A 32-4 derby defeat of Castleford Tigers brought some of the feelgood factor back to Leeds Rhinos, coach Rohan Smith said.
Leeds dominated throughout, led 14-0 at half-time and scored five tries to one to complete a Betfred Super League double over their closest neighbours. The win came after back to back defeats by Catalans Dragons and St Helens and was their seventh victory from 13 league rounds.
” Third-bottom Tigers never got their game together, but Smith felt the visitors’ poor form shouldn’t detract from the way his side played. He insisted: “It was a very pleasing performance. “We attacked the game from the start, I thought we played with confidence from the kick-off and didn’t give the other team a glimpse in the contest from a scoreboard point of view. We were quite relentless with our work and that made a difference.
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