Charnley double helps Leigh ease to win over Giants

Charnley double helps Leigh ease to win over GiantsImage source, SW PixImage caption, Josh Charnley scored two tries on his 400th career appearancePublished10 minutes ago2 CommentsBetfred Super LeagueLeigh (20) 30Tries: Towse 2, Senior, Lam (penalty try), Charnley 2 Goals: Cook 3Huddersfield (10) 16Tries: Swift, Milne, Gagai Goals: Zenon 2Josh Charnley moved within five tries of Ryan Hall's Super League record to help secure a fourth win of the season for Leigh Leopards against Huddersfield Giants.On his 400th appearance, Charnley's two second-half finishes took him up to 263 career Super League tries and helped the Leopards to a 30-16 victory.His double supplemented four tries in the first half with two from AJ Towse, one from Innes Senior and a penalty try for Lachlan Lam, who was tackled high a yard from the line.Leigh, who were bottom after losing to Warrington two matches ago, move up to eighth before the weekend's games with a second consecutive win. Defeat for Huddersfield leaves them level on points with Toulouse at the foot of the table.More follows.Leigh: O'Brien, Towse, Senior, Hughes, Charnley, Cook, Lam; Ofahengaue, Pape, Mulhern, Halton, Alick-Wiencke, LiuInterchanges: Brogan, Trout, McNamara, HorneHuddersfield: Evalds, Douglas, Gagai, Zenon, Swift, Clune, Lolohea; Rogers, Woolford, Patolo, O'Donnell, Rushton, PowellInterchanges: Milne, King, Cozza, RussellReferee: Marcus GriffithsRelated topicsLeigh LeopardsRugby LeagueHuddersfield Giants