Overview
- Leigh Leopards beat Hull FC 42-6 on Friday with nine tries as a 30-point second half turned a 12-6 half-time score into a one-sided win.
- Josh Charnley scored a hat-trick to reach 269 Super League tries, putting him two short of Ryan Hall’s record of 271.
- Umyla Hanley produced a standout centre display with three assists and a try that helped spark Leigh’s attacking surge.
- Hull FC fielded a heavily depleted, youthful side that included multiple academy players because of an extended absentee list, a factor that coaches and reports pointed to for their third defeat in four matches.
- Leigh’s win was their fourth in five games and left them seventh and two points outside the top six while Leeds Rhinos reclaimed first place after a 52-0 victory over Huddersfield, reshaping the mid-season playoff picture.