:00:36. > :00:38.Hello, Bake Off may be going, but the play-offs are coming!
:00:39. > :00:41.Super League season has movdd a step closer to its conclusion.
:00:42. > :00:44.So plenty for Brian Noble and Terry Campese to get
:00:45. > :00:51.Warrington had the chance to secure first place on Friday when a third
:00:52. > :00:53.win of the season against Wigan would see them claim
:00:54. > :01:21.# Hotter Than Hell - Dua Lipa #.
:01:22. > :01:25.COMMENTATOR: Moving in at dtmmy half, Wigan are edging closer.
:01:26. > :01:27.It's a good start to the game for them.
:01:28. > :01:39.That's a good pass from Williams says he need to score in the corner.
:01:40. > :01:45.The drop out as they scampered towards the 40 metre line.
:01:46. > :01:55.Flower with the initial drive in, and it's a penalty for Wigan.
:01:56. > :01:59.Just a little bit of a second effort here from Ashton Sims.
:02:00. > :02:06.And a chance for Wigan to extend their lead.
:02:07. > :02:17.Wigan lead 6-0 in these early stages.
:02:18. > :02:25.Warrington having to hang on a little here.
:02:26. > :02:33.It's another clumsy effort from Chris Hill.
:02:34. > :02:46.Matty Smith to extend the lead to eight points to nil.
:02:47. > :02:55.Evans, Gidley had his arm in the air, clearly indicathng
:02:56. > :03:00.Bouncing awkwardly, picked up by Patton,
:03:01. > :03:08.it is a wonderful pass by Patton, and a finish in the corner.
:03:09. > :03:13.The referee wants to make stre that Matty Russell is a try
:03:14. > :03:15.scorer, knock-on is what they are looking for.
:03:16. > :03:22.If Sims got a touch, that went backwards.
:03:23. > :03:39.Wigan will find themselves conceding here, Warrington have their first
:03:40. > :04:00.Thomson, and Tierney has room in which to run.
:04:01. > :04:09.The back runner gets in to make the tackle.
:04:10. > :04:13.Ratchford with a second attempt has been shown the yellow card.
:04:14. > :04:16.You have to say that looks pretty harsh.
:04:17. > :04:38.King goes off at an angle here to find a way
:04:39. > :04:48.Suddenly there is a reason to celebrate.
:04:49. > :04:57.A wonderful weaving run and Warrington are very
:04:58. > :05:08.Chris Hill's smashing effort and back-to-back
:05:09. > :05:11.From trailing, they now have the chance
:05:12. > :05:32.Over the line but a lot of bodies there.
:05:33. > :05:36.The referee is asking for a second opinion and he says it is a try.
:05:37. > :05:42.As we know, that could be critical in the giving or otherwise.
:05:43. > :05:53.Tomkins gets down, and a timely score right on the break for Wigan.
:05:54. > :06:10.Just like Chris Hill at the end of the first half, Westerman has
:06:11. > :06:14.found a path through, at the start of this second.
:06:15. > :06:21.They are re-establishing authority.
:06:22. > :06:33.And over goes Currie, but I think he's hurt
:06:34. > :06:43.But there's a party atmosphdre around the ground now.
:06:44. > :06:46.But there is a concern for Ben Currie.
:06:47. > :06:50.I think it was a twist, the angle at which he tried to turn hhs knee,
:06:51. > :07:00.It looks as though Ben Currie's night is over.
:07:01. > :07:05.But Warrington's night might only just be beginning.
:07:06. > :07:08.That looks like the sixth t`ckle and it looked a little nasty.
:07:09. > :07:19.Flower comes in, he is cert`inly high.
:07:20. > :07:26.A red card, one hour played and Wigan are down to 12 men
:07:27. > :07:36.Trying to make something happen deep inside their own half.
:07:37. > :07:48.A pass for Gelling, but Atkins gets there
:07:49. > :08:18.These are nervous moments, aren't they?
:08:19. > :08:31.Warrington will hang onto the League Leaders
:08:32. > :08:49.The referee would like another look, he thinks it's a try,
:08:50. > :08:52.and if it is we are level, but what about the hand?
:08:53. > :08:56.Did he touch the whitewash before he touched down?
