It’s not often that a clash between Warrington Wolves and St Helens is referred to as a ‘mid table battle’ but om round nine of Super league XXX, that is exactly what it was as fifth played ninth in a Thursday night encounter.

Warrington were slight favourites on the coupon with a two-point handicap, indicating that even the bookies were struggling to decide which way it would go, and who would emerge with the crucial two points at the end of the night.

A win for the home side would lift them into seventh spot, while a win would put Saints into third, and a win by thirty-seven or more would see them into second, at least overnight.

Two sides whose quarter year report reads ‘could do better’ met at the Leigh Sports Village on Easter Saturday as the Rivals round pitched the Leigh Leopards against the Warrington Wolves as sixth hosted eighth.

A win would lift Leigh into fourth above St Helens and Leeds Rhinos, a win for the Wolves would see them take Leigh’s sixth spot pushing the Leopards out of the six.

Leigh were slight favourites with the bookies, handicapped by two points on the coupon, but the promise was for a close match between two sides both desperate for the points to keep them in touch with the sides at the top of the table.

At some point the fortunes of the Huddersfield Giants were destined to change after they had started the season with six straight losses in Super League 2025 and those rolling up to the John Smith's Stadium this afternoon were hoping that the reversal of fortunes would come against the Catalans Dragon in round seven.

The visitors were firm favourites with the bookies despite being without the services of Sam Tomkins who is being rested after playing through the pain barrier in last weekend’s win over the Salford Red Devils.

The last win for the Giants over the Dragons was exactly a year ago when they triumphed by 34-6 in the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup, the Dragons winning both league encounters in 2024.

Ever since the balls emerged from the ‘bag’ during the fifth-round draw for the 2025 Challenge Cup, all the excitement has been about the clash between the top two sides in the league table as Hull Kingston Rovers made the short trip across the city to face the Black & Whites of Hull FC.

It was the first Challenge Cup meeting between the two sides since a first-round encounter in 1986 when KR were the victors, the same outcome as the three previous meetings in Super League, the last win for the Airlie Birds in July 2023.

The table toppers were favourites with the bookies, Hull FC given an eight-point start on the handicap coupon, and to win, the home side would need to enforce the first Hull KR loss of the 2025 season.

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What you don’t want at the end of a week of turmoil, such as the one which the Salford Red Devils have been through, is to have to visit The Brick to take on a Champion Wigan Warriors side looking to get back on the points trail after a stinging loss to the Leeds Rhinos last weekend and their exit from the Challenge Cup at the hands of Hull FC the week before.

With Salford’s team selection issues, the loss of players to other clubs, and the financial issues behind the scenes, Wigan were facing a fifty-six-point handicap on the coupon, but it might have been fairer to handicap them by making them play with one hand tied behind their backs.

A win would send Wigan fourth, a big win of more than forty-two points would lift them into third above St Helens.