In a round which started with a game between the bottom two sides, the climax was a Sunday afternoon encounter between the top two, as Hull Kingston Rovers hosted the Leigh Leopards with the prize of leading the teams into round six at the top of the pile being the prize on offer.

The bookies were backing the home side having given them an eight-point handicap on the coupon, but with neither side having been beaten so far in 2025, most neutrals were all set for a close affair and were struggling to pick a winner.

The last time that Leigh beat their hosts was in the 2023 Challenge Cup final, Hull KR having won the five meetings since and keeping Leigh pointless in the two Super League meetings in 2024, and you have to go back as far as round three in 2023 to find the last Leigh victory at Craven Park.

The full house notices were up again, and the home side were delighted at their team opening as they hit the from on six minutes, Oliver Gildart taking the pass, dropping the shoulder, coming inside and scoring from ten metres out. Mikey Lewis had to call a holder in the wind, and failed to add the conversion from wide, pushing the ball across the front of the posts.

On thirteen there was a slightly controversial second for KR as Elliot Minchella offloaded on the ground under the tackle of four Leigh defenders, Mikey Lewis picking up the loose ball and walking over to dot the ball down for the seconds try. Lewis converted his own for 10-0, Leigh unable to get any foothold in the game as the Robins dominated.

After finally getting some possession Leigh went close on nineteen when Bailey Hodgson was freed down the left wing but having been tackled short, he promoted the ball, the video referee agreeing with the on-field official that there was a double-movement.

After absorbing ten minutes of Leigh pressure, it was Hull KR who scored their third try on thirty-five, Lewis with an inside offload to Kelepi Tanginoa for a walk in. Lewis hit the target with the conversion for a 16-0 lead.

The game was over as a competition on the half time hooter, Lewis collected a Joe Burgess chip over the top for the easiest of scores, no Leigh defenders able to get a hand on the mercurial Robins half-back. Lewis added the conversion, and it was now a matter of what the winning margin would be.

Hull KR showed all the early initiative in the second half, but on fifty-four Broadbent failed to take a high bomb and gifted Leigh the ball close to the Robins line. But the KR defence was too strong, and the set finished twenty metres back from where it started.

After being awarded a penalty on sixty-four, right in front of the sticks, Lewis kicked the two points to extend the lead to four converted tries, just in case there was some kind of Leigh fightback.

A sensational try on sixty-nine, Davies finishing with a dive to the right corner after great offloading and passing from the centre of the field, Batchelor putting in the last pass after drawing in the defenders. Lewis hit the mark again for 30-0, Leigh well beaten.

Hull KR never allowed Leigh to get into the game with a professional performance which ensures that they end round five at the top of Super League, with points in the bank which will also ensure that they stay there until at least the end of the round seven. There were some great team tries as the home side exercised full control in front of their adoring fans and remained the only side in the league with a one hundred-percent record after a third successive nilling of Leigh.

Hull KR: Broadbent, Davies (T), Hiku, Gildart (T), Burgess, Lewis (2T, G 5/6), May, McIlorum, Waerea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella.  Subs: Litten, Luckley, Whitbread, Tanginoa (T). 18^th Man: Brown.

Leigh Leopards: Armstrong, Hodgson, Niu, Hanley, Brand, O’Brien, Lam, Trout, Ipape, Tuitavake, O’Neill, Hughes, Liu. Subs: Brogan, Pene, Davis, Dwyer. 18^th Man: Badrock.

Half-Time: 22-0.

Full-Time: 30-0.

Score Progression: 4-0, 8-0, 10-0, 14-0, 16-0, 20-0, 22-0 : HT: 24-0, 28-0, 30-0 :FT.

Lead Exchanges: Hull KR.

Referee: Liam Moore.