:08:57. > :09:16.It is all square at 28-28, what a game this is!
:09:17. > :09:22.Wigan are in the lead, he has missed it!
:09:23. > :09:28.Hold your breath, we are in for a real
:09:29. > :09:37.Bateman, might be setting a platform here for a drop goal.
:09:38. > :09:51.The drop goal kick of the season, might just have won it for Wigan.
:09:52. > :09:54.They get one set, this is the last one here for Warrington.
:09:55. > :10:00.They were within touching dhstance of the League Leaders Shield.
:10:01. > :10:05.Or is there another dramatic twist?
:10:06. > :10:17.It is an extraordinary fight back, in adversity, Wigan have snatched
:10:18. > :10:22.glory from under the noses of the Warrington Wolves.
:10:23. > :10:34.They cannot believe it at Warrington.
:10:35. > :10:37.The League Leaders Shield is packed up for another week.
:10:38. > :10:44.It is Wigan who have picked up a priceless victory
:10:45. > :10:58.The shot of the League Leaddrs Shield being put away.
:10:59. > :11:01.But just sum up how big a win that was for Wigan?
:11:02. > :11:03.It was massive, coming back from 12 men.
:11:04. > :11:06.I think that was the best football that they played all night.
:11:07. > :11:08.They threw the ball around the off-load to Nuuausala
:11:09. > :11:16.and George Williams would be there, changing the game.
:11:17. > :11:18.Obviously, Warrington needed a draw but now it sets up
:11:19. > :11:26.Both coaches seemed to suggest that they thought
:11:27. > :11:31.If you saw the ten minute sin-bin for Ratchford,
:11:32. > :11:34.and went by the same principles, it is a red card.
:11:35. > :11:37.I understand Ben's frustration, I'm not hanging him before the judge
:11:38. > :11:45.But for me, he has to justify how far he is off the ground
:11:46. > :11:52.The fact that he gets up is to his credit as well.
:11:53. > :11:58.It hits him in the forearm and the head.
:11:59. > :12:00.I don't think the officials had much of a choice really.
:12:01. > :12:03.As you said, it seemed to take the shackles off
:12:04. > :12:13.They knew that they had to throw the ball around
:12:14. > :12:16.to be in with a chance to win the game, and they did.
:12:17. > :12:19.They threw it around and in the end, they had some winners,
:12:20. > :12:25.It was probably the best defence all game.
:12:26. > :12:30.I think as well, this Sarginson off-load here,
:12:31. > :12:34.I think it is Tautai who picks it up and gives it to Frank-Paul who picks
:12:35. > :12:38.As Terry said, trying to change their mentality,
:12:39. > :12:41.I think if you coached Smith, he would say he wants
:12:42. > :12:45.They did not quite go with it, they were not expecting the fact
:12:46. > :12:49.It is fair to say that they are not renowned for their expansive
:12:50. > :12:51.off-loading, free-flowing, double phase kind of football.
:12:52. > :12:54.For Tony Smith, would there be a concern that, OK,
:12:55. > :13:04.the Challenge Cup was a lot tighter but they did not close that out
:13:05. > :13:07.and it would not be able to here when there is silverware
:13:08. > :13:11.I don't think so, but they `re running out of opportunities now.
:13:12. > :13:15.When the time clock goes thhs way and it goes to a real
:13:16. > :13:17.small margin, you think, we have to get this right.
:13:18. > :13:22.This has happened a couple of times and why we've contradicted
:13:23. > :13:25.It sets up a fantastic final weekend.
:13:26. > :13:28.The race for the League Leaders Shield is very much alive,
:13:29. > :13:31.and that means that Hull FC are still in with a
:13:32. > :13:34.They were at Wakefield on Thursday, but they have not been convincing
:13:35. > :13:38.No, we were talking beforeh`nd about what happened to Leeds
:13:39. > :13:42.Emotionally, it is a huge performance to win there.
:13:43. > :13:45.You have to be an outstanding coach with a group of outstanding people
:13:46. > :13:48.to get back onto the planet, in relation to having that success.
:13:49. > :13:50.This is Washbrook here who keeps going, they played tough here.
:13:51. > :13:53.Not their most fluid football but they've done enough to win.
