Saints: 22
Tries: Armstrong (2), Gardner, Meli
Goals: Foster (3 from 4)

Castleford: 20
Tries: Jones, Chase, Thompson
Goals: Dixon (4 from 4)

Half Time Scores: =#FF0000St Helens 12 - 8 Castleford, Wakefield 0 - 14 Wigan, Hull KR 24 - 12 Harlequins, Warrington 10 - 12 Hull FC, Leeds 18 - 0 Crusaders

Full Time Scores: =#FF0000St Helens 22 - 20 Castleford, Wakefield 0 - 26 Wigan, Hull KR 37 - 24 Harlequins, Warrington 10 - 24 Hull FC, Leeds 34 - 16 Crusaders

Referee: Phil Bentham

Saints Line Up:

28. Tommy Makinson
2. Ade Gardner
3. Michael Shenton
5. Francis Meli
22. Jamie Foster

12. Jon Wilkin
20. Jonny Lomax

10. James Graham
9. James Roby
15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
4. Sia Soliola
18. Matty Ashurst
11. Tony Puletua.

14. Scott Moore
19. Andrew Dixon
21. Shaun Magennis
24. Tom Armstrong.

Scott Hale and Paul Wellens omitted from the 19 man squad.


Castleford Line Up:

1. Richard Mathers
2. Kirk Dixon
22. Jordan Thompson
4. Joe Arundel
5. Richard Owen

6. Rangi Chase
7. Danny Orr

8. Paul Jackson
16. Adam Milner
10. Craig Huby
14. Stuart Jones
24. Oliver Holmes
20. Martin Aspinwall

9. Ryan Hudson
11. Jacob Emmitt
12. Steve Snitch
13. Brett Ferres.

Dean Widders and Nick Fozzard omitted from the 19 man squad.

Not as bad a squad as was feared for the game. Wellens is out missing though from his ankle injury.

St Helens injuries now stands at: 1. Paul Wellens, 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Kyle Eastmond, 8. Josh Perry, 13. Chris Flannery, 16. Paul Clough, 25. Lee Gaskell, 26. Carl Forster, 27. Nathan Ashe

With Castleford having 3. Nick Youngquest and 17. Willie Isa out.

With Ashurst starting, Dixon and Magennis on the bench with Moore and Armstrong it would suggest that Magennis will be used as a prop along with Puletua after being spelled. Tom Armstrong is the token outside back with Tommy Makinson making his full debut for St Helens.

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Christ, has French not retired yet?!?

And Ryan McGoldrick, Dean Widders, Daryl Clark, Steve Snitch, Jonathan Walker, Nick Fozzard....come on show some fairness/balance.

French will retire when he dies I predict.

Oh, with the bonus of Alan Rooney eh? Brilliant.

Fair enough, I try not to be biased, just thought they weren't playing rather than injured from the squad news.

Castleford kicked to St Helens to get us underway, first set of six was steady and now Castleford have the ball. Last tackle for Cas results in a grubber from Craig Huby which goes dead in goal.

McGoldrick, Walker are injured. Not sure on Fozzard, Snitch, Clark and Widders.

Puletua with a dummy and an offload to Roby gets Saints great territory up to the Cas 20m line but possesion is lost somehow, Ray French talking about bingo numbers rather than the game......

Is it just me or does Alan Rooney sound drunk?

French and Rooney are to commentary what Stevie Wonder is to Pictionary.

I'm getting a better picture of the match from the Twitter updates.

warrington 4-0 hull joel monaghan

Soliola bullets a pass at Tommy Makinson who can't keep possesion which gifts Castleford possesion in Saints' 20m line. Castleford have great pressure on the line and Rangi Chase looks dangerous on more than one occasion. Chase puts a kick in on the last but the ball goes dead once again.

Hull KR 18 - 12 Harlequins
Leeds 0 - 0 Crusaders
Wakefield 0 - 14 Wigan
Warrington 4 - 0 Hull FC

foster almost scores

A knock on from Rangi Chase gives St Helens possesion on Castleford's 10m line. A great chance for Foster out wide but he dropped the ball trying to squeeze in a the corner after a good pass from Wilkin.

An error strewn start to the game and St Helens have the ball back, Jonny Lomax almost breaks through the defence. Good hands from Saints take them forward to 10m from the Cas line. On the last tackle Jonny Lomax puts the kick through to chase but falls over and Cas come away with the ball.

Another error, this time from Craig Huby gives St Helens more possesion within the Castleford half.

Shenton puts a kick through on the last tackle after good St Helens play and forces a goal line drop out.

4-0 tom armstrong

Jonny Lomax links with Soliola who then puts Tom Armstrong in for the try. Not sure where Armstrong has come from as he started on the bench. Jamie Foster converts making it 6 - 0.