LEIGH Centurions are inviting fans to join the party for their final game of the regular season.

The Kingstone Press Championship table-toppers needed just a point at home to mid-table Dewsbury Rams last night in their penultimate game of the campaign to be crowned champions for the second year in a row.

They went into that match, played after the Leigh Journal went to press, two points ahead of their closest rivals Bradford Bulls and with a game in hand.

The Bulls missed their last realistic opportunity to seize control of the title race from the Centurions when the two sides played out a thrilling 36-36 draw at the Provident Stadium on Sunday.

That effectively sealed the title for Leigh, who have a vastly superior points differential, and gave them two matches to rubber stamp their title credentials, against Dewsbury last night and at home to bottom club Doncaster on Sunday.

Whatever the outcome of those two matches, the Centurions can now look forward to taking part in the new Super Eights competition, which will determine whether Rowley's side realise their ultimate ambition of promotion to the Super League.

But before that competition hots up, the club wants to celebrate another fantastic Championship campaign.

Fans will be able to join the players, board and staff members in a special celebration after Sunday's season-finale at Leigh Miners Welfare Club in Kirkby Road.

The event will include music, food and a bouncy castle and provide the club a chance to party before getting down to the serious business of the Super Eight qualifiers.

Rowley believes his side have already given him and the fans plenty of reasons to celebrate.

The head coach hailed their consistency ahead of last night's Deswbury game after winning 19 of their 21 league matches, losing once to London Broncos before dropping a point at Bradford last weekend.

"Over the year we've been the most consistent team," he said.

"We've worked really hard to get to this point so while we could probably turn around and be a little bit disappointed with our performance (on Sunday), we won't let it trouble us too much because we dragged a draw out that should bring us the title now."

Rowley is clearly mindful of the challenges to come, and rested a host of first-teamers for the Dewsbury match following the exertions of the Bradford draw.

Greg Worthington, Gareth Hock, Sam Hopkins, Andrew Dixon, Jake Emmitt and Martyn Ridyard missed the game, opening up the way for the return of Ben Reynolds, while Liam Kay figured after missing the Bulls draw with a niggle.

Frenchman Mathias Pala was also recalled along with club captain Oliver Wilkes, Jamie Acton, Martin Aspinwall and second rows Kurt Haggerty and Matty Sarsfield.

It is not yet clear if Rowley will give any more of his stars the weekend off, but he has promised to respect the competition.

"Our short turnarounds have a mission accomplished feeling regarding the league," he said, contemplating playing three games in a week – a hangover from Leigh's run to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.

"We are very respectful to the competition and all teams, but we really can look after people.

"I think it's important and we've always had the philosophy that we'll keep our side together and we won't just rest people for the sake of it.

"We'll do that when they either need it medically or mentally."

The reserves return to league action on Saturday at Sheffield Hallam University where they take on Sheffield Eagles.