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 An unchanged St Helens side, fresh from their confidence
boosting win over the Leeds Rhinos last time out, were at home again to face a
Salford Red Devils side who have had another tumultuous week on the
administration side of their business.
Losing by an average score of 42-6 so far in 2025, Salford were
given a forty-eight-point start on the coupon in a game that they could not
possibly win, and which would be a matter of how many they could keep the red
vee to scoring.
A win for Saints would secure their fifth spot and lift them
to within a point of the Leigh Leopards, ready to pounce on fourth spot should
Adrian Lam’s side slip up again.
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 Wigan Warriors were still smarting from last weekend’s loss
at Wakefield Trinity which saw Hull KR edge closer to taking their minor
premiers title as the champions slipped back towards the chasing pack and today
was the day that they would look to put the record straight and record a big
victory against a Castleford Tigers side who are struggling for any form in
2025.
The bookmakers gave the Tigers a twenty-point start on the
handicap coupon, very confident that Wigan would be able to narrow the gap to
the league leaders and improve their points difference at the same time.
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 As the Warrington Wolves prepared to face Hull FC at the
Halliwell-Jones in a crucial round sixteen encounter, they knew that their chances
of making the top six were slipping away on the back of three consecutive
losses which sees them languishing in eighth spot in the table, five points
behind today’s opponents.
Despite the recent run of losses, the bookies still had the
Wolves as favourites for the win and had handicapped them by six points on the
coupon even though it was Hull who had won the previous encounter in April by
28-16.
The Wolves were surrounded by uncertainty in relation to the
future of the coach Sam Burgess, and their skipper George Williams, this was
the perfect time for a confidence boost.
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 Having jumped past the Leeds Rhinos and into third spot last
weekend, Leigh Leopards round sixteen quest was to defeat the Rhinos themselves
and maintain their top three spot and the chase of the Wigan Warriors and
ultimately the league leaders, Hull KR.
Despite being below them in the league table it was the home
side, the Rhinos, who were the bookies favourites, handicapped by eight points
on the coupon as the two sides met for the first time in the 2025 competition.
A win for Leigh would see them to within a point of the
Warriors before their round sixteen game against Castleford tomorrow, a win for
the Rhino would lift them above Leigh and within two of the Warriors.
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 In what has been the ‘round of the underdog’ could the
Salford Red Devils follow the trend and get only their second win of an awful
season as they faced Hull FC who were in need to the two points to move bac
inside the all-important top six.
The bookies certainly didn’t think that it was going to be
Salford’s day and they gave them a twenty-eight-point start on the handicap
coupon pre-match, as the home side gave four players debut on loan as they
struggled to name am eighteen.
This was the first meeting between the two sides in 2025,
Salford winning the last meeting by 58-4 when they last
met in September 2024.
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 Sam Tomkins was back for the Catalans Dragons as they looked
to reverse their fortunes and end a six-game losing streak that started back on
the 3rd May when they lost narrowly to today’s opponents, the Leigh
Leopards.
The visitors were favourites to secure the two points that
they needed to take them above the Leeds Rhinos and into third spot with the
Dragons given an eight-point start on the handicap coupon.
This round fifteen fixture was the third meeting of the season
between the two sides, Leigh having taken the win in both previous games
between the two sides but the temperature, thirty-four degrees at kick off, could
be in the home sides favour.
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 Two sides on a poor run of form, Warrington Wolves and
Huddersfield Giants met on Saturday afternoon as eighth took on eleventh, the
latter looking for their second victory of the season.
Warrington were strong favourites for the win and were
handicapped by fourteen points on the coupon, a larger margin than they enjoyed
in the 20-12 first round win, despite the Giants recent upturn in form which
saw them come close to upsetting the Wigan Warriors last time out.
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Leeds Rhinos were looking for a sixth consecutive victory as
they travelled to the Totally Wicked Stadium for a clash with a St Helens side
who have had an indifferent season so far in 2025.
The Rhinos were unchanged from last week’s demolition of the
Warrington Wolves while Saints were without impressive newcomer George Whitby
and Curtis Sironen who both miss out after picking up injuries in the big win
over Salford Red Devils last weekend.
The Rhinos were slight favourites with the bookies, handicapped
by two points on the coupon, as they looked to repeat their Magic Weekend win
and take a two to one lead in the third of this season’s four games between the
two sides.
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 The league points were not under debate in the opening round
fifteen fixture at Wheldon Road, they were heading back to Hull with the
Champions elect Hull KR with Castleford Tigers role to try and minimise the
points against column.
There bookies gave the home side an eighteen-point start on
the coupon, some recognition for their recent improvement in form as they saw their
injured stars starting to trickle back into their line-up.
KR won the opening round fixture of the 2025 season by a golden
point against tonight’s opposition and you must go back to May 2022 for the last
Castleford victory over the Robins.
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 Queensland needed a result after the humiliation of the game
one lass as the game moved to neutral territory in Perth with New South Wales
looking to seal the series win and make the third game in three weeks’ time a
dead rubber.
In heavy rain, both coaches rang the changes as they hunted
the win, Queensland added Mam and Capewell to the mix while New South Wales
brought in Luai, Burton and Utoikamanu.
The Blues were big favourites with the bookies for a second
2025 win and were handicapped by twelve points on the coupon, the same as the
winning margin in game one, as they looked to retain the shield.
