Hull FC have kicked off their Super League campaign with a thumping 19-0 victory away at Huddersfield Giants.
The Black & Whites were ahead inside 21 minutes courtesy of Fetuli Talanoa's try, which came about following some good work by Marc Sneyd to gain a yard of space and break away.
Sneyd could not quite add the extras from the follow up, although the former Salford Red Devils man did find the sticks on the brink of half time with a successfully converted penalty.
That combination worked again moments later with Shaul using his quick feet to make something out of nothing, crossing over and allowing his teammate to kick the extras.
Sneyd rounded off an impressive day for both him and his side by knocking over a drop kick with more than 15 minutes still to play, yet that proved to be the end of the scoring at the John Smith's Stadium.
Hull KR 30-40 Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos are up and running in this season's Super League with an opening-weekend victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.
The Loiners came out on top 40-30 at Craven Park in a thrilling battle which saw the lead swing both ways in a 12-try contest.
Tom Briscoe opened the scoring inside the opening minute for the Rhinos after being picked out by Kallum Watkins, although in a sign of things to come Hull hit back almost immediately through Albert Kelly touching down.
Kingston Rovers scored again on nine minutes when Mitch Allgood charged through, and things were soon even better for the hosts as Kelly added his second of the evening after collecting a grubber kick towards the goal line.
It was then Leeds's turn to pile on the points, first through Kevin Sinfield who touched down between the posts following a break down the middle, with Danny McGuire then opening his account for the campaign on the back of some good interplay from his teammates.
Sinfield converted for a second time to ensure that there was just two points in at as the first half drew towards a conclusion, but there was to be more excitement as Terry Campese charged down his own kick to add try number seven of the opening 40 minutes.
Things continued in much the same way following the restart, Kris Welham intercepting the ball and charging 70m to add to the scoring and extend the Robins' lead.
But from that point on it was all about Brian McDermott's men as McGuire and Watkins crossed over, the latter producing a brilliant piece of centre play to help him through, while Zak Hardaker dramatically gave Leeds the advantage.
Hull pushed to find a response, but it was to be the Rhinos' day thanks to McGuire opening up the opposition defence and playing in replacement Brad Singleton to round off the scoring on a day of high drama.
Leeds Rhinos are up and running in this season's Super League with an opening-weekend victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.
The Loiners came out on top 40-30 at Craven Park in a thrilling battle which saw the lead swing both ways in a 12-try contest.
Tom Briscoe opened the scoring inside the opening minute for the Rhinos after being picked out by Kallum Watkins, although in a sign of things to come Hull hit back almost immediately through Albert Kelly touching down.
It was then Leeds's turn to pile on the points, first through Kevin Sinfield who touched down between the posts following a break down the middle, with Danny McGuire then opening his account for the campaign on the back of some good interplay from his teammates.
Sinfield converted for a second time to ensure that there was just two points in at as the first half drew towards a conclusion, but there was to be more excitement as Terry Campese charged down his own kick to add try number seven of the opening 40 minutes.
Things continued in much the same way following the restart, Kris Welham intercepting the ball and charging 70m to add to the scoring and extend the Robins' lead.
But from that point on it was all about Brian McDermott's men as McGuire and Watkins crossed over, the latter producing a brilliant piece of centre play to help him through, while Zak Hardaker dramatically gave Leeds the advantage.
Hull pushed to find a response, but it was to be the Rhinos' day thanks to McGuire opening up the opposition defence and playing in replacement Brad Singleton to round off the scoring on a day of high drama.
Castleford 22-24 Wakefield
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have battled back from behind to kick off their Super League season with an impressive 24-22 victory over Castleford Tigers at Wheldon Road.
The hosts made a strong start to the contest thanks to two early tries from Denny Solomona on his full Cas debut, the second of which came after a fine piece of team play between Junior Moors and early replacement Jake Webster to link up with the winger who did the rest.
Paul McShane did manage to pull back some points when he found the whitewash on 26 minutes, but Luke Gale ensured that it was Castleford who went into the break with a hefty lead after selling the opposition a dummy and adding a debut try of his own.
It looked to be a straightforward victory for the Wildcats when Justin Carney added try number four of the evening midway through the second half, but that sparked a revival from the Tigers on a day of comebacks and high drama in the Super League.
Pita Godinet kicked things off by touching down on 65 minutes, and when Ali Lauitiiti added his name to the scoresheet it meant that there were just four points separating the teams heading into the dying stages.
Danny Washbrook proved to be the Tigers' hero, diving over under posts and paving the way for Craig Hall to add the extras for a fourth time in the game to salvage the slenderest of wins.
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have battled back from behind to kick off their Super League season with an impressive 24-22 victory over Castleford Tigers at Wheldon Road.
The hosts made a strong start to the contest thanks to two early tries from Denny Solomona on his full Cas debut, the second of which came after a fine piece of team play between Junior Moors and early replacement Jake Webster to link up with the winger who did the rest.
Paul McShane did manage to pull back some points when he found the whitewash on 26 minutes, but Luke Gale ensured that it was Castleford who went into the break with a hefty lead after selling the opposition a dummy and adding a debut try of his own.
Pita Godinet kicked things off by touching down on 65 minutes, and when Ali Lauitiiti added his name to the scoresheet it meant that there were just four points separating the teams heading into the dying stages.
Danny Washbrook proved to be the Tigers' hero, diving over under posts and paving the way for Craig Hall to add the extras for a fourth time in the game to salvage the slenderest of wins.
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