A double post covering both Rounds 16 and 17 due to the packed schedule which sadly saw more COVID related postponements.
Wire Win Against Warriors
Round 16 opened with Warrington Wolves winning 21-8 against Wigan Warriors at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Wednesday evening. Wigan struck first with Liam Marshall crossing for 4-0 before a Blake Austin try and Stefan Ratchford conversion put the hosts 6-4 ahead. Marshall crossed for his second try for 8-6 before Josh Thewlis went over with Ratchford kicking for a 12-8 half-time lead.
Ratchford extended the lead to 14-8 with a penalty goal before Jake Mamo continued his run against Wigan with a try which Ratchford improved for 20-8. The win was wrapped up late on as Austin swept over a drop goal for a 21-8 final score.
Saints V Giants Suffers COVID Postponement
Another round that saw a postponement as St Helens hosting of Huddersfield Giants saw the Saints issues with COVID continue.
Resilient Rhinos Halt Hull FC
Thursday night saw Leeds Rhinos boost their play-off hopes with a 22-12 victory over Hull FC at the MKM Stadium. The Rhinos struck first with Rhyse Martin's penalty goal for 2-0 before Adam Swift crossed for the hosts to make it 4-2. Martin levelled with another penalty goal for 4-4 but FC led into the interval after Marc Sneyd kicked a penalty goal late in the half for 6-4.
Leeds regained the lead on the hour mark as Brad Dwyer crossed and Martin converted for 10-6 before he improved efforts from Richie Myler and Cameron Smith for a 22-6 advantage. The hosts cut the gap late through Carlos Tuimavave's try which Sneyd converted but it proved consolation in the 22-12 final score.
Red Devils v Robins Suffers COVID Postponement
Another postponement as Salford Red Devils hosting of Hull Kingston Rovers saw the Red Devils' issues with COVID continue.
Dragons Delight In Toppling Trinity
Catalans Dragons extended their hold on top spot with a comfortable 40-20 win over Wakefield Trinity at Stade Gilbert Brutus.
The Dragons struck first with Sam Tomkins crossing and James Maloney converting for 6-0 before Yusuf Aydin's try and Mason Lino's conversion levelled at 6-6. Maloney kicked a penalty goal for 8-6 ahead of David Fifita crossing with Lino improving the score for a 12-8 Trinity lead. Catalans battled back with efforts from Alrix Da Costa and Sam Kasiano which Maloney improved for 20-12 into the interval.
Lino cut the gap to 20-14 within five minutes of the restart but Catalans restored the gap through Maloney's penalty goal and he went on to improve a Gil Dudson try for a huge 28-14 lead. Wakefield cut the deficit again with Fifita's second try which Lino converted for 28-20 but the Dragons wrapped up the win with a late Fouad Yaha brace with Maloney reaching eight successes with the boot in a 40-20 final score.
Centurions V Tigers Suffers COVID Postponement
The final game of the round saw Leigh Centurions hosting of Castleford Tigers postponed as alike their CC final opponents, Castleford's issues with COVID continued.
Derby Delight As Warriors Crush Centurions
Round 17 began on Sunday afternoon as Wigan Warriors eased to a 50-6 win over Leigh Centurions at the DW Stadium. Wigan struck first with Tommy Leuluai crossing and Harry Smith converting for 60 inside four minutes. Leigh replied with a Liam Hood try which Jamie Ellis converted for 6-6 before Umyla Hanley (Smith conv) went over to restore the lead for Wigan at 12-6. Both sides were reduced to 12 on 16 minutes with Brad Singleton and Jack Ashworth both dismissed after a scuffle. Liam Farrell crossed twice either side of a second score from Hanley with Smith converting all but the latter for a comfortable 28-6 lead into the interval.
An emotional try for Sam Halsall, his first for Wigan saw Smith improve the lead to 34-6 before Joe Shorrocks and Jackson Hastings both crossed after the hour mark with Smith improving the latter for 44-6. The hosts rounded off the win with a hat-trick try for Hanley late on with Smith reaching eight successes with the boot in a 50-6 final score.
