Challenge Cup Wins For Leeds, Cas, Leigh & York

George Brown scored 2 tries connected his debut arsenic Leeds Rhinos saw disconnected a fierce situation from Widnes Vikings to triumph 25-12 astatine nan DCBL Stadium and scope nan 4th information of nan Challenge Cup.

The 18-year-old full-back was handed his front aft impressing successful pre-season and took conscionable 7 minutes to get connected nan scoresheet, pinch Kallum Watkins converting, though winger Mike Butt's effort and a Jordan Abdull two-pointer levelled it up.

Leeds looked for illustration easing distant pinch nan tie, arsenic Watkins kicked a punishment and different debutant, erstwhile Canberra Raiders hooker Danny Levi, added different try, earlier Brown's 2nd had nan Super League nine 18-6 up astatine half-time.

Vikings deed backmost arsenic Joe Lyons sent Butt complete for his 2nd try, but Riley Lumb's superb solo try, Watkins' conversion, and Brodie Croft's drop-goal made judge Leeds would beryllium successful nan hat.

Castleford Tigers eased into nan tie for nan 4th information pinch a 14-0 triumph astatine Championship broadside Doncaster.

The Super League broadside were held successful a tight first quarter, but Joe Stimson made nan breakthrough and Tom Weaver's conversion had them up astatine nan interval.

Doncaster survived nan sin-binning of Titus Gwaze for interference astatine nan play-the-ball, but Tigers full-back Blake Taaffe added different try, and pinch Weaver kicking nan extras and a penalty, they coasted to nan decorativeness statement pinch nary existent alarm.

Super League newcomers York City Knights scored 7 tries against aged Championship rivals Barrow Raiders, arsenic Australian inferior subordinate Nikau Williams marked his return to nan nine pinch 10 points successful a 32-6 triumph astatine North Wales Crusaders.

Samoa world Toa Mata'afa and Williams, who scored 10 tries successful his first spell astatine nan nine 2 years ago, put York successful complaint but Barrow's Greg Richards and Knights' Paul McShane were red-carded pursuing a brawl.

Luke Cresswell deed backmost pinch a Raiders effort but Jack Martin's instant reply and Liam Harris' successful conversion - his only 1 retired of 5 attempts - made it 14-6 astatine half-time to nan visitors.

Williams danced done for his 2nd effort and later added a conversion, Jesse Dee and Oli Field added 1 each, and Paul Vaughan scored his first effort since his move from Warrington Wolves to make it an emphatic win.

Leigh Leopards made it a cleanable expanse for nan Super League clubs pinch 11 tries successful a 60-6 triumph successful beforehand of North Wales Crusaders' grounds attendance of 1,899 astatine Eirias Stadium successful Colwyn Bay.

Josh Charnley began what could beryllium his last play successful rugby convention pinch 2 tries, pinch Edwin Ipape and Lachlan Lam besides claiming doubles.

Tries from Owen Trout, Ipape, Jacob Alick-Wiencke and Charnley had Leigh 18-6 up astatine half-time, and they ran distant pinch it aft nan break arsenic Charnley and Ipape added their 2nd trie, and Keanan Brand, Frankie Halton, Lam's speedy double and Andrew Badrock each sewage successful connected nan act. Adam Cook added 8 conversions.