GASKELL DOUBLE, VITAL TA’AI TRY AND CUDJOE WRAPS IT UP AS BROUGH PUTS BOOT IN

before the Claret and Gold showed any freedom in their offensive play.

For the rest of the season in the Super 8s and next term, head coach Rick Stone will doubtless be looking for far more confidence and aptitude from his team when in comes to their attacking play.

Stone opted for a half back pairing of Lee Gaskell alongside Danny Brough, with Jordan Rankin at full-back and youthful partnership Sam Wood and Darnell McIntosh on the left hand side of the three-quarters.

However, with their top flight lives relying on a win, the first quarter of the game was dismal from the Giants point of view as they failed to create any clear-cut chances in a contest littered with penalties for both sides.

Even more worrying was the fact that bottom-of-the-table Leigh, already condemned to the Middle 8s, were looking the more positive outfit.

Finally the home side got themselves into gear on 24 minutes as half back Gaskell supported a break on the right and scooted through to score.

Brough added the goal to put some positive momentum into the contest for the home side.

They added to the tally four minutes from half-time when Leigh conceded a needless penalty in range for Brough to fire over another goal.

Half-time: Giants 8 Leigh 0

The start of the second period thankfully fell into the pattern that the Giants had been praying for.

Just two minutes into the half, pressure led to a close-range try for pack star Ukuma Ta’ai and Brough added the goal.

And Leigh were suddenly struggling to deal with what was in front of them, and a howling error on the left of their defence gifted Gaskell the simplest of touchdowns.

Brough was again on target as the Giants moved into the comfort zone.

They were a little bit ruffled when poor cover on the right allowed Leigh winger Adam Higson to flip the ball out of a tackle to send Josh Drinkwater in at the cor-