Shut-out win moves Rhinos step closer to top-three finish

Their second clean sheet in six days moved Leeds Rhinos a step closer to a top-three finish.

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Thursday's 26-0 result at Huddersfield Giants extended Rhinos' winning run to five games and put pressure on the teams immediately above and below them in the fight for a home playoff.

In front of a crowd of just 4,315, Giants had one chance in the first half and none after the break. That's now four successive games in which Leeds haven't conceded before the interval and they've leaked only two tries during that run.

Huddersfield were resilient and didn't give Rhinos an easy game. The visitors led 8-0 at halftime and had to wait until the hour mark to add to their tally, but their attack clicked into gear in the final quarter when they ran in three tries, including an absolute belter.