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Round 9
St Helens 48 d. Wigan Warriors 10 |
 
+ Submit additional information or a correction to this match  Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Thu April 13 2006, 8:00PM GMT Thu: Leeds Rhinos 18 l. Bradford Bulls 20 at Headingley, Leeds, UK Crowd: 17,700 Fri April 14 2006, 12:35PM GMT Fri: St Helens 48 d. Wigan Warriors 10 at Knowsley Road, St Helens, UK Crowd: 17,500 Fri April 14 2006, 3:00PM GMT Fri: Harlequins 36 d. Les Catalans Dragons 14 at The Stoop, Twickenham, UK Crowd: 3,472 Fri April 14 2006, 3:00PM GMT Fri: Warrington Wolves 6 l. Salford City Reds 22 at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, UK Crowd: 10,744 Fri April 14 2006, 7:30PM GMT Fri: Huddersfield Giants 18 l. Hull FC 26 at Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield, UK Crowd: 5,900 Fri April 14 2006, 7:30PM GMT Fri: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 34 d. Castleford Tigers 26 at Belle Vue Stadium, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK Crowd: 8,237  St Helens [Index] [Season Index] Articles during time period of the match  Sat April 15, 2006  Saints cruise to derby victory2006 English Super League - Round 9 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. 14:41 Wigan Warriors [Index] [Season Index] Articles during time period of the match Sat April 15, 2006 Saints cruise to derby victory2006 English Super League - Round 9 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. 14:41 Fri April 14, 2006 Wigan given permission to speak to NobleBradford Bulls Wigan Warriors have been given permission to speak to Bulls Coach Brian Noble regarding the Coaching vacany at the JJB Stadium. 9:21 Wed April 12, 2006 Wigan dismiss Millward with immediate effectWigan Warriors Following a meeting of the board of directors earlier today the Wigan club can confirm that Head Coach Ian Millward has been dismissed with immediate effect. 9:11  St Helens  Jamie Lyon [CT] 16 Pts; 8g Jason Hooper [LK] 8 Pts; 2t Paul Wellens [FB] 4 Pts; 1t Ade Gardner [WG] 4 Pts; 1t Paul Sculthorpe [SR] 4 Pts; 1t Sean Long [HB] 4 Pts; 1t Leon Pryce [F8] 4 Pts; 1t Ian Hardman [WG] 4 Pts; 1tWigan Warriors Chris Ashton [WG] 4 Pts; 1t Jordan James [SR] 4 Pts; 1t Pat Richards [CT] 2 Pts; 1g Saints cruise to derby victory Sat April 15, 2006 Source: www.saintsrlfc.com 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 nearly added a second for the visitors, but the video referee surprisingly ruled it out for a knock-on. Saints then warded off any chance of a fightback with four tries in twelve minutes, for the scoreboard to reflect the balance of the game. Ian Hardman became Saints seventeenth tryscorer in 2006 when he scored from Long?s crossfield kick, then Hooper crossed twice and Pryce touched down as Saints threatened to overwhelm the Warriors. Instead the fifty-point barrier remained tantalisingly out of reach, and Wigan were able to claim the final try, as Jordan James ensured that Wigan became only the second team to come to Knowsley Road and get into double figures. The most notable statistic of the day belonged to Keiron Cunningham, who made his 350th appearance for Saints, which was marked by a guard of honour from his teammates. Report source: www.saintsrlfc.com |
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