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There is nothing so becomes a man, as modest stillness and humility.

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When the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitated the action of

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the Tiger. Stiffen the sinews. Summon up the blood. This guy is

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their nature with hard favoured rage. And lend the eye a terrible

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aspect. Let it dry through the portage of the head, the brass

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cannon, led the brow. Swilled with the wild and wasteful

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ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide. Oh, hard the

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breath, bend up every spirit to his full height.

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Well, who else could we get to build up to a match like this between two

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greats of the game but one of our own greats, Ray French, with the

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words of the Bard. The whole FC fans are in early, they are applauding

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their team as they start to warm up -- Hull FC. The Saints fans all

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trickling in, enjoying the sunshine, a few pints of beer. But as the

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teams come out to warm up, the atmosphere is building. It is a

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beautiful day here at St Helens. Hull warming up. We have a Bard of

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our own in Brian Noble, alongside Warrington Wolves' Ashton Sims and

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Jamie Peacock. When I made my way leisurely across the M 62, and I'm

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sure you had a quiet morning, what were you doing? I was running the

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leaves half marathon. You need some challenges as a player in retirement

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and it was a challenge in this weather. I did it with Barrie

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McDermott, Keith senior and Terry O'Connor. You are a competitor, who

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came first? I put my hand up, they came first that double helpings at

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dinner afterwards. They are not here to answer back. It is a beautiful

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day, Ashton is, what will the weather do? It will tire the forward

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said, the kicking game will be crucial for any success by either

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team. Two fantastic teams, doing all right in Super League, it should be

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a cracker. Two teams in form, with Blair and with size in the middle

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and to kicking games, and I am with Ashton, it will decide the game. Do

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get in touch throughout the afternoon with the hashtag BBCRL. Do

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send your questions. You might like to ask Jamie Peacock what has

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happened to Leeds since he left them. Let's have a look at the table

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to see how these two matchup at the moment. Hull FC have been on a

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really good run of form, they sit third in the table. What has been

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the key? Their power game, they rumble forward, talent or on the

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fringes, Jamie saw on outstanding form. St Helens are not far behind,

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they have been in sensational form and it is coincidental, getting

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their best players back and seeing the best from them. For Hull, no

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Frank Prichard, no Sika Manu, they have gone to captain their

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countries. What do you think? I applaud them for it, the

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international game is stronger than the domestic game and we need to

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strengthen the domestic game. Those guys are going to captain their

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country, the pinnacle of any sportsman's career. What has Lee

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Radford had to say, he has been talking to Damien Johnson. No Frank

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Prichard or Sika Manu, they have gone to the Pacific coast, was that

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the contractural thing or an arrangement? Nothing contractural,

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they have both been selected for their home nations and it wasn't

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something we were prepared to stand in a way of. Obviously we would love

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to have been with us today but it is not the case. We have players coming

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back in who can be just as influential and it is down to them.

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Is letting them go a gesture to the international game or a bit of a

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gamble? It is probably both. It is not arrogance or anything, I don't

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want it to come across like that but as a club, we support the

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international game. I think it is why we are deficient as a support

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when you compare us to rugby union and anything we can do to benefit or

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help catch up, we are prepared to do that. We have a strong 17 that will

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participate today and they will have some real influence on the outcome,

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not the fellas that are not here. Brian, from a coach's point of view,

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is it a brave decision good man management? If he had said no,

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presumably they have been happy. It is right decision, just to reinforce

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what said, but they have do concentrate on what they have, like

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Castleford did. He has replacements in Minichiello and Mark Ellis, they

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are internationals. There might come a time when he thinks that would be

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a handy move for Frank Prichard or Sika Manu, but he hasn't got them

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and he will concentrate on what he has got and it is the right decision

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for me. Let's have a look at what he has gone. Gareth Ellis is back, how

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important is that, Ashton? It is important, having him

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psychologically, for all of the other players. He is an

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international, he has played in the NRL and has been the top forward

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here for sometime. Top players all over the park. They are missing

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Prichard and Sika Manu but they have plenty there. I think one Hull's

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strong points this year is their strength in depth, they lose to

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internationals and they bring in and Minichiello. Who else would you pick

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out? Jamie Shah has been on fire at the back -- Jamie Shaul. The

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creativity of Leon Pryce and Marc Sneyd, and Houghton is the live feed

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of the team. They really deserve credit. The St Helens team are

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warming up as well. Not exactly a small bunch, are they? Look at the

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size of some of these, Walmsley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Hull will have

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to bring their tin out, they have hard guys running after them.

