Betfred Super League
Huddersfield (14) 30
Tries: Rushton, Milne, Evalds, Geyer 2 Goals: Flanagan 5
Leigh (6) 18
Tries: Trout, Hanley, Mulhern Goals: Cook 3
Huddersfield Giants scored five tries to upset in-form Leigh and keep the Leopards waiting to secure their place in the Super League play-offs.
Leigh scored the night's first try through Owen Trout but tries from Harry Rushton and Taane Milne helped put Huddersfield 14-6 ahead at half-time.
Niall Evalds extended the lead after the break before Leigh's Umyla Hanley and Huddersfield's Cole Geyer exchanged tries as the Giants remained ahead.
Robbie Mulhern's try kept Leigh alive with 11 minutes to play but Geyer's second score with six minutes remaining sealed an impressive victory for Huddersfield.
Victory for Huddersfield was their seventh of the season, with five of those victories coming in their past six matches, and moved them up to 12th in the table and above York ahead of their trip to Toulouse.
Leigh arrived having won eight of their past nine games and victory would have secured their place in the top six.
They remain fifth and are still well-placed to reach the play-offs with two games remaining after St Helens, in seventh, lost at home to Leeds.
The visitors scored the opening try after nine minutes as Trout claimed an up-and-under and reached out to score.
But Huddersfield responded with 14 points in 10 minutes before half-time.
Rushton barged over before George Flanagan kicked a penalty from in front of the posts and then Tui Lolohea's high kick was spilled by Leigh's Innes Senior and the ball fell for Milne to run in.
Huddersfield (14) 30
Tries: Rushton, Milne, Evalds, Geyer 2 Goals: Flanagan 5
Leigh (6) 18
Tries: Trout, Hanley, Mulhern Goals: Cook 3
Huddersfield Giants scored five tries to upset in-form Leigh and keep the Leopards waiting to secure their place in the Super League play-offs.
Leigh scored the night's first try through Owen Trout but tries from Harry Rushton and Taane Milne helped put Huddersfield 14-6 ahead at half-time.
Niall Evalds extended the lead after the break before Leigh's Umyla Hanley and Huddersfield's Cole Geyer exchanged tries as the Giants remained ahead.
Robbie Mulhern's try kept Leigh alive with 11 minutes to play but Geyer's second score with six minutes remaining sealed an impressive victory for Huddersfield.
Victory for Huddersfield was their seventh of the season, with five of those victories coming in their past six matches, and moved them up to 12th in the table and above York ahead of their trip to Toulouse.
Leigh arrived having won eight of their past nine games and victory would have secured their place in the top six.
They remain fifth and are still well-placed to reach the play-offs with two games remaining after St Helens, in seventh, lost at home to Leeds.
The visitors scored the opening try after nine minutes as Trout claimed an up-and-under and reached out to score.
But Huddersfield responded with 14 points in 10 minutes before half-time.
Rushton barged over before George Flanagan kicked a penalty from in front of the posts and then Tui Lolohea's high kick was spilled by Leigh's Innes Senior and the ball fell for Milne to run in.
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