Five tries from Danny McGuire saw the Super League champions, Leeds, avoid the ignominy of ending the Magic Weekend at the Etihad Stadium out of the play-off positions.

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Tomkins' tries set example but red cards mar Wigan display

St Helens 16 Wigan 42

KEVIN SINFIELD: The Leeds captain passed the 3,000-point mark last night at Headingley
London Broncos played at Leyton Orient's ground two weeks ago. Now they go to Gillingham

Powell happy to face mid-season inquest into Broncos' poor show

Under-pressure London Broncos coach Rob Powell remains undaunted by the club's decision to hold a mid-season review into his under-performing team.

Brad Thorn

Leinster lock Brad Thorn targets history in Heineken Cup final against Ulster

New Zealander Brad Thorn could create rugby history in tomorrow's Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Ulster at Twickenham.

All eyes may be on Jonny Wilkinson (left) of Toulon but the key figure at the Stoop is likely to be Biarritz's Dimitri Yachvili

Yachvili and Biarritz look to ruin Wilkinson's Amlin homecoming

The last time Jonny Wilkinson and Iain Balshaw appeared together on a rectangle of mud down Twickenham way, they were overshadowed by a swaggering newcomer by the name of Danny Cipriani as England put 33 points on Ireland and finished second in the 2008 Six Nations. The two red-rose oldsters will be back in town this evening for the Amlin Challenge Cup final between Biarritz and Toulon at the Stoop and while Wilkinson is being given the top-of-the-bill treatment, they could easily find themselves marginalised again.

Tom Briscoe settled the issue with a breakaway try in front of national team coach Steve McNamara

Briscoe gives Hull edge at last

Hull 34 Leeds Rhinos 20

Wigan resist fightback to reach summit

Josh Charnley got three tries as Wigan moved to the top of the Super League table last night with a 36-22 win over Hull KR at the JJB Stadium but had to withstand a late rally from the visitors when the game seemed to be in the bag.

Carnegie Challenge Cup

Wigan handed toughest draw

Holders Wigan will be at home to their arch-rivals St Helens in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

Shane Geraghty in action for Brive

Shane Geraghty agrees to rejoin London Irish

Shane Geraghty will rejoin London Irish this summer after signing a two-year deal with the club he left in 2009.

DANNY BROUGH: Huddersfield’s half-back was vital with his kicking against Bradford Bulls

Brough keeps Giants on top with vintage performance against Bulls

Half-back Danny Brough inspired Huddersfield to their fourth straight Super League success and maintained their place at the top of the table with a 20-6 victory at the Bradford Bulls yesterday.

The sporting week ahead (22/04/12)

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St Helens' Francis Melli holds off Widnes' Cameron Phelps

Widnes destroyed by Swift's hat-trick on his home debut

St Helens 62 Widnes 0

Delon Armitage will join Toulon

Delon Armitage to leave London Irish for Toulon

England international Delon Armitage will leave London Irish for Toulon at the end of the season, the Aviva Premiership club announced today.

Leeds Rhinos desperate for Challenge Cup success

Richard Mathers has some wonderful memories of Leeds' Challenge Cup final exploits but he will be doing his best to deny his old club a third consecutive trip to Wembley when he returns to Headingley with Wakefield for tomorrow's fourth-round tie.

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