Catalans Dragons (18) 26 |
Tries: Davies, Langi, Folau, Mead Goals: Maloney 5 |
Leeds (6) 14 |
Tries: A Sutcliffe, L Sutcliffe, Hurrell Goals: Martin |
Catalans Dragons booked a Super League semi-final play-off against St Helens next Friday as their first-half blitz proved enough to beat eight-time champions Leeds Rhinos.
Sam Tomkins enjoyed a starring role at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, classily setting up tries for Tom Davies, Samisoni Langi and Israel Folau.
Alex Sutcliffe and Liam Sutcliffe cut the deficit either side of half-time.
But David Mead’s try killed it despite Konrad Hurrell’s Leeds consolation try.
James Maloney landed all four conversions for Catalans before his late penalty finally stretched the French side out of sight to seal their eliminator play-off victory and reach the last four for the first time since 2014.
More to follow.
Catalans: S Tomkins; Davies, Folau, Langi, Mead; Maloney, Drinkwater; Bousquet, McIlorum, Casty, J Tomkins, Whitley, Garcia.
Interchanges: Moa, Seguier, Baitieri, Kasiano.
Leeds: Myler; T Briscoe, Hurrell, L Sutcliffe, Handley; Lui, Gale; Seumanufagai, Leeming, Oledzki, Thompson, Martin, Prior.
Interchanges:Dwyer, Smith, Donaldson, A Sutcliffe.
Referee: Chris Kendall.
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