Leeds end long wait for home victory against St Helens to build lead at top

• Leeds 24-16 St Helens

• Rhinos recover from eight points behind at half-time

These are certainly not the nights where the silverware is handed out, but they are the ones where you tend to learn plenty about who are the contenders, and who perhaps are not.

It is hard to believe Leeds Rhinos are approaching 10 years since their last Super League title. Last champions in 2017, the Rhinos’ previous trophy of any kind was all the way back in 2020 – and that was behind closed doors, when they defeated Salford to win the Challenge Cup inside an empty Wembley at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.