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Wakefield Trinity were slight favourites with the bookies,
handicapped by two on the coupon, as they entertained the Leigh Leopards in a
game which looked, on paper at least, like the toe of the weekend.
Fourth placed Leigh knew that a win would not help their
league position, but it would keep them within touching distance of the Rhinos
in third place, while a win for Trinity would see Daryl Powell’s side end the
round in the top half of the table and a playoff position.
It’s honours shared so far in 2025, Trinity winning the
league encounter at the end of March but then losing out in the Challenge Cup
quarter final the following week.
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The two points were unlikely to improve Warrington’s league
position, given their awful points difference, but it would keep them in touch
with the top six and a play-off place, however, they were up against a
resurgent Leeds Rhinos who themselves wanted to reinforce their claim for third
spot.
The Wolves needed to bounce back from their Challenge Cup
heartbreak last weekend and knew that a win would go some way to do that, but
they also knew that a loss would make the remainder of their season much more
difficult.
Warrington won the previous meeting between the two sides in
March by 16-14 but the bookies favoured the Rhinos this time, handicapping them
by eight points on the coupon.
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If there was one away banker on this weeks coupon then it
was surely for the Wigan Warriors as they faced a lowly Huddersfield Giants as
they struggle to break free of the bottom of the table in a game played at the
Flair Stadium in Dewsbury.
The ‘home’ side were given a twenty-two point start by the
bookies with Wigan clear favourites to move back within two points of the
league leading Hull KR and in the process increase their points difference
total tremendously in their favour.
The sides met back at the start of March, Wigan the 44-18
winners at the ‘Brick Community Stadium’.
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Fifth against tenth in the Super League table as round
fourteen got underway with Hull FC eying fourth spot in the table, facing a Castleford
Tigers side who wanted the points to lift themselves farther away from the
bottom two as they cling onto their very remote hopes of a play-off position.
The black & whites were the favourites for the win and handicapped
by twelve points on the coupon, two more than the margin by which they beat Castleford
when the two sides met in March.
A win of any description would see Hull FC into fourth spot,
at least until Sunday evening, a Castleford win would lift them two points
further away from the Huddersfield Giants and Salford Red Devils.
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 The Rugby Football League today congratulates Billy
Boston following the news that he is to be made a Knight Commander of the Order
of the British Empire (KBE), and become Sir William John Boston KBE.
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 Following a nerve-jangling Challenge Cup Final, York Knights
and Featherstone Rovers entered the arena to play the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final
in the pouring rain as the stadium emptied of a large proportion of supporters
after the main event.
Featherstone were favourites for the win and were
handicapped by four points on the coupon, despite the relative league positions
which see York in fourth and Featherstone four table points behind in eighth
spot.
Yor beat Halifax, Widnes, and Bradford on their way to the
final while Featherstone saw off the challenges of Keighley, London and Oldham
on their way to Wembley.
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Wembley Stadium was half red and white and half primrose and
blue as solid favourites Hull KR looked for their first Challenge Cup win since
the 1979-80 season as they faced an out of form Warrington Wolves looking to
emulate their 2019 victory.
The sides met just a fortnight ago in the Super League with
a massive 31-12 win, Warrington languishing in eighth place in the table while
Hull KR are clear leaders with just one loss all season.
Warrington brushed aside the challenges of Whitehaven,
Widnes, St Helens, and Leigh on their way to the final, Hull KR going past York
Knights, Oldham, Hull FC and the Catalans Dragons, the neutrals were hoping for
a close game.
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St Helens were looking for their fifth consecutive Challenge
Cup final win in the competition which they have made their own and all that
stood in their way was their arch-rivals, Wigan Warriors, who were seeking their
first ever win in their first ever final.
Both sides won their divisions with unbeaten records and
without conceding a point, while Saints beat London and York in the quarter and
semi-finals, Wigan eliminated Cardiff and Leeds on their road to Wembley.
The bookies favoured a St Helens win, despite Wigan
currently leading the women’s Super League table by a point over their archrivals.
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On paper this was the game of the round, Leeds Rhinos in
fourth spot in the table approaching the halfway stage against promoted side
Wakefield Trinity who are currently in sixth with both sides coming into the
game on the back of three game unbeaten streaks.
The home side were favourites with the bookies to take a
game which marked a year since the passing of Leeds super star Rob Burrow, and
they were handicapped by eight points for a game which would be used to
recognise motor neurone disease (MND), a cause close to the Rhinos hearts.
A win would take the Rhinos back ahead of Leigh and into the
third spot that they relinquished last night to the Leopards, a win for Wakefield
would elevate them to fourth, pushing the Rhinos back into fifth on points
difference.
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The league leaders Hull KR took on St Helens in round
thirteen knowing that only a win was likely to keep them at the top of table as
Wigan Warriors kicked off at the same time against the 2025 whipping boys
Salford Red Devils needing two points to draw level.
St Helens came into the game on the back of two victories
and were looking to make it three in a row after a rocky period, the bookies
though favoured the home side and gave the visitors a six point start on the
coupon suggesting that the Robins might not have everything their own way.
Hull KR have been victorious on the last three occasions
that the sides have met including a 20-10 win in the round four match earlier
this year and you have to go back as far as August 2023 to find the last Saints
win.
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