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Yahoo
22-05-2025
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Sezer stars as Hull get back to form with emphatic Super League win at Leigh
John Cartwright has already enjoyed some wonderful moments as Hull FC coach and transformed the club's fortunes in just three months in charge, but this win at Leigh could well turn out to be his finest victory yet. There is no escaping the fact that after a wonderful start to 2025, Hull have endured a difficult few weeks. Injuries and a loss of form have resulted in them exiting the Challenge Cup at the hands of their biggest rivals and tumbling outside the playoff places as the midway point of the season approaches. Related: Manchester United face urgent dilemma: ditch Amorim or revamp the squad | Jonathan Wilson But this was an emphatic return to form at a ground where away victories are hard to come by. The Leigh coach, Adrian Lam, had joked this week that their opponents here were a carbon copy of how his side play – perhaps in no small part due to the fact that four of the FC side were Leigh players as recently as last season. And in truth Leigh were beaten at their own game. Hull were magnificent, 26-0 ahead by half-time and while they didn't score a point after the break, they really didn't need to. Two late Leigh tries were nothing more than consolation as the Black and Whites returned not only to form, but into the Super League playoff places. 'We've put some consistent footy together against a side I rate highly,' Cartwright said. His side suffered another worrying injury to a key individual, with John Asiata to be sent for scans on a hamstring injury, but that should not take the edge off a very encouraging night. Anyone Cartwright asks to play out of position, they duly deliver. Tries from Cade Cust and Herman Ese'ese gave the visitors some early dominance, and they didn't relent. Lewis Martin finished a fine Will Pryce break to extend that lead further, before a decisive blow right on half-time when Sam Eseh punctured another gap in the Leigh defensive line. Aidan Sezer, on his 250th career appearance, converted all four tries and kicked a penalty to open up an unassailable lead at the interval. The Leopards, woefully under par, had been comprehensively outplayed. 'I just didn't see that coming,' Lam said. 'It was disappointing in every area, really soft and just not what we've built this season on so far.' There were improvements by Leigh after the break, but by then Hull had lost Asiata and playmaker Cust, and were defending well enough to ensure that their lead never looked threatened. It wasn't until the final quarter that Leigh finally opened their account when Edwin Ipape crossed from dummy-half, before Owen Trout followed with a try of his own six minutes later. However, even at that stage, it was obvious Hull had done more than enough when it mattered earlier in the evening.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sezer stars as Hull get back to form with emphatic Super League win at Leigh
John Cartwright has already enjoyed some wonderful moments as Hull FC coach and transformed the club's fortunes in just three months in charge, but this win at Leigh could well turn out to be his finest victory yet. There is no escaping the fact that after a wonderful start to 2025, Hull have endured a difficult few weeks. Injuries and a loss of form have resulted in them exiting the Challenge Cup at the hands of their biggest rivals and tumbling outside the playoff places as the midway point of the season approaches. Advertisement Related: Manchester United face urgent dilemma: ditch Amorim or revamp the squad | Jonathan Wilson But this was an emphatic return to form at a ground where away victories are hard to come by. The Leigh coach, Adrian Lam, had joked this week that their opponents here were a carbon copy of how his side play – perhaps in no small part due to the fact that four of the FC side were Leigh players as recently as last season. And in truth Leigh were beaten at their own game. Hull were magnificent, 26-0 ahead by half-time and while they didn't score a point after the break, they really didn't need to. Two late Leigh tries were nothing more than consolation as the Black and Whites returned not only to form, but into the Super League playoff places. 'We've put some consistent footy together against a side I rate highly,' Cartwright said. His side suffered another worrying injury to a key individual, with John Asiata to be sent for scans on a hamstring injury, but that should not take the edge off a very encouraging night. Advertisement Anyone Cartwright asks to play out of position, they duly deliver. Tries from Cade Cust and Herman Ese'ese gave the visitors some early dominance, and they didn't relent. Lewis Martin finished a fine Will Pryce break to extend that lead further, before a decisive blow right on half-time when Sam Eseh punctured another gap in the Leigh defensive line. Aidan Sezer, on his 250th career appearance, converted all four tries and kicked a penalty to open up an unassailable lead at the interval. The Leopards, woefully under par, had been comprehensively outplayed. 'I just didn't see that coming,' Lam said. 'It was disappointing in every area, really soft and just not what we've built this season on so far.' There were improvements by Leigh after the break, but by then Hull had lost Asiata and playmaker Cust, and were defending well enough to ensure that their lead never looked threatened. It wasn't until the final quarter that Leigh finally opened their account when Edwin Ipape crossed from dummy-half, before Owen Trout followed with a try of his own six minutes later. However, even at that stage, it was obvious Hull had done more than enough when it mattered earlier in the evening.
