St Helens made it six consecutive Super League victories by defeating Warrington Wolves at Langtree Park this evening.
Joe Greenwood opened the scoring for the current champions, finding a gap in Warrington's defence after strong build-up play.
However, Saints took a stranglehold on the match thanks to tries from Jon Wilkin and Adam Swift, with Travis Burns making it three kicks from three as the home side headed into half time 18-6 ahead.
Micky Higham gave the visitors hope after the break, squeezing through to bring Warrington within six after Gareth O'Brien converted.
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook scored Saints' fourth try of the game, before Tommy Makinson seemingly put the tie beyond Wolves.
Late tries from Kevin Penny and Chris Hill gave the Wolves hope, but after Burns's penalty put Saints eight clear, the home side stood firm to make it six wins from six.
Castleford 30-16 Salford
Castleford Tigers ran in six tries on their way to a 30-16 victory over Salford City Red Devils in the Super League this evening.
The scores were shared around as the Tigers responded to their rout by Hull Kingston Rovers last weekend with a good team performance.
Conversions added by Luke Gale to tries from Justin Carney and Liam Finn put Castleford 12 points ahead within the opening quarter of an hour.
James Clare and Josh Carney got their names on the scoresheet in the second period as the hosts stormed into an unassailable lead which rendered Ben Jones-Bishop's 71st-minute reply for Salford a mere consolation.
Despite the result, the Red Devils remain one point above Castleford in the middle of the early-season table.
Hull FC 33-22 Catalan Dragons
Hull FC climbed off the bottom of the Super League table courtesy of a 33-22 victory over Catalans Dragons this evening.
Tom Lineham's second-half brace helped the hosts pull away after six tries were shared before the break at the KC Stadium.
It was Catalans who opened the scoring as Vincent Duport touched down on 14 minutes, but Marc Sneyd inspired Hull's first-half comeback.
Thomas Bosc's reply on the stroke of half time ensured that the Dragons were not out of the game, but Lineham's 12-minute double put Hull 32-10 ahead.
Tries from Morgan Escare and Zeb Taia gave the scoreline a more respectable outlook for the French outfit, who remain fourth in the table, only a point above 10th-placed Hull.
Leeds 26-14 Wigan
Leeds Rhinos closed the gap on Super League leaders St Helens with a 26-14 victory over rivals Wigan Warriors this evening.
A fifth win of the season takes the Rhinos to within two points of the Saints, but Wigan are already off the pace having lost three of their opening six games.
Matty Smith gave the Warriors an early lead with a try inside the opening 10 minutes, but Leeds soon overturned that deficit.
Wigan pulled within four by half time as Smith added the extras to a Joe Burgess effort, but the Rhinos ran away from them in the second half.
Liam Sutcliffe, who also contributed three conversions, touched down on the hour mark and Rob Burrow made sure of the points with Leeds' fifth try on 67 minutes.
Wakefield 14-44 Huddersfield
A hat-trick of tries from Scott Grix inside the opening nine minutes paved the way for Huddersfield Giants to claim a storming 44-14 victory over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at Belle Vue this evening.
Grix showed plenty of determination when the ball was offloaded to him by Brett Ferres to touch down for the first inside two minutes, before being played in by Joe Wardle for a second in quick succession.
The treble was completed after he latched onto Craig Hall's kick and ran 90m down field to cross over, with Danny Brough successful with all three follow-up kicks.
That left the hosts with an almighty mountain to climb, but they gave themselves a glimmer of hope when Dean Collis and Danny Kirmond pulled two back for their side prior to the interval.
Dan Smith thought he had completed the comeback when he went down under the posts, only for the referee to rule it out due to a forward pass in the build-up.
Another replacement in Jordan Crowther did find the chalk, though, who made the most of Paul McShane's pass to pull his side back to within four points.
However, three unanswered tries from Ferres, Brough and Leroy Cudjoe, the latter of which resulted from an intercepted pass, ensured that Huddersfield had plenty of breathing space in the closing stages, with Ukuma Ta'ai crossing over at the death to seal the points.
Grix showed plenty of determination when the ball was offloaded to him by Brett Ferres to touch down for the first inside two minutes, before being played in by Joe Wardle for a second in quick succession.
The treble was completed after he latched onto Craig Hall's kick and ran 90m down field to cross over, with Danny Brough successful with all three follow-up kicks.
Dan Smith thought he had completed the comeback when he went down under the posts, only for the referee to rule it out due to a forward pass in the build-up.
Another replacement in Jordan Crowther did find the chalk, though, who made the most of Paul McShane's pass to pull his side back to within four points.
However, three unanswered tries from Ferres, Brough and Leroy Cudjoe, the latter of which resulted from an intercepted pass, ensured that Huddersfield had plenty of breathing space in the closing stages, with Ukuma Ta'ai crossing over at the death to seal the points.
Widnes Vikings 20-16 Hull KR
Widnes Vikings have moved up to fifth place in the Super League table courtesy of a slender 20-16 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers at the Select Security Stadium.
The two sides shared a score apiece as Paddy Flynn and Ben Cockayne crossed over inside the opening 16 minutes of the game, which set the tone for the remainder.
Danny Galea then bashed over from close range to give the hosts a foothold in the game, while Jack Owens was successful with his kick in what was the last piece of meaningful play of the half to create just a little breathing space.
It looked to be all over when Flynn touched down for a second time on 54 minutes, shortly after Hull had a try of their own turned down, but Liam Salter and Kris Welham pulled things right back when they found the chalk within three minutes of each other.
Josh Mantellato made no mistake with the follow-up on both occasions to leave just four points in it heading into the final stages, although the Robins fell just short in the end by failing to add a decisive fourth try in the remaining time.
The two sides shared a score apiece as Paddy Flynn and Ben Cockayne crossed over inside the opening 16 minutes of the game, which set the tone for the remainder.
Danny Galea then bashed over from close range to give the hosts a foothold in the game, while Jack Owens was successful with his kick in what was the last piece of meaningful play of the half to create just a little breathing space.
It looked to be all over when Flynn touched down for a second time on 54 minutes, shortly after Hull had a try of their own turned down, but Liam Salter and Kris Welham pulled things right back when they found the chalk within three minutes of each other.
Josh Mantellato made no mistake with the follow-up on both occasions to leave just four points in it heading into the final stages, although the Robins fell just short in the end by failing to add a decisive fourth try in the remaining time.
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