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Probably the headline for this team, Jonny Lomax has been brought back

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gently but is named at full-back today. It is exciting for St Helens,

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he is a dynamic player, can break tackles, carried the ball, brings

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the ball back well from kecks. We said kicks will bring it back and he

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does it better than anyone in the side. He gets the nod over

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McDonnell, which is a lot of trust. He scores tries, assists in tries,

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massively influential. If you look at the pays to complement Lomax in

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Percival and Owens, Fages and walls, the challenge is the same, get the

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big fellas then the field with the kicking game -- Walshe. If you are

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into statistics or superstitions, let me log this one at you. In five

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of the last six decades, when the year has ended in a six, St Helens

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have one. Jamie, you have bad luck in your eyes. Well, Bell they have

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wondered then! It correlates and it is a nice that, but, come on --

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well, they have won it then! I will move swiftly on. Yesterday, we had a

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fantastic day and Castleford, Castleford against Salford. It was a

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great game. Let's look back through the eyes of the Salford owner.

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Gabrielle Lexi, who is going to win? Salford! And who is going to score

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the first try? Junior! It is over three years since I took over the

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club and when I bought the club, I didn't even know how many players

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make up the team. It is not the kind of game you make money out. It is

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just my love for the game. What is the name of the Castleford ground?

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The Jungle! Castleford Tigers. We are here. Trust me, nothing beats a

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day at watching the rugby league. Sia ripping our whole. Junior cell

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is over again. Louis up to the line, threads it through, wonderful kick,

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he is in again. McShane, ten metres out, little chip to the corner. Back

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he comes, over goes Webster. We are keeping them in the game.

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Good hands, quick hands, Mulligan is away. Great tackle, O Brien. Matt

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Beacon, his second of the game. Hello, made, are you all right

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pressure Mark good, made. Castleford having to come from behind to lead

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18-12 quick thinking by McShane to kick it on and get the pass away and

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Denny Solomona has scored... Pass -- possibly. The on field decision is a

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try and I can't overturn that. I can't believe they have given that,

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that is never, ever a try. One, two, three, four, five, six.

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McShane dances down the blindside. McShane has made something out of

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absolutely nothing. 20 of time, let's not panic. -- plenty. Straight

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to Denny Solomona. Outpaces Mercer love. A very fine Castleford win. No

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matter how much use awk or feel sorry for yourselves, it is not

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going to change the score. We lost it, we are going to concentrate now

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on Super League, getting to the top eight and that is what matters.

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Gabriel, this is the Tiger. Steve, well done, made. -- made. I hope you

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make it all the way now. Thank you to Salford. You have

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worked with Koukash, he is very much a Marmite character and he loves a

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run-in with the authorities, but giving he has been good for rugby

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league? He is allowed to have an opinion, he saved the Salford club.

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He put his money in and got it going and it has been a bit stop start but

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it looks back on track. A bad result yesterday, which is unusual, they

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are going very well and he has bought an opinion and sometimes

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people get upset when he prefers it, but he has a right to one. With a

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6-point reduction, Tim seems to have gone back on the front line of it.

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What do you think of that and is he taking the right track? He is

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clearly going to appeal it in whatever shape or form and thinks it

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will be successful, but we don't know until it is out in the Open.

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Everyone has a right to appeal if they think they have been wronged.

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You have come from Australia where rugby union is king and doesn't need

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to fight for publicity, but you a character like that needs to get the

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publicity? I like his character, I don't care what anyone thinks, he

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puts his heart and soul into the club. People can put that the league

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say what they want, but he is the one out there putting his money in

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and I think he is doing well -- people can say what they want. The

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bottom line is Castleford are into the hat and we will have the draw

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for the quarterfinals. Four teams are already in the hat for the

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quarterfinals, Catalan went through on a Friday night, as did

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Huddersfield, who knocked out the holders Leeds Rhinos. And Warrington

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Wolves got past Oldham. Four games today, obviously the one we have got

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here. One already a result, Wakefield have beaten to lose --

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Toulouse. Could we have a shock on the cards in Halifax, where it is

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18-18 with Windows. That could be interesting to yourselves. Fantastic

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to be through, how did Oldham fare against you? Don't look at the

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scoreline and think it was easy, they ripped into us for the first

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ten minutes, 6- nil at the 15 and we scored a try and once we were into

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our groove, we were OK but Oldham yesterday, they really put their

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dukes up. Well, the atmosphere is building really, really nicely here.

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Let's look ahead to today's game between two teams who have a rich

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history in the Challenge Cup. Here is Dave Woods.

