WRAP: 2024 Betfred Super League Round 6

Rob McHugh and Rugby League Project combine to bring you all the action from Round 6 of the Betfred Super League - a full review of each game, detailed match info, the current table and stats leaders.

All times listed are UK local - GMT on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, then BST on Sunday (daylight saving time applied from 2am Sunday).

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Castleford Tigers 6 Leeds Rhinos 26
Venue: The Jungle, Castleford

Date: Thu, 28th March.   Kickoff: 8:00 PM.   Halftime: 0-all.   Penalties: Leeds 6-4.   Referee: Aaron Moore.   Crowd: 9,026.

Castleford: Broadbent, Simm, Hodson, Wood, Senior; Richardson, Miller; Lawler, McShane, Watts, El-Zakhem, Mellor, Westerman. Int: Horne, Hall, Vete.
Leeds: Miller, Roberts, Newman, Momirovski, Handley; Croft, Frawley; Oledzki, Ackers, Sangaré, Bentley, Martin, Smith. Int: Lisone, O'Connor, McDonnell, Goudemand.

Castleford Tigers (6)
Tries: Josh Simm
Goals: Daniel Richardson 1/1

Leeds Rhinos (26)
Tries: Paul Momirovski 2, Lachlan Miller 2
Goals: Rhyse Martin 5/5

Castleford Tigers were left to rue not making the most of their first half dominance, as the Leeds Rhinos registered a comfortable win in the opening fixture of the Super League Rivals Round.

After a scoreless first half, in which the Tigers forced 5 goal line dropouts, Leeds were able to turn the tables, thanks to two tries each for Lachie Miller and Paul Momirovski, extending Castleford's winless streak to 6 games.

Castleford had the first opportunity to open the scoring, in the 6th minute, after James Bentley was penalised for interference at the ruck. Danny Richardson chose to kick form goal from just inside the Leeds half, and struck the upright, with the ball bouncing back into play.

Through a combination of Liam Watts' strong running and Jacob Miller's kicking, Castleford pinned Leeds back, but they lacked the killer instinct needed to break down a resolute Leeds defence. Then, in the second half, Leeds hit back.

In the 42nd minute, Brodie Croft picked up the ball 10 metres out and chipped the ball towards the right corner. Castleford failed to deal with the hanging kick and Rhinos' centre Paul Momirovski was able to touch the ball down at full stretch to open the scoring. 

9 minutes later, Momirovski extended Leeds' advantage, finishing off a slick move. Hooker, Andy Ackers, ran from dummy half before passing to Croft, whose clever inside pass released James McDonnell. With only Castleford full-back Jack Broadbent left to beat, McDonnell took the right option and passed to Momirovski, who ran in a simple try. 

Rhyse Martin converted both scores to give the Rhinos a 12-0 lead, before Richardson kicked a goal line drop-out out on the full, handing Martin a simple opportunity to extend Leeds' lead to 14-0 with a penalty under the sticks, in the 63rd minute.

Lachie Miller scored his first try for Leeds in the 65th minute. The Tigers defence failed to deal with another kick, this time from Matt Frawley on the left wing, which Ash Handley tapped back for Miller to pick up and score. Castleford scored their first points of the night, after Matt Frawley failed to deal with a hanging kick from Richardson. Josh Simm reacted fastest and collected to score, with Richardson adding the extras.

But it was Leeds and man of the match, Miller, who had the last say, scoring the pick of the night's tries. Miller passed to Brodie Croft, who dummied to pass right before cutting back inside, through a gap in the Tigers' line. He timed his pass well to find Miller who scored in front of the travelling Rhinos fans, who had braved torrential rain to watch their side register fourth win of the season, moving them up to 6th place. Winless Castleford remain in 11th place, ahead of London on point difference.

Hull KR 34 Hull FC 10
Venue: Sewell Group Craven Park, Hull

Date: Fri, 29th March.   Kickoff: 12:30 PM.   Halftime: Hull KR 28-0.   Penalties: Hull KR 6-2.   Referee: Liam Moore.   Crowd: 11,050.