Williams Seals Wire Win Over Rhinos
Warrington Wolves continued their good form with a narrow 27-26 win over Leeds Rhinos at Emerald Headingley Stadium. Leeds opened the scoring with a Harry Newman try which Rhyse Martin converted for a 6-0 lead that was soon levelled by Mike Cooper's try and Stefan Ratchford's conversion. The sides exchanged scores again as Mikolaj Oledzki (Martin conv) went over before Blake Austin touched down and Ratchford converted for 12-12. Leeds ensured an 18-12 lead into the interval though as Brad Dwyer went over with Martin converting.
Josh Charnley (Ratchford conv) crossed to level the scores at 18-18 before a penalty goal each for Ratchford and Martin moved the score to 20-20. Leeds looked to have sealed the win with Newman's second score which Martin improved for 26-20 but a late try from Dan Walker saw Ratchford convert for 26-26 and surely force Golden Point Extra Time. However, Wire debutant George Williams stole the headlines in the final seconds as he swept over a drop goal to seal a famous 27-26 win for the Wolves.
Giants Glory Against Troubled Tigers
Huddersfield Giants returned to action with instant success as they won 34-16 against Castleford Tigers at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. Hudds opened the scoring through Leroy Cudjoe with Oliver Russell converting for 6-0 before Paul McShane crossed and converted to level at 6-6. Cudjoe struck for a second time with Russell kicking for 12-6 before he improved a Nathaniel Peteru try and added a penalty goal for a comfortable 20-6 lead into the interval.
Brad Graham crossed to cut the gap to 20-10 before Russell added a penalty goal for 22-12 and Hudds wrapped up the win with two tries in six minutes as Luke Yates and Jermaine McGillvary both crossed with Russell converting twice before adding a sixth success with the boot for 34-10. The Tigers had the final say with Jake Sweeting touching down and McShane converting for a 34-16 final score.
Dragons Secure Robins Double
After a close game in the recent reverse meeting, Catalans Dragons were made to battle again for a 23-16 win over Hull Kingston Rovers at Hull College Craven Park. A scoreless first half hour came to an end with a James Maloney penalty goal for the visitors that made it 2-0 with Jordan Abdull levelling with a penalty goal for 2-2. The Dragons would go into the interval ahead though as Sam Tomkins crossed for the first try of the game with Maloney converting before Abdull cut the gap to an 8-4 half-time lead.
The Dragons opened up a two score lead with Samisoni Langi's try with James Maloney converting for 14-4. Adam Quinlan (Abdull conv) made it 14-10 before Catalans looked to have the win wrapped up with a second Tomkins score which Maloney converted before adding a penalty and drop goal for 23-10. The Robins set up a tense finish though with a second Quinlan try and Abdull conversion cutting the gap to 23-16 which is how it ended.
Saints Stroll Past Faltering FC
St Helens returned to action with instant success in a 42-10 win over Hull FC at the MKM Stadium on Monday evening. The visitors opened the scoring through Joel Thompson inside four minutes ahead of Tommy Makinson crossing and Lachlan Coote kicking a penalty goal for a 10-0 lead. Saints moved to 16-0 with Jack Welsby touching down and Coote converting before ex-Saints winger Adam Swift crossed to make it 16-4 into the interval.
Bureta Faraimo cut the gap for the hosts with a try which Marc Sneyd converted for 16-10 before a blow for FC saw Jordan Johnstone sent to the sin-bin. Saints utilised the advantage with a Coote penalty goal and tries for Kyle Amor and Kevin Naiqama which Coote improved for 30-10. FC's woes continued with a return to 12 men as Ligi Sao was then sent to the bin and Saints rounded off the win with two more Welsby scores for his hat-trick with Coote reaching seven successes with the boot for a 42-10 final score.
Trinity V Red Devils Suffers COVID Postponement
The final game of the round saw Wakefield Trinity's hosting of Salford Red Devils postponed as as Salford's issues with COVID continued
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