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Rhinos power past Quins

Rob Burrow provided the inspiration as Leeds Rhinos crushed Harlequins 48-14 to cut the gap on St Helens at the engage Super League summit.

Burrow injected pace and urgency as Leeds ran in eight tries as they blitzed the previously in-form Quins.

The visitors led just 20-8 at the break but cut loose in the second half to stamp out any hopes Quins had of staging a comeback.

Warrington staged a second-half fightback to beat Catalans Dragons 24-12 and emerge victorious from the first-ever Super League game to be played in Spain.

The historic match drew a crowd of 18,150 to Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, with over 2,000 French fans making the two-hour trip over the border to the Catalan capital.

They contributed to an excellent atmosphere as Jason Croker and Cyril Stacul tries cancelled out Chris Bridge's early effort, and the Dragons led 12-6 shortly after half-time.

But Warrington battled back with tries from Matt King, Chris Riley and Jon Clarke to return to winning ways and claim their sixth victory in seven games.

Hull KR came from behind to overpower Celtic Crusaders 32-18 and secure a welcome engage Super League victory in Bridgend.

Hull KR boss Justin Morgan, who is assistant Wales national coach to Crusaders supremo John Dixon, had seen his side already beat the Crusaders twice this season at Craven Park.

The Crusaders were in buoyant mood and eager for a second consecutive Super League win in two weekends after shocked many across the sport by dumping mighty Wigan Warriors seven days earlier.

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