- Leeds 20-22 Warrington
- Leeds’ James Bentley sent off after 16 minutes
If Channel 4 were hoping for a game that had a bit of everything to mark the start of its Super League coverage, they will have been delighted with what they witnessed.
For the first time in the competition’s history Super League was shown to the masses on free-to-air television and with an impressive build-up and fanfare from the broadcaster all week, when the hooter sounded at 12.30pm, the onus fell on the players to follow suit.