- St Helens 24-25 Leeds
- Rhinos beat champions to pick up first points of season
Blake Austin punctured St Helens’ celebratory homecoming with a drop goal in the dying seconds to earn Leeds a dramatic 25-24 victory at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
Less than two weeks after Lewis Dodd served up a similarly stunning finale to clinch the World Club Challenge Down Under, the hosts got a taste of their own medicine in a game that also saw Konrad Hurrell sent off late on.