The Guardian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Sezer stars as Hull get back to form with emphatic Super League win at Leigh
John Cartwright has already enjoyed some wonderful moments as Hull FC coach and transformed the club's fortunes in just three months in charge, but this win at Leigh could well turn to be his finest victory yet. There is no escaping the fact that after a wonderful start to 2025, Hull have endured a difficult few weeks. Injuries and a loss of form have seen them exit the Challenge Cup at the hands of their biggest rivals, as well as tumble outside the playoff places as the midway point of the season approaches. But this was an emphatic return to form at a ground where away victories are hard to come by. The Leigh coach, Adrian Lam, had joked this week that their opponents here were a carbon copy of how his side play – perhaps in no small part due to the fact that four of the FC side were Leigh players as recently as last season. And in truth Leigh were beaten at their own game. Hull were magnificent, 26-0 ahead by half-time and while they didn't score a point after the break, they really didn't need to. Two late Leigh tries were nothing more than consolation as the Black and Whites returned not only to form, but into the Super League playoff places. 'We've put some consistent footy together against a side I rate highly,' Cartwright said. His side suffered another worrying injury to a key individual, with John Asiata to be sent for scans on a hamstring injury, but that should not take the edge off a very encouraging night. Anyone Cartwright asks to play out of position, they duly deliver. Tries from Cade Cust and Herman Ese'ese gave the visitors some early dominance, and they didn't relent. Lewis Martin finished a fine Will Pryce break to extend that lead further, before a decisive blow right on half-time when Sam Eseh punctured another gap in the Leigh defensive line. Aidan Sezer, on his 250th career appearance, converted all four tries and kicked a penalty to open up an unassailable lead at the interval. The Leopards, woefully under par, had been comprehensively outplayed. 'I just didn't see that coming,' Lam said. 'It was disappointing in every area, really soft and just not what we've built this season on so far.' Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion There were improvements by Leigh after the break, but by then Hull had lost Asiata and playmaker Cust, and were defending well enough to ensure that their lead never looked threatened. It wasn't until the final quarter that Leigh finally opened their account when Edwin Ipape crossed from dummy-half, before Owen Trout followed with a try of his own six minutes later. However, even at that stage, it was obvious Hull had done more than enough when it mattered earlier in the evening.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
GAME DAY: Build-up and key info as Wire reach 'do or die time'
IT'S 'do or die' time for Warrington Wolves… Sam Burgess' side stand on the brink of a second consecutive Wembley appearance, and a shot at redemption for what happened in the first of them after they lost last year's Challenge Cup Final to Wigan Warriors. In order to give themselves that chance, they must defeat an in-form Leigh Leopards side at St Helens' Totally Wicked Stadium today. Adrian Lam's men are looking to lift the famous old trophy for the second time in three years having won a dramatic 2023 final against Hull KR via golden point. The Robins booked their spot in the final by thrashing Catalans Dragons in York yesterday in the first of this weekend's semi-final ties, so who will join them? Check out all of our pre-match build-up pieces and all of the key matchday information you need below... Wire supporters will largely be housed in the East Stand – usually the away end for St Helens home fixtures – and tickets can be still be bought today by visiting the Totally Wicked Stadium ticket office. Seated tickets in the North and South Stands are also available. As of Friday, ticket sales had passed the 12,500 mark, meaning this will be the best-attended Challenge Cup clash to be played at Saints' home ground. Two matches will be played at the Totally Wicked Stadium today – the men's semi-final kicks off at 4.15pm after the women's last-four tie between St Helens and York Valkyrie, which gets underway at 1.45pm. Both matches are included in the price of a ticket. The men's game will be shown live on BBC Sport – coverage starts at 3.45pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Liam Moore will referee this afternoon's game, with Jack Smith on video referee duty. > Click here to see the 21-man squads named by both sides for today's game > The latest Warrington Wolves injury news as Sam Burgess discusses potential returns > Will Sam Burgess roll the dice to reach Wembley again? Pre-Leigh talking points > A Challenge Cup attendance record is guaranteed to be broken this afternoon - full ticket sales update > Could big-game experience be a key factor in getting Warrington Wolves back to Wembley? > Hooker Sam Powell discusses Challenge Cup semi and confirms his future plans beyond this year > Josh Thewlis explains why Warrington Wolves are happy to be written off ahead of today's semi-final > Can Wire make full use of their 'home away from home' this afternoon? As always, the Warrington Guardian will be bringing you all of this afternoon's action and reaction live and direct from the Totally Wicked Stadium. 'Matchday Live' will be up and running from around 2.30pm with all of the build-up to kick-off, the latest team news as it comes in and live text commentary of the action as it happens. Then, from the full-time hooter onwards, we will bring you our full range of in-depth post-match reaction including our popular matchday vlogs and our weekly match review podcast 'The Wrap-Up.' All of that can be found at – your home of unrivalled coverage of The Wire.
BBC News
06-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hull KR face Catalans and Wire meet Leigh in semis
Super League leaders Hull KR will face Catalans Dragons and Warrington Wolves will take on Leigh Leopards in the semi-finals of the 2025 men's Challenge Dracs, the 2018 winners, ensured their spot in the final four by beating financially-stricken Salford Red Devils on Friday, with the Robins defeating Hull FC in an entertaining derby on Saturday to reach the semi-final Wire, who overcame St Helens on Sunday, will book a place in the final for the second successive season if they defeat the Leopards in the second semi-final, with Adrian Lam's side teeing up the tie by beating Wakefield on fixtures will be played on the weekend of 10 and 11 May with the venue and kick-off times for the two ties to be draw was conducted at half-time of the Wire's win against St Helens at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, with former England football captain Stuart Pearce and ex-St Helens forward Jon Wilkin drawing the winners of each tie will go through to the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 7 final will be part of a bumper day of sport at the national stadium, with the Women's Challenge Cup Final and 1895 Cup Final and RFL Champion Schools Year 7 Boys Final also taking place.