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The magic of the cup was woven into Hull FC's history in 1914 when they

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beat Wakefield Trinity in the final. Seven decades would pass before they

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were to lift the trophy again, a replay in 1982 at Elland Road

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settling the score. In the time it took Hull to Windows Challenge Cups,

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St Helens had bagged five, including one of the defining Wembley moments

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in 1961. Saint then lifted back Challenge Cups at the start of the

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Super League era. On both occasions, bulldozing Bradford. Enter the

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naughties and a golden era for the club, five more successful cup

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campaigns. Hull's last final triumph came 11 years ago, beating Leeds by

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just a point, with help from a local lad. Paul Cook sailing through!

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There has only been one Wembley meeting between these two, in 2008.

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A 12 point win and a 12 Challenge Cup victory for the Saints' bulging

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cabinet. So pedigree with the home team, form and Momentum definitely

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with Hull as they sit higher in the Super League table and won their

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last meeting just over a month ago. It couldn't have been much tighter,

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that game a month ago, just one point in it, so what might be the

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difference today? Jamie, what is the Saint Helen 's game plan? Seven days

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ago, the Super League layers were having to deal with snow, seven days

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later the sunshine is out. We spoke about Hull's brawn but I believe

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brains is important today. What do I mean with brains in rugby league?

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Game management. We're going to speak to Jon Wilkin here. The St

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Helens captain, the man I believe is key for this. Speaking about game

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management, how will you influence the today? Completion, control of

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the ball, the weather is beautiful so energy is important today, we've

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got to manage that. Castleford manage their energy better than

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Salford yesterday and came out strong. Big day, big emotional

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battle than we want to win the cup this year and go to Wembley. I'm

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going to speak to one more player. I'm going to look at one more

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player, James Roby. I think he's another general of the side, the

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brains behind it, one of the fittest players I've seen play the game. His

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fitness will dictate where he sent the ball, will he look for the Hull

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players who are tired in this defensive line? I think he will be

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key to a Saint Helen 's win. James Roby much lauded as number nine.

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International honours that have gone with him. There's a pretty important

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number nine as well for Hull FC, Danny Houghton tops the charts

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pretty much every season. As the top tackler. He's been with them for a

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number of years. This could be the key head-to-head tween the two

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number nines. Here is Dave Woods. One of the key battles this

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afternoon is at hooker, where there are matchwinners on either side of

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the pitch. For Saint it is the talismanic James Roby, who has been

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one of the best all-round players in Super League for a decade. He is

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renowned for spotting gaps, director runs and relentless tackling. Now

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30, he's top of Super League this season in runs from dummy half. So

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fast, so strong, great try. But he will come under extreme pressure

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from his opposite nine, Danny Houghton. No one in Super League

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works harder than the Hull FC vice captain. He was the only man to make

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more tackles than James Roby last season. He is currently made 30 more

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tackles than any other player this term, an average of 45 game. Expect

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fireworks the hookers this afternoon. You know a thing or two

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about number nines, what is the difference? Very little, I would say

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James Roby is better on game management. He rarely makes a poor

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decision as to whether ball is going he can run out of dummy half

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committees added a kicking game as he's got older. Massively

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influential. He's been in the top three hookers in the world, that is

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how I rate him. Danny Houghton is the life and soul of his team, we

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seen his tackle numbers, when he sees one of these big Saints

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forwards, he'll be off and trying to make metres. He has added a shorter

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kicking game, you see him in and around the attacking line, he'll try

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to drill a few balls through, very little between them. Why has James

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Roby had the international honours but Danny Houghton hasn't had a look

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in? It's down to that smartness. He's an unbelievable player,

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delivers all the time. He's nine out of ten every week, he very rarely

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dips below that, that's one of the reasons sometimes he doesn't get

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picked up much, he's exceptional every week. We've talked about the

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two missing forwards for Hull FC but they've still got a big forward

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pack, how is it key to the way they play? Liam Watts, Scott Tyler,

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Minichiello, Ellis, they love off-loading. Today in a very hot

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game like this, couple of floats, changes of direction by Danny

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Houghton, it'll be key for Hull FC's success today. Who are the key ones

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for them? Gareth Ellis, he's one of those players whose inspirational,

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in the form of his life at the back end of his career. He's

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inspirational because blokes next to him will play 10% better because

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he's stood next to him because he expects great standards. What about

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Mark Minichiello? He's a beast on the edge, strong, real bottom heavy,

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thick legs, keeps the legs pumping. He's got a great off-load, too. I

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expect him to have a big match, especially with all the talk about

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Prichard and Manu out today. How key is the forward back to bringing in

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their halves? Massively important, they roll them forward, we've seen

