Warrington Wolves 6-34 Leeds Rhinos: Maika Sivo scores hat-trick as Leeds move clear at top of Super League table

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Highlights of the Super League match between Warrington Wolves and Leeds Rhinos

Maika Sivo scored a hat-trick as Leeds Rhinos secured a 34-6 victory over Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

The victory moves Brad Arthur's side two points clear at the top of the Super League table, with no other team able to chase them down in round 14.

Warrington are two points behind, albeit with a game in hand, after suffering their first loss in six league matches.

• Warrington Wolves 6-34 Leeds Rhinos: As it happened
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Leeds had a comprehensive half-time lead thanks to tried from Sivo, Brodie Croft and Harry Newman. Jake Connor converted two, with his third bouncing off the post.

Warrington were the first on the board through an Ewan Irwin penalty but then struggled to find points for the remainder of the first 40.

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Maika Sivo starred against Warrington Wolves as he clinched a huge hat-trick

The second half was then all about the visitors as Chris Hankinson went over followed by Sivo twice more, Connor adding a penalty too.

Warrington hit back late on through Matty Ashton but it was purely a consolation as they suffered a defeat that served as a reminder of the competition they have at the top.

Leeds Rhinos send statement with win over Warrington Wolves

Whoever won this top-of-the-table contest was going to make a statement and in the first 40, Leeds laid down their marker.

That came after a poor couple of minutes for Hankinson. He scuffed a kick out on the full and then gave away a penalty for a tackle off the ball which allowed Irwin to slot over the penalty to give Warrington a 2-0 lead after 10 minutes.

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Great play between Ash Handley and Brodie Croft resulted in a big try for Leeds

Despite the early points for the home outfit, it was then all about the Rhinos.

Their first try came from some sensational vision from Lachie Miller to send through a pin-point perfect grubber kick. While Ash Handley could not finish it off, Sivo made sure to.

It took just three minutes until they were over again as Croft played the supporting role to a brilliant Handley break against the club he will join in 2027.

With the 10-2 lead firmly in place, and some strong defence nullifying Warrington's attempts to attack, Leeds stayed patient and pounced once again on the 30th minute when Newman outstripped Josh Thewlis when competing for the high kick to go in under the posts.

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Harry Newman claimed a high kick then dived between the sticks for a try

With the easy conversion, Connor gave Leeds the 16-2 half-time advantage.

Trailing by three scores at half-time, Warrington inevitably needed the first score after the break more than the visitors. But it was the Rhinos who got the score as Miller delivered a delightful cut-out pass that allowed Hankinson to glide through untouched, Connor again adding on the extras.

Last year's Man of Steel knocked over a penalty shortly afterwards as James Bentley took out the ever-dangerous Miller off the ball. That extended the lead to 24-2.

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Chris Hankinson found Lachie Miller's superb pass to get Leeds' second half off to a flying start

The Sivo show then took to the stage again as he completed his hat-trick with a two-try salvo in five minutes. Both finishes were trademark Sivo, collecting the ball from close range and bulldozing his way over despite the attempts of many a player in primrose and blue. The Halliwell Jones Stadium terraces began to empty at this point as Sivo bagged his third on the hour.

The Wire would close the scoring as Matty Ashton crossed in the corner from Josh Thewlis pass. But it was nothing other than a consolation for Sam Burgess' side, who remain second, two points adrift of Brad Arthur's Rhinos.

Arthur: We have become reliable and resilient

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Leeds Rhinos' Ryan Hall explains why he now has a Lord!

Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur:

"I like how reliable we are becoming as a team. Our resilience was really good and a good step in the right direction for us.

"The good thing about it is, I didn't touch about intensity or physicality this week so that pleased me.

"They believed that if we play at that level of intensity then teams will have to be at their best to beat us."

2026 Super League - key dates and what to look out for

• Magic Weekend: July 4-July 5
• Rivals Round reversed: July 23-July 26
• Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
• Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
• Grand Final: October 3, Old Trafford

Sky Sports will again show every game of the Super League live this season - including two matches in each round exclusively live, with the remaining five matches each week shown on Sky Sports+