Leeds show nerves of steel to beat Wigan after Hall’s bizarre assist
Leeds Rhinos came up with a massive victory in round five of Super League as they hung on to pick up a 12-10 victory over Wigan Warriors at AMT Headingley Stadium.Leeds had the slight advantage at the half-time break thanks to an unconverted Riley Lumb try and Jake Connor penalty, Wigan hitting back in the dying moments of the half through Liam Marshall to bring the scoreline to 6-4. Wigan then hit the front with a Bevan French converted effort but the key moment came as Ryan Hall, on his 500th career appearance, came up with a header assist to send Jack Sinfield over with Connor converting to put Leeds 12-10 ahead.Rugby league rules dictate that a headed pass can only be ruled a knock-on if it is deliberate, and Hall appeared as surprised as anyone by the incident, which […]
