Betfred Tremendous League
Bradford (10) 10
Tries: Steinwede Objectives: Atkin, Hooley 2
St Helens (12) 40
Tries: Douglas, Sironen, Welsby 2, Shorrocks, Hastings Objectives: Hastings 8
St Helens strongly got here by an attritional contest with Bradford Bulls to maneuver again as much as fourth in Tremendous League.
They had been shortly 10-2 behind after a Phoenix Steinwede attempt, however from there the guests fought again to take management.
Jacob Douglas and Curtis Sironen tries had them in entrance by half-time, however they dominated after the restart with 28 unanswered factors and additional scores from Jack Welsby (2), Joe Shorrocks and Jackson Hastings, who had a 20-point haul with eight kicks too.
The victory took Saints up two locations within the desk, stage once more with Wigan Warriors however with an inferior factors distinction.
Having pale after begin, this was a 3rd straight defeat for Bradford, who keep eleventh of their first yr again at this stage.
This was Saints’ first go to to Odsal since 2014 and the house facet responded to the sight of one of many nice names of rugby league being again at this well-known outdated floor.
It made for a really bodily begin following a hard-fought recreation on the Brewdog Stadium in March.
Hastings kicked an early aim for Saints, earlier than Shane Wright was yellow-carded for a late hit on Chris Atkin.
With the Australian ahead off for 10 minutes, Bradford scored 10 unanswered factors, highlighted by Steinwede’s arduous run into the road and a sensible sidestep taking him over the road.
However that was the excessive level for the Bulls because the guests turned the scoreline round with two tries within the house of seven minutes.
Winger Douglas completed effectively within the left nook to mark his debut with a attempt, coming in with accidents leaving an enormous gap within the backline.
Then second-rower Sironen, on his a hundredth St Helens look, proved unstoppable from shut vary as Paul Rowley’s facet went in forward on the break.
That benefit was prolonged inside a couple of minutes of the restart as Welsby received his hand right down to Hastings’ grubber kick earlier than the ball went lifeless.
Shorrocks took benefit when his personal little kick bounced up kindly to dive over. Hastings then grabbed a attempt of his personal after Harry Robertson had parried down the Australian’s chipped kick to maneuver the lead out to twenty factors and successfully seal the success.
Welsby received his second and St Helens’ sixth attempt, however the match ended on a worrying word after a really serious-looking damage for Bradford ahead Will Gardiner, who wanted therapy on the sphere from each units of medical groups earlier than he was carried off on a stretcher.
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