Dragons win at Leeds


 
 

Leeds Rhinos (24) 25

T : Jack Walker, Liam Sutcliffe, Cameron Smith, Luke Briscoe
G : Liam Sutcliffe 4
DG : Liam Sutcliffe

Catalans Dragons (10) 28

T : Samisoni Langi, Josh Drinkwater, Fouad Yaha, Lewis Tierney, Kenny Edwards 2
G : Josh Drinkwater 2
DG :

 

Catalans Dragons staged a superb second-half fightback to inflict a sixth straight defeat on Leeds Rhinos.

The hosts have slipped out of top-four contention and are now in danger of finishing in the Qualifiers after losing the rearranged fixture at Headingley 28-25.

Samisoni Langi gave Catalans the perfect start but the Rhinos hit back in emphatic fashion through tries from Jack Walker, Liam Sutcliffe and Cameron Smith.

Luke Briscoe marked his return to Leeds as a temporary replacement for England winger Ryan Hall with a well-taken try, only for Fouad Yaha, Lewis Tierney and Kenny Edwards to add to Josh Drinkwater's effort to level the scores.

Sutcliffe's drop goal appeared to have won it for the Rhinos but Adam Cuthbertson dropped the restart and Edwards made him pay to move the Dragons to within a point of their opponents in the Betfred Super League table.

 

Match report

Leeds :  Walker, T. Briscoe, Newman, Handley, L. Briscoe, Moon, Sutcliffe, Oledzki, Parcell, Garbutt, Ferres, Smith, Cuthbertson
Subs : Dwyer, Mullally, Walters, Holroyd

Dragons : Gigot, Tierney, Mead, Wiliame, Yaha, Langi, Drinkwater, Casty, McIlorum, Simon, Jullien, Garcia, Bird
Subs : Anderson, Bousquet, Baitieri, Edwards

Stadium : Emerald Headingley Stadium

Referee : Scott Mikalauskas

Sin bin :
Leeds : Matt Parcell
Dragons : Greg Bird, Fouad Yaha