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St. Helens  48
Wigan Warriors  10
St. Helens  48
Wigan Warriors  10
DATE
COMPETITION
VENUEATTENDANCE(HT)
14th Apr 2006
Super League
HOME
17500
HT:0-18
MATCH NOTES : Keiron Cunningham made his 350th appearance for St. Helens

3 - Jamie Lyon
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 24

GOALS
8
WINNING HONOURS
2006 PCCF 2006 SLGF

5 - Ian Hardman
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 20

TRIES
1

6 - Leon Pryce
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 24

TRIES
1
WINNING HONOURS
2006 PCCF 2006 SLGF 2007 WCC
2007 CCCF 2008 CCCF

8 - Paul Anderson
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 34

WINNING HONOURS
2006 PCCF 2006 SLGF

10 - Jason Cayless
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 26

WINNING HONOURS
2006 PCCF 2006 SLGF 2007 WCC
2007 CCCF

13 - Jason Hooper
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 28

TRIES
2
WINNING HONOURS
2004 PCCF 2006 PCCF 2006 SLGF

17 - Vinnie Anderson
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH: 27


Age in brackets is at time of match - Total average age for this team is 0 - ** non-playing sub


COACH : Daniel Anderson


(2005-06-26 : 2008-12-31 )


MATCH VIDEO

MATCH REPORT


MATCH REPORT : Even the demands of a local derby did little to distract Saints from the job in hand of stretching their unbeaten run to ten matches with a convincing eight-try performance.

The performance, which was described by coach Daniel Anderson as �patchy�, showed the current gulf between the neighbouring clubs, which is most clearly demonstrated by the Super League table.

In truth the game lacked the intensity of a Saints-Wigan derby, and instead had the feeling of a �top v bottom� match, especially once Saints established a commanding 12-0 lead which laid the platform for a routine victory.

Paul Sculthorpe opened the scoring on eight minutes with his first try in nine months, and Paul Wellens crossed after Jamie Lyon�s break.

It created a cushion that meant that the chances of a shock Wigan victory became even more remote.

Saints carved out several chances, but lacked the fluency to finish the moves off. Sean Long and Leon Pryce both launched counter-attacks that ultimately came to nothing, Ian Hardman was knocked into touch as he tried to touch down in the corner, and Wellens had a try harshly disallowed for a knock-on in the build-up.

Eventually Saints did increase their lead, Pryce breaking through on the fringes before he slipped the pass to Long to score.

The Saints scrum-half could have scored his second in the opening minutes of the second half after fantastic work by James Graham, but he lost his footing in the style of Devon Lock.

It only delayed the inevitable, with Ade Gardner crossing for his eleventh try of the season after Saints shifted the ball to the right.

24-0 up, Saints were in complete control, but a missed tackle by Hardman on Chris Ashton on halfway gave the winger enough space to sprint home. Pat Richards nearl