Handley stars as Leeds run riot against Bradford at Magic Weekend

Tries:

Croft (9), Hankinson (20), O'Connor (26), McDonnell (34), Handley (37,43,80), Connor (61), Sivo (72)

Conversions:

Connor (11,22,27,35,38,62,80)

>Tries:

Aekins (31), Ryan (52,54)

Conversions:

Hooley (53,56)

> Leeds vs Bradford

Super League 3:00pm Sunday 5th July

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>Ash Handley scored a hat-trick of tries and set up two others as Leeds Rhinos ran riot against rivals Bradford Bulls to secure a 50-16 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

>The victory saw the Rhinos extend their lead at the top of the Betfred Super League table to four points, after running in nine tries against the Bulls.

>It was the first time since 2012 that these two rivals had met at Magic Weekend, and Bradford just could not match Leeds' intensity.

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>It was Leeds' sixth win on the bounce, and the Rhinos are riding high on momentum, something player-of-the-match Handley is relishing.

>"I am just enjoying it," Handley said. "It has been pretty tough at Leeds for a long time and now we have the taste of what it is like at the top.

>"We want to get back there and I think it is all down to Brad Arthur and the system he has put in place and the building blocks.

>"He demands a lot of us... but I think that is why everyone is playing so well."

>Leeds were patient at the start, and when the chance to take first blood finally arrived, Brodie Croft grabbed it with both hands.

>Croft reacted quickly to capitalise on a beautifully weighted grubber kick from Jarrod O'Connor, before finishing off the move.

>The Rhinos kept knocking on the door, and 10 minutes later Chris Hankinson touched down for his sixth try in as many games.

>O'Connor, who was excellent throughout, skirted over from dummy-half just before the half-hour mark to give Leeds a commanding lead.

>But Bradford, who had struggled to cope with the barrage of attacks from the league leaders, finally hit back through a sublime piece of individual play from Caleb Aekins, who bulldozed through two Rhinos defenders on his way to the tryline.

>Leeds returned serve through James McDonnell, and the Rhinos showed no signs of slowing down, with Handley sandwiching two tries either side of half-time.

>Despite going behind by 30 points, the Bulls were not giving up without a fight, with Ethan Ryan scoring two quickfire tries.

>"We were down to the last 18 in the changing room so we have done it tough," Bradford coach Kurt Haggerty said.

>"In the second half we showed resilience, but we have got to be better."

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>Chris Atkin first sent a looping pass out to the winger who darted over for the first, before Ryan combined with Aekin for an incredible breakaway score.

>The second try was also Ryan's 100th try for the Bulls.

>But it was not long before Leeds switched things on again, with Handley popping up a stunning offload from the deck to Connor, for their seventh try of the match.

>Handley selflessly gave up an initial chance to score his hat-trick to set up Maika Sivo on the left wing, and he has now impressively scored 16 tries in his last 10 Super League appearances.

>It was the player-of-the-match Handley who had the final say, though, with the centre crashing over for his third try of the game at the death.

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