Round Four saw a return to the four day schedule of Thur-Sun which included a couple of close results at both ends of the table.
The round began on Thursday night at the Be Well Support Stadium as Leeds Rhinos sealed a 34-18 win over Wakefield Trinity. A rapid start from the visitors saw David Fusitu'a cross for a try which Rhyse Martin converted before he then improved a Morgan Gannon effort for 12-0 inside ten minutes. Harry Newman (Martin conv) touched down ahead of an Ash Handley brace which saw Martin convert twice for a 30-0 lead into the interval.
Wakefield got off the mark on 52 minutes with a Matty Ashurst try which saw Max Jowitt convert for 30-6 before Handley crossed for his hat-trick just after the hour mark for 34-6. Trinity cut the gap further to have the final say with a self-converted effort from Jowitt who converted a Tom Johnstone score late on for a 34-18 final score.
Super Saints Rout Robins
St Helens kept up their perfect start with a comfortable 42-8 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at Sewell Group Craven Park on Friday night. Saints struck first with a Sione Mata'utia try which Tommy Makinson converted for 6-0 before Ryan Hall replied for the Robins to make it 6-4. A self-converted score from Makinson was followed by him converting a brace from Lewis Dodd to open up a 24-4 lead into the interval.
Saints continued to dominate with Mata'utia and Makinson sealing their braces with Makinson kicking for 34-4 before Alex Walmsley crossed for 38-4. The hosts cut the gap to 38-8 with a Frankie Halton try but the final say went to Makinson who completed his ha-trick in the final minute to round off the 42-8 rout.
Dragons Deny Wolves
Warrington Wolves' unbeaten start came to and end in a 24-18 defeat to Catalans Dragons at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. A closely fought first half saw the sides level the interval after tries from Matt Whitley (Josh Drinkwater conv) and Matty Ashton (Stefan Ratchford conv) for 6-6.
The Dragons raced into a 24-6 lead after the interval with Arthur Romano, Mitchell Pearce and Mickael Goudemand all crossing with Drinkwater converting the lot. Warrington made it a tight finish though with a late Josh Charnley brace which coupled with conversions from Ratchford saw the Dragons holding on for the 24-18 win.
Warriors Edge Tricky Toulouse
Toulouse Olympique XIII's are still searching for their first win after being denied in a 29-28 loss to Wigan Warriors at Stade Ernest Wallon on Saturday. The Warriors raced into a 10-0 lead with scores from Jai Field and Zak Hardaker with Hardaker converting the former. Toulouse staged a rapid comeback as they scored 18 unanswered points to lead 18-10 at the interval due to Guy Armitage, Maxime Stefani and Tony Gigot all crossing with Chris Hankinson converting and Gigot and Eloi Pelissier adding drop goals.
Wigan stemmed the spree with a Cade Cust try (Hardaker conv for 18-16 before a Matty Russsell effort and second from Armitage saw Hankinson kick the latter to open up a 28-16 lead just ahead of the hour. The visitors cut the gap with Liam Marshall's try which Hardaker improved before he levelled the score in converting Field's second try for 28-28. Both sides pushed for victory but it was the Warriors who struck with Harry Smith sweeping over a drop goal to claim the 29-28 win and break the hearts of the hosts.
Hudds Humble Suffering Salford
Huddersfield Giants continued their good form with a comfortable 34-2 win over Salford Red Devils at the John Smith's Stadium on Sunday. The visitors struck first with a Marc Sneyd penalty goal to lead 2-0 but that was where the joy ended for Salford as Will Pryce crossed and converted for 6-2 before he improved a Chris McQueen effort and added a penalty goal for a 14-2 lead into the interval.
Innes Senior crossed within eight minutes of the restart before Chris Hill and Jermaine McGillvary both touched down with Pryce converting twice for a huge 30-2 advantage that ended at 34-2 with Senior crossing to complete his brace.
Tigers Triumph Against FC
The final game of the round saw a first win of the season for Castleford Tigers as they sealed a 33-26 victory over Hull FC at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. A perfect start from the Tigers saw Dan Smith cross in the opening minute with Gareth O'Brien converting for 6-0 before adding penalty goal for 8-0 on ten minutes. FC battled back with a Danny Houghton try which Ben McNamara converted for 8-6 but Cas regained the two score lead with tries from Greg Eden and Cheyse Blair (O'Brien conv) to lead 18-6. The sides went into the interval just one score apart though as Josh Griffin crossed for FC with McNamara converting.
Cas resumed control with an O'Brien try and second from Eden to lead 26-12 before a comeback from FC saw Adam Swift and Conner Wynne both cross for 26-18. However, it was to be the Tigers' day as Eden sealed his hat-trick and O'Brien converted and added a drop goal either side of a Jamie Shaul try for FC as the Tigers won 33-26.
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