Derek Beaumont delivers all time great and hilarious Challenge Cup Final moment

In the eyes of many Leigh Leopards owner Derek Beaumont is the best around and he delivered an all time great moment in rugby league.

The man behind the rise of Leigh Leopards after all the money he has pumped into the club he can take more than a little credit for their first Challenge Cup Final win since 1971.

Yes the history books will show it was Lachlan Lam’s drop goal but Beaumont is the man behind everything and deserved this moment and he then produced an amazing moment of his own after the game.

As Lam’s drop goal sailed over to give Leigh the win, Beaumont, in full leopard print suit, ran onto the field to celebrate diving into embraces.

Who would have thought that we would see a rich owner in a leopard print suit dashing onto the pitch at Wembley in a Challenge Cup Final?

It was a great game as Hull KR struck first. Elliot Minchella gave away that penalty but immediately made amends as he broke through and found Jez Litten in support to score.

A Tom Briscoe error nearly led to a Tom Opacic try as the ball was kicked ahead. Opacic was then tripped up by Lachlan Lam who went for the ball but it was deemed an accident and no penalty try was given.

Leigh then said anything you can do we can do better as Kai O’Donnell broke through in similar fashion finding Lachlan Lam in support to score.

Minchella’s strange day kept going as he was penalised for a hit on Ben Reynolds and the Leopards took a 10-6 lead as Hull KR went down to 12 men.

Hull KR then nailed a penalty of their own on the stroke of halftime to make it 10-8.

The second half started as the first one ended with a Hull KR penalty as Hull KR drew level at 10-all.

It was then a very tense second half as neither side gave each other an inch. Try scoring sensation Josh Charnley had a chance when he got the ball wide but was held up.

Tom Briscoe scores tries at Wembley like it’s his backyard. Today was his eighth Challenge Cup Final try in his fifth final appearance and his eighth in the last four. He struck a decisive blow in the corner for the Leopards after a sweeping move.

But that try was cancelled out when Parcell touched down to score in the 79th minute after a kick bounced off Zak Hardaker.

However, in the end it was Leigh who will lift the Challenge Cup after a golden point drop goal from Lachlan Lam won the game for the club.