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Perth Now
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Cartwright chuffed, Aussie star shines in Hull win
John Cartwright hailed a clinical display from his side as Hull ended a four-game losing run with a 26-12 Super League win at Leigh. Cartwright's side scored all their points in the first half on Thursday as they ran in tries through Cade Cust, Herman Ese'ese, Lewis Martin and Sam Eseh while an inspirational Aidan Sezer kicked five goals in his 250th career appearance. The Australian coach said: "We set it up in the first half. The first 15 minutes was an arm wrestle but we didn't panic and stuck at it. "We then got a bit of decent ball and Sezer was at his very best on his 250th. "To go out and compete like they did, and attack the way they did, it was good to see. "I know we're capable of that. It's not always possible to do every time we go out and play but tonight was nice and clinical." Leigh coach Adrian Lam held the opposite view of his side and was heavily critical of the Leopards' defence. Lam said: "I'm very disappointed. I didn't see that coming. "They were 10 times better than us but when you make decisions like we made, it can really hurt you heavily. "There were several players that played their worst rugby of the year. It was unacceptable." Tries from Edwin Ipape and Owen Trout in the final quarter added some respectability to the scoreline but the result was never in doubt. Ex-NRL star Sezer was at his creative best for Hull, spreading the play for Cust to show his strength to burrow through several challenges to touch down. Sezer then landed a 40-20 kick which led to Will Pryce driving close to the line and Ese'ese crashing over. Another followed on the stroke of half-time, Eseh finishing off more good work from Sezer under the posts. With five goals from Sezer, Hull held a commanding 26-0 advantage at the break. Ipape finally got them on the scoreboard with just over an hour gone when he wriggled under the posts after a Tesi Niu break and Ben McNamara converted. Trout cut the arrears further and Josh Charnley threatened to create another after an electric break, but Sezer got back to cut out Ipape's pass.
BBC News
03-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
McNamara leads Leigh to victory over dad's Dragons
Betfred Super LeagueLeigh (12) 26Tries: Ipape, McNamara, O'Neill, Trout Goals: McNamara 5Catalans (14) 24Tries: Laguerre, Aispuro-Bichet, Smith, Keary Goals: Aispuro-Bichet 4 Ben McNamara's personal 14-point haul led a comeback win as Leigh Leopards beat his dad Steve's Catalans Dragons in the 2025 Magic Weekend scored a try and kicked five goals out of five after the Dragons had raced into an early lead through Matthieu Laguerre and Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet's brilliant solo Ipape and McNamara brought Leigh back to within two points at half-time and after Reimis Smith widened the margin once more, tries from Ethan O'Neill and Owen Trout, plus McNamara's perfect kicking record put Leigh in Keary, after his controversial remarks about Super League in midweek, scored a try to open up the game one more but Leigh held firm for a win that takes them second in Super to follow. Leigh: Hodgson; McIntosh, Niu, Badrock, Charnley; McNamara, Lam; Ofahengaue, Ipape, Mulhern, O'Neill, Trout, Wilde, Brogan, Davis, Aispuro-Bichet; Yaha, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric; Keary, Fages; Pangai Jr, Garcia, Bousquet, Sims, Whitehead, Da Costa, Satae, Navarrete, Liam Moore.
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Leigh hold off Warrington to go third
Betfred Super LeagueLeigh (6) 18Tries: Ipape, O'Neill, Halton Goals: O'Brien (3)Warrington (2) 14Tries: King, Ashton Goals: Sneyd (3) Leigh Leopards held off a strong fightback to beat Warrington Wolves and claim third place in Super playmaker Lachlan Lam masterminded a dominant first hour from the Leopards as tries from Edwin Ipape, Ethan O'Neill and Frankie Halton looked to have put the home side out of Wolves rallied as Toby King and Matty Ashton went over for tries to cut the lead to just four points, but Adrian Lam's team, whose defence has been key to their good form this season, held win, their third on the bounce, takes Leopards above Hull FC and on to the shoulders of leaders Hull KR and Wigan to follow Leigh Leopards: Armstrong; McIntosh, Hodgson, Brand, Charnley; O'Brien, Lam; Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, O'Neill, Pene, Tuitavake, Davis, Dufty. Thewlis, Tai, King, Ashton. Walker, Sneyd. Yates, Powell, Vaughan, Russell, Fitzgibbon, Philbin, Crowther, Musgrove, Tom Grant.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ipape signs new six-year deal with Leigh
Papua New Guinea hooker Edwin Ipape has signed a six-year contract extension with Leigh Leopards. The 26-year-old arrived three years ago and has now committed himself to staying at Leigh Sports Village until 2031. He helped the team win the Challenge Cup for the first time in 2023 and was named in the Super League Dream Team at the end of that season. Leopards owner Derek Beaumont said contract talks had begun following interest in Ipape from the NRL. "I was absolutely buzzing when he said to me, 'I don't want to play rugby for anyone else. I want to be a one-man Super League club. I trust you and want to achieve everything in my career with Leigh'," he told the club website. "It's a statement of intent for our club and from Edwin with his commitment. There are no exit clauses, they were never asked for. "Edwin is a Leyther through and through and that's testament to our fans and the atmosphere and respect they create." Leigh have two wins out of two at the start of the new Super League campaign - a golden point victory over Wigan after the game ended 0-0 and Sunday's 24-10 home success over Huddersfield. Asked about Ipape following the match, Leigh head coach Adrian Lam told BBC Radio Merseyside: "Absolutely brilliant. Great news for the club, the town, for the fans and everyone involved in rugby league." Lam described the new deal as a "major coup" and added: "He's got better every year that he's been involved. He's a player that's important to our town and to our club and his team-mates. "They understand how much of an inspiration he is so his signing will certainly lift the place. He's come a long way hasn't he, from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to a six-year contract at Leigh to secure his future here so I'm very pleased for him and his family." Late tries help Leigh see off Huddersfield
BBC News
23-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ipape signs new six-year deal with Leigh
Papua New Guinea hooker Edwin Ipape has signed a six-year contract extension with Leigh 26-year-old arrived three years ago and has now committed himself to staying at Leigh Sports Village until helped the team win the Challenge Cup for the first time in 2023 and was named in the Super League Dream Team at the end of that owner Derek Beaumont said contract talks had begun following interest in Ipape from the NRL."I was absolutely buzzing when he said to me, 'I don't want to play rugby for anyone else. I want to be a one-man Super League club. I trust you and want to achieve everything in my career with Leigh'," he told the club website."It's a statement of intent for our club and from Edwin with his commitment. There are no exit clauses, they were never asked for. "Edwin is a Leyther through and through and that's testament to our fans and the atmosphere and respect they create."Leigh have two wins out of two at the start of the new Super League campaign - a golden point victory over Wigan after the game ended 0-0 and Sunday's 24-10 home success over about Ipape following the match, Leigh head coach Adrian Lam told BBC Radio Merseyside: "Absolutely brilliant. Great news for the club, the town, for the fans and everyone involved in rugby league."Lam described the new deal as a "major coup" and added: "He's got better every year that he's been involved. He's a player that's important to our town and to our club and his team-mates. "They understand how much of an inspiration he is so his signing will certainly lift the place. He's come a long way hasn't he, from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to a six-year contract at Leigh to secure his future here so I'm very pleased for him and his family."
