Men

Round 16 Round Up

7 hrs

Here's a breakdown of the action in Round 16...

Fourth and third met under the Friday Night Lights in a points fest thriller as Leeds Rhinos defeated Leigh Leopards 46-30.

Brad Arthur’s men responded to their disappointing defeat to St Helens in Round 15 with a spectacular eight-try showing, which included a brace from Kallum Watkins, who rolled back the years, as well as two tries from Harry Newman.

Lachlan Miller, Cameron Smith, Tom Holroyd and Mikolaj Oledzki also went over the whitewash.

Jake Connor had a 100% success rate with the boot kicking all eight conversions as the Rhinos leapfrogged their opponents in the table and took back third spot for at least one week.

In defeat, Leopards winger Keanan Brand scored his first Super League hat-trick and Isaac Liu, Gareth O'Brien and Umyla Hanley also crossed on the night.

Kallum Watkins says see ya ?

The Rhinos are heading back to third in the table ?#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/gU1BprVzkE
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 27, 2025

League leaders Hull KR continued living in dreamland with a 34-10 home victory over Wakefield Trinity.

It was a closely contested opening half with Tom Davies and Joe Burgess crossing for the Robins and Tom Johnstone and Corey Hall replying for the visitors.

Trinity dug deep, but a rampant Robins soon turned it up a notch in the second stanza and outclassed Wakefield, as Davies completed his hat-trick and Mikey Lewis and Peta Hiku added tries to ensure a staggering 15th win in 16 matches.

Super League Saturday was in full swing with three matches…

Warrington Wolves returned to winning ways against Hull FC and ensured they would be staying well and truly in the Play-Off hunt.

The Wolves struck first through Josh Thewlis who evaded multiple defenders and raced away to touch down.

The hosts then extended their lead through younger brother Jake Thewlis, but Hull hit back with first half efforts from Harvey Barron and Aidan Sezer.

Tries from Sam Powell and Lachlan Fitzgibbon in the second stanza would go on to ensure a Wire win, however (24-10).

The returning Dufty puts Fitzgibbon over for @WarringtonRLFC ?#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/KMBAGeqo4x
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 28, 2025

Meanwhile, Catalans Dragons also kept their Play-Off hopes alive after a 32-0 nilling of Huddersfield Giants in a scorching south of France.

The Dragons ended a seven-game losing streak following a much-improved performance with tries from Leo Darrelatour, Luke Keary, Sam Tomkins, Clement Martin and Alrix da Costa on home soil.

What a try from Clement Martin for @DragonsOfficiel ?#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/YeXVMBboG7
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 28, 2025

On Saturday night, it was heartbreak for Castleford Tigers, who came excruciatingly close to beating Wigan Warriors at The Jungle.

Will Tate’s opening try for the Tigers was followed by scores from Super League’s top try scorer Jai Field and Adam Keighran as the away team claimed a narrow lead at the break.

A spirited Cas side managed to regain control as Daejarn Asi produced a superb solo score, before Sam Wood came up with the goods.

It wasn’t long before Zach Eckersley put Wigan back in front, as drama went on to unfold in the closing stages.

Will Tate’s second try looked to be sending Cas on their way to a memorable victory, but just like they did with Huddersfield a couple of weeks ago, the Warriors left it late and Liam Farrell scored the match-winner on the 77th minute after Field broke and burst through the line.

It was devastation for Danny McGuire’s men as the champions avoided back-to-back losses and banked a crucial two points.

Field skipping through defence and Farrell is right where he needs to be to end it ?#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/bEFnbt9A1X
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) June 28, 2025

Round 16 concluded on Sunday with St Helens hosting Salford Red Devils. It was a stellar performance from the Red V who completed an 11-try rout over their opponents (58-0).

Kyle Feldt recorded a hat-trick, while Tristan Sailor scored two and assisted four.

Young Saints Owen Dagnall and Jake Burns also bagged braces, with Morgan Knowles and Daryl Clark also on the scoresheet as Paul Wellens' men move within one point of the top four.