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Blake Austin's driblet extremity was the decider for Leeds successful a thriller| St Helens (18) 24 |
| Tries: Lussick, Dodd 2, Percival Goals: Makinson 4 |
| Leeds (12) 25 |
| Tries: Handley, Martin 2, Smith Goals: Martin 4 Drop-goal: Austin |
Leeds Rhinos picked up their archetypal triumph of the Super League play acknowledgment to a precocious drop-goal victor from Blake Austin astatine champions St Helens, who had Konrad Hurrell sent disconnected for a enarthrosis charge.
In a see-sawing game, it looked arsenic though Saints were connected people for a 13th consecutive triumph implicit Leeds erstwhile they led 24-18 wrong the past quarter.
However, Cameron Smith's converted people squared it up with 10 to go.
Austin bided his clip for the drop-goal accidental helium took with seconds to spare.
The decorativeness was a thriller but was played retired successful arguable circumstances, arsenic Leeds were fixed a punishment for Saints reactions to what looked similar a enarthrosis complaint from Sam Walters connected Matty Lees.
There was inactive a consciousness of injustice lingering from the location enactment arsenic Hurrell near a enarthrosis connected Richie Myler arsenic helium passed the ball, and Chris Kendall brandished a reddish card.
More to follow.
St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Lussick, Lees, Mata'utia, Sironen, Knowles.
Interchanges: McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Wingfield, Bell, Royle.
Leeds: Myler; Fusitu'a, MacDonald, Handley, Olpherts; Austin, Sezer; Holroyd, O'Connor, Tevevano, McDonnell, Martin, Smith.
Interchanges: Sangare, Donaldson, Walters, Leeming.
Referee: Chris Kendall
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