Landmark Charnley Tries Help Leigh Defeat Leaders Hull Kr

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Leigh (14) 28

Tries: O'Neill, Hanley, Brand, Lam, Charnley 2 Goals: O'Brien 2

Hull KR (6) 10

Tries: May, Tanginoa Goal: Mourgue

Josh Charnley took his Super League effort tally beyond 250 arsenic Leigh Leopards inflicted a 2nd successive conclusion connected leaders Hull KR.

The 33-year-old winger went complete for his 250th and 251st tries successful nan title to return Leigh backmost into 3rd place, conscionable 8 days aft they hit reigning champions Wigan Warriors.

Charnley becomes only nan 2nd man to scope 250 tries successful nan Super League era, on pinch Leeds Rhinos' Ryan Hall, and his 2nd effort took him past 1940s and 50s Wigan fable Brian Nordgren to go nan 26th highest try-scorer successful nan history of nan English game.

Leigh deserved their triumph arsenic tries from Ethan O'Neill, Umyla Hanley, Keanan Brand and Lachlan Lam group up Charnley's large moments.

The Robins, who mislaid to Leeds past clip retired and were without playmaker Mikey Lewis, could only summon replies from Tyrone May and Kelepi Tanginoa.

More to follow.

Leigh: Hodgson, Brand, Niu, Hanley, Charnley, O'Brien, Lam, Trout, Ipape, Ofahengaue, Halton, O'Neill, Liu.

Interchanges: Hughes, Tuitavake, Davis, McNamara

Hull KR: Mourgue, Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Burgess, Richardson, May, Sue, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Whitbread, Batchelor, Minchella.

Interchanges: Litten, Hadley, Luckley, Tanginoa.

Referee: Liam Moore.