Hull KR: Evalds, Burgess, Hiku, Opacic, Hall; May, Lewis; Sue, Litten, Whitbread, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella (C). Int: Parcell, Luckley, Storton, Tanginoa.
Hull FC: Hoy, McIntosh, Scott, Sutcliffe, Martin; Smith, Brown; Ese'ese, Houghton (C), Ashworth, Okunbor, Sao, Lane. Int: Pele, Brown, Gardiner, Charles.

Hull Kingston Rovers (34)
Tries: Joe Burgess 2, Niall Evalds, Kelepi Tanginoa, Peta Hiku, James Batchelor, Mikey Lewis
Goals: Jez Litten 2/6, Mikey Lewis 1/1

Hull FC (10)
Tries: Cameron Scott, Jayden Okunbor
Goals: Darnell McIntosh 1/2

A six-try, first half blitz from Hull KR ensured they won the second Hull derby of the season, extending Hull FC's miserable start to the year.

Tries inside the first 20 minutes from Niall Evalds, Joe Burgess and Mikey Lewis meant the Robins were always in control, as they registered their fourth win of the season. 

Evalds opened the scoring for the Robins in the 12th minute. Tyrone May's burst of pace form gummy half allowed him to release England international Lewis. Evalds timed his support run from full back to perfection to score from Lewis' pass.

Evalds then turned creator, playing a crucial role in the build up to the Robins' next two tries. Evalds provided the final pass for winger Joe Burgess to score KR's second in the right-hand corner in the 16th minute. 

His involvement in their next score was more spectacular. Evalds fielded a kick 30 metres from his own try line, before breaking through the Hull FC defensive line. His inside pass found Mikey Lewis, who still had plenty to do, forty metres from the FC line. Lewis evaded 3 FC defenders and touched down to effectively guarantee KR the win after 20 minutes. FC coach Tony Smith will be particularly disappointed with their attempts to stop both Evalds and Lewis, who broke through too easily.

The Robins stuck from deep again for their next try, through James Batchelor. A quick passing move from left to right put Petr Hiku through a gap in the FC defence. Hiku's pass 40 metres from the line allowed Batchelor to run in unopposed. 

Another slick passing move ended with Hiku getting on the scoresheet himself. The Robins again worked the ball from left to right with Hiku giving the ball to Burgess, who passed back inside to Hiku to score. Joe Burgess scored his second of the game on the stroke of half time to give KR a 28-0 lead at half time, with Jez Litten converting just two of six first half tries.

But Hull FC refused to go down without a fight, and they scored the first try of the second half through Jayden Okunbor, who charged down a Mikey Lewis kick before collecting the ball to score from 40 metres out, with Darnell McIntosh converting. Three minutes later, Hull FC scored again to give their fans a glimmer of hope, moving the ball from left to right to Cameron Scott, who touched down, making the score 28-10.

It was Hull KR, however, who scored the final try of the night, through Kelepi Tanginoa. Tanginoa burst through another weak defensive effort to score his second try of the season and ensure the points, and bragging rights, went back to East Hull.

St Helens 12 Wigan Warriors 4
Venue: Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens

Date: Fri, 29th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: St Helens 2-0.   Penalties: St Helens 8-5.   Referee: Chris Kendall.   Crowd: 17,980.

St Helens: Welsby, Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Bennison; Lomax (C), Dodd; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Whitley, Sironen, Knowles. Int: Mata'utia, Batchelor, Mbye, Wingfield.
Wigan: Field, Miski, Keighran, Wardle, Marshall; French, Smith; Byrne, O'Neill, Thompson, Isa, Farrell (C), Ellis. Int: Mago, Leeming, Dupree.

St Helens (12)
Tries: Thomas Makinson, Konrad Hurrell
Goals: Jonny Lomax 1/2, Mark Percival 1/1

Wigan Warriors (4)
Tries: Bevan French

A pulsating encounter at a sold out Totally Wicked Stadium saw St Helens end Wigan Warriors' 15 match winning run, claiming a 12-4 victory in a brutal Good Friday encounter, which moves the Saints to the top of the table. 

The first half saw the two sides locked in a physical battle, with neither side willing to make a mistake which could be decisive. Saints came closest to opening the scoring in the 8th minute, with Jai Field producing a try saving tackle to stop Lewis Dodd, who had broken through the Wigan line after a smart offload from Alex Walmsley. 

