Leigh Seal Home Play-off Spot With Win Over Saints

Betfred Super League

Leigh (12) 28

Tries: Badrock, Brand, Hughes, Ipape, Trout Goals: O'Brien 3, Hodgson

St Helens (0) 10

Tries: Feldt, Robertson Goal: Percival

Leigh Leopards guaranteed a location necktie successful nan first week of nan Super League play-offs pinch a 28-10 triumph against St Helens astatine Leigh Sports Village.

Tries from Andrew Badrock, Keanan Brand, Jack Hughes, Edwin Ipape and Owen Trout secured a ascendant win, which took Leigh supra Leeds Rhinos to third.

Second-half tries from Saints' Kyle Feldt and Harry Robertson gave nan visitors dream but they went down to a 3rd consecutive defeat.

The triumph intends Leigh will extremity nan regular play successful nan apical 4 for nan first clip successful nan Super League era, though Wigan's triumph complete Castleford ended hopes of a top-two finish.

Meanwhile, Saints are definite to decorativeness fifth, sloppy of nan consequence successful their last fixture against Castleford Tigers connected 19 September.

In nan 12th minute, Lachlan Lam expertly bided his clip to group up Bailey Hodgson, who unselfishly recovered Badrock to dive complete and clinically decorativeness a flowing move.

Soon afterwards, Trout thought he had extended nan location side's lead but video referee Jack Smith wished nan prop had utilized a double activity earlier crashing over.

Following a ascendant opening 25 minutes, Umyla Hanley's complaint guardant allowed Lam to recycle nan shot earlier Brand stepped wrong guidance helping Deon Cross to dive complete for Lam's 40th effort assistance of nan season.

A precocious footwear from Saints' Moses Mbye caused havoc successful nan Leigh defence and allowed Curtis Sironen to yet dive over, but Tristan Sailor was offside successful nan build-up.

Less than 90 seconds earlier nan break, Papua New Guinea world Ipape was adjudged to person caught Daryl Clark pinch a precocious changeable and was shown a yellowish card.

In nan 2nd period, and pinch Ipape still successful nan misdeed bin, Saints seized their infinitesimal and Robertson recovered Feldt retired wide to dive successful astatine nan corner.

Moments later, Robertson went from supplier to scorer to trim Saints' shortage to 2 points. Capitalising connected an correction nether nan precocious shot from Hodgson, he collected a walk from Sailor to title in.

With Ipape backmost connected nan field, Gareth O'Brien's footwear was taken nether unit from Leigh centre Hanley, who successful move recovered Hughes, whose bully footwork allowed him to touch down for a decisive score.

A superb statement break from Hodgson, 1 of respective during nan evening, put Leopards successful different promising position earlier Ipape was handed nan shot 10 yards retired to barge done nan mediate of nan Saints defence to people nether nan sticks and efficaciously put nan lucifer to bed.

A deft grubber footwear from nan imperious Ipape recovered Trout pinch 5 minutes remaining to complete nan scoring.

Leigh: Hodgson; Brand, Badrock, Hanley, Charnley; O'Brien, Lam; Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Hughes, Liu.

Interchanges: Pene, Davis, Dwyer, Ofahengaue.

St Helens: Sailor; Feldt, Robertson, Percival, Cross; Welsby, Mbye; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Sironen, Whitley, Batchelor.

Interchanges: Lomax, Bell, Paasi, Delaney.

Referee: Liam Moore.