rounded off their first win with a second try from Simpson (Davis conv) and late score from Georgia Sutherland to complete a 44-8 success. 

2021 Super League Round Nine Review

Super League Round Nine was an historic round for negative reasons as the first Covid related postponement of the season appeared as did a second with both St Helens v Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants v Wigan Warriors called of due to infections in the Giants and Rhinos squads.

Fonua/Swift Braces as FC Topple Tigers

The round opened with Hull FC claiming a 30-12 win over Castleford Tigers at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. A perfect start from the Tigers saw a debut try for Jason Qareqare inside two minutes for 4-0 before Adam Swift crossed and Marc Sneyd converted to give FC a 6-4 lead. Danny Richardson kicked a penalty goal for 6-6 on 37 minutes but FC would lead into the interval as Mahe Fonua crossed and Sneyd converted for 12-6.

The lead became two scores within three minutes of the restart as Swift (Sneyd conv) touched down before Fonua claimed his second score before the hour with Sneyd kicking FC into a huge 24-6 lead. A self-converted try from Jake Connor confirmed the win for FC but Cas had the final say with Oliver Holmes crossing and Richardson converting for a 30-12 final score. 

Rampant Robins Rout Red Devils

Hull Kingston Rovers continued their good form with a comfortable 40-4 win over Salford Red Devils at Hull College Craven Park. The Red Devils struck first as Ken Sio crossed for a 4-0 lead that lasted until the Robins scores twice in six minutes, George Lawler and Ben Crooks crossing with Jordan Abdull adding a conversion for 10-4. Brad Takairangi opened his account for the Robins just before half-time with Abdull kicking for a 16-4 lead into the interval. 

Abdull added a penalty goal within two minutes of the restart for 18-4 ahead of improving efforts from both Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Matt Parcell after the hour mark for a huge 30-4 advantage. The win was wrapped up with two further scores, Ryan Hall crossing ahead of a Kane Linnett try which Rowan Milnes converted for a 40-4 final score. 

Wolves Win Against Tricky Trinity

Warrington Wolves returned to winning ways with a 38-18 win over Wakefield Trinity at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. The Wolves raced into a 14-0 lead with a self-converted try from Gareth Widdop and Ben Currie effort which Widdop improved before adding a penalty goal. Wakefield hit back with a David Fifita try which Mason Lino converted for 14-6 into the interval. 

Warrington resumed control with a Jake Mamo try within four minutes of the restart which Widdop converted before he improved a Josh Charnley effort for 26-6. Trinity cut the gap with a Joe Arundel try which Lino converted but the points were sealed by the Wolves with two more Charnley scores for his hat-trick with Widdop reaching seven successes with the boot for a 38-12 lead but Wakefield did have the last say as Lee Kershaw crossed and Lino converted for a 38-18 final score. 

Dragons Delight Despite Close Centurions Comeback

The round ended on Saturday afternoon with Catalans Dragons moving top after denying a close comeback from Leigh Centurions in a 36-30 victory at Leigh Sports Village. The Centurions opened the scoring inside two minutes with a Ben Renyolds try which Ryan Brierley converted for 6-0 before Josh Drinkwater crossed for the Dragons with James Maloney levelling with the boot. Leigh regained the lead through Brendan Elliot's score which Brierley converted for 12-6 before he improved a Matty Gee effort to lead 18-6. Catalans battled back with a self-converted try from Maloney as they went into the interval 18-12 behind. 

The Dragons drew level on 47 minutes with Samisoni Langi's try and Maloney's conversion for 18-18 before they raced into a 36-18 lead after Tom Davies, Ben Jullien and Arthur Mourgue all crossed before the hour mark with Maloney converting twice and adding a penalty goal. Leigh fought back with a Ben Hellewell try which Brierley converted before crossing and converting himself to cut the gap to 36-30 which is how the score remained as Leigh's winless run continued. 

2021 Super League Round 13 Part One Review

Wakefield Win Extends Leigh Woes

Alongside the Challenge Cup semi finals, Super League continued this weekend in a different way with a tie from the planned midweek round 13 brought forward. Leigh Centurions' wait for a first win of the season continued as they lost out 30-20 to Wakefield Trinity at the Mobile Rocket Stadium. 

Leigh opened the scoring with a Joe Mellor try which Ryan Brierley converted before adding a penalty goal for 8-0. Trinity responded with Jay Pitts and James Batchelor crossing for tries which Mason Lino converted for a 12-8 lead into the interval. 

