
Leeds Rhinos defeated Wigan Warriors in Ash Handley’s testimonial and we’ve put together the player ratings for Brad Arthur’s side.
It was fitting that Handley scored the opener on his special day as over 5,000 turned out at Headingley to witness Leeds Rhinos win 22-4.
After Handley bagged the first try, the Rhinos other co-captain, Cam Smith, also scored, after being on the end of a short pass as Leeds asserted control.
Wigan did hit back through Zach Eckersley but second-half scores from Ryan Hall and Harry Newman meant it was Leeds Rhinos’ day.
Here are the player ratings for each of Brad Arthur’s men.
Leeds Rhinos player ratings v Wigan Warriors
The Rhinos score two tries in each half to secure a 22-4 win over Wigan in Ash Handley’s testimonial in front of 5,055 fans, thank you to all who came out today to support Ash
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Jake Connor – 8
Looked good again; set up the first try and contributed to the second, both with the boot, dealt with some tricky kicks but couldn’t hang on to a pass close to Wigan’s line
Maika Sivo – 8
Suffered an injury in the first half, which will be a major concern. Made a couple of strong carries before that, plus one knock-on
Ash Handley – 7
Got his big day off to the perfect start with a well-taken early try
Harry Newman – 7
Limited involvement in the first half, but nice touches after the break, including a kick for force a goal line drop out
Ryan Hall – 7
Did well to prevent a 40-20, strong early carries scored a clever try
Brodie Croft – 8
Classy moments, nice ball to put James McDonnell into space and clever long pass for Hall’s try, but conceded a penalty with a high tackle
Matt Frawley – 7
Nothing spectacular, but kept things ticking over and came up with some smart kicks, including a 40-20
Mikolaj Oledzki – 7
Ran hard and straight, contributed well to Leeds’ strong start
Andy Ackers – 6
Nice pass from acting-half for Leeds’ second try and made one midfield break
Keenan Palasia – 7
Encouraging signs, got Leeds on the front foot in both spells
James Bentley – 7
One high tackle, but some strong running and worked hard in defence
Morgan Gannon – 6
Got through the opening and final quarters in his first game for a year, limited involvement but showed no ill-effects
Cameron Smith – 7
Looked sharp, took his try well and showed some nice touches
Subs
James McDonnell – 6
Excellent break from a pass by Croft, but maybe delayed his pass too long and it was spilled by Connor
Sam Lisone – 6
Got through a couple of spells, one thunderous run
Jack Smith – 5
Made a couple of carries in a late cameo
Cooper Jenkins – 5
Knocked on with his first touch, went off soon afterwards after being hurt trying to put on a big hit
Jack Sinfield – 7
Came on at half-time, playing hooker and then half and was involved in a couple of tries
Tom Nicholson-Watton – 6
Got some game time in the second half, did okay without being outstanding
Riley Lumb – 7
Made a couple of errors, but some excellent catches to underline his huge potential
Toby Warren – 5
Got 10 minutes at the end
Tom Holroyd – 6
Continued his return from long-term injury with a couple of solid stints
Harley Thomas – 6
Gained some valuable game time and made an excellent try-saving tackle
Joe Diskin – 5
Got another taste of the big time, playing full-back
George Brown – 5
Introduced for the final few minutes
Marcus Qareqare – 5
Got some game time late in the second half, despite not being on the teamsheet
Jacob Stead – 5
Not on the team sheet, but featured for the final few minutes
