Watkins seals Leeds comeback

Tough-tackling Huddersfield had threatened to pull off their first win at Headingley for 49 years and leapfrog the Rhinos into second place in the table after harrying the home side into a host of uncharacteristic errors.

The Giants, who earlier this year gained their first win at Bradford for 40 years, led 6-0 at half-time but were forced to defend for most of the second half and the pressure eventually told, with Leeds scoring two tries in the last 11 minutes to secure a particularly hard-fought victory.

Without England trio Jamie Peacock, Danny McGuire and Ryan Hall, the Rhinos will be relieved to get back to winning ways, despite playing well below their best.

Bradford gained revenge for their defeat earlier in the season with a 21-10 win over in-form Warrington.

The Wolves, who had won seven of their previous eight games before Sunday's victory, had to make do without several key players and also lost Lee Briers with an apparent hamstring injury.

Converted scores from Chris Nero and Glenn Morrison, plus a penalty and drop goal from Paul Deacon, put the Bulls in charge.

And despite a second-half rally from the hosts which saw Simon Grix and Chris Hicks cross, a further try from Terry Newton made sure of the win.