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Saints warming up trying to control ruck speed, they recognise it. When

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you get Marc Sneyd and Leon Pryce on the front foot they are going to

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kick the ball pretty well. What does he bring to Hull FC? Marc Sneyd? He

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had the ability to breadline and bass, now it's about game management

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and smarts, he understands how the game needs to be played. What does

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the style of the sets look like? He needs to do that today if Hull are

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going to win. All of his experience against a young whippersnapper in

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Theo Fages. How do they matter? The highlight will be an five. Don't

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forget John Luke Walsh who has a lot of experience. He's come from

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Salford and people weren't sure, there was?. Doing all the things

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being asked of him now, he's smart, can make a break, got a kicking

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game, can organise the way things want to play. He's deserved his

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spot, in terrific form at the moment. Look at his assists,

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attacking kicks, he's coming to the fore. St Helens want him to control,

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attack, take the line on. He's got a few pork pies at the bottom. He's

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got what? What buy, try. Correction at the porkpie, try.

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They've taken time bringing him into the team, Theo Fages. What has he

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brought? That young enthusiasm. Greenwood on the left edge there.

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Theo Fages was sensational, got man of the match. He was great, good at

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Salford last year and he's put it up a level again at Saints. He's got an

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exceptional running game will stop having Greenwood outside him allows

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him to exploit it. People are frightened about what Joe Greenwood

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can do, forget about Theo Fages. He will score a try like we are about

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to say here. People questioning why St Helens didn't bring him in

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immediately, why do you think they did? I think the rest of the team

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were playing well. They were experimenting with different things.

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Into the new system, finding new players in and around him. He's a

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young man very confident in his own ability. It took time. It takes time

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to balance some things sometimes. How long does it take for a player

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to get the different systems team plays? You have two member he has a

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language barrier, English isn't his natural language. It's taken two or

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three months to settle into the squad can understand the system.

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It's taken him a little time to understand Keiron Cunningham. He's

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been talking to Damian Johnson. St Helens have a great relationship

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with this cup competition, so have you, do you get as excited when it

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comes around again each season? Yeah, every year is a new challenge,

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we did quite good last year and probably felt earlier than we felt

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we should have. We have got a lot of history in the Challenge Cup as a

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club and me personally myself. Every year is a new challenge and we're

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playing against a really good side to in the competition. What Nick are

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you in, your own team? 3-1 against Leeds and toughed it out against

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Castleford last week. We're in good shape, good players back, they've

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added to how we play. There's good spirit in the camp at the moment.

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Couple of good performances together and it's a nice sunshiny day out

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there, nice day of football. Jonny Lomax has had a horrific year with

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that in the injury and has hit the ground running. We all know how good

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he is, we've said it for a long time, Robert Piggott Saints fans,

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everybody involved in the club, probably has never had a good look

:25:48.:25:51.

at Johnny because he's been out for continuous seasons. The longer we

:25:52.:25:55.

can keep Johnny fit, there's a lot of good stuff around journey when he

:25:56.:25:58.

plays. What does he give you specifically? Great individual

:25:59.:26:02.

player. He is, and such a good leader for us. He's one of our

:26:03.:26:05.

seniors, been around a long time, people haven't seen a lot of Johnny,

:26:06.:26:08.

they don't realise how old he is, how experienced he is. He does lead

:26:09.:26:13.

the team really well and he's got hindsight at the back of the field.

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Would luck. Thank you very much. You don't have to be a Saint Helen 's

:26:20.:26:23.

fans to be happy to see Donnie Lomax back with the problems he's had.

:26:24.:26:27.

It's the way he carries the ball back. -- Jonny Lomax. He's been in

:26:28.:26:33.

the system for- five years, I think you'll break the game open today. He

:26:34.:26:37.

knows when to join the line and find the past. He's so talented. He's

:26:38.:26:42.

strong, looks healthy, massive on this Saints team. What lived was it

:26:43.:26:48.

for the rest of the players? They seemed so thrilled when he scored

:26:49.:26:52.

the first try. Tough injury, to one of your best players. His comeback

:26:53.:26:57.

in and given the Saints a new dimension. Like Brian said, he can

:26:58.:27:02.

hit that long ball. Then he can really take the line on. Do you

:27:03.:27:07.

think he can be the real momentum kicker for St Helens, who started at

:27:08.:27:12.

times? Where Saints have the extra is in the brains, six, seven, nine

:27:13.:27:18.

and 13... I think that'll be the gamebreaker, how they manage the

:27:19.:27:22.

game. It's an infectious thing when you get that kind of lift through a

:27:23.:27:27.

team, how important is that emotion as a coach? It's great to get

:27:28.:27:32.

players back who you think... Perceval is back. Looking healthy at

:27:33.:27:36.

the moment. This is a very dangerous Hull team. We haven't spoken about

:27:37.:27:41.

