Leigh seal home play-off spot with win over Saints

Betfred Super League

Leigh (12) 28

Tries: Badrock, Brand, Hughes, Ipape, Trout Goals: O’Brien 3, Hodgson

St Helens (0) 10

Leigh Leopards guaranteed a home tie in the first week of the Super League play-offs with a 28-10 victory against St Helens at Leigh Sports Village.

Tries from Andrew Badrock, Keanan Brand, Jack Hughes, Edwin Ipape and Owen Trout secured a dominant win, which took Leigh above Leeds Rhinos to third.

Second-half tries from Saints’ Kyle Feldt and Harry Robertson gave the visitors hope but they went down to a third consecutive defeat.

The victory means Leigh will end the regular season in the top four for the first time in the Super League era, although Wigan’s win over Castleford ended hopes of a top-two finish.

Meanwhile, Saints are certain to finish fifth, regardless of the result in their final fixture against Castleford Tigers on 19 September.

Leigh: Hodgson; Brand, Badrock, Hanley, Charnley; O’Brien, Lam; Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Hughes, Liu.

Interchanges: Pene, Davis, Dwyer, Ofahengaue.

St Helens: Sailor; Feldt, Robertson, Percival, Cross; Welsby, Mbye; Walmsley, Clark, Lees, Sironen, Whitley, Batchelor.

Interchanges: Lomax, Bell, Paasi, Delaney.