Hull KR Dominates Toulouse, While Leigh Secures Crucial Win Over York

Hull KR delivered a resounding performance, scoring eight tries to secure a convincing 46-0 win over Toulouse in the Betfred Super League, marking their third consecutive victory. The visitors took an early lead with Elliot Minchella's try, and despite having another attempt disallowed, Rhyse Martin's successful conversion made it 12-0 after Toulouse failed to handle a high kick from Mikey Lewis. Hull KR continued to dominate, with Tyrone May and Dean Hadley combining for a try before Joe Burgess scored in the second half to make it 24-0. The team showed no mercy, with further tries from Jez Litten, Peta Hiku, Jai Whitbread, and Burgess's second, condemning Toulouse to their sixth straight defeat. Meanwhile, Leigh bounced back from a recent slump with a hard-fought 18-6 win over York. Adrian Lam's team had won just one of their previous four matches but managed to come out on top at the LNER Community Stadium. Gareth O'Brien and Xavier Va'a traded tries in the first half, with Adam Cook's penalty giving Leigh an 8-6 lead at halftime. Josh Charnley and Jacob Alick-Wiencke scored in the second half to help the Leopards secure victory and climb to 10th in the table. Both teams had two wins from their opening seven games before kickoff, and the win could prove pivotal in Leigh's campaign. Despite being injury-hit, Leigh welcomed back some key players, including former York winger AJ Towse, who produced a brilliant last-ditch tackle to deny Scott Galeano. The away team took the lead through O'Brien's try, but York leveled the score with Va'a's powerful drive. The hosts' try scorer was sin-binned for a shoulder charge, allowing Cook to regain the lead for Leigh. The second half saw few clear-cut chances, but Leigh sparked to life with Charnley's try, followed by Alick-Wiencke's, to secure an 18-6 win and condemn York to their fifth successive Super League defeat.