Jamie Shaul, he's been telling it, 10-15 metres carrying. If they find

:27:42.:27:46.

any space or ruck speed they could be dangerous. What's the difference

:27:47.:27:53.

between Lomax and Shaul? Lomax is a slightly better footballer. Shaul is

:27:54.:28:00.

blisteringly quick. You talk about it, under the sticks. Jonny Lomax

:28:01.:28:05.

can influence the game in many ways, a kick, shortcake, joining the line,

:28:06.:28:14.

any of those things. -- short kick. Jhonattan Vegas and Dave Ward

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commentate. COMMENTATOR: Steve Prescott, who we still miss

:28:16.:28:25.

very much, who sadly passed where a couple of years ago, is two sums...

:28:26.:28:31.

Is two sums very much involved today. 14-year-old Taylor leading

:28:32.:28:39.

out Hull. And nine-year-old Cody leading out St Helens today. Proud

:28:40.:28:45.

moments for them as well. 25 degrees here today. As we heard

:28:46.:28:59.

from the fellas, conservation of energy is going to be so important

:29:00.:29:04.

here. It's amazing how the weather has changed over these last couple

:29:05.:29:09.

of weeks. Playing in freezing conditions. It seems only days ago.

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And here we are at the height of summer. It looks resplendent,

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Langtree Park, today. A ground is growing. Travelling numbers from

:29:20.:29:25.

Hull, two and a half thousand have come across on the 62 from the east

:29:26.:29:34.

of the country to the west. -- on the Dubai. Jonny Lomax recently

:29:35.:29:40.

returned from a 15 month lay-off. -- on the M62.

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You might just have heard the grid in the background.

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As has been advertised, Hull missing Prichard and money.

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Mark Minichiello back from injury and Leon Pryce five times Challenge

:30:07.:30:13.

Cup winner. Three of those four Saint Helens. He could have a big

:30:14.:30:19.

say. He was in our truck yesterday. Richard Silverwood. He's out in the

:30:20.:30:30.

middle. There's a golden thread woven through the history of both of

:30:31.:30:33.

these sites. Expectations really high when they start the season.

:30:34.:30:38.

Which should ensure we have something to relish here today. Both

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will feel they can pick a path to Wembley Stadium in August. But after

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today only one will survive. What are we thinking ahead of this game,

:30:50.:30:56.

Jonathan Davies and Ryan Noble? -- Brian. The kicking game is vitally

:30:57.:31:06.

important. They've got talent to bless both teams. Saints already

:31:07.:31:10.

going expansive, the kicking game will be the difference when the

:31:11.:31:14.

weather is hot like this. Theo Fages with a kick in. 'S will be very

:31:15.:31:26.

happy. That ball short of the 20. The result

:31:27.:31:29.

it's very difficult to pick a winner. Maybe home advantage in the

:31:30.:31:37.

cup. This is all about walking out in Wembley in August. It's a

:31:38.:31:43.

massive, massive prize at the end of this. It's a trap door game, you are

:31:44.:31:47.

gone, out of the hatch. Very interested in the kicking game,

:31:48.:31:53.

whether they close Sneyd down. I like the look of Jamie Shaul, such a

:31:54.:31:58.

broken field runner. He is fantastic. It'll be the platform the

:31:59.:32:04.

forwards laid for the half-backs. Danny Houghton out of dummy half and

:32:05.:32:08.

looking left to one of those who returns today, Mark Minichiello. In

:32:09.:32:14.

the absence of the two missing, Prichard and Manu. Mark Minichiello,

:32:15.:32:23.

he's had a calf injury keeping him out. He's back today. A little flick

:32:24.:32:26.

to keep the ball alive. Hull looking to make progress

:32:27.:32:43.

through Gareth Ellis. A quick play the ball. Horton knocks it. A little

:32:44.:32:51.

too quick. Great, great post. A quick play the ball. He was on the

:32:52.:32:55.

front foot. Gareth Ellis looked explosive there. He keeps cropping

:32:56.:33:03.

up in the middle. Then we'll see Shaul come into the game. Jack

:33:04.:33:10.

Butland is full-back and Lomax is defending in the line. -- Owens is

:33:11.:33:17.

full-back. I think you'll move around through the day, Jonny Lomax,

:33:18.:33:21.

that has been the pattern of his return in the last couple of games.

