Joy as Leigh Leopards lift first Challenge Cup title for 52 years after dramatic win at Wembley
Leigh Leopards won their first Challenge Cup triumph in more than half a century in a thrilling final at Wembley.
And all the more amazing was the sight of the leopard skin-clad Leigh staff storming onto the pitch to celebrate one of the most remarkable cup wins in the sport’s history in the first season back among the game’s elite. The errors continued in the early heart-stopping moments of the extra period with O’Brien, whose drop goal for Salford had relegated Rovers in 2016, inches from repeating the misery before his team-mate Lam came to the rescue.
Handed the initiative 15 metres from the Leigh line, Schneider served up a loose pass which almost sent Leigh winger Josh Charnley scampering clear, with Rovers plainly struggling to adapt to the occasion. Leigh responded with a sweeping move that ended with Lam scampering clear under the posts, and when Minchella saw yellow for going high on Reynolds shortly after the Leigh stand-off’s conversion, it looked set to be a testing last 10 for Rovers.
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