Leigh Leopards made it two wins from two video games to start out the season with a 24-10 victory over Huddersfield Giants; Leigh duo David Armstrong and Tesi Niu scored their first Tremendous League tries; Sky Sports activities is the one place to look at each Tremendous League sport reside this 12 months
Final Up to date: 23/02/25 6:07pm
Tesi Niu scored his first Tremendous League strive
Leigh pair David Armstrong and Tesi Niu each scored their first Betfred Tremendous League tries of their aspect’s residence 24-10 victory over Huddersfield.
Full-back Armstrong confirmed lightning tempo to the touch down within the nook early within the second half after which despatched over centre Niu for the game-clinching strive late on as Adrian Lam’s aspect started the brand new season with back-to-back wins.
Leigh winger Keanan Model’s opening strive gave Leigh an early lead and though Huddersfield hit again by way of Oliver Wilson’s contact down and led 8-6 on the interval, the Leopards dominated the second half, with Matt Davis additionally going over.
Leigh had been filled with confidence at a blustery Leigh Sports activities Village after final week’s historic opening 1-0 golden-point win at Wigan and so they took an eighth-minute lead.
Model raced on to Lachlan Lam’s looping go on the correct touchline to the touch down within the nook for an unconverted rating.
Keanan Model scored Leigh’s opening strive
Huddersfield, 16-8 winners within the corresponding fixture final season, ran Warrington shut of their opening 20-12 defeat by Warrington final week and so they responded, going over within the twenty third minute after their first spell of concerted strain.
Zachary Woolford dinked a little bit grubber kick by way of on the final sort out and Wilson pounced for his aspect’s first strive by the posts, which was transformed by Tremendous League debutant George Flanagan to place the guests 6-4 forward.
Flanagan transformed a penalty to increase Giants’ result in 8-4 after Edwin Ipape was adjudged to have upturned Matthew English within the sort out.
Leigh ended the primary interval with a flurry as second row Ethan O’Neill’s highly effective carry took his aspect deep into Giants territory.
Gareth O’Brien’s kick forward then appeared to strike Flanagan on the arm earlier than going useless and, after a profitable captain’s problem, the Leigh stand-off transformed the ensuing penalty to make it 8-6 on the break.
Huddersfield regained their four-point benefit after Flanagan kicked one other penalty early within the second interval earlier than Leigh stormed again to degree it at 10-10.
Former Newcastle Knights full-back Armstrong confirmed searing tempo to chop by way of a niche and outsprint the Giants’ cowl to go over within the nook for an unconverted strive.
Huddersfield ahead English was penalised for his late sort out on Lam quickly after and this time O’Brien was profitable together with his kick at aim and edged Leigh right into a 12-10 lead.
The guests had been punished for a dropped ball near their very own line and Davis gathered to barge over by the posts, with the video referee confirming he had grounded the ball.
O’Brien added the extras to offer Leigh an 18-10 lead with 12 minutes remaining.
Leigh rubber-stamped their victory within the closing levels, with Armstrong once more outstanding as he tore into area out large and despatched in Niu unopposed. O’Brien transformed to increase the house aspect’s result in 24-10 and full the scoring.
Sky Sports activities will once more present each sport of the Tremendous League reside this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely reside, with the remaining 4 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
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