Match Report – Leeds 24 – 22 Warrington

Sam Walters (17), David Fusitu’a (49), Luke Hooley (62) and James Bentley (69) scored tries as Leeds Rhinos picked up an enormous Tremendous League victory over Warrington Wolves on Sunday; The comeback win reignited the Rhinos’ Tremendous League play-off push

Leeds reignited their Tremendous League play-off ambitions after combating again from behind to edge out free-falling Warrington in a dramatic end at Headingley.

James Bentley’s late strive nearly sealed a 24-22 win for the Rhinos, who had been unconvincing for lengthy intervals and had been lucky to path by solely 4 factors at half-time.

However the hosts had been pressured to cling on after Stefan Ratchford’s late strive diminished the deficit earlier than Matt Dufty discovered himself a fingertip away from reaching Ratchford’s kick on the hooter.

Whereas the win snapped a three-game dropping streak for the Rhinos, Warrington might depend themselves just a little unlucky to see their very own dropping streak lengthen to seven league video games, leaving their very own play-off hopes within the stability.

James Bentley was among the many strive scorers as Leeds picked up an enormous Tremendous League win over Warrington

For lengthy intervals it appeared like Wire, nonetheless working underneath interim head coach Gary Chambers, had been set to breathe new life into their marketing campaign as they carved the flat-footed Rhinos open at will.

Dufty raced onto his personal kick to the touch down inside two minutes then Josh Thewlis was solely denied a second for the guests when his foot strayed into contact after good scrambling by Cameron Smith.

Sam Walters fumbled Leeds’ first opening however they capitalised on a sequence of penalties to nudge in entrance when Smith, the Rhinos’ standout performer, despatched Walters scooting over earlier than Martin added the extras.

However inside two minutes Leeds proved to be their very own worst enemies as soon as once more as Dufty gathered a excessive ball and left Bentley for {dead}, surging 60 metres by way of the Rhinos line earlier than shedding to Matty Ashton to seize Warrington’s second.

Rhyse Martin kicked 4 conversions in Leeds’ victory

The guests ought to have prolonged their benefit after reducing open the Leeds line once more just for Danny Walker to fumble a golden alternative with the strive line at his mercy.

The Leeds blunders continued both aspect of the break, first Harry Newman passing a doubtlessly try-scoring probability to Ash Handley into contact, then Handley’s stunning error on the play-the-ball giving Ratchford the prospect to kick Warrington additional in entrance at 12-6.

Leeds hauled degree when David Fusitu’a grounded Aidan Sezer’s intelligent kick and Martin’s conversion pulled Leeds degree, however 5 minutes later Warrington had been again in entrance when Ratchford discovered it too simple to throw a dummy and rating Wire’s third strive.

However the veteran’s conversion strayed throughout the face of the posts and Leeds snatched their inconceivable alternative, Sezer offloading for full-back Luke Hooley to scamper in underneath the posts.

Leeds appeared to have sealed victory when Smith’s surge by way of the center resulted in Bentley crossing within the nook, however Matty Nicholson’s late effort made it a nervy closing couple of minutes and Dufty got here agonisingly near giving a topsy-turvy contest one closing twist.