Leeds turn on the style to beat Leigh and go third
Leeds Rhinos put on a superb eight-try show to leapfrog above Leigh Leopards into third place in the Super League table.Kallum Watkins and Harry Newman both scored two tries, and Jake Connor capped a brilliant game by kicking all eight conversions as the Rhinos made it six wins from their past seven games, and bounced back from last week's defeat at St Helens.Lachie Miller, Cameron Smith, Tom Holroyd and Mik Oledzki also went over as the Rhinos found top gear against a Leigh team who went into the game on the back of three consecutive wins.Leigh winger Keanan Brand scored his first Super League hat-trick and Isaac Liu, Gareth O'Brien and Umyla Hanley also crossed, but Gareth O'Brien could not match Connor's accuracy with the boot.More to follow.
Leeds: Miller, Hall, Newman, Handley, Edgell, Connor, Croft, Jenkins, O'Connor, Oledzki, McDonnell, Watkins, Palasia.Interchanges: Holroyd, Lisone, Sinfield, Smith.Leigh: Armstrong, McIntosh, Niu, Hanley, Brand, O'Brien, Lam, Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, Trout, Halton, Liu.Interchanges: Hughes, O'Neill, Davis, McNamara.Referee: Liam Moore.
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