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 man of the match (as awarded by Sky).

Last Week’s Results:

• Wakefield Trinity 13 – Castleford Tigers 12 (Nathan – 1, Ian – 0)
• Hull FC 14 – Hull KR 28 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 0)
• Wigan Warriors 24 – St Helens 14 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 1)
• Leeds Rhinos 28 – Huddersfield Giants 6 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 3)
• Leigh Leopards 18 – Warrington Wolves 14 (Nathan – 4, Ian – 0)
• Catalans Dragons 38 – Salford Red Devils 10 (Nathan – 4, Ian – 3)

Current Score: Nathan 74 – Ian 60

The bounceback from my horror weekend in Round Seven surprises even me, as I went from having a one point advantage last week to a fourteen-point advantage this week after a spotless weekend of predicted winners, and helped by two correct first try scorers in the Leigh-Warrington and Catalans-Salford games. We’ve decided to change things up from this week though, and instead of picking first try scorers, we’re going to try and predict Man of the Matches instead. We’re still trying to get the formula just right, so do let us know which you prefer in the comments.

It was the much-hyped ‘Rivals Round’ this week, as local derbies were the dish of the day over the Easter weekend. Starting over in West Yorkshire, as Castleford Tigers made the short trip to Wakefield Trinity in the WF postcode derby. Castleford were sitting pretty at half-time on a 12-0 lead at the DOY Kitchens stadium, only to capitulate spectacularly in the second half as they eventually succumbed to a 13-12 defeat, with the decisive point coming from the boot of Mason Lion, who dropped the goal for the win.

On Good Friday, the old rivalries burned brightly as the Hull derby and the classic Wigan-Saints derby took centre stage. The day was kicked off with a thriller in Hull as the Robins claimed victory over their old rivals once again, running out 28-14 victors, to stretch their run of consecutive derby victories to five in a row. The biggest talking point happened just sixteen minutes into the game, as Cade Cust was given his marching orders for trying to decapitate a high challenge on Artur Mourgue.

In the later game (which is called a derby despite the two sides being from different counties, but whatever) reigning champions Wigan Warriors survived a late scare to see off the challenge of St Helens by a score of 24-14. The hosts had built up an 18-2 lead in the second half, but a late sure from the Saints saw the game turned into a tense affair, heading into the final minutes at 18-14. Much to the relief of the champions, a late Abbas Miski try saw they over the line and moves them within two points of leaders Hull KR.

Later on on Good Friday, bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield Giants failed once more to get off the mark for 2025 with a 28-6 defeat at the hands of the Leeds Rhinos. There wasn’t much to seperate the sides going into half-time, with the Rhinos holding a slim 6-0 lead, but as has tended to be the case this season, Huddersfield ran out of steam and were put to the sword in the second half.

Rounding off the weekend on Saturday was the final local(ish) derby of the weekend, as the Leigh Leopards took on the Warrington Wolves, as well as a trip to the South of France for strugglers Salford Red Devils. Leigh just about managed to edge a tense game at the Leigh Sports Village, continuing their impressive run of form with a 18-14 victory over the side they will meet in the Challenge Cup semi-final in just a few weeks.

A spirited-as-ever Salford side were once again summarily brushed aside by the Dragons, as the Red Devils were dispatched by a score of 38-10, with their troubles continuing to mount as the weeks go on, it’s becoming ever more difficult to foresee where Salford’s next win might come from.

Nathan’s Picks:

• Warrington Wolves 16 – St Helens 24. Man of the Match: Jack Welsby
• Leeds Rhinos 10 – Hull KR 26. Man of the Match: Mikey Lewis
• Huddersfield Giants 6 – Castleford Tigers 18. Man of the Match: Tom Amone
• Catalans Dragons 26 – Wakefield Trinity 12. Man of the Match: Luke Keary
• Salford Red Devils 0 – Leigh Leopards 42. Man of the Match: Isaac Liu
• Hull FC 12 – Wigan Warriors 32. Man of the Match: Jai Field

Ian’s Picks:

• Warrington Wolves 24 – St Helens 18. Man of the Match: Matt Dufty
• Leeds Rhinos 26 – Hull KR 18. Man of the Match: Jake Connor
• Huddersfield Giants 24 – Castleford Tigers 16. Man of the Match: George Flanagan
• Catalans Dragons 30 – Wakefield Trinity 18. Man of the Match: Theo Fages
• Salford Red Devils 6 – Leigh Leopards 42. Man of the Match: Lachlan Lam
• Hull FC 30 – Wigan Warriors 20. Man of the Match: Herman Ese’ese

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