Leigh Centurions close on Championship leaders' shield
Monday 20 July 2015 15:12, UK
Leigh put one hand on the league leaders' shield after sharing the points in a 36-36 draw with Bradford in front of a Kingstone Press Championship record crowd of 9,181 at the Provident Stadium.
The result leaves the Centurions two points in front of the Bulls with a vastly superior points difference and a game in hand as the regular season nears completion ahead of the split for the Super 8s.
Bradford and Leigh will be joined in the Middle 8s by Sheffield Eagles and Halifax, who confirmed their spot with a 52-0 win over bottom club Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Hat-tricks from Bradford's former Hull KR winger Omari Caro and Leigh flier Jonathan Pownall were the highlights of the clash at Odsal, where the attendance easily topped the competition's previous best of 7,449 set in the round-one duel between the same two sides back in February.
Jay Pitts, Danny Addy and Matty Blythe were the other tryscorers for Bradford, who led 20-12 at the break, while Ryan Shaw kicked six goals.
Gareth Hock, Great Worthington and Ryan Brierley scored the other tries for Leigh while Martyn Ridyard kicked six goals.
