Halifax 60 Leigh 10: Ten-try Halifax crush rivals Leigh as Heaton and Worrincy lead blitz

Karl Harrison’s side ran in 10 tries, including two from centre Ben Heaton and another brace from the wing Rob Worrincy.

Halifax took the lead after 11 minutes through Heaton, centre Steve Tyrer converting.

Scott Murrell then produced a brilliant pass to put Ryan Fieldhouse over under the posts.

Tyrer doubled the lead with the kick and Halifax were over again just before the break, hooker Paul Handforth picking Tyrer out on the right flank.

The conversion drifted wide to leave Halifax leading 18-0 at the break, but they scored within a minute of the second half kicking off through Heaton to make it 22-0 and never looked back.

Halifax scored another six tries in total, including a blistering long-range score from Worrincy and the 100th touchdown of half-back Anthony Thackeray’s career.

Props Sam Barlow and Luke Ambler, Worrincy again, substitutes Craig Ashall and Callum Casey also got on the scoresheet as the visitors sank without trace.

Leigh did touch down twice in the closing stages, first through replacement Ryan Brierley and then, on the final play, through Sean Penkywicz, Halifax’s former captain.

Halifax: Fieldhouse; Worrincy, Tyrer, Heaton, Paterson; Murrell, Thackeray; Tonks, Handforth, Ambler, Manning, Divorty, Adamson. Substitutes: Ashall, Bracek, Barlow, Casey

Leigh: McNally; Maden, Littler, Gardner, Pownall; Ridyard, Beswick; Spencer, Penkywicz, Parker, Finnigan, Briscoe, Hopkins. Substitutes: Brierley, Ostick, Thornley, Taylor

Referee: C. Leatherbarrow (RFL).