2022 Super League Round 17 (Catch-Up)

 The catch up continues in Round 17 

Hudds Halted As Tigers Triumph

Castleford Tigers extended their good form with a 26-18 win over Huddersfield Giants at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. The Tigers roared into a 20-0 lead inside the half hour thanks to a brace from Derrell Olpherts and try from Jake Trueman with Danny Richardson converting the lot and adding a penalty goal. Hudds cut the gap though with Jermaine McGillvary crossing on the wing and Will Pryce converting for 20-6 into the interval.

Ex-Giants winger Jake Mamo crossed for Cas within six minutes of the restart for 24-6 before Richardson added a second penalty goal of the evening to make the lead 26-6. Hudds mounted a late fightback with a Chris McQueen try which Pryce converted before crossing for a score of his own and kicking for 26-18 but the Tigers held on for the victory. 

Saints Stunned By Delighted Dragons

St Helens had a dip in form as they suffered a narrow 20-18 loss to Catalans Dragons at the Stade Gilbert Brutus. The visitors opened the scoring with a try from Sione Mata'utia for a 4-0 lead inside four minutes. The lead was doubled on 15 minutes as Tommy Makinson crossed before Mathieu Laguerre crossed to cut the gap to 8-4 on the half hour. Catalans completed the turnaround with a Josh Drinkwater try and Sam Tomkins conversion in the final minute of the half  to lead 10-8 into the interval.

The lead changed again within four minutes of the restart as Ben Davies crossed for 12-10 before a Samisoni Langi effort saw Tomkins convert for 16-12. Catalans extended their lead to 20-12 with a Dean Whare try but were pegged back by a Jack Welsby effort which Davies converted for 20-18 but the Dragons held on for the win with strong defence in the late stages. 

Rhinos Rout Hapless Hull FC

Leeds Rhinos cruised to a huge 62-16 win over Hull FC at the KCOM Stadium. The visitors raced into a 12-0 lead with Mikolaj Oledzki and Ash Handley both crossing for tries which Rhyse Martin converted. The hosts hit back with a rapid brace as Darnell McIntosh and Danny Houghton crossed a minute apart with McIntosh converting for 12-10. Leeds regained their two score lead into the interval with Handley claiming his second try and Kruise Leeming crossing with Martin kicking for 22-10.

Hull opened the scoring in the second half with a Chris Satae try which Josh Griffin converted for 22-16 but their joy was short lived as Leeds took control with a second score from Leeming and tries from Richie Myler, Liam Sutcliffe and David Fusitu'a with Martin converting the lot for 46-16

Handley completed his hat-trick on 69 minutes before crossing twice more in the final ten minutes for a quintet of tries with Martin improving twice to complete the 62-16 rout. 

Olympique Overcome Robins

Toulouse Olympique boosted their survival hopes with a comfortable 28-6 win over Hull Kingston Rovers at Stade Ernest Wallon. The hosts struck first with Latrell Schmaukel crossing and Chris Hankinson converting for a 6-0 lead that increased to 8-0 with a penalty goal from Hankinson and the two score leas remained into the interval.

Paul Marcon touched down to extend the lead with Hankinson converting before adding a penalty goal a few minutes later and scoring a self-converted try to open up a huge 22-0 lead on the hour mark. The Robins ended the spree with an Albert Vete try and Will Dagger conversion for 22-6 but the final say went to the hosts with Olly Ashall-Bott crossing and Hankinson converting for a sixth success to wrap up the 28-6 victory. 

Trinity Toppled By Warriors

Wigan Warriors extended their goof away form with a 46-22 success over Wakefield Trinity at the Be Well Support Stadium. Wigan raced into an 18-0 lead inside 15 minutes with tries from Kai Pearce-Paul, Liam Marshall and Liam Farrell all converted by Harry Smith. Wakefield responded with a rapid double from Max Jowitt and Jay Pitts with Mason Lino converting twice for 18-12. Wigan went in for two scores for a 28-12 lead at the interval thanks to Bevan French and Abbas Miski with Smith converting just the former.

Miski and French completed try braces within seven minutes of the restart with Smith's kicking success creating a huge 40-12 lead. Trinity cut the gap with two scores just after the hour mark as Kyle Evans (Lino conv) touched down ahead of a second try for Jowitt to make it 40-22 but the final say went Pearce Paul who scored his second try which Smith improved for a 46-22 final score. 

Salford Comeback Stuns Wolves

Salford Red Devils stages a stunning comeback to secure a 32-24 win over Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.The visitors struck first with a try from Rhys Williams before Deon Cross doubled the lead to 8-0 with a 13th minute effort. Warrington cut the deficit to 8-6 as Daryl Clark touched down and Stefan Ratchford converted to make it a two point gap which remained into the interval. 

Warrington completed the turnaround within a minute of the restart as Ratchford crossed and converted for 12-8 before he improved efforts from Gareth Widdop and Josh Thewlis to open up a 24-8 advantage. Salford responded with Chris Atkin crossing and Marc Sneyd converting for 24-14 on 56 minutes and it looked to be their only joy of the second half until three tries in five minutes saw them stun the hosts as Jack Ormondroyd (2) and Ryan Brierley touched down with Sneyd converting the lot to seal the 32-24 win. 