:13:54. > :13:56.Many people might not have won, because Wakefield were pretty good
:13:57. > :14:01.The no try that we are about to see, we will see if it was a no try?
:14:02. > :14:04.I think so, I think it is a penalty but he doesn't interfere
:14:05. > :14:12.Is that a rule that you would like to see looked at?
:14:13. > :14:18.He has not interrupted any type of play.
:14:19. > :14:21.He's not within three metres, he could not have affected it
:14:22. > :14:25.It is not in the rules, officials can justify things
:14:26. > :14:27.but at the end of the day, we want to see good football,
:14:28. > :14:32.the fans want to see tries scored, and I think it is a soft no try.
:14:33. > :14:39.Wakefield, we should give them credit, they defended
:14:40. > :14:43.I thought it was a 30 or 40 point game.
:14:44. > :14:45.A credit to Wakefield that turned up.
:14:46. > :14:47.They wanted to put on a show for the fans.
:14:48. > :14:50.They were unlucky in the end, but this was a turning point.
:14:51. > :14:52.Talanoa had been tremendous all year for Hull.
:14:53. > :14:54.And they have been fantastic, haven't they?
:14:55. > :15:04.Yes, Fonua is not only quick but how do you stop him?
:15:05. > :15:07.He's one of those shades when, on the fly like that,
:15:08. > :15:11.he has smartness and there's a change in the corner.
:15:12. > :15:13.He gets the line and he's done at 100 times.
:15:14. > :15:19.But on a number of occasions this year, used on that.
:15:20. > :15:21.Hull FC versus Warrington for the League Leaders Shield,
:15:22. > :15:26.I think it will be Hull, at home they have a big crowd
:15:27. > :15:28.and I think they've turned their form around.
:15:29. > :15:35.Would be bed before eight o'clock for that big game.
:15:36. > :15:39.I don't know, a couple of smarting losses for coach Smith and his boys.
:15:40. > :15:42.If Ben Currie is healthy and they go into the game healthy,
:15:43. > :15:45.I think that Warrington have a chance but Hull FC h`ve
:15:46. > :15:49.shown at the KCOM Stadium that they are pretty hard
:15:50. > :15:54.So, St Helens can no longer finish on top of the table
:15:55. > :15:58.but a second-place finish and a home match in the semifinals is just
:15:59. > :16:02.Saints were at Widnes on Sunday, and Sharon has the
:16:03. > :16:07.With nine wins in their last ten games, St Helens have momentum
:16:08. > :16:09.going into this one, and it showed from the off.
:16:10. > :16:12.The first try coming after just three minutes.
:16:13. > :16:15.Swift went 70 metres to get the opening points,
:16:16. > :16:24.His 17th came just six minutes later, when he was on the end
:16:25. > :16:27.of some slick passing from the corner, putting Saints 10-0
:16:28. > :16:32.Luke Walsh's penalty was thd only other points and almost half
:16:33. > :16:35.when Widnes finally got off the mark after a spell of pressure.
:16:36. > :16:38.Patrick Ah Van took the pass from Runicman to score.
:16:39. > :16:43.After the break though, St Helens pulled away again.
:16:44. > :16:46.Matty Fleming first knocked on as he went to score,
:16:47. > :16:49.but he made no mistake with the second chance, cardfully
:16:50. > :16:56.But Widnes were not dead and buried yet.
:16:57. > :16:59.This event of play led to their second try of the afternoon.
:17:00. > :17:01.A loose ball was hacked forward and collected by Chris Houston,
:17:02. > :17:07.his pass allowed Kevin Brown to go across to the corner.
:17:08. > :17:17.The conversion was missed and Saints took a chance to go further in front
:17:18. > :17:23.with a look Walsh dropped goal, Saints leading by nine points.
:17:24. > :17:26.With just a handful of minutes left on the clock, tempers boiled over.
:17:27. > :17:29.Saints's Joe Greenwood was tackled ten metres out
:17:30. > :17:34.Referee James Child blew the whistle and awarded Saints a penaltx.
:17:35. > :17:40.But Greenwood and Brown escalated into a brawl which took mord
:17:41. > :17:51.Players from both sides rushed in, getting involved.
:17:52. > :17:57.Referee James Child went to the back pocket.
