STORM IN A LEIGH-CUP

Leopards ready to roll despite ticket brawl

- BY MATTHEW SHAW

LEIGH are set to take to the field for their Super League playoff semifinal against Wigan, despite their owner's astonishing threat to pull out of the fixture due to ticketing issues.

The Warriors released a statement claiming that Leopards owner Derek Beaumont had informed them his club would not fulfil the fixture, putting one of the biggest games of the season under threat.

Beaumont’s frustrations are thought to be built around a belief that the Warriors could have offered his club more tickets