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Part of that presumably to build his match fitness, keep him on the field

:33:27.:33:33.

to build match fitness. Walsh at dummy half. Inside for Wilkin. Back

:33:34.:33:37.

to Fages. In terrific form at the moment,

:33:38.:33:46.

eight matches this season, he has scored nine. Fages goes left of

:33:47.:33:49.

Perceval, he's gone under the head like a little because his return

:33:50.:33:55.

from a brief injury absence has also been a big boost for St Helens. It's

:33:56.:34:02.

back with Walsh. Testing kit here. Going to be dealt with but only in

:34:03.:34:08.

terms of conceding the drop out by Talanoa. Clever play by Saint

:34:09.:34:14.

Helens, they go wide, forcing the other wing up. Can't go back and

:34:15.:34:18.

cover the kick. Good pressure by Saint Helens. First success in terms

:34:19.:34:27.

of kicking game goes the way of St Helens.

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Marc Sneyd with a drop-kick restart. Jonny Lomax dribbles... Walsh had to

:34:31.:34:41.

get a speed on because it was coming his way. Walmsley threatens to make

:34:42.:34:52.

the break. Roby at dummy half. Wilkin with a powerhouse effort down

:34:53.:34:55.

the middle. Saint Helens raging close here. Couple of tackles gone.

:34:56.:35:05.

Walsh. Lomax in the line. Perceval, who spins away. And reaches out to

:35:06.:35:11.

score the game's opening try! In the early stages, its first blood St

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Helens. They created the overlap to start

:35:14.:35:22.

but Hull defended really well. They just fell of the tackles. They got

:35:23.:35:27.

the system right, they had the hit on the ball carrier but

:35:28.:35:31.

unfortunately, he spins out. Great start, St Helens. They looked to

:35:32.:35:37.

have solved the problem. They had a three on two but they covered across

:35:38.:35:41.

really well. Tries to come in from the wing, Curtis Naughton, and

:35:42.:35:46.

didn't quite come up with the goods. I think Talanoa, Naughton had him,

:35:47.:35:55.

but he spins in and out of the tackle and unfortunately, Fonua

:35:56.:35:59.

couldn't help him either. They will be disappointed, because they have

:36:00.:36:02.

it covered and it is a couple of missed tackles but it is a very good

:36:03.:36:06.

finish. It all came from a knock-on from Houghton, they have kept

:36:07.:36:11.

possession and kept the pressure on and come away with a try. Perceval

:36:12.:36:16.

got an injury in the second round of the season, he ruptured a medial

:36:17.:36:20.

ligament against Salford, which meant he missed, a long time, this

:36:21.:36:30.

season. Only his fifth appearance of the 14 he could have played. But he

:36:31.:36:34.

has a lot of class, people are looking at him to have a big, big

:36:35.:36:39.

future in this game. He has just put Nabarro chocolate in his mouth, so

:36:40.:36:43.

he may have to wait a little before he answers this -- a bar of

:36:44.:36:51.

chocolate. I am pretty confident. Luke Walsh with the conversion

:36:52.:36:52.

attempt. Nice easy kick to start. It is his

:36:53.:37:06.

50th kick of the season. Very good kick from Luke Walsh. So St Helens

:37:07.:37:15.

lead here 6-0. Here we see Walsh and Fages are the architect. Walsh hits

:37:16.:37:22.

the line but Naughton has to come up with better on the day. They could

:37:23.:37:28.

have drifted on, but unfortunately, he came in for the hit. There was

:37:29.:37:36.

just a hint of chocolate in that last bit of analysis from Brian. Is

:37:37.:37:42.

he a potential England centre this autumn, Mark Percival? I think they

:37:43.:37:47.

will be looking for a centre. They have been trying to get Jack Reed in

:37:48.:37:51.

the team from the Brisbane Broncos but he has always been injured. They

:37:52.:37:58.

have tried Cudjoe, Huddersfield, different combinations so if you put

:37:59.:38:02.

his hand up at the back end of the year, he will have a chance. It is

:38:03.:38:08.

simple, play well for your club, you have a chance. Watkins is the

:38:09.:38:11.

incumbent but they are not going well. We heard there were other

:38:12.:38:17.

matches taking place today and the last time we saw, Halifax were

:38:18.:38:22.

drawing against Widnes, but a couple of scores have given Widnes a bit of

:38:23.:38:27.

a comfort zone, 26-18. That is the only potential upset so far. That

:38:28.:38:38.

was a great kick by Fages. Cracking kick, they are keen to turn this

:38:39.:38:43.

whole team around and get the big people... Do the figure of eights in

:38:44.:38:48.

the middle of the field, use their energy that way, rather than try to

:38:49.:38:50.

battle their way forward. Smart kick. Back down the middle by Watts.

