Hull KR v Leigh Leopards: Willie Peters wary of in-form visitors despite strength of opposition

Leigh made a slow start to the Super League season but now sit just two points adrift of the play-off places thanks to six wins in seven games – the only blemish last month's home defeat to the Robins.

Although they have not beaten a top-six side during that streak, Peters is wary of the improving Leopards ahead of Friday's meeting at Craven Park.

"I think it (their form) speaks for itself," said the Australian, whose team are one of four clubs just above Leigh on 18 points.

"At the end of the day, we've got a competition that we want with every team being competitive.

"Some teams are dropping off a little bit now with depth but if you get six wins, you're doing something right. Regardless of if they have played teams in the six or not, they're a good team.

"Our game a few weeks back went down to the wire and could have gone either way. It'll be a great spectacle."

The rivals produced a thriller at Leigh Sports Village as Rovers withstood a late assault from the Leopards to take home the points.

KR led 20-6 at half-time but were kept scoreless in the second period and conceded several line breaks with the game in the balance.

"They ask a lot of questions but also defensively, could we have been better?" said Peters. "Could we have handled it better? For me, it's looking at our game.

"It's about us having a bit more of a ruthless streak and a ruthless approach and being more consistent throughout a game. That's the area for me where I want to see improvement from us.

"We showed resilience in that game. They came back hard, similar to the Broncos game, and we had to find something.

"There's no secret to how we play and there's no sort of secret to how they play. Stopping them or stopping us is a different thing."