Leeds Rhinos Withstand Dragons' Comeback to Keep Hat-trick Dream Alive

Leeds Rhinos booked their place in the grand final for the third successive year with victory over Catalans Dragons Danny McGuire chose the perfect night for a sparkling display of stand-off play, firing Leeds to a third consecutive appearance in the Super League grand final as the champions remembered their greatest ever No6. Nobody has worn the blue and amber more often than John Holmes, who was also a member of Great Britain's 1972 World Cup winning team and died aged 57 last Sunday. Former team-mates lined up across the full width of the Headingley pitch to form a guard of honor for a minute's silence before kick-off and McGuire's performance was an equally fitting tribute. A local lad like Holmes, with lovely hands and dancing feet, the 26-year-old McGuire scored two of the four first-half tries that set up the win Leeds... [read full story]                    

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