:17:58. > :18:00.Patrick Ah Van was sent off for fighting...
:18:01. > :18:02.Kevin Brown walked for a head-butt and Greenwood got ten
:18:03. > :18:12.And it was the Saints who finished as they started.
:18:13. > :18:15.Atelea Vea scoring the last try of the game.
:18:16. > :18:20.Saints could end their season as high as third in the table,
:18:21. > :18:22.but it was disappointment for Widnes in their last home
:18:23. > :18:27.The disciplinary will be busy this weekend.
:18:28. > :18:34.On paper they are the form team going into the play-offs?
:18:35. > :18:37.Yes, I'm thinking they could do with a loss before the play-offs,
:18:38. > :18:40.to make sure that they are all right for the semifinals.
:18:41. > :18:42.They've done a great job, haven't they?
:18:43. > :18:44.There was not one point where they looked like
:18:45. > :18:49.Catalan were a shoo-in for the position, but they've turned
:18:50. > :18:51.it around and played good stuff on the day as well.
:18:52. > :18:54.Catalan and Castleford finish the season outside of the top four,
:18:55. > :18:59.The Dragons aren't in a great place at the moment?
:19:00. > :19:03.They know that they cannot lake the top four, they've
:19:04. > :19:11.It's like they're sitting on the beach and having a few wines.
:19:12. > :19:16.It is disappointing, they have not been the side that
:19:17. > :19:21.Solomona broke Lesley Vainikolo s record number of
:19:22. > :19:23.tries, how good has he been this season?
:19:24. > :19:27.Throughout the year, you can beat people off
:19:28. > :19:32.They are just a couple of put-downs by his standard.
:19:33. > :19:35.He has held his shape and held the chalk, it is not easy to do
:19:36. > :19:39.The memories of Les getting that record will live with
:19:40. > :19:45.A different type of player to Dennis Solomona but it's the kind
:19:46. > :19:59.of football that he plays there which gives us opporttnities.
:20:00. > :20:03.And how important as gale been in creating an awful lot of those
:20:04. > :20:06.And you He is the form half for myself.
:20:07. > :20:08.I think he has been outstanding all year.
:20:09. > :20:11.They have had a lot of injuries and he has alwaxs
:20:12. > :20:14.If it wasn't for him I don't think Danny
:20:15. > :20:15.would have as many tries this season.
:20:16. > :20:22.I think he is also a great finisher and he creates
:20:23. > :20:28.He has been a real plus for them, hasn't
:20:29. > :20:36.They are going to have to get their thinking caps on.
:20:37. > :20:38.This try, that is some finish from Stewart.
:20:39. > :20:40.Let's hope he is going to bd staying over in
:20:41. > :20:45.We hope he has going to be over here so we can see
:20:46. > :20:51.I think he has had a huge impact over
:20:52. > :20:57.and on and on and on and on and on and on
:20:58. > :21:06.He don't know exactly what is going on
:21:07. > :21:08.with the press over there, but obviously
:21:09. > :21:09.there has been talk about
:21:10. > :21:13.a few players leaving and they have pulled a few guys that they can shop
:21:14. > :21:16.I think that might have just taken the foot off the throttle
:21:17. > :21:20.and they just don't really care as much as they did at the start.
:21:21. > :21:22.Actually going over there this season, it hasn't been the horrible
:21:23. > :21:28.I think ten years, we spoke about when are they
:21:29. > :21:31.going to get their act together in the UK and they have done that this
:21:32. > :21:34.They have won some big games over here.
:21:35. > :21:37.Then they have been knocked over at home, which is
:21:38. > :21:39.traditionally so hard to do because they have
:21:40. > :21:41.this temple, Temple down and it is hot over there.
:21:42. > :21:43.You have to be really good at running the
:21:44. > :21:46.game to get them but they h`ve been got quite a few times.
:21:47. > :21:52.The coaching staff and owners will sit down and say we made
:21:53. > :21:55.so many strides at the start and got two thirds of the way through the
:21:56. > :21:59.season and then Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall, so they have got to
:22:00. > :22:01.find a reason at putting back together again.
:22:02. > :22:04.So, four away wins and with just one round to go, this
:22:05. > :22:06.is how they stand in the first utility Super League table.
