Leeds Rhinos thrashed Women’s Super League bottom side Featherstone Rovers 52-12 to move up to second in the table behind newly-crowned League Leaders’ Shield winners St Helens.

Leeds managed seven of their 10 tries in the second half, with Liv Whitehead and Amy Hardcastle ending with two apiece.

It was enough to move them above Wigan Warriors, whose defeat by York Valkyrie dropped them two places to fourth.

York’s 16-12 win took them into third, equal on points with Leeds.

While there was plenty of movement in the top four on Sunday, St Helens secured the League Leaders’ Shield with an extraordinary 92-0 thumping of Warrington Wolves on Saturday.

Also on Sunday, Emma Hutchinson grabbed a hat-trick in Barrow Raiders’ 24-4 win against Huddersfield Giants