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Sun July 26, 2009
by engage Super League
Source: www.superleague.co.ukTony Puletua grabbed a brace of tries as St Helens stretched their lead at the top of the engage Super League table by ruthlessly defeating Harlequins.
Puletua crossed twice in the first half as Saints ran in six tries before the interval, and two more after the break in a dominant display.
For Harlequins it is a sixth successive defeat which leaves their play-off hopes in severe jeopardy.
The Saints were on the offensive right from the off, and signalled their intentions inside the opening five minutes when Tom Armstrong rounded off a flowing move in the corner to open the scoring.
Quins held their own for the opening quarter of an hour, providing some stiff defence but precious little in attack.
The visitors needed to score again to open up the home side and it came from Puletua who barged over after good work by James Graham.
It was Graham who was next to cross, profiting from a superbly-executed 40/20 kick from Leon Pryce to bulldoze over.
Saints were going through the gears and the hosts were found severely wanting, with three more tries to come in the first half alone.
Kyle Eastmond helped himself to the next try, feasting on a break by Pryce that saw the rangy stand-off held just short.
As the Londoners' heads dropped Saints kept up the momentum, and Puletua and Pryce ran in further scores before the interval.
The hosts finally showed some signs of life after the break, forwards Gareth Haggerty and Chad Robinson showing their strength to crash over.
But these tries sandwiched a further Saints effort after Chris Dean scorched over in the corner.
The visitors showed no signs of letting up and Jon Wilkin was the next to add his name to the tally.
Quins rallied late on with tries from Danny Ward and Matt Gafa but it was too little too late.
Mon April 20, 2009
by engage Super League
Source: www.superleague.co.ukTony Puletua claimed four of St Helens' 12 tries as the engage Super League leaders demolished Castleford Tigers.
Kiwi forward Puletua effectively put the game beyond doubt with a hat-trick inside the opening 15 minutes at The Jungle while Jon Wilkin also grabbed a treble.
Leon Pryce helped himself to two tries as Saints revelled in the sunny conditions while the irrepressible Sean Long kicked 10 goals.
Castleford, already missing a clutch of players, endured further misery as rising star Joe Westerman was carried off on a stretcher with a serious-looking injury.
The 19-year-old loose forward appeared to go into spasms after colliding with a Saints player after 29 minutes.
The game was held up for 12 minutes as he was treated by at least eight medical or training staff.
Cas were already trailing 32-0 at the time after a stunning start by Saints.
Puletua, the impressive close season signing from Penrith, needed just 90 seconds to make his mark as he hit a Long pass at speed to touch down.
Castleford had still not had the ball in hand when Saints increased their lead three minutes later with Wilkin finishing off a slick move by scoring from a Pryce pass.
Puletua then carried three men over the line with him as he strode over for his second from 15 metres out after Saints had forced a drop-out.
Cas had barely had time to draw breath before Ryan McGoldrick spilled a kick on his line and Puletua pounced to claim his hat-trick with less than a quarter of an hour gone.
Saints were in no mood to let up and claimed a fifth try when Matt Gidley powered towards the corner with an arcing run and put Ade Gardner over.
Wilkin then followed up his own kick for try number six with 23 minutes on the clock and the game seemed as good as over.
The game was delayed as Westerman received treatment but Saints were soon back into their stride as Wilkin sped in for his second.
Cas then finally enjoyed some possession and pulled a try back through Michael Shenton and Mitchell Sargent stretched over for another early in the second half.
Yet Saints were merely taking a breather and were soon scoring again themselves as Bryn Hargreaves forced his way over.
Kirk Dixon, who also kicked three goals, pinched a third Cas try but Puletua barged his way over from close range to bring up the half-century with his fourth of the afternoon.
Sione Faumunia gave the home fans something else to cheer but Wilkin eased away to complete his hat-trick and Maurie Fa'asavalu forced his way through for try number 12.
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 2009 engage English Super League
St Helens
25 games; 14 tries, 56 points.
[View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] W 26-14 v Warrington (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] W 23-6 v Huddersfield (A). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 19-20 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] W 4-0 v Celtic (A). [LK]
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 42-18 v Wakefield (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] W 19-12 v Wigan (A). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 44-22 v Hull FC (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 68-22 v Castleford (A). [PR] 16 Pts; 4t
[View] Round 12 [02 May 09] L 18-38 v Wigan. [PR]
[View] Round 13 [16 May 09] W 32-28 v Les Catalans (A). [LK]
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] W 22-12 v Harlequins (H). [LK]
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 30-6 v Hull FC (A). [LK]
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] W 50-10 v Castleford (H). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [21 Jun 09] W 44-18 v Bradford (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] W 30-0 v Celtic (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 09] L 10-20 v Salford City (A). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] W 40-26 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 20-22 v Wakefield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 44-24 v Harlequins (A). [PR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 10-6 v Wigan (H). [PR]
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 10-26 v Hull KR (A). [PR]
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 12-10 v Huddersfield (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] L 10-18 v Leeds (A). [PR]
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] L 12-24 v Les Catalans (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 15-2 v Huddersfield (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 World Cup
Samoa
3 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Pool C [05 Nov 08] L 16-34 v Ireland. [PR]
[View] Pool C [31 Oct 08] W 20-12 v Tonga. [PR]
[View] Ranking Games [09 Nov 08] W 42-10 v France. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2008 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
21 games; 3 tries, 12 points.
