Leigh register third bonus point victory on the bounce.

Leigh welcomed Cockermouth to Round Ash Park for the first time in many years and the two sides put on a fine display for the spectators, who came out in force to enjoy the warm September sunshine.

Leigh were the first to get the scoreboard moving, when a brilliant Kieron Wilkinson ball found Kieran Duffy, wide out for him, in turn, to put Jamie King into space, for him to scoot over from twenty metres out. Rob Drake added the extras.

Leigh’s second try followed from the restart, when a scything run by Rob Drake split the Cockermouth defence, for him to find Ellis Noon in space, for him to dot the ball down wide out on the left, for an unconverted try.

At this stage Leigh intensified the pressure and some good backing up saw Kieron Wilkinson dummy and step his way through the defence, for a lovely unconverted try in the fifteenth minute.

Eight minutes later Kieron Wilkinson produced a bit of magic, when he chipped through and collected his own kick, to score at the side of the sticks for an excellent try, which was easily converted by Rob Drake.

The two sides cancelled each other out, for a spell, following this but then Leigh transgressed twice in the last minutes of the half, to take them down to 13 players.

Half Time Leigh 24 Cockermouth 0.

Thankfully a Rob Drake penalty, on forty-eight minutes, extended Leigh’s lead but another yellow for Leigh, five minutes later, could have been costly but then Cockermouth got a yellow of their own to even things up.

Another Rob Drake penalty added to Leigh’s margin before his brother, Jonny, danced his way through a bewildered Cockermouth defence, to score Leigh’s fifth try of the afternoon, under the posts. Rob easily added the extras to take Leigh out into a comfortable thirty-seven point lead.

A sublime Chris Boyle interception and twenty five metre burst, set up the final points of the day for Leigh, with Chris finding Kieron Wilkinson on his shoulder for him to weave his way over the Cockermouth line, scoring out on the left, to complete his hat trick of tries for the afternoon.

A resounding win in the end for Leigh but Cockermouth must be praised for their ‘never say die’ attitude and approach to this match. They came to Leigh and gave it their all with several players really standing out in this performance. We look forward to the rematch later in the season and wish them all the best in the meantime.

Final Score Leigh 42 Cockermouth 0.

Next week Leigh travel away to take on Warrington at their new ground.