It was Wigan who cracked first, allowing St Helens to take a narrow 2-0 lead through the boot of Mark Percival in the 25th minute. Wigan forward, Tyler Dupree, was then fortunate to only receive a yellow card after he was punished for dangerous use of his elbow on Matty Lees whilst carrying the ball into a tackle. On another day, Dupree could easily have seen red, but Wigan held firm with 12-men to trail by just 2 points at the interval.

But Wigan roared back in the second half, to score the game's first try through Bevan French. French escaped a tackle before kicking into the in-goal area. He was able to beat the scrambling St Helens defence to collect his own kick and touch down. 

However, further ill-discipline from the Wigan pack provided the game's decisive moment and swung the game in St Helens' favour. Wigan forward, Liam Bryne, was sent off after his shoulder made direct contact with Mark Percival's tackle, who was visibly groggy after the tackle and failed his Head Injury Assessment.

Saints made their numerical advantage count, scoring two late tries to swing the game in their favour. The first was scored by Tommy Makinson, who outjumped Wigan fullback Jai Field to collect Lewis Dodd's hanging kick to score. Powerhouse centre, Konrad Hurrell then finished another quick passing move, holding off the attention of three Wigan defenders to score the game's final try, which was his 100th career try. 

Saints were deserved winners in a game between the best two teams in the competition. Whilst Wigan were on the wrong end of the result on this occasion, it seems almost inconceivable that they will not have opportunities to avenge this result in the showpiece games at the end of the season. 

Warrington Wolves 24 Catalans Dragons 32
Venue: Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington

Date: Sat, 30th March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Catalans 18-12.   Penalties: Warrington 6-5.   Referee: Jack Smith.   Crowd: 11,240.

Warrington: Dufty, Thewlis, King, Tai, Ashton; Williams (C), Hayes; Harrison, Walker, Vaughan, Holroyd, Fitzgibbon, Currie. Int: Philbin, Musgrove, Crowther, Powell.
Catalans: Rougé, Davies, Romano, Ikuvalu, Johnstone; Abdull, Tison; Navarrete, McIlorum, Bousquet, Sims, McMeeken, Garcia (C). Int: Séguier, Sironen, Satae, Dezaria.

Warrington Wolves (24)
Tries: George Williams, Toby King, Zane Musgrove, James Harrison
Goals: Josh Thewlis 4/4

Catalans Dragons (32)
Tries: Tom Johnstone 2, Benjamin Garcia, Jordan Abdull, Tom Davies, César Rougé
Goals: Jordan Abdull 4/6

Catalans Dragons overcame the Warrington Wolves in a thoroughly entertaining match at the Halliwell Jones stadium, to go joint top of the Super League Table.

This was the Dragons' second win over the Wolves this season, the only games they have lost this season, and both have been gripping contests.

Les Dracs started fast, scoring 3 tries in the first 12 minutes to give Warrington a mountain to climb. Tom Davies showed good strength to finish off a passing move, handing off Warrington winger, Matty Ashton, to score in the corner. 

Warrington doubled their advantage in the 8th minute, with Jordan Abdull taking advantage of some confusion around the ruck, scampering through a gap in the Warrington line on halfway. He kicked through for Tom Johnstone to chase, and the flying winger was able to beat fullback, Matt Dufty, to the ball and score Les Dracs' second try. 

Benjamin Garcia then powered on to a short pass from hooker Michael McIlorum to score their third try in the 12th minute. Jordan Abdull kicked all three conversions to extend their lead to 18-0 and it appeared to be a long way back for Sam Burgess' men.

But Warrington struck back after 27 minutes, through Zane Musgrove, who showed great agility to twist out of a tackle and score from close range. Warrington then scored a second try in quick succession, thanks to quick thinking from Ashton. 

A looping pass from George Williams was collected by Ashton near the touchline. With the tryline in sight, Ashton chose to selflessly pass the ball back inside to Toby King, who gathered cleanly to score. Josh Thewlis was on target with both conversions, meaning Les Dracs lead 18-12 at halftime. 