:22:07. > :22:09.Warrington and Hull are separated by one point at the top.
:22:10. > :22:11.They meet at the KCom Stadium on Friday, with
:22:12. > :22:13.the winner will have the league leaders shield.
:22:14. > :22:15.Wigan can finish second if they beat Catalan and St
:22:16. > :22:19.And so to the fight for a Super League
:22:20. > :22:21.status in 2017 and week six of the qualifiers.
:22:22. > :22:27.Leigh are going up, so at ldast once Super League will be
:22:28. > :22:29.relegated at the end of the qualifiers.
:22:30. > :22:31.A nervous time awaits for Huddersfield, Hull KR and
:22:32. > :22:44.Salford won just twice in the opening five weeks
:22:45. > :22:47.of the qualifiers, but still had two championship teams to play on
:22:48. > :22:51.They were up against the London Broncos and Matt Newsome was
:22:52. > :22:56.COMMENTARY: Salford decent position here.
:22:57. > :23:32.London moving the ball swiftly across the field.
:23:33. > :24:27.Teasing and tempting the Salford defence.
:24:28. > :24:30.Enter the challenge by Mark Flanagan and
:24:31. > :24:35.And that is a penalty to the London Broncos.
:24:36. > :24:38.Ackers was a runaway train and Flannigan did enough to stop him
:24:39. > :24:44.A penny for the thoughts of Iain Watson.
:24:45. > :24:54.As the London Broncos move two scores
:24:55. > :25:11.To make it a three converted score a lead.
:25:12. > :25:20.What have Salford got in thdir locker here?
:25:21. > :25:26.O'Brien gets it away to Griffin who strides through.
:25:27. > :25:30.He's on his way to Hull at the end of the
:25:31. > :25:34.season, but he's doing his best for Salford now.
:25:35. > :25:58.Obstruction is what we are looking for here.
:25:59. > :26:02.There is that dummy run, but the ball is gone and the defence
:26:03. > :26:27.Iain Watson didn't pull his punches afterwards.
:26:28. > :26:30.It was embarrassing and unacceptable, and it was, w`sn't it,
:26:31. > :26:35.It is a brave thing to say, you know, when you've got stch
:26:36. > :26:39.You clearly want to get your group together and say, this wasn't good
:26:40. > :26:44.I think they had a good win the week before.
:26:45. > :26:46.They have gone into this game thinking London
:26:47. > :26:50.are a bit busted and don't have their full team out, so we'll just
:26:51. > :26:53.Unfortunately you have to roll your sleevs up
:26:54. > :26:54.at whatever standard you are
:26:55. > :26:57.Obviously you faced London last weekend and credit to
:26:58. > :27:01.They've built through this process, haven't they's that is two
:27:02. > :27:03.games they have one now in the qualifiers.
:27:04. > :27:08.They were in the game until the 60 minute
:27:09. > :27:11.mark with us as well, so it was a great game
:27:12. > :27:17.They might spend a bit more money now next year and try and cement
:27:18. > :27:20.Salford have got to go to Batley now.
:27:21. > :27:23.John will be looking forward to that one,
:27:24. > :27:28.If they don't win that, thex are not going to be in the million
:27:29. > :27:33.Batley as an entity have looked forward to every big game
:27:34. > :27:36.And they have played and they have rocked up, so
:27:37. > :27:39.the Salford mentality I am sure will be right this time.
:27:40. > :27:43.Full credit to Henderson and what they have done at
:27:44. > :27:46.London to get themselves within a chance and a gasp of getting there.
:27:47. > :27:48.They will want to be playing at their best
:27:49. > :27:49.to beat Featherstone at
:27:50. > :27:53.Who knows who is going to be in the four v five game.
:27:54. > :27:55.Two more wins for Hull Kingston Rovers
:27:56. > :27:57.will confirm their place in the Super League next se`son
:27:58. > :28:00.Terry, you are at Featherstone on Sunday and
:28:01. > :28:04.they gave you one hell of a run for their money, didn't they?
:28:05. > :28:07.I thought they held the ball and they played to conditions.
:28:08. > :28:09.We just gave away too many penalties and
:28:10. > :28:14.Salford had a good win the week before and came out and we
:28:15. > :28:17.probably weren't at or best, but credit to Featherstone.