Wakefield extended their lead on 50 minutes with Joe Westerman going over and Lino converting for 18-8 before a double from Leigh either side of the hour mark cut the gap with Mellor scoring his second try ahead of a Lewis Tierney effort, Brierley converting twice for a 20-18 lead. However, Leigh's hopes of ending their losing run were scuppered late on as ex-Centurion back Liam Kay crossed with Lino converting before adding a try and conversion to complete a 30-20 victory. 

2021 Men's Challenge Cup Semi Finals Review

After the Women's final earlier in the day, the Men's semi finals followed to complete the Leigh Sports Village triple header.

Grace Brace Sweeps Saints Past Hull FC

St Helens booked their place in next month's final with a 33-18 win over Hull FC. FC struck first with a Marc Sneyd penalty goal for 2-0 before Regan Grace's acrobatic try was followed by a conversion in off the post from Lachlan Coote who soon added a penalty goal for 8-2.

A somewhat controversial score from Theo Fages followed as he collected a free ball dropped by the injured FC back Josh Griffin (Coote conv) made it 14-2 and the 12 point lead lasted into the interval. 

Jack Welsby crossed within eight minutes of the restart with Coote kicking for 20-2 before Hull cut the gap with a Mahe Fonua try which Sneyd converted for 20-8. Fages swept over a drop goal for 21-8 but FC cut the deficit with Danny Houghton going over and Sneyd kicking for 21-14. Cameron Scott dived in to close the score to 21-18 before FC looked to be on course to go ahead but with the line in sight saw a pass intercepted by Grace who dashed clear for his second and Coote converted for 27-18. The tie was settled for certain in the final minutes as Coote crossed and converted to wrap up the 33-18 win. 

Wire's Wembley Hopes End As Tigers Triumph

Castleford Tigers completed the setup for the final with a hard fought 35-20 win over Warrington Wolves. After a tight first 15 minutes, Cas opened the scoring with ex-Wire back Gareth O'Brien crossing and converting for 6-0 before a sinbinning for Wire's Jake Mamo saw Cas storm into an 18-0 lead thanks to a Jordan Turner brace which O'Brien improved. The lead extended to 19-0 with a Paul McShane drop goal just before the interval.

Warrington got off the mark within four minutes of the restart through Ben Currie before Mamo crossed for 19-8. Castleford restored their 15 point advantage with a Jesse Sene-Lefao try before they were reduced to 12 as Jacques O'Neill was sent to the sin-bin. 

Wire utilised the player advantage with Toby King touching down and Gareth Widdop converting for 23-14 but Cas fought on with a hat-trick try for Turner (O'Brien conv) before McShane crossed to surely wrap up the win at 33-14. Warrington cut the gap through Josh Charnley's effort with Widdop kicking for 33-20 but the last say went to the triumphant Tigers as O'Brien swept over a penalty goal to complete the 35-20 victory. 

2021 Women's Challenge Cup Final Review

 Saints Seal Cup Success Against City Knights 

The opening tie of an historically televised triple-header at Leigh Sports Village saw St Helens Women avenge their 2019 semi final loss to win the 2021 Women's Challenge Cup with a 34-6 win over York City Knights Ladies. 

Saints opened the scoring through Danielle Bush on 15 minutes coupled with a blow as Faye Gaskin suffered an injury in the action as they led 4-0. Rachel Woosey and Emily Rudge crossed to increase the lead further with Beth Stott converting the latter for 14-0. The lead stretched to 20-0 into the interval as Amy Hardcastle raced over to score with Stott successful for a second time.

York finally got on the board with 49 minutes played as Sinead Peach touched down and Rhiannion Marshall converted for 20-6 but Saints soon resumed control with Woosey claiming her second try ahead of efforts from Carrie Roberts and Paige Travis with Stott converting the latter for 34-6 as St Helens cruised to a first Challenge Cup title since four titles as Thatto Heath Crusaders from 2013-16.

2021 Super League Round Eight Review

Ahead of a break for the Challenge Cup semi finals, Super League reached round eight with a few huge scores and the end of the last unbeaten record in the league.

Wire Rout Red Devils

The round opened on Thursday night as Warrington Wolves eased to a 62-18 win over Salford Red Devils at the AJ Bell Stadium. Warrington raced into an 18-0 lead inside 12 minutes after tries from Stefan Ratchford, Danny Walker & Toby King with Ratchford converting the lot. Ken Sio got Salford off the mark with Harvey Livett converting for 18-6 before Ratchford added a penalty goal for 20-6. A self-converted effort from Livett narrowed the gap to 20-12 before Jake Mamo crossed with Ratchford converting for a 26-12 lead at the interval.

