Round 5 of the cup and no surprises apart from Leigh beating Halifax by one point 19-18 in extra time having trailed 6-16 at half-time. The rest of the results went to form, though Batley gave Broncos a serious test before going down 16-22.
The weekend opened with Wigan at Featherstone, this was not an easy one as the home side helf the lead a couple of times during the course of the game and in fact turned round at the break only 12-16 behind. It was the middle of the second period before Wigan started to pull away.
Oldham hosted St Helens next up and this was one way traffic as Saints finished comfortably on 76-0. Having led 38-0 at half-time. The score was made up of 14 tries and 10 conversions.
Saturday and we had 2 games, Warrington faced Bradford and the home side came home 32-16. The other match saw Catalans hosting Sheffield Eagles and this was another big scorer as the Basque outfit ran in 12 tries, Eagles did manage 2 of their own in the one sided affair.
Sunday and we had 4 match’s with the pick of the crop being the Leigh win and Batley pressing Broncos. Leigh Centurions for their success have the pleasure of hosting Leeds Rhinos in the quarter-finals.
We were wrong with just one of these results, Leigh.
Here are all the Round 5 Results
Fri 27 Apr 19:45GMT Featherstone 16-32 Wigan
Fri 27 Apr 19:45GMTOldham 0-76 St Helens
Sat 28 Apr 14:40GMT Warrington 32-16 Bradford
Sat 28 Apr 17:30GMT Catalan Dragons 68-6 Sheffield
Sun 29 Apr 14:00GMT Batley 16-22 London Broncos
Sun 29 Apr 14:00GMT Leigh 19-18 Halifax
Sun 29 Apr 15:00GMT Huddersfield 52-0 Swinton
Sun 29 Apr 15:00GMT Salford 10-16 Leeds
Fixtures Quarter-Finals with our tips in Bold
We will update with kick-off times nearer the date Match’s to be played 12/13 May 2012
Huddersfield Giants v London Broncos
Catalan Dragons v Warrington Wolves
Leigh Centurions v Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors v St Helens