[View] Round 1 [16 Mar 08] L 12-48 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [22 Mar 08] L 16-20 v Raiders (H). [BE]
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 08] W 26-22 v Rabbitohs (H). [PR]
[View] Round 4 [07 Apr 08] W 30-8 v Tigers (A). [PR]
[View] Round 5 [12 Apr 08] L 12-28 v Roosters (H). [PR]
[View] Round 6 [19 Apr 08] W 21-20 v Sharks (A). [PR]
[View] Round 8 [03 May 08] L 18-26 v Eels (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t (18)
[View] Round 9 [10 May 08] W 30-4 v Bulldogs (A). [PR]
[View] Round 10 [18 May 08] W 46-22 v Warriors (H). [PR]
[View] Round 12 [31 May 08] W 19-18 v Cowboys (A). [PR]
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 08] L 22-24 v Sharks (H). [PR]
[View] Round 14 [13 Jun 08] L 12-32 v Roosters (A). [PR]
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 08] W 22-16 v Eels (A). [PR]
[View] Round 18 [11 Jul 08] L 18-30 v Knights (H). [PR]
[View] Round 19 [19 Jul 08] W 36-22 v Gold Coast (A). [PR]
[View] Round 20 [26 Jul 08] W 24-10 v Tigers (H). [PR]
[View] Round 21 [01 Aug 08] L 10-30 v Sea Eagles (A). [PR]
[View] Round 22 [10 Aug 08] L 12-74 v Raiders (A). [PR]
[View] Round 23 [16 Aug 08] W 52-16 v Bulldogs (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 08] L 6-40 v Storm (H). [PR]
[View] Round 26 [06 Sep 08] L 16-34 v Sea Eagles (H). [PR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2007 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
22 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [17 Mar 07] L 0-18 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [23 Mar 07] W 40-10 v Bulldogs (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (72nd)
[View] Round 3 [30 Mar 07] W 29-28 v Broncos (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [08 Apr 07] L 22-24 v Gold Coast (H). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [13 Apr 07] L 14-27 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [21 Apr 07] L 20-30 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 7 [28 Apr 07] L 18-34 v Raiders (H). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [04 May 07] L 16-28 v Dragons (A). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [12 May 07] W 22-12 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [27 May 07] L 24-25 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [01 Jun 07] W 22-16 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 13 [08 Jun 07] L 4-14 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [16 Jun 07] L 20-24 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [22 Jun 07] L 14-54 v Warriors (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [30 Jun 07] L 16-24 v Broncos (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [06 Jul 07] L 26-43 v Tigers (A). [SR]
[View] Round 18 [14 Jul 07] W 30-20 v Bulldogs (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [21 Jul 07] L 20-38 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [27 Jul 07] L 30-34 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [19 Aug 07] W 46-12 v Knights (A). [BE]
[View] Round 24 [25 Aug 07] W 28-22 v Roosters (A). [BE]
[View] Round 25 [01 Sep 07] L 20-24 v Warriors (H). [BE]
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2007 International Test Matches
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Bundaberg Rum Test [20 Apr 07] L 6-30 v Australia (A). [SR]
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand
2 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 1 [14 Oct 06] L 18-30 v Australia (H). [SR]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 06] L 15-20 v Australia (A). [SR]
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2006 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
20 games; 4 tries, 16 points.
[View] Round 1 [11 Mar 06] W 24-22 v Bulldogs (A). [SR]
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 06] W 13-12 v Dragons (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (52nd)
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 06] L 20-21 v Raiders (A). [SR]
[View] Round 5 [09 Apr 06] W 44-18 v Eels (A). [SR]
[View] Round 6 [15 Apr 06] L 18-40 v Storm (H). [SR]
[View] Round 9 [06 May 06] L 6-22 v Cowboys (A). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [14 May 06] W 32-20 v Rabbitohs (H). [SR]
[View] Round 11 [19 May 06] W 30-20 v Eels (H). [SR]
[View] Round 12 [28 May 06] L 16-17 v Storm (A). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [04 Jun 06] L 22-29 v Sea Eagles (H). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [10 Jun 06] L 10-20 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [24 Jun 06] W 24-20 v Tigers (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [15 Jul 06] W 17-8 v Cowboys (H). [SR]
[View] Round 20 [23 Jul 06] L 30-32 v Sea Eagles (A). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [29 Jul 06] W 36-6 v Warriors (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [06 Aug 06] L 26-32 v Rabbitohs (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [12 Aug 06] L 20-40 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [19 Aug 06] W 32-28 v Sharks (A). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [26 Aug 06] L 4-40 v Knights (A). [SR]
[View] Round 26 [03 Sep 06] L 22-30 v Bulldogs (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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2005 Tri-Nations Test Series
New Zealand
1 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 2 [21 Oct 05] L 26-28 v Australia (H). [BE]
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2005 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
5 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 1 [12 Mar 05] L 14-20 v Sharks (A). [SR]
Judiciary: Contrary Conduct, Grade 1 Guilty, 0 matches
[View] Round 2 [20 Mar 05] L 20-28 v Roosters (H). [SR]
[View] Round 3 [26 Mar 05] W 18-8 v Dragons (H). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [01 Apr 05] L 16-26 v Eels (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t (72nd)
[View] Round 5 [08 Apr 05] W 36-16 v Storm (H). [SR]
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2004 NRL Telstra Premiership
Penrith Panthers
1 games; 1 tries, 4 points.
[View] Round 2 [19 Mar 04] W 34-18 v Raiders (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
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