Leigh Centurions win 27th straight game but Bradford Bulls stay close behind
Sunday 31 May 2015 20:59, UK
Ryan Brierley scored four tries as Kingstone Press Championship leaders Leigh extended their club record winning run to 27 matches with a 46-16 win over Whitehaven at the Recreation Ground.
Jonny Pownall touched down twice and Adam Higson, Matt Sarsfield and Greg Worthington also scored tries as the Centurions maintained the only 100 per cent record in the league.
Whitehaven led briefly thanks to a try from Ben Davies but they trailed 30-6 at the break and second-half tries from Richard Lepori and Jordan Johnstone were little more than consolation.
Bradford remain just two points behind the pacesetters after coming from 12-0 down to beat London Broncos 36-18 in the battle of last season's relegated Super League clubs.
Early tries from Jamie Thackray and Tom Gilmore, both converted by Wes Naiqama, threatened the Bulls' 12-match winning run but the visitors drew level by half-time with the aid of tries from Ryan Shaw and Danny Williams.
Bradford then went on to dominate the second half, with Adam Henry, Etu Uaisele, Adam Sidlow and Adam O'Brien scoring further tries and Shaw taking his goal tally to six.
Despite Leigh's incredible start to the season they have only a two-point lead over the Bulls, whose sole defeat came at Leigh's hands on the opening day back in February. They meet again on July 19 at Odsal.
Paul Sykes scored four tries and kicked six goals to help Featherstone to a 44-16 win over Batley.
Andy Ellis, Matt James, Jack Ormonroyd and Ben Blackmore were Rovers' other tryscorers while Shaun Ainscough, Alistair Leak and Lee Mitchell touched down for the visitors.
Doncaster are still looking for their first win of the season after going down 14-6 at Dewsbury.
The visitors threatened to end their 18-match losing run when Jansin Turgut scored a try and David Scott added the goal to cancel out Scott Hale's earlier try for the Rams and level the scores at 6-6.
But Dale Morton's 64th-minute try edged the Rams back in front and Jason Crookes clinched it with Dewsbury's third try just before the end.
Halifax returned to winning ways with a 32-6 rout of Workington at Derwent Park.
Winger Gareth Potts scored two tries and others came from Ben Heaton, Dane Manning, Ben Johnston and Mitch Cahalane. Rhodri Lloyd, playing on a dual registration from Wigan, got Workington's only try.