Catalans threatened to open the scoring in the 44th minute, when McIlorum was held up thanks to a brilliant tackle from Adam Holroyd, and they did not have to wait long, scoring off the next tackle. A high kick to the touchline was acrobatically kept in play by Johnstone, who knocked the ball back in play for Cesar Rouge to score, converted by Abdull. 

Johnstone then turned scorer after a strong run and pass from Abdull allowed Arthur Romano to put Johnstone in to score in the corner. There was some controversy, however as the final pass looked as it may have drifted forward. Abdull missed the kick, meaning the score was 28-12.

Warrington showed their character again, scoring two quick tries to give themselves a lifeline. Prop forward, James Harrison, barged over from close range for the first, before a brilliant sidestep from George Williams baffled the Wolves defence, allowing him to score under the posts. Thewlis kicked both to set up a tense finish, with Catalans leading 28-24.

But Warrington were unable to find a score to level the game and it was Les Dracs who scored the final points of the game. Abdull again chipped through for Johnstone to contest in the air. Johnstone again won the duel, knocking the ball down for Abdull to collect and score, meaning a gripping encounter finished Warrington 24 Catalans 32.

Salford Red Devils 32 Leigh Leopards 22
Venue: Salford Stadium, Barton-upon-Irwell

Date: Sat, 30th March.   Kickoff: 5:30 PM.   Halftime: Salford 20-6.   Penalties: Salford 5-4.   Referee: James Vella.   Crowd: 6,177.

Salford: Brierley, Ryan, Macdonald, Lafai, Cross; Cust, Sneyd; Ormondroyd, Mellor, Wright, Stone, Watkins (C), Partington. Int: Bourouh, Vuniyayawa, Atkin, Shorrocks.
Leigh: O'Brien, Hanley, Hardaker, Chamberlain, Charnley; Moylan, Lam; Norman, Dwyer, Mulhern (C), O'Donnell, Hughes, Trout. Int: Nakubuwai, Davis, Baxter, McNamara.

Salford Red Devils (32)
Tries: Ryan Brierley 2, Ethan Ryan 2, Marc Sneyd
Goals: Marc Sneyd 6/6

Leigh Leopards (22)
Tries: Umyla Hanley 3, Lachlan Lam
Goals: Matt Moylan 3/5

The Salford Red Devils continued to defy pre-season predictions of doom, overcoming Leigh Leopards in an entertaining encounter at the Salford Community Stadium, despite Umyla Hanley, son of the immortal Ellery Hanley, scoring his second consecutive hat trick.

Salford opened the scoring through Ryan Brierley, who was making his 300th career appearance. They had been previously denied a penalty try, after Brierley was pulled back by Lachlan Lam, trying to reach a Sneyd grubber kick. But the incident did see Lam receive a yellow card and Sneyd kicked the penalty to give Salford an early lead. 

Brierley then took advantage of some static defending to go through a gaping hole in the defensive line to score the game's first try, with Sneyd kicking the extras.

Leigh then scored their first of the game once Lam had returned to the field of play to bring them back to a full playing complement. A nice passing move put Hanley in to score a simple try in the right corner.

Marc Sneyd has been in fantastic form this season and was again influential in Salford re-establishing their control over the game. He ran at the line, dummying a couple of times to draw in the defence, before passing to Cade Cust, whose inside ball back to Brierley allowed him to run through the gap created by Sneyd to score his second of the game. 

At this point, Leigh looked to be in trouble, and Salford's turned their continued pressure into points again in the 36th minute, through winger Ethan Ryan. Salford moved the ball out to Ryan on the left wing, who cut back inside, avoiding two tackles, to score Salford's third try of the game. 

Brierley was again at the heart of the action before the end of the half, but this time for the wrong reasons, pushing Hanley into touch as he attempted to chase down a kick, which saw Brierley receive a yellow card, and Matt Moylan kick the ensuing penalty to narrow the deficit to 20-6 at half time.

Salford drew first blood in the second half, through Marc Sneyd, who scored from close range after Salford kept the ball alive well. Lachlan Lam appeared to have given Leigh a lifeline, scoring in the 60th minute after a nice passing move, which he started, opened up the Salford defence. When Leigh scored the next try of the game in the 69th minute, it appeared that a comeback may be on. Matt Moylan's brilliant, looping pass found Hanley in the corner to score his second of the game. 