:38:51.:39:04.

Houghton again. Ellis shuffling forward. He has just celebrated his

:39:05.:39:10.

34th birthday, Gareth Ellis, but he still has all the dynamics of a

:39:11.:39:13.

player you would expect of his pedigree. -- you would expect of a

:39:14.:39:20.

player of his pedigree. Not a testing kick for Dawson to return.

:39:21.:39:27.

Just an example of the kicking game. Dawson is playing that that 35, the

:39:28.:39:34.

last two kicks from Saints, albeit further down the field, where at

:39:35.:39:39.

five and ten and it takes its toll. Makes it harder to defend because it

:39:40.:39:43.

exposes the fall back on his own. There is a variety of kickers as

:39:44.:39:47.

well for St Helens where is there is only one for Hull at the moment. It

:39:48.:39:53.

makes a huge difference, you don't know how to -- who to chase down.

:39:54.:40:00.

Luke Walsh stepping up this time I'm putting Hull on the back foot. We

:40:01.:40:04.

can see the player management they are prepared to go through. Walsh

:40:05.:40:09.

has kicked the ball really well, Fages twice, Sneyd's effort went

:40:10.:40:16.

straight into Dawson's hands, so we promise you, for the viewers, it

:40:17.:40:23.

will take its toll. 12 times Challenge Cup winners, St Helens,

:40:24.:40:27.

but they have not won it since 2008, against Hull, of course. Hull have

:40:28.:40:33.

won it three times in their history but famously never at Wembley

:40:34.:40:38.

Stadium. Most recently, 2005, was in Cardiff. They had the replay win at

:40:39.:40:42.

Elland Road when they drew with Widnes. Whenever they have played

:40:43.:40:48.

out to an end result at Wembley, they have lost. They would love to

:40:49.:40:55.

put that right this year. St Helens are caught offside. Clever dummy

:40:56.:41:01.

half play. Very clever. Quick play the ball. I think there are a few

:41:02.:41:03.

offside, you can take your pick. So Hull start from here. Looking for

:41:04.:41:20.

an early response. What's the drives it in, Houghton picks a bad dummy

:41:21.:41:24.

heartland comes right to Leon Pryce, who puts that step on, back inside

:41:25.:41:30.

for the following Danny Houghton. They are celebrating the try but

:41:31.:41:34.

they are going to have to put the celebration on hold for a moment

:41:35.:41:38.

because we are going to have to look again. Try says Richard Silverwood,

:41:39.:41:42.

check the grounding, though, please. Let's hear from Ben Thaler, the

:41:43.:41:50.

video referee. We'll see the ball is grounded, it has been awarded as a

:41:51.:41:55.

try. From that angle, can't see very much. The ball is down there. Let's

:41:56.:42:00.

just make sure it is not lost before that. At that point, that is a try.

:42:01.:42:07.

Just a job that back to make sure the ball is retained in Houghton's

:42:08.:42:13.

hand. It is all one movement. There is no double movement there, so that

:42:14.:42:17.

is fine. It doesn't seem to lose it. This is the angle I want to check,

:42:18.:42:27.

whether the ball has come out. So whilst it is short there, Momentum

:42:28.:42:31.

has taken him over the line, it is not a double movement and the other

:42:32.:42:35.

angle showed the ball was on the ground, so therefore that is going

:42:36.:42:39.

to be a try. See again on this one, keep it going over. Wright, the ball

:42:40.:42:47.

is down there, that is a try. So here comes the result. Danny

:42:48.:42:55.

Houghton gets his fifth try of the season. Hull straight back in the

:42:56.:42:59.

game and wasn't that typical Leon Pryce? It is brilliant, I think Leon

:43:00.:43:04.

Pryce sees it very early, the gap between the marker and the first

:43:05.:43:09.

defender is too big. He has a great step on him, he knows the support is

:43:10.:43:15.

there, so he just gives it. Leon Pryce, who played and won three

:43:16.:43:22.

Challenge Cup finals with St Helens. Now against his old club, hoping to

:43:23.:43:27.

direct Hull the way of Wembley. And if you have not seen this before,

:43:28.:43:34.

Marc Sneyd's kicking style, there is every reason he should miss this,

:43:35.:43:39.

given the angle he starts out. It is almost 180 degrees he turns. But he

:43:40.:43:43.

doesn't miss often. He usually gets them and 86-6.

:43:44.:43:49.

