Leigh 68 Hull Dockers 24: Snowdon at the double but Hull side fall away

Amateurs Hull Dockers gave a gutsy performance as they pushed Leigh all the way in their Challenge Cup.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Mar 2011, 11:09 BST

Trailing just 36-18 at the break, the East Yorkshire club must have still fancied their chances of causing an upset against league opposition.

But Leigh showed their class after the break to clinch their place in the fourth round and a chance of meeting Super League opposition.

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Hull’s tries came from Jack Snowdon (2), Martin Johnson and Callum Birch, while Chris Stephenson kicked four goals.

Leigh’s tries came from James Ellis (4), Andy Gorski, Sam Hopkins (2), Jonathan Pownall, Anthony Nicholson, Craig Briscoe, Andrew Thornley and Chris Murphy.

The fourth-round draw will be made on Sunday, March 20.

Leigh: Donlan, Pownall, Littler, Maden, McGilvray, Ridyard, Ellis, Nash, M. Govin, Mills, Gorski, Goulden, Hopkins. Substitutes: Briscoe, Thornley, Nicholson, Murphy.

Hull Dockers: Ulyatt, Snowdon, Johnson, Bowsley, P. Taylor, Stephenson, Smirk, Bradley, Sellars, Emerson, Powley, Eccles, Kay. Substitutes: Birch, Forth, Moore, Render.

Referee: T Crashley (RFL).

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