Teenager Ash Handley scored on his home debut as Leeds moved within two points of Super League leaders St Helens with a hard-fought 26-14 win over Wigan.
In front of a bumper 18,350 crowd at Headingley, Handley was among five tryscorers as the Rhinos overcame the absence of skipper Kevin Sinfield to condemn Wigan to a third defeat in six matches.
Liam Sutcliffe proved an able deputy for the injured Sinfield, scoring a try and kicking three goals, but Leeds' hero was Australian prop Adam Cuthbertson, who also scored a try and proved a real handful for the visitors with his powerful running and skilful ball handling.
In other matches, Hull FC rounded off a week to forget for Catalans in East Yorkshire with a 33-22 victory which inflicted an eighth successive loss on the Dragons at the KC Stadium.
Catalans have struggled without injured playmaker Todd Carney and the latest loss comes after they were thumped 50-20 at Hull KR.
Castleford cut short Salford's revival by inflicting their first defeat in four matches with a 30-16 success.
Winger Justin Carney bagged two tries to take his season's tally to eight as the Tigers climbed into the top eight with only their second win of the season.
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