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Round 24 Round Up

2 Sep 2024

Round 24 Round Up

On Friday night, Hull KR ran in six tries to beat Salford Red Devils to continue setting the pace at the top of the Betfred Super League (32-12).

The Robins made it eight wins from eight in front of a bumper home crowd, and it was Jack Broadbent who sent the hosts ahead early on before the visitors hit back through Joe Mellor soon after.

Jai Whitbread and Mikey Lewis scored either side of Broadbent's second as the Robins took full control before the break and were leading 20-6.

Tom Opacic stretched over for their fifth try, with Jez Litten adding another just past the hour mark with Willie Peters' men running rampant yet again.

Nene Macdonald's score was a late consolation for the Red Devils, who are yet to confirm their Play-Off place.

Leigh Leopards moved into the top six for the first time this season with a vital win over Warrington Wolves (16-12).

There was an electrifying atmosphere at the Leigh Sports Village, and Adrian Lam's Leopards were boosted by the return of star fullback Matt Moylan on the night.

The home side took the lead from Lachlan Lam's offload to Ricky Leutele inside the opening ten minutes, before Warrington would strike back to level at 6-6 five minutes from half-time.

It was George Williams who set up Matty Ashton, but Leigh would soon re-take the lead through Frankie Halton five minutes into the second half.

Eight minutes later Charnley touched down and added to his terrific try scoring tally. The Leopards would then hold firm until the dying moments when Sam Powell's late try set up an nervous final minute.

Time would run out for the Wolves, however, as Leigh claimed a crucial two points.

On Saturday, Hull FC were at home to Castleford Tigers. There was a try fest in the first forty, with Innes Senior, Jenson Windley, Rowan Milnes and Tex Hoy the scorers for the Tigers.

A short ball to Ligi Sao who powered over gave the hosts their first try of the afternoon, and despite a dominant Tigers period, Harvey Barron's three minute brace in the 36th and 39th minute ensured the Black & Whites were right back in the game.

Carlos Tuimavave's second half effort then brought Hull within six points, but the Tigers proved too strong, with Sylvester Namo, a Milnes one-pointer and Hoy's double seeing them through (20-39).

The second game on Saturday saw an explosive Grand Final rematch between Catalans Dragons and Wigan Warriors, with Bevan French returning to the Warriors side.

Wigan led 0-6 through Jai Field and some fantastic play in the build up, but two tries in five minutes from Fouad Yaha and Theo Fages soon put the Dragons ahead.

The end-to-end action continued, and a late effort from Tom Forber, who crashed over from close range, would see the scores read 12-12 at the interval.

The second half was very Wigan-heavy, with Junior Nsemba rampaging over for his side's third try, and Adam Keighran scoring against his former club.

Catalans did go over for a consolation as Arthur Romano dotted down in the corner from a kick, but Wigan came out on top (18-26).

The Warriors find themselves joint-top with Hull KR once more, while the pressure mounts for the Dragons who have slipped outside of the top six.

Sunday brought us two matches, with St Helens returning to winning ways against Huddersfield Giants. Saints scored three tries to the Giants' two, including a first senior try for young fullback Harry Robertson.

A win for Paul Wellens' men puts them in fourth place heading into Round 25, as the fight for a Play-Off place continues.

Then, golden point drama unfolded in the capital when London Broncos hosted Leeds Rhinos in their final home fixture of 2024.

The Rhinos needed the boot of Brodie Croft for the second time in 2024 to beat the Broncos 21-20 as Brad Arthur’s side closed the gap to the top six with an important two league points.

Rhyse Martin scored all of Leeds’ points inside of 80 minutes, but the visitors were made to work for the win as the Broncos took the game into golden point with an Ethan Natoli try on the 75th minute.

This weekend's set of results make for an exciting Round 25, with Leigh and Leeds right back in the Play-Off race...

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