:28:18. > :28:18.They finished their season of at their
:28:19. > :28:32.I think we just saw what was going to happen because we had a
:28:33. > :28:34.We were playing against Featherstone and
:28:35. > :28:36.lost by 70 against Salford, so I think running out
:28:37. > :28:39.there of the boys probably thought it might just
:28:40. > :28:43.But it is rugby league, you turn up every week and if you play
:28:44. > :28:45.like that last weekend against Huddersfield, it is going
:28:46. > :28:50.Is this possibly the key try, do you think?
:28:51. > :28:57.At the stroke of half-time there is a lot of confidence if you are a
:28:58. > :29:02.I know that try just before it, they put themselves up by three
:29:03. > :29:06.That confidence going into the second half.
:29:07. > :29:09.And what is it like being on the park with Jamie
:29:10. > :29:20.When he announced he was going to play, I was excited to play
:29:21. > :29:24.with him and he just brings up an intensity and passion and he just
:29:25. > :29:28.It is better for the team when he is on
:29:29. > :29:31.As Terry is saying, credit to Featherstone for the
:29:32. > :29:36.Best performance by a Golden mile was I
:29:37. > :29:48.Looking after the ball helps, but they have shown
:29:49. > :29:53.They have pushed every step of the way.
:29:54. > :29:55.They pushed Hull Kingston Rovers every
:29:56. > :29:59.Sharpie has done a great job there to get them
:30:00. > :30:02.When they have they've best team out there, they had a
:30:03. > :30:05.They are a force to be reckoned with.
:30:06. > :30:07.And for yourself, confident after the
:30:08. > :30:19.It is the first time all ye`r they have won two in
:30:20. > :30:27.If the game doesn't get you up this weekend, nothing will.
:30:28. > :30:31.Relegation worries in the mdantime game doesn't get you up this
:30:32. > :30:34.Livelihoods, jobs, everything is on the line.
:30:35. > :30:35.We have to prepare the
:30:36. > :30:37.best possibly can starting from tomorrow and putting everything into
:30:38. > :30:40.Hull KR continued to fight for their Super
:30:41. > :30:42.League lives and what of Huddersfield?
:30:43. > :30:44.The Giants were hammered at Leigh last week and needed
:30:45. > :30:55.So far the Giants have dominated this one.
:30:56. > :31:28.There was a shoulder charge on Ryan Bradley.
:31:29. > :31:35.Great little inside ball from Symonds.
:31:36. > :32:17.They are trying to push it wait here.
:32:18. > :32:19.They have got Briscoe along this
:32:20. > :33:08.It might have come too late for Leeds.
:33:09. > :33:11.Terry, you were watching very, very closely, and
:33:12. > :33:13.Joel Wardall, one of the Huddersfield players saying why
:33:14. > :33:15.haven't we played like that all year?
:33:16. > :33:19.If they play like that next week, you have got a game on your hands.
:33:20. > :33:24.It sets it up on Friday night with Hull, Warrington,
:33:25. > :33:37.The league leadership on Frhday and us to see who plays in
:33:38. > :33:40.It is quite a question, why haven't they played
:33:41. > :33:44.Who would be a coach when you see all that they did
:33:45. > :33:48.against Leigh and then you see that performance against Leeds?
:33:49. > :33:50.You have to ask yourself the question first
:33:51. > :33:53.He is probably pointing the finger at
:33:54. > :33:55.himself, why have we played like that?
:33:56. > :33:57.That is why there are so many questions.
:33:58. > :34:00.answer against Leeds and now they have to find
:34:01. > :34:01.it again and again, who
:34:02. > :34:05.They will be looking for their best game and I am confident
:34:06. > :34:09.Hull Kingston will be doing the same.
:34:10. > :34:12.pressure, everybody has to produce their best
:34:13. > :34:15.It is going to be one for calm heads.
:34:16. > :34:19.It will be about conserving energy throughout the
:34:20. > :34:24.Don't burn yourself out getting too nervous.
:34:25. > :34:27.Make sure you have got the right attitude on the
:34:28. > :34:38.I think Hull Kingston Rovers, because
:34:39. > :34:42.The crowd aspect of the lift that they
:34:43. > :34:47.They have got some pretty pivotal people back in their team.
