Anthony Laffranchi's opportunistic second-half try proved crucial as St Helens sealed a fine comeback 30-22 Super League victory at the Leeds Rhinos on Monday. The former Australian international scooped up the loose ball and grounded it over the try line after a fumble from Leeds full back Zak Hardaker as he tried to wriggle out of the in-goal area under heavy Saints pressure. Leeds, the defending Super League champions, had earlier raced into a 16-0 lead in the opening stages as Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon and Rob Burrow all crossed.

Super League results on Saturday: Catalan Dragons 39 Castleford 30 London Broncos 6 Wigan 64 Played Friday Salford 7 Bradford 28 Warrington 16 Hull FC 26 Widnes 22 Huddersfield 36 Playing Sunday Hull KR v Wakefield (1400GMT) Playing Monday Leeds v St Helens (1845GMT) afp

Super League table after Friday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, points for, points against, total points): Wigan 14 11 1 2 525 179 23 Huddersfield 15 11 0 4 438 282 22 Leeds 12 9 1 2 325 182 19 Warrington 15 9 1 5 422 283 19 Hull 15 7 2 6 352 299 16 Bradford 15 7 2 6 369 343 16 Catalan Dragons 14 7 1 6 314 304 15 St Helens 14 6 1 7 310 280 13

Former collegiate gridiron star Maurice Clarett, who went to prison on robbery and weapons charges, is testing his skills at rugby sevens with an eye toward the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported Friday that the former Ohio State star running back, who never made it in the National Football League, will play in the eight-team Ohio Rugby Sevens Invitational on May 25 at Mechanicsburg. Clarett will play for the Columbus affiliate of Tiger Rugby, the development program to select US players for the 2016 Olympics.