Leigh Centurions 46 Doncaster Dragons 32 by Martyn Hindley: LEIGH Centurions survived a second half onslaught from Doncaster to maintain top spot with victory at The Coliseum.

The Dragons eroded Leigh's 34-10 half-time lead and got to within two points before Dan Potter and Dave McConnell crossed in the last eight minutes to settle the nerves.

Neil Turley (torn calf muscle) added to Centurions' increasingly worrying list of injured in the run up to the game but Darren Abram's side still raced into a 16-0 lead by the quarter hour.

Tommy Martyn provided the spark for Ian Knott to score the first two tries: laying off a sixth minute grubber and then a quick tap penalty.

In Turley's absence, Rob Smyth proved an able deputy at full-back and with a blemish-free record of nine goals, he constantly piled the pressure on the third-placed Yorkshiremen.

Chris Percival fed Damian Munro for the third and Martyn's nifty side step allowed him to coast home for the less energetic try of his brace.

But the more spectacular effort to secure his second on the stroke of half-time effectively wrapped up the two points, intercepting a Chris Hough pass inside the Leigh twenty metre mark and cantering to the whitewash.

But St.John Ellis's half-time team talk seemed to have inspired the visitors towards an unlikely comeback.

Graham Holroyd's dummy opened things up for wing Marlon Billy to dash over and add to his first half score.

His treble was complete thanks to Alan Dunham's dogged drive down the centre and in between times, Martin Moana and Craig Cook had combined for Gareth Handforth to crash over.

Leigh were teetering on the brink once James Walker had comfortably breached their defences to cross beneath the posts.

Danny Halliwell's broken hand provided Leigh with another injury dilemma in the centres, so the hosts had to summon alternative methods of creativity.

It came from back rower Dave Larder, whose high bomb was landed by Potter for the critical score.