Betfred Super League
Huddersfield (14) 30
Tries: Rushton, Milne, Evalds, Geyer 2 Goals: Flanaghan 5
Leigh (6) 18
Tries: Trout, Hanley, Mulhern Goals: Cook 3
Huddersfield Giants scored five tries to upset in-form Leigh and keep the Leopards waiting to secure their place in the Super League play-offs.
Leigh scored the night’s first try through Owen Trout but tries from Harry Rushton and Taane Milne helped put Huddersfield 14-6 ahead at half-time.
Niall Evalds extended the lead after the break before Leigh’s Umyla Hanley and Huddersfield’s Cole Geyer exchanged tries as the Giants remained ahead.
Geyer’s second try with six minutes remaining sealed an impressive victory.
More to follow.
Huddersfield: Evalds; Milne, Jagger, Halsall, Zenon; Lolohea, Clune; Powell, Woolford, King, Hewitt, Cozza, Rushton
Interchanges: Rogers, Flanagan, Billington, Geyer
Leigh: O’Brien; Senior, Badrock, Hanley, Charnley; Cook, Lam; Ofahengaue, Horne, Mulhern, Hughes, Trout, Liu
Interchanges: Brogan, Ashworth, Alick-Wiencke, Ipape
Referee: Tara Jones