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Following a mid-season move from the Cronulla Sharks, Orange’s Dan Mortimer made his English Super League debut with Leigh last weekend. Although he was strong at halfback, he couldn’t help his Centurions to a victory, the side was thumped 50-10 by the Tom Lineham-inspired Warrington Wolves. With Manly-Warringah and South Sydney legend Glenn Stewart, Mortimer and the Centurions leaked nine tries in total in the 40-point romp, further solidifying their place in the Middle 8s – when the competition splits that is. The Middle 8s is where the Centurions will fight for their Super League survival. The Middle 8s, also known as the Qualifiers, features the bottom four Super League teams and the top four from the division two Championship. The Super 8s sides – the top eight from the Super League – are guaranteed a spot in the top flight for the next season, and the top four Qualifiers join them.

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