16 .............. GIANTS much bite for Giants
Jamie Greenwood, Oliver Jamieson, Jack Richardson, Innes Senior, Louis Senior, Josh Pinder, Izaac Farrell, Alex Young, Harry Maders, Ross Whitmore, Connor Hampson, Alfie Copley, Ethan Salm, Matty English, Jack Flynn, Sam Hewitt, Billy Hayes, Lucas Hallas
Leeds Rhinos held on to record a 26-18 home win over Super League champions Wigan Warriors.
Leeds led 14-12 at half-time with tries from Ryan Hall and Joel Moon, plus three Ashton Golding goals, to keep them just ahead of Wigan who scored through two tries from George Williams and two goals from Morgan Escare.
In a tight second period Leeds created some breathing space with a Kallum Watkins try and another Golding goal.
Liam Marshall grabbed a try to pull the Warriors back into the contest and Escare added the goal, but a Gary Ablett secured the win for Leeds.
Meanwhile, England stand-off Williams says he is aware of interest from NRL clubs and is not ruling out a move to Australia.
The 22-year-old Wigan star has become one of the most soughtafter players in Super League over the last 18 months, with Warrington thought to be keen on acquiring his services and a host of Australian clubs monitoring the situation.
Williams, who is under contract with the Super League champions until the end of 2018, says he has begun tentative talks about a new deal but is keeping his options open. “I’m in talks with Wigan,” he said. “Nothing’s finalised and not much has been done but I’ve met Kris Radlinski (rugby director) and Ian Lenagan (chairman) a couple times with my agent.
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