SHREWD Leigh Centurions coach Paul Terzis had opposite number Peter Roe baffled when he dispensed with the majority of his half-time team talk to put his team through a series of training drills out on the pitch.

The Featherstone boss was clearly impressed. "It was good thinking on Paul's part," he admitted. "I wondered what he was up to. When Leigh scored in the first couple of minutes, I knew then!"

Terzis took his side in to the dressing room for a quick de-brief but then had them back on the pitch for a five minute warm-up.

The Leigh boss explained: "I wanted to keep the players focused, their muscles warm and their heart-rates up. When the whistle went for the start of the half we were ready to go again. Instead of it taking a few minutes to get back into the swing, we were in the groove from the first whistle.

"I think we benefited from it because we scored at the end of our first set of six and we never looked back after that.

"It's something we may do again if the circumstances dictate."

Terzis was rightly pleased with his team's performance and the way they bounced back from the disappointment of the previous week.

"Featherstone defended quite stoutly for a while and held for us a long time. They deserve recognition for that. We put them under tremendous pressure but it was always going to tell in the end.

"Defensively I was extremely happy to restrict a side who scored 90-odd points last week to just one try. It just goes to show how good a side we are."

The Leigh boss was also eager to praise Neil Turley for his record-breaking feat.

"It was a fantastic effort from Neil. A lot of people thought he'd probably break the record next week against York. It just goes to show what a great talent he is, not only in attack but also in defence today. He's got a lot a good things going for him.

"And with Great Britain coach David Waite here, he's impressing in front of the right people."