Another Salford try thanks to a Marc Sneyd kick, however, effectively ended any hopes of a famous win for the Leopards. Sneyd hoisted the ball high towards the left wing, and the Leigh defence were unable to deal with the loose ball. Eventually, it bounced up into the hands of Ethan Ryan who touched down for his second try of the game, which Sneyd converted to give them a 32-16 lead.

Leigh scored the game's final try in the 77th minute, with Moylan again showcasing his excellent vision, chipping to the right corner, and over the grasping hands of Ryan, for Hanley to collect and complete his hat trick, but it was too late for Leigh who succumbed to a fourth defeat of the season. 

Salford's 32-22 win moves them up to 7th in the table with four wins, level with Leeds, Hull KR, Wigan, and Warrington, and very much in the play-off hunt at this early stage. 

London Broncos 6 Huddersfield Giants 26
Venue: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Wimbledon

Date: Sun, 31st March.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Huddersfield 12-6.   Penalties: Huddersfield 9-6.   Referee: Tom Grant.

London: Walker, Kershaw, Storey, Bassett, Macani; Leyland, Meadows; Kennedy, Davis, Stock, Lovell (C), Jones, Parata. Int: Butler, Williams, Butterworth, Makin.
Huddersfield: Marsters, Halsall, Bibby, Naiqama, Swift; Lolohea, Clune; Yates (C), Deakin, Wilson, Murchie, Livett, Cudjoe. Int: Greenwood, Golding, Rushton, Ikahihifo.

London Broncos (6)
Tries: Oliver Leyland
Goals: Oliver Leyland 1/1

Huddersfield Giants (26)
Tries: Adam Swift, Esan Marsters, Jake Bibby, Adam Clune, Sam Halsall
Goals: Tui Lolohea 3/3

Huddersfield took the points in the final game of rival's round with a 26-6 victory at the Cherry Red Records stadium, thanks to a virtuoso performance from Tui Lolohea.

London came into the game winless, after 5 straight defeats to open the season, while Huddersfield had two wins from their opening 5 fixtures.

London took an unexpected lead in the 11th minute, through a penalty try. Bill Leyland kicked through and turned the Huddersfield defence. Leyland looked favourite to get to the loose ball and score, when he was brought down by Huddersfield centre, Kevin Naiqama, with Leyland kicking the extras to give London a 6-0 lead. 

But the Giants hit back in the 23rd minute. Tui Lolohea kicked through, but Alex Walker seemed to have the situation under control before a wicked bounce evaded him. Jake Bibby was able to pick up and score an easy try to get Huddersfield on the board.

Tui Lolohea was again involved in Huddersfield's second try, with inside pass to releasing the powerful Esan Marsters who crashed over to score. With Huddersfield building more pressure on the London line, the Broncos tried a short goal line drop out, which they did not regather. 

From the ensuing set, Lolohea's jinking run bamboozled the London defence, before he spread the ball out to Adam Swift to finish acrobatically in the corner. However, Huddersfield's wasteful kicking from the tee ensured London still had plenty to play for in the second half. Huddersfield missed all 3 kicks, which left the door open for London by keeping them within one score.

Huddersfield struck first in the second half, through playmaker Adam Clune. Good play from dummy half by Ashton Golding, gave Clune the ball 10 metres out. His dummy fooled Leyland, allowing him to step through the line and score. Tui Lolohea took over kicking duties and kicked Huddersfield's first goal of the night to make the score 18-6.

Another failed short drop out gave Lolohea the simplest of kicks to extend Huddersfield's lead to 20-6 in the 51st minute, meaning London needed to score 3 tries to win the game. Lolohea was at the heart of everything good that Huddersfield did, and his kick allowed Sam Halsall to out jump Jarred Bassett and score in the 61st minute, which Lolohea successfully converted.

Whilst Huddersfield continued to press, London showed resilience to hold out without conceding anymore points. However, they were visibly tiring and unable to offer any real attacking threat. The Broncos wait for a first win goes on, whilst Huddersfield registered their third win of the season, ending the weekend in 8th place.

Table after Round 6

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