Late tries help Leigh finally see off Huddersfield
Betfred Super LeagueLeigh (6) 24Tries: Brand, Armstrong, Davis, Niu Goals: O'Brien 4Huddersfield (8) 10Tries: Wilson Goals: Flanagan 3
Leigh Leopards scored two late tries to finally see off the challenge of Huddersfield Giants and make it two wins out of two at the start of the 2025 Super League season.An error by Giants' Elliot Wallis leading to a Matt Davis try and Tesi Niu's finish in the closing stages saw Adrian Lam's side close out a hard-fought victory.Keanan Grant had put Leigh in front early on but they trailed 8-6 at half-time after Oliver Wilson responded for the visitors.Giants debutant George Flanagan stretched the lead to 10-6 early in the second period before David Armstrong's try shifted the momentum firmly towards Leigh, with the two late scores putting gloss on the result.More to follow.
Leigh: Armstrong, Brand, Niu, Hanley, Hodgson, O'Brien, Lam, Trout, Dwyer, Mulhern, Halton, O'Neill, Liu. Interchanges: Hughes, Tuitavake, Davis, Ipape, Brogan.Huddersfield: Gagai, Swift, Hewitt, Bibby, Wallis, Flanagan, Lolohea, Burgess, Woolford, Wilson, Greenwood, Murchie, Cudjoe.Interchanges: Golding, English, Rogers, Billington, Deakin.Referee: Marcus Griffiths.
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