Leeds Rhinos 6 Wigan Warriors 19 - how the players rated in tough Super League arm-wrestle
For the second successive game, a weakened Leeds Rhinos side put up a huge effort in defeat.
For the second successive game, a weakened Leeds Rhinos side put up a huge effort in defeat.
Five days after their Betfred Challenge Cup loss to St Helens, Leeds’ youngsters again impressed in a 19-6 defeat to Wigan Warriors the game only getting away from them in the final 10 minutes.
Here’s how the players rated.
Leeds Rhinos
27 Jack Broadbent: Costly intercept, but otherwise good again and safe under high kicks 7
2 Tom Briscoe: One terrific clearing run and carried ball strongly 7
11 Alex Mellor: Defended well and in the right place to score Leeds’ try 7
21 Alex Sutcliffe: Other than the first try, another strong defensive effort 7
24: Luke Briscoe: Very good, stunning try-saving tackle on Zak Hardaker 8
12 Rhyse Martin: World hard, but a couple of errors were punished 6
33 Kyle Eastmond: Steady debut, tackled well and got into the game second half 7
8 Mikolaj Oledzki: Powerful, showed why he’s in the England squad 8
9 Kruise Leeming: Got Leeds on front foot early 8
10 Matt Prior: Usual Prior effort, very solid 7
22 Sam Walters: Couple of strong runs and a nice kick 7
25 James Donaldson: Never stopped working 7
17 Cameron Smith: Some good moments, particularly early 7
Subs
14 Brad Dwyer: Never quite broke free 7
26 Jarrod O’Connor: Gt through a lot of work 7
31 Morgan Gannon: Late gametime, another valuable learning experience 6
Unused sub
28 Corey Hall
Wigan Warriors
3 Zak Hardaker 9
22 Jake Bibby 6
11 Willie Isa 7
12 Liam Farrell 8
30 Umyla Hanley 6
7 Thomas Leuluai 7
31 Jackson Hastings 9
8 Brad Singleton 6
9 Sam Powell 7
17 Tony Clubb 6
13 John Bateman 6
15 Morgan Smithies 7
14 Oliver Partington 7
Subs
21 Ethan Havard 7
10 Joe Bullock 7
20 Harry Smith 7
25 Joe Shorrocks 7
Referee: Chris Kendall (Huddersfield) 6
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