Wire extended their lead within two minutes of the restart as Gareth Widdop crossed and Ratchford converted for 32-12 before Darcy Lussick touched down for the hosts, Livett converting for 32-18. The Wolves took control from there with Mamo and King registering second scores ahead of efforts from Chris Hill and Ben Currie with Ratchford converting the lot before improving Widdop's second score late on for a huge 11 successes with the boot in the 62-18 victory. 

Rampant Rhinos Trounce Tigers

Friday's action began with Leeds Rhinos hammering Castleford Tigers in a 60-6 win at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle. The Tigers made a perfect start as Jordan Turner went over inside two minutes with Danny Richardson converting for 6-0 before the lead was cut to 6-4 after Tom Briscoe crossed for Leeds. The Rhinos went ahead with Jack Broadbent's try which Rhyse Martin converted for 10-6 and Martin went on to improve a Kruise Leeming brace and Luke Briscoe score with a first miss coming after Richie Myler's try and it all led to a 32-6 lead into the interval. 

A superb chip and collect from Konrad Hurrell saw Martin convert for 38-6 before the hour mark with Brad Dwyer and Morgan Gannon crossing for tries which Martin improved to bring up the half century at 50-6 before a second score from Tom Briscoe and Luke Gale score against his former club saw Martin convert only the latter to complete the massive 60-6 rout. 

Welsby Treble Sees Saints Past FC

St Helens returned to winning ways with a 34-16 win over Hull FC at the Totally Wicked Stadium. A rapid start from the Saints saw them race into a 10-0 lead with a Jack Welsby try converted by Lachlan Coote who scored a try of his own minutes later. Hull got off the mark through ex-Saint Adam Swift for 10-4 before Morgan Knowles crossed for the hosts with Coote converting for 16-4. Coote added a penalty goal for 18-4 before Welsby scored his second try for a 22-4 lead into the interval.

Welsby completed his hat-trick on 47 minutes with Coote kicking for 28-4 before a Mahe Fonua brace sandwiched an effort from Joe Batchelor for the hosts with Coote and Marc Sneyd converting for a 34-16 final score. 

Dragons Demolish Woeful Warriors

Saturday evening saw the final unbeaten start come to a halt as Wigan Warriors suffered a 48-0 hammering by Catalans Dragons at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. The first half saw the Warriors haunted by former stars as Micky McIlorum crossed for a try ahead of a Sam Tomkins brace with James Maloney converting twice for 16-0 into the interval. 

Maloney extended the lead with a penalty goal before improving efforts from Arthur Mourgue and Josh Drinkwater (2) for 36-0 on the hour mark. Any Wigan hopes were ended just after the hour with Mike McMeeken crossing and Maloney converting for 42-0. The final five minutes saw Catalans round off the win with Mathieu Laguerre crossing and Maloney kicking an eighth success with the boot for a 48-0 final score but the game itself has one last incident as Wigan's Zak Hardaker was sent off after a fracas with the Tomkins brothers. 

Robins Crush Centurions

Sunday afternoon saw Leigh Centurions' wait for a first win continue after a 30-16 loss to Hull Kingston Rovers at Hull College Craven Park. The Robins opened up an 8-0 lead with tries from Kane Linnett and Ryan Hall before Ben Hellewell crossed for Leigh with Ben Renyolds converting for 8-6. The sides exchanged tries again with Greg Minikin crossing for the hosts and Ryan Brierley for Leigh with Renyolds' conversion levelling at 12-12. The Robins went into the interval ahead after Linnett claimed his second score with Jordan Abdull converting for 18-12.

The second half saw KR continue their lead with Rowan Milnes crossing with Abdull converting for 24-12 before he improved a Dean Hadley try and second score from Hall for a 30-12 lead. Leigh ended the spree with a second score from Hellewell for 36-16 but the last say went to the hosts with Hall wrapping up his hat-trick for a 40-16 final score. 

Trinity Triumph Over Giants

The final clash of the round saw Wakefield Trinity claim a 38-12 win over Huddersfield Giants at the Mobile Rocket Stadium. Trinity struck first with Liam Kay crossing inside six minutes and Mason Lino converting for 6-0. They went on to dominate the first half with tries from Kelepi Tanginoa, Jay Pitts, Joe Westerman and Bill Tupou with Lino converting the lot for a huge 30-0 advantage into the interval. 

