Leigh hold nerve to edge St Helens and finish fifth

Betfred Super League

Leigh (12) 18

Tries: Asiata, Leutele, Charnley Goals: Moylan 3

St Helens (0) 12

Tries: Makinson, Knowles Goals: Bennison 2

Leigh Leopards produced nan capacity they needed to book their Super League play-off place, edging a bruising brushwood against St Helens.

Home nerves frayed aft a second-half Saints complaint cancelled retired a two-try advantage wrong 4 minutes, aft Ricky Leutele was controversially sin-binned.

But Josh Charnley’s superb effort 12 minutes from clip and a punishment from Matt Moylan saw Adrian Lam’s broadside to 2 points and earned them an eliminator information necktie astatine Salford Red Devils connected Friday, 27 September.

Charnley's effort drew him level successful 2nd spot pinch Danny Maguire successful nan Super League all-time scorer's list.

Defeat for Saints intends they gaffe to sixth spot successful nan table, sending them into a daunting looking match-up pinch third-placed Warrington Wolves successful their eliminator connected Saturday, 28 September.

More to follow.

Leigh Leopards: Moylan; McIntosh, Hanley, Leutele, Charnley; O’Brien, Lam; Halton, O’Donnell, Asiata; Amone, Ipape, Mulhern.

Interchanges: Hughes, Trout, Dwyer, Pene

St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Percival, Mata’utia, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Whitley, Batchelor, Knowles; Delaney, Burns, Lees.

Interchanges: Clark, Bell, Paasi, Stephens

Referee: Liam Moore.