In a pulsating encounter it was Saints who scored first through Kyle Eastmond, but Leeds came back with tries from Matt Diskin and Lee Smith to give us 8-8 at the break.

The second period and Leeds edged ahead for the first time thanks to a Kevin Sinfield drop goal, both sides traded penalties to take us into the last 10 minutes at 11-10 to Leeds. Smith then broke Saints hearts with a fine try to give us the final score of:

Leeds Rhinos 18-10 St Helens

Scorers

Leeds
Tries: Diskin, Smith (2) Goals: Sinfield Drop goals: Sinfield, Burrow
St Helens
Tries: Eastmond Goals: Eastmond (2)

Teams

Leeds: Webb, Donald, Smith, Senior, Hall, McGuire, Burrow, Leuluai, Diskin, Peacock, Jones-Buchanan, Ablett, Sinfield. Replacements: Lauitiiti, Bailey, Kirke, Burgess.

St Helens: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Eastmond, Meli, Pryce, Long, Graham, Cunningham, Puletua, Flannery, Wilkin, Gilmour. Replacements: Hargreaves, Fa’asavalu, Roby, Clough.

Referee: S Ganson (St Helens).