Leopards complete top-two double
STEPHEN IBBETSON Leigh Sports Village, Saturday
Joe Ofahengaue takes on Dean Hadley and Michael McIlorum
LEIGH LEOPARDS 28 HULL KR 10
HULL KR lost a second game in succession as brilliant Leigh comprehensively outplayed the Super League leaders to return to third place.
The Robins had lost just once all season before the previous week’s defeat to Leeds but must lick their wounds after a disjointed display in the absence of star man Mikey Lewis resulted in a first away loss.
Losing his halfback replacement, Danny Richardson, early on to injury didn’t help, and by the end they were well beaten as Leigh scored three unanswered tries, two by Josh Charnley.
Lachlan Lam was masterful for the Leopards who, after six unsuccessful attempts, including three meetings in a row without scoring a point, beat Hull KR for the first time since Lam’s heroics in the 2023 Challenge Cup final.