2022 Super League Round 16 (Catch-Up)

 The catchup continues with Round 16

Saints Rout Rhinos

St Helens extended their good form with a comfortable 42-12 win over Leeds Rhinos at the Totally Wicked Stadium. The hosts raced into a 12-0 lead as Konrad Hurrell and Alex Walmsley crossed for tries which Tommy Makinson converted. Leeds hit back through Harry Newman's try and Rhyse Martin's conversion but went into the interval two scores behind after Regan Grace crossed for 16-6. 

Hurrell claimed his second score within five minutes of the restart before a Bodene Thompson try and Martin conversion cut the gap to 20-12. Saints regained control with scores from Agnatius Paasi, Joe Batchelor and Dan Norman with Makinson converting twice for a huge 36-12 lead. The misery only grew for Leeds late on with Zane Tetevano sent off before Walmsley crossed for his second try and Makinson converted for a 42-12 final score. 

Wolves Hold Off Hull FC 

Warrington Wolves edged a narrow 4-0 win over Hull FC at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in a close contest. The contest became the first in the 2022 season to not see a try scored with the points coming in the 45th and 65th minutes as Stefan Ratchford converted two penalty goals. 

Miski Quartet As Warriors Topple Toulouse

Wigan Warriors continued their perfect home form with a comfortable 40-6 win over Toulouse Olympique at the DW Stadium. A rapid start from the hosts saw Abbas Miski cross for the opening try inside three minutes with Harry Smith converting for 6-0. Liam Farrell extended the lead to 10-0 with a try seven minutes later before Miski completed his hat-trick on the half hour mark, Smith converting for a 22-0 lead. The gap improved to 28-0 at the interval with a Bevan French try which Smith kicked for his fourth success of the half.

Toulouse got off the mark with a Dominique Peyroux try within six minutes of the restart and Chris Hankinson converted for 30-6. However, it proved to be the only joy for the visitors as Wigan wrapped up the comfortable 40-6 win with a Jai Field effort and a fourth of the evening for Miski with Smith converting both to end on six successes. 

Super Salford Trounce Trinity 

Salford Red Devils stormed to a huge 74-10 victory over Wakefield Trinity at the AJ Bell Stadium. The visitors struck first with James Batchelor crossing inside three minutes and Mason Lino converting for 6-0. Salford replied through Tim Lafai before Deon Cross touched down and with Marc Sneyd converting twice, the hosts led 12-6. The lead jumped to 32-6 at the interval after a 15 minute spree saw Joe Burgess (2), Ken Sio and Ryan Brierley all cross for tries with Sneyd converting just the latter but also adding a penalty goal in the final seconds. 

The hosts's control resumed just three minutes after the restart with a rapid double as Brodie Croft and Kallum Watkins both touched down for tries which Sneyd improved for 44-6. Trinity hit back with a Lewis Murphy effort for 44-10 but it was a short lived joy as Sio, Cross and Brierley all completed braces and Sitaleki Akuola crossed with Sneyd converting the lot for a massive 68-10 advantage. The final say came with four minutes remaining as Burgess sealed his hat-trick and Sneyd ended on 11 successes to wrap up the 74-10 rout. 

Giants Glory At Rovers

Huddersfield Giants ended June on a high with a 38-10 win over Hull Kingston Rovers at Sewell Group Craven Park. The Robins struck first as Matt Parcell crossed for 4-0 inside three minutes. A brace from Leroy Cudjoe after the half hour saw Will Pryce add a conversion to ensure Hudds led 10-4 into the interval. 

Luke Yates extended the Giants' lead within a minute of the restart and Pryce converted for 16-4 before Ricky Leutele crossed for 20-4 on 43 minutes. Cudjoe sealed his hat-trick on 53 minutes with Pryce converting before adding a self converted score Tto increase the lead to 32-4. Jermaine McGillvary crossed to extend the lead further with Pryce adding a fifth success of the afternoon. The final say though went to the hosts as Matty Storton touched down three minutes from the end  with Lachlan Coote converting for 38-10. 

Tigers Triumph Over Dragons

Castleford Tigers sealed a narrow 17-16 win in Golden Point Extra Time against Catalans Dragons at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle. A close first quarter saw the sides locked level before Cheyse Blair crossed for the opening try on 27 minutes with Danny Richardson converting for 6-0. Catalans levelled with a Michael McIlorum try which saw Sam Tomkins kick for 6-6 but it was to be the hosts who led into the interval thanks to a Ryan Hampshire score making it 10-6.

Tomkins levelled again for the visitors this time with a try on 50 minutes for 10-10 before he improved an Arthur Romano try to put the Dragons ahead for the first time at 16-16. The sides were level yet again on 65 minutes with Derrell Olpherts crossing on the wing and Richardson converting for 16-16. The score remained level until the end of the 80 minutes meaning the winner would be decided by Golden Point Extra Time, both sides attempted drop goals with the crucial kick coming on 90 minutes as Richardson sealed the 17-16 win for the Tigers.

