Leeds Rhinos 11 St Helens 10: Rhinos remain on course for another Grand Final

LEEDS Rhinos are back on course for a third successive Grand Final after a drop goal three minutes from the end from Danny McGuire enabled them to squeeze past St Helens in a gripping preliminary semi-final at Headingley.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Sep 2013, 00:19 BST
OVER YOU GO: Danny McGuire kicks the crucial drop goal which saw Leeds Rhinos through. Picture: Steve Riding.OVER YOU GO: Danny McGuire kicks the crucial drop goal which saw Leeds Rhinos through. Picture: Steve Riding.
OVER YOU GO: Danny McGuire kicks the crucial drop goal which saw Leeds Rhinos through. Picture: Steve Riding.

Saints second rower Willie Manu’s second try of the match 10 minutes from the end cancelled out scores from Leeds centres Kallum Watkins and Joel Moon and tied the scores to set up a thrilling finish.

However, Jordan Turner was wide with the difficult conversion and team-mate Jon Wilkin was off target with a drop-goal attempt four minutes later before McGuire came up with the most important one-pointer of his career to seal an 11-10 success.

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That enabled the reigning champions to complete the line-up for the last four, although they must now wait for Sunday’s ClubCall announcement by Warrington to discover their next opponents.

Saints lost four Grand Finals to the Rhinos and, after this latest tussle, must be wondering what they have to do to get the better of their arch rivals in the play-offs.

Read Dave Craven’s full match report from Headingley in Saturday’s Yorkshire Post.

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