The Rules:

• Each person predicts the results from every Super League match.
• Predicting the correct winner will get you 1 point.
• Predicting a score line within ten points of the actual score (for both teams) will win an additional two points.
• Correctly predicting the exact score will win you an additional five points.
• A bonus point will be awarded if you can correctly predict the first try scorer.

Last Week’s Results:

• Salford Red Devils 23 – Huddersfield Giants 10 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 0)
• St Helens 12 – Warrington Wolves 14 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 0)
• Wakefield Trinity 12 – Hull FC 16 (Nathan – 2, Ian – 1)
• Castleford Tigers 4 – Catalans Dragons 26 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 0)
• Leeds Rhinos 12 – Wigan Warriors 10 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 0)
• Hull KR 30 – Leigh Leopards 0 (Nathan – 1, Ian – 0)

Current Score: Nathan 39 – Ian 27

Not a good round this week for Ian, as he only managed to pick up a single, solitary point for his beloved Hull FC’s victory over Wakefield this past week (incidentally, Nathan got the winner wrong and still got more points for the fixture because of his closer score prediction), and so the gap between our two erstwhile predictors has increased to twelve points.

The weekend of fixtures got off to a surprising start as Salford, still under a sustainability cap, managed to brush past fellow early season strugglers Huddersfield Giants on their way to a 23-10 win. In a week where Salford continued to lose players and uncertainty still reigns, this victory will be a welcome relief to their fans.

Friday evening saw two incredibly close contests, with title challengers St Helens & Warrington Wolves meeting, as well as Wakefield Trinity hosting a reinvigorated Hull FC side. It was the Wolves who claimed a statement victory at St Helens, as debutant Marc Sneyd put in a man of the match winning performance on the their way to a 14-12 win against the Saints, who have now lost two home fixtures on the bounce.

Across the pennines in Wakefield, Hull FC managed to follow up their shocking elimination of the reigning champions the Wigan Warriors from the Challenge Cup as they defeated a game Wakefield Trinity side at the DIY Kitchens stadium. It will be a game perhaps remembered for referee/video referee decisions, as Wakefield had three tries chalked off, but to concentrate on that would do an injustice to the hard work of both teams to produce a highly entertaining game.

Speaking of the Warriors, they were on the wrong end of another surprising defeat on Saturday evening, as they were edged out by the Leeds Rhinos at Headingley. A late (and once again controversial due to the video referee) try from Jack Sinfield and conversion from Jake Connor was enough to see the Rhinos squeak past the Warriors 12-10. Last seasons quadruple winners will hope that they will be quick to pick up the pieces, and get their season back on track following a disappointing few weeks, starting from when they host Salford this coming Sunday.

The other Saturday night game saw the Catalans Dragons ease past the Castleford Tigers at the Mend-a-Hose Jungle. Both teams went into the game in a poor vein of form, but it was Catalans who managed to hit back in this game, running out comfortable 26-4 winners,

The weekend was rounded off with the top-of-the-table clash between first-placed Hull KR and second-placed Leigh Leopards, and following a highly impressive performance, it is the Robins who have set out their stall as the team to beat at this early stage of the season. Rovers turned in a dominant defensive display to shut-out the Leopards, their second clean sheet in a row if one is to count the cup game against Oldham, as Rovers beat the Leythers 30-0 in front of a raucous home crowd.

Nathan’s Picks:

• Castleford Tigers 4 – Hull FC 18. First try scorer: Zac Hardaker
• Leigh Leopards 22 – Wakefield Trinity 10. First try scorer: Isaac Liu
• Warrington Wolves 26 – Leeds Rhinos 18. First try scorer: Marc Sneyd
• Catalans Dragons 16 – St Helens 20. First try scorer: Tristan Sailor
• Huddersfield Giants 0 – Hull KR 36. First try scorer: Mikey Lewis
• Wigan Warriors 36 – Salford Red Devils 10. First try scorer: Bevan French

Ian’s Picks:

• Castleford Tigers 12 – Hull FC 36. First try scorer: Jordan Rapana
• Leigh Leopards 28 – Wakefield Trinity 16. First try scorer: Tesi Niu
• Warrington Wolves 18 – Leeds Rhinos 24. First try scorer: Jake Connor
• Catalans Dragons 18 – St Helens 20. First try scorer: Jack Welsby
• Huddersfield Giants 12 – Hull KR 42. First try scorer: Mikey Lewis
• Wigan Warriors 50 – Salford Red Devils 10. First try Scorer: Junior Nsemba

Written by Nathan Major-Kershaw (Site editor & Hull KR fan)