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Giants Glory Against Rhinos

Huddersfield Giants came out on top with a 30-16 win in the Yorkshire derby against Leeds Rhinos at the John Smith's Stadium. The Giants thundered into a 16-0 lead inside 25 minutes with Will Pryce kicking two goals and Ricky Leutele, Jermaine McGillvary and Jake Wardle all crossing for tries. A perfect first half for the hosts saw another score as Chris McQueen raced in for a try which Pryce converted for 22-0 but Leeds had a late say with Ash Handley crossing for 22-4 into the interval. 

The Rhinos fightback continued as Liam Sutcliffe touched down and Rhyse Martin converted to cut the gap to 22-10. Pryce swept over a penalty goal to give Hudds a 24-10 lead before he improved a Josh Jones effort for 30-10. Leeds did have the final say though as Zak Hardaker crossed for a try which Martin converted for 30-16. 

Salford Suffer As Wigan Win

Wigan Warriors continued their good form with a comfortable 30-12 win over Salford Red Devils at the AJ Bell Stadium. A closely fought first half saw just a single score as Harry Smith crossed for a try which he converted for 6-0 inside nine minutes but the lead remained into the interval.,

Wigan opened up the lead to 24-0 before the hour mark as Liam Marshall and Bevan French both scored try braces with Smith converting only once. French wrapped up a 13 minute hat-trick on 62 minutes with Smith converting for 30-0 but Salford were to mount a late charge as Deon Cross andKallum Watkins went over in the final five minutes with Marc Sneyd converting the former in the 30-12 final score.

Dragons Delight In Humbling Hull FC

Catalans Dragons boosted their home form with a comfortable 36-8 victory over Hull FC. The hosts raced into a 14-0 lead inside the opening half hour as Mike McMeeken andFouad Yahaboth crossed for tries which Sam Tomkinsconverted in addition to sandwiching a penalty goal. The lead remained into interval with Catalans resuming their spree with aMickael Goudemand (Tomkins conv) for 20-0..  

FC hit back within two minutesas Josh Griffin touched down for 20-4 but the three score led was soon restored for the hosts with Samisoni Langicrossing for 24-4. Hull hit back again as Darnell McIntosh crossed but only as consolation due to Mitchell PearceandTyrone Mayboth crossing late on and Tomkins improving both efforts to wrap up the 36-8 success.  

Toulouse Toppled By Tigers

Toulouse Olympique's mixed form continued in a narrow 20-14 defeat to Castleford Tigers at Stade Ernest Wallon. The hosts struck first with Olly Ashall-Bott crossing for a try which Chris Hankinson converted for a 6-0 lead before Cas drew level after Danny Richardson improved a try from Suaia Matagi for 6-6 with the equality continuing into the interval.

Toulouse went ahead within three minutes of the restart as Matty Russell went in on the wing and Hankinson converted for 12-6. The Tigers levelled just before the hour mark with a George Griffin try which Richardson converted for 12-12 ans he put the visitors ahead at 14-12 with a 62nd minute penalty goal. Hankinson replied for the hosts to level at 14-14 but the win went to the travelling Tigers thanks to a 72nd minute try from Mahe Fonua which Richardson improved for a 20-14 final score. 

Saints Success Against Robins

St Helens maintained top spot with a 26-18 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at the Totally Wicked Stadium. A perfect start for Saints saw Tommy Makinson cross for a try in the opening minute for 4-0. Ex-Saints back Lachlan Coote levelled with a ninth minute effort before converting for a 6-4 lead. Saints regained the lead and extended as James Roby and Morgan Knowles both crossed with Makinson converting both for 16-6. KR hit back with a Ryan Hall try (Coote conv) to cut the gap to 16-12 but the final say of the half went to the hosts as Makinson added a penalty goal for 18-12.

Saints took control in the second half with tries from Ben Davies and Konrad Hurrell either side of the hour for 26-12 but KR had one final say on the contest with Coote scoring his second try of the game and converting for a 26-18 final score. 

Trinity Triumph Over Wolves 

Wakefield Trinity left it late to secure a 30-24 over Warrington Wolves at the Be Well Support Stadium. The Wolves struck first with Daryl Clark crossing and Stefan Ratchford converting for 6-0. Trinity responded with James Batchelor went in for a try which Mason Lino improved for 6-6 before Gareth Widdop restored the Wolves' lead with Ratchford kicking for 12-6. The sides went into the interval on level terms though after Matt Ashurst touched down and Lino converted for 12-12.

Warrington regained the lead within four minutes of the restart with a Connor Wrench (Ratchford conv) try for 18-12 but a second score from Batchelor just five minutes later saw Lino level at 18-18. The sides exchanged scores again after the hour with Matt Ashton (Ratchford conv) and Liam Hood (Lino conv) making it 24-24. The win was sealed for the hosts with three minutes left on the clock as KelepI Tanginoa touched down and Lino kicked for a fifth success at 30-24.