Super League round-up: Saints crush Wolves, Rhinos win again, Red Devils shine and Warriors lose unbeaten record
Huddersfield Giants 12-28 Leeds Rhinos
Improving Leeds made it three wins in a row with a 28-12 derby success at Huddersfield to climb up to second place in the Betfred Super League.
The Rhinos set the platform with a strong first-half performance but could never completely shake off their gritty opponents until Jordan Baldwinson scored their fifth try in the last minute of the match.
The Giants had their moments, particularly when Lee Gaskell and Kruise Leeming had the ball, but they have now gone four games without a win.
St Helens 31-6 Warrington Wolves
Warrington's dismal start to the Betfred Super League season continued as they crashed to a sixth successive defeat with a 31-6 hammering at St Helens.
The result leaves Wolves coach Tony Smith under considerable pressure with his side yet to win a match in the competition.
Saints blew away their own recent problems with Adam Swift scoring twice and Zeb Taia, Jack Owens and Alex Walmsley also crossing in a dominant display at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
Three quickfire tries late in the first half swung the game decisively in Saints' favour with Warrington's only touchdown coming from Kurt Gidley early in the second half.
Widnes Vikings 10-46 Salford Red Devils
Sensational Salford hit the afterburners to produce their best display of the season so far as they demolished Widnes with nine tries.
Ian Watson's side carded an opening 40 minutes of flawless rugby league, touching down six times and inflicting the 64th home point without reply on sorry Widnes, after Castleford had hit them for 34 two weeks previously.
There was little let-up after the break either and on the night nine different Salford players crossed the whitewash.
If Salford look the dark horses of this year's Super League, Widnes appear to be in freefall under Denis Betts, the coach who is still looking for a win this year.
Wigan Warriors 20-22 Hull FC
Hull FC ended champions Wigan's unbeaten start to the Betfred Super League season with a 22-20 triumph on Friday night, but were given a massive fright in the second half.
The visitors blew the Warriors away with three tries in a nine-minute period in the first half, Steve Michaels, Albert Kelly and Jake Connor crossing to help Hull move 18-0 ahead, and a try from Jamie Shaul extended their advantage to 22-0 at the start of the second half.
The hosts showed some fighting spirit to finally make a go of it, with Liam Forsyth grabbing his first try for the club, and George Williams, Tom Davies and Liam Marshall also crossing to set up a grandstand finish, but Hull hung on.