Super League round five: Leeds Rhinos beat Wigan Warriors in tense 12-10 victory as Catalans Dragons romp to 26-4 win vs Castleford Tigers
22 March 2025, 11:01 | Updated: 22 March 2025, 20:49
Leeds Rhinos came up with a massive victory in round five of Super League as they hung on to pick up a 12-10 victory over Wigan Warriors at AMT Headingley Stadium.
Leeds had the slight advantage at the half-time break thanks to an unconverted Riley Lumb try and Jake Connor penalty, Wigan hitting back in the dying moments of the half through Liam Marshall to bring the scoreline to 6-4.
Wigan then hit the front with a Bevan French converted effort but the key moment came as Ryan Hall, on his 500th career appearance, came up with a header assist to send Jack Sinfield over with Connor converting to put Leeds 12-10 ahead.
Rugby league rules dictate that a headed pass can only be ruled a knock-on if it is deliberate, and Hall appeared as surprised as anyone by the incident, which was reviewed several times on video before the try was awarded.
"It's very rare that the ball comes off a player's head but at the end of the day they're the rules and it's a try," said Leeds head coach Brad Arthur. "It doesn't look pretty but we'll take it."
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