Rhinos, who led 18-6 at half-time after a brace of tries by George Brown and one from Danny Levi, were made to work hard for their win and lost prop Mikolaj Oledzki to a rib injury in the first half. Widnes dug deep and were only six points adrift inside the final quarter, but a brilliant solo try from winger Riley Lumb dashed their hopes. Here’s how the Leeds players rated.
1. Full-back: George Brown (squad number 27)
The 18-year-old debutant didn’t let an early error dent his confidence, scored two tries and showed promising signs 7 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
2. Wing: Riley Lumb (no 22)
Made a couple of errors, but chased back well once and scored a belter to wrap up the win 6 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
3. Centre: Ned McCormack (no 24)
Leeds’ best, penalised once, but made an early try-saving tackle and ran the ball well 8 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
4. Centre: Harry Newman (no 3)
Couple of nice offloads, but never had a clear running chance 6 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
5. Wing: Ryan Hall (no 5)
Dropped the ball deep inside Leeds territory before Widnes’ first try, didn’t get into the game 5 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
6. Stand-off: Brodie Croft (no 6)
Dropped the ball deep inside Leeds territory before Widnes’ first try, didn’t get into the game 5 Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com