Thursday 14th April
St Helens 12-30 Catalans Dragons
Jodie Broughton scored four tries as Catalans Dragons won their sixth game in a row to go joint top of Super League.
Broughton went over twice in the first eight minutes and completed his treble before the break with the 100th try of his career.
St Helens rallied briefly with Theo Fages and Luke Walsh going over either side of Broughton's third.
But Richie Myler and Pat Richards added to the lead before Broughton's finale.
Warrington remain top of the table on points difference and have a game in hand on Catalans.
Todd Carney was involved as Broughton's early double, one of which was converted by Pat Richards, put the visitors 10-0 up.
Jake Spedding set up Fages' reply but Broughton soon sealed his hat-trick after more good work by Carney.
Saints had enjoyed a good spell of play in the middle of the half and looked to have found a way back into the match when Luke Walsh, on his 50th appearance for the club, scored a try which he converted himself to cut the deficit to 14-12 at the break.
However, within four minutes of the restart, Myler and Richards had restored the visitors' superiority.
Richards' kicking was slightly wayward and he was successful with only two of his six conversion opportunities, but he did complete the scoring with a 71st-minute penalty.
It was the second time in his career that Broughton had scored four tries in a match - the first was against Dragons for Salford in 2011.
Friday 15th April
Huddersfield Giants 11-0 Warrington Wolves
Warrington missed out on the chance to extend their Super League lead with a shock defeat at Huddersfield.
The hosts came into the game bottom of the table, but took a well-deserved half-time lead when Aaron Murphy went over in the corner.
Warrington offered little in attack, and Danny Brough extended Giants' lead with a penalty and a drop-goal.
Leroy Cudjoe's late try sealed the win for Huddersfield, who move above Leeds into 11th place in the table.
Leeds Rhinos 20-18 Hull FC
Leeds Rhinos clung on to record only their third Super League win of the season against a gritty Hull FC.
The hosts led at the break when Jordan Lilley converted a penalty goal after Jimmy Keinhorst and Chris Green exchanged first-half scores.
Kirk Yeaman looked to have extended Hull's winning run with his try, but Lilley crossed to overhaul the deficit.
Jamie Jones-Buchanan battered his way over late on to put Leeds 20-12 up and Danny Houghton's try came too late.
It was Leeds's first win in five and ended Hull's run of five straight wins.
The game was played in near-constant rain and the subsequent conditions certainly affected the standard.
Keinhorst's try, as much as Leeds looked more like their 2015 vintage in scoring it, came on the back of Hull errors.
Big forwards and short balls were the key to Green's crash over, as the vaunted expansive game of Hull's recent wins was sacrificed for direct running.
Lilley's penalty goal option emphasised the need to take points opportunities before the break.
Yeaman's score was tinged with controversy as it looked like he might have been ahead of play from the kick.
However, Lilley's smart finish gave Leeds hope and Jones-Buchanan had Headingley rocking with his drive over.
Houghton added anxiety to the mix with a late score but the hooter came to lift Leeds spirits.
Wigan Warriors 26-12 Castleford Tigers
Wigan moved level on points with Super League leaders Warrington by coming from behind to beat Castleford.
Denny Solomona crossed for Castleford, but Wigan led at half-time against the run of play through Lewis Tierney's try and Matty Smith's penalty kick.
Grant Millington's try put the visitors back in front, before John Bateman went over to restore Wigan's two-point lead.
Nick Gregson got his first senior try and Bateman crossed again late on as Warriors climbed to third in the table.
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