:34:48. > :34:51.If Huddersfield rock up with a calm approach and come to play the game,
:34:52. > :34:56.you have to believe the gym, it is not about
:34:57. > :35:00.You have to play the game and I think whole Kingston Rovers will be.
:35:01. > :35:06.Their opponents were Batley and Sharon was
:35:07. > :35:10.After securing promotion to Super League last week it was a
:35:11. > :35:11.party atmosphere at Leigh's sports village.
:35:12. > :35:13.It was an early try from
:35:14. > :35:15.Batley that threatened to spoil the party.
:35:16. > :35:16.The Bulldogs getting out the
:35:17. > :35:19.But Leigh started to get control of the game.
:35:20. > :35:30.They crashed in and Lee Smith got the conversion to bring thel level.
:35:31. > :35:35.Just four minutes later, thdy took the lead but somehow they kept the
:35:36. > :35:42.ball alive. Hickson got it `way ball alive. Hickson got it away,
:35:43. > :35:50.athletically diving in by the corner flag. Batley responded throtgh
:35:51. > :35:55.Alastair Leithead stepped over from acting half. Pat Walker adddd
:35:56. > :36:02.extras, and it was all over again. The deadlock did not last long, just
:36:03. > :36:07.four minutes later, Leigh wdnt in front again. Leigh extended their
:36:08. > :36:12.lead further before the break when lead further before the bre`k when
:36:13. > :36:18.Lewis Foster showed good showing to get the ball in. The Centurions
:36:19. > :36:23.Lewis Foster showed good showing to get the ball in. The Centurhons have
:36:24. > :36:27.not lost in the Middle Ages, and this try from Travis Burns showed
:36:28. > :36:31.that the record was not at risk. It looked like the game was out of the
:36:32. > :36:32.reach of Batley, when Tonga got on the end of this kick from Bdn
:36:33. > :36:40.the end of this kick from Ben Reynolds. He kicked for a 24.8
:36:41. > :36:42.advantage. -- 24 point advantage. Batley were not done, Alistair
:36:43. > :36:45.advantage. -- 24 point advantage. Batley were not done, Alist`ir Leake
:36:46. > :36:49.managed to put the ball through a mass of bodies and Keegan Htrst
:36:50. > :36:54.scored his third of the season. With a crowd of more than 10,000 taking
:36:55. > :36:58.advantage of the free tickets on offer for the game, Leigh wdre not
:36:59. > :36:59.entertaining any ideas of a comeback from Batley, Corey Patterson held
:37:00. > :37:00.short of the line before they short of the line before thdy
:37:01. > :37:07.charged into the gap, and Smith charged into the gap, and Smith
:37:08. > :37:09.scored the goal for the 24 point difference. Only one winner but the
:37:10. > :37:11.final say when Ted Batley. After final say when Ted Batley. After
:37:12. > :37:17.Smeaton refused to be wrappdd up by Smeaton refused to be wrapped up by
:37:18. > :37:20.the defence, this was the consolation goal. But Leigh were
:37:21. > :37:27.able to celebrate in front of the home fans.
:37:28. > :37:32.Quickly, a great gesture from them to open the doors? It was a fabulous
:37:33. > :37:38.gesture and a great season prospect for next year to people in.
:37:39. > :37:43.Definitely, it would be good to see a big crowd for them at the weekend
:37:44. > :37:45.as well. Six out of 64 Leigh, this is how things stand heading into the
:37:46. > :37:51.final round of the qualifiers -- six final round of the qualifiers -- six
:37:52. > :37:52.out of six for leave. Leigh will be in Super League next
:37:53. > :37:58.Leigh will be in Super Leagte next season.
:37:59. > :38:01.?1 million Game awaits for those finishing in fourth and fifth, when
:38:02. > :38:06.the final place in the Super League will be on the line.
:38:07. > :38:09.Congratulations to Rochdale Hornets who secured promotion to the
:38:10. > :38:12.who secured promotion to thd championship too.
:38:13. > :38:16.That's all, thank you to my guests for joining us.
:38:17. > :38:17.See you next Monday for the final week of the Super 8s.
:38:18. > :38:20.Until then, goodbye!