Leeds go third after tight win over Wakefield

Betfred Super League

Leeds (22) 22

Tries: Newman, Connor, Lumb Goals: Connor 5

Wakefield (6) 18

Tries: Walmsley, Jowitt 2 Goals: Jowitt 3

Leeds Rhinos resisted a beardown Wakefield Trinity fightback successful their West Yorkshire derby to spell 3rd successful nan array and chalk up their sixth Super League triumph successful nan past 7 matches.

Jake Connor chalked up a individual tally of 14 points arsenic 2 of nan competition's shape teams went caput to caput astatine an affectional Headingley, which marked nan approaching first day of nan decease of Leeds leader Rob Burrow by making this an MND Awareness match.

Both sides went into nan crippled connected nan backmost of 3 consecutive wins but Connor's kicking, added to his effort and further scores from Harry Newman and Riley Lumb had nan location broadside looking comfortable astatine half time.

Super League's starring points scorer Max Jowitt, however, added 2 tries to that scored by Lachlan Walmsley successful nan first half to make it a nervy decorativeness for location supporters.

Leeds overpowered Trinity successful nan first half, dominating successful nan forwards and looking nan much imaginative side, and pinch Connor successful objective temper they built a patient lead.

Newman sewage it each started arsenic he did good to cod Connor's footwear and rotation retired of a tackle to score, earlier nan Rhinos half-back past claimed his ain four-pointer by throwing a dummy and dodging done a spread to widen nan lead.

Walmsley's first Super League effort of nan play put Trinity backmost wrong rubbing region but Leeds forged further up arsenic Lumb vanished a slick passing move and Connor's conversion and 2 penalties underlined their territorial and tactical dominance.

If nan first half belonged to Connor, it was Jowitt - nan man who past play group a caller British grounds by topping 500 points successful Wakefield's Championship-winning run - who took centre shape aft nan break.

He chased down his ain grubber footwear to container a effort which he converted himself, and was connected manus to decorativeness again aft Corey Hall had surgery a flagging Leeds defence.

That took him to 9 tries for nan play and saw him lucifer Connor's haul of 14 points successful nan match.

With nan momentum pushing them on, sixth-placed Trinity went for nan triumph but Leeds held firm, moreover erstwhile James Bentley was sin-binned for precocious interaction successful nan past mates of minutes.

Leeds: Miller; Hall, Newman, Handley, Lumb; Connor, Croft; Palasia, O'Connor, Oledzki, McDonnell, Bentley, Watkins

Interchanges: Holroyd, Lisone, Jenkins, C. Smith

Wakefield: Rourke; Walmsley, Hall, Pratt, Johnstone; Jowitt, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Faatili, Nikotemo, Griffin, Pitts.

Interchanges: Scott, Vagana, Cozza, H. Smith

Referee: Chris Kendall.