Yorkshire's Super League Team of the Week - Leeds Rhinos leading the way after stellar show
Full-back: Richie Myler (Leeds Rhinos) - ‘Full-back’ and ‘Richie Myler’ are words few people ever expected to be putting together but the former England scrum-half came offf the bench to fill in for the injured Jack Walker and excelled against his former club Warrington Wolves.
Wing: Bill Tupou (Wakefield Trinity) - playing on the wing at the moment, he came up with 140m from 20 carries - Trinity’s best individual performer in those fields - and an all-important try as they delivered an impressive victory at Salford Red Devils.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdCentre: Harry Newman (Leeds Rhinos) - the teenager’s showing his talent on a weekly basis; commanding once more against Warrington Wolves with two clean breaks, seven tackle busts and 146m made. Too hot to handle.
Centre: Konrad Hurrell (Leeds Rhinos) - as good as Newman was, his team-mate took things to another level. No wonder he was dancing at the end: a huge 194m from 18 carries, nine tackle busts and another try.
Wing: James Clare (Castleford Tigers) - topped 200m for Castleford at Hull KR, made three clean breaks and produced a great one-handed finish for his fourth try of the season.
Stand-off: Max Jowitt (Wakefield Trinity) - And now we have a full-back playing stand-off and thriving; with injuries to Danny Brough and Jacob Miller, Jowitt really grabbed his opportunity with a man-of-the-match performance in
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdScrum-half: Danny Richardson (Castleford Tigers) - Getting better and better at Castleford. Was instrumental in the win at Hull KR, scoring the killer try, kicking his goals but also being praised by boss Daryl Powell for his defensive resilience when put under continued pressure.
Prop: Grant Millington (Castleford Tigers) - Was a real catalyst for Castleford’s win at Hull KR, coming off the bench with a proper impact: caused havoc wuith his offloads and passing at the line. Vintage
Hooker: Brad Dwyer (Leeds Rhinos) - Like Myler, another who enjoyed facing his old club Warrington. Buzzed around all over for Leeds as they ran riot, scored his first try of the season and did the full 80 minutes.
Prop: Adam Cuthbertson (Leeds Rhinos) - The Australian prop is enjoying a renaissance this year; racked up the hard yards yet again as Leeds continually ripped through Warrington.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdSecond-row: Matty Ashurst (Wakefield) - So reliable, another massive defensive effort as he helped set up the win at former club Salford, making 42 tackles as well as 14 carries for almost 100m. Workhorse.
Second-row: Manu Ma'u (Hull FC) - Looked like a man intent making up for lost time on his return from injury; more metres (139), tackle busts (seven) and carries (19) than any of his team-mates and weighed in with 22 tackles and his first try for the club, too, in narrow defeat against Catalans Dragons.
Loose foward: Adam Milner (Castleford Tigers) - Another who had a big influence off the bench for Castleford who needed the push given Liam Watts was off with a first half injury. Involved in and around the middle, linking wonderfully with Millington in key moments.
Comment Guidelines
National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.