The Rules:

• Each person predicts the results from every Super League match
• Predicting the correct winner will get you 1 point
• Predicting a scoreline 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:

• Leigh Leopards 14 – Leeds Rhinos 22 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 3)
• Wakefield Trinity 4 – St Helens 34 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 1)
• Warrington Wolves 18 – Wigan Warriors 24 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 1)
• Hull KR 36 – Castleford Tigers 6 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 3)
• Huddersfield Giants 18 – Catalans Dragons 6 (Nathan – 4, Ian – 0)
• Hull FC 80 – Salford Red Devils 6 (Nathan – 2, Ian – 1)

Current Score: Nathan 204 – Ian 156

It was a real mixed bag of a weekend, this one. Incidentally, that’s my contribution to the ‘biggest understatement of the year’ competition. There was a competitive game between top sides (Leigh vs Leeds), a surprise result (Huddersfield vs Catalans), and then came the crushingly depressing finale (Hull FC vs Salford), but enough has been – and will be – said about that game. I will be posting more on my thoughts on the Salford situation on this website later this week once the fallout has died down a bit, today, I’ll just cover it in a factual and unbiased manner.

The job of kicking off round twenty-one fell to two teams currently fighting it out for a top four finish, that being the Leigh Leopards and the Leeds Rhinos. In a close-fought game at the Leigh Sports Village, the Rhinos came out on top by a score of 22-14. A result which leave them level on points with fourth-placed St Helens in the table.

Friday night saw a pair of games played out, with Wakefield Trinity hosting St Helens, and the Warrington Wolves entertaining the second-placed Wigan Warriors. Wakefield failed to make their home advantage pay as they fell 34-4 to the Saints, and Wigan eventually dispatched Warrington 24-18, in a game which was much closer than most people anticipated beforehand.

It was another two-game day on Saturday with league leaders Hull KR at home to the Castleford Tigers, and Huddersfield Giants playing host to the Catalans Dragons. Hull KR restored their four-point lead at the top of Super League with a routine 34-6 victory over the Tigers, whereas Huddersfield produced the shock of the round by beating Catalans 18-6 at the Accu Stadium.

The round ended at the MKM Stadium in West Hull, where Hull FC produced a professional display to defeat Salford Red Devils 80-6. Lewis Martin bagged himself four tries on the day, meanwhile Zak Hardaker equalled the club record for goals scored in one game by slotting twelve conversions over.

Nathan’s Picks:

• Warrington Wolves 22 – Catalans Dragons 12. First try scorer: Josh Thewlis
• St Helens 40 – Huddersfield Giants 10. First try scorer: Kyle Feldt
• Wigan Warriors 12 – Hull KR 26. First try scorer: Joe Burgess
• Castleford Tigers 6 – Leeds Rhinos 22. First try scorer: Alfie Edgell
• Hull FC 12 – Leigh Leopards 26. First try scorer: Edwin Ipape
• Salford Red Devils 6 – Wakefield Trinity 70. First try scorer: Tom Johnstone

Ian’s Picks:

• Warrington Wolves 24 – Catalans Dragons 14. First try scorer: George Williams
• St Helens 30 – Huddersfield Giants 12. First try scorer: Mark Percival
• Wigan Warriors 36 – Hull KR 12. First try scorer: Jai Field
• Castleford Tigers 10 – Leeds Rhinos 42. First try scorer: Ryan Hall
• Hull FC 30 – Leigh Leopards 14. First try scorer: Will Pryce
• Salford Red Devils 6 – Wakefield Trinity 60. First try scorer: Mike McMeeken

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