The second half saw Kay claim his second try of the afternoon before Lino got in on the try scoring for 38-0 with seven minutes to go. Huddersfield finally got off the mark with two scores in the final three minutes as James Gavet and Jake Wardle both touched down with Aidan Sezer converting both to make the final score closer at 38-12. 

2021 Women's Super League Round Four Review

Sandwiched between last week's Challenge Cup semis and next week's final is round four of the Women's Super League with Victoria Park and Weetwood Sports Park being the venues.

Wolves Dunn By Bulls

The round opened with the Twitch broadcasted game as Bradford Bulls Women claimed a 40-28 win over Warrington Wolves Women. The Bulls opened the scoring with Sarah Dunn racing full length for a try which she also converted for a 6-0 lead. Jess Harrap crossed to extend the lead with Dunn kicking for 12-0 before Wire got off the mark with a self-converted try from Michelle Davis for 12-6 on 28 minutes. Bradford restored their two score lead with a Cara Cookland try before Stacey Greenwood crossed and Harrap hit her brace with all three converted by Dunn for a 30-6 lead into the interval.

Bradford continued their spree with Grace Ramsden going over for 34-6 before Warrington mounted a superb fightback with Dani Bound crossing ahead of a Georgia Sutherland six-minute brace with Davis converting the lot to cut the gap to 34-24. The Bulls wrapped up the win with an Alice Fisher which Dunn converted for 40-24 though Warrington had the last say with Sutherland completing her hat-trick and Davis converting for a 40-28 final score. 

Rovers Rout Trinity

The opening game up at Weetwood saw a local derby as Featherstone Rovers Ladies eased to a 54-10 win over Wakefield Trinity Ladies. Fev opened the scoring inside five minutes with Jessie Matthews crossing for a try which Beth Blacklock converted for 6-0 but Trinity hit back rapidly with Toni Thompkins touching down and Lisa Taylor levelling at 6-6 with the conversion. Rovers regained the lead with a Jess Courtman score (Blacklock conv) before Grace Dyke raced over for a full length try which Courtman improved for 18-6 and they went into the interval with a 26-6 lead after Katie Hepworth and Chloe Billington added tries. 

Fev resumed their spree in the second half with tries from Andrea Dobson and Cairo Newby with Blacklock converting both before improving Billington's second score for a huge 44-6 lead. Wakefield halted the spree with an Emma Kershaw try but it proved to be only a blip for Fev as Matthews scored her second try and Billington complete her hat-trick with Blacklock converting only the former for a 54-10 final score.

Wondrous Wilson Guides Warriors Past Giants

Wigan Warriors Women continued their unbeaten start with a 68-10 win over Huddersfield Giants Women. The Giants struck first with Amelia Brown crossing and Chloe Smith converting for a 6-0 lead that was levelled by Vanessa Temple's try which Georgia Wilson converted for 6-6. Wigan went ahead with a Rachel Thompson score which Wilson converted for 12-6 before she improved an Emily Stirzaker try and added a self-converted try of her own for 24-6. Thompson claimed her second try ahead of an effort from Jade Gregory-Haselden with Wilson converting both before scoring her second try which Thompson converted for 42-6 into the interval. 

Alike the first half, Hudds opened the scoring in the second half with Annabel Loney touching down for 42-10 but it proved to be inly a minor blip in the Warriors' spree with Thompson and Wilson completing hat-tricks, Anna-Mary Davies crossing and Temple hitting her second score with Wilson adding two conversions for 62-10 before scoring her fourth try late on which Rebecca Greenfield converted to round off the huge 68-10 win. 

Tigers Hold Off City Knights

The final game of the round saw a rematch from last weekend's Challenge Cup semi with the result reversed this time as Castleford Tigers Women gained revenge with a 20-18 win over York City Knights Ladies. Castleford struck first with Hollie Dodd crossing for 4-0 before ex-Tiger Sinead Peach touched down for 4-4. Dodd claimed her second try for 8-4 before Kaitlin Varley crossed to give the Tigers a 12-4 lead into the interval. 

York cut the gap with a try from another ex-Tiger in Rhiannion Marshall at 12-8 but Georgia Roche restored the two score lead with a try for 16-8. A self-converted score from Marshall cut the gap to 16-14 with Cas moving their lead up to six at 20-14 on 66 minutes with Lucy Eastwood's try, York though set-up a tight finish as Alisha Clayton crossed for 20-18 but the missed conversion allowed Cas to hold on for the 20-18 win.