-- it a 6-6. Take a bow, Leon Pryce. We spoke about it pre-match, any

:43:50.:43:58.

opportunity he gets. But he needs Danny Houghton on his inside. He has

:43:59.:44:03.

done that where ever he played. Perhaps hasn't got the ability to go

:44:04.:44:07.

40 or 50 yards like he used to but he can still exploit the gap. Still

:44:08.:44:12.

needs to be scored. The thing about Leon Pryce, we might not see him for

:44:13.:44:16.

big swathes of the game but he does things like that that will win

:44:17.:44:23.

games. That is his job. That is all you need. Tell you what, that was on

:44:24.:44:29.

then to go. A bit of vision there and that is given, because Percival

:44:30.:44:35.

blew in, numbers outside. By the time the ball reached Minichiello, a

:44:36.:44:38.

couple of St Helens defenders were already on the case. That was high

:44:39.:44:47.

by Kyle Amor, so panel to going face macro's way. -- a penalty going

:44:48.:44:56.

Hull's way. We are talking about the kicking game and the way it is

:44:57.:45:00.

going, a penalty gave Hull field position and they scored from it. I

:45:01.:45:05.

always have an element of sympathy with the blokes when the little

:45:06.:45:08.

bloke is going down to ground. Where do you want them to tackle? Not much

:45:09.:45:12.

of a target area and he tried the shoulder. Full-time school from

:45:13.:45:18.

Halifax, it looked tight for a long time, potential upset, but Widnes

:45:19.:45:24.

are through, the Super League side, and it means it will be an all Super

:45:25.:45:30.

League quarterfinal. Warrington, Castleford, Catalan, already

:45:31.:45:34.

through. Wigan, Widnes, Wakefield today joining them and either St

:45:35.:45:40.

Helens or Hull. And the draw, of course, is right after this match,

:45:41.:45:44.

so don't go anywhere once this match is finished, because we will be

:45:45.:45:47.

drawing the quarterfinal of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. Hull doing

:45:48.:45:56.

a good job of making the yards. Goes left two LS. Ellis tries to take

:45:57.:46:05.

them on. -- two LS. SOP pass away. And released by Taylor to get over

:46:06.:46:11.

the line. They they had him wrapped up but think again, Scott Taylor had

:46:12.:46:16.

other ideas and very quickly, Hull have established a lead. I think Joe

:46:17.:46:24.

Greenwood has let him go. He had him wrapped up and let him go and he has

:46:25.:46:29.

fallen over the line. A little soft pass to Scott Taylor but like the St

:46:30.:46:37.

Helens try, a couple of hits and he gets out of them. Another penalty,

:46:38.:46:41.

giving them field position. And this is the finish.

:46:42.:46:49.

It is Jon Wilkin underneath and Joe Greenwood above him. We saw the

:46:50.:46:59.

example on the Hull line and that is the example on the St Helens line.

:47:00.:47:04.

Too strong, pumps his leg and get sad. It is great, strong work but

:47:05.:47:10.

you would expect the tackle. Speaking to Jamie Peacock on the

:47:11.:47:14.

Super League show, he was saying there are some soft tries being

:47:15.:47:18.

given in the competition, especially close around the try line and that

:47:19.:47:23.

is an example of it. As the season progresses, competition for places

:47:24.:47:28.

and the top four and top eight come into the recognition, you expect

:47:29.:47:35.

those tackles to be made. So Sneyd again from more or less underneath

:47:36.:47:41.

the sticks. Over it goes, right into the teeth of those Hull fans. 12-6

:47:42.:47:51.

they now lead. Here is the try. That little pass he bumps off a couple of

:47:52.:47:59.

defenders and scores. The Hull forwards are making great yardage

:48:00.:48:04.

and they give such a good platform, especially for the hooker, Danny

:48:05.:48:07.

Houghton, and Sneyd as well. Only last month, these two sides met

:48:08.:48:19.

in the Super League. That was a humdinger, 17-16 Hull won that game

:48:20.:48:23.

and Marc Sneyd drop goal was the difference. Plenty to go in this

:48:24.:48:25.

game. Leon Pryce is in the mood. St Helens

:48:26.:48:30.

fans will know his threat. What establishing position in the

:48:31.:48:47.

centre of the field. Hull can work right or left from here. Houghton

:48:48.:48:54.

goes left. Sneyd with a kick back down the middle trying to split the

:48:55.:48:58.

full-back and the winger. Hitting the post was a bit of a bonus, adds

:48:59.:49:03.

a second or two before Percival picks it up and the Hull Chase can

:49:04.:49:09.

get into his face. And a knock-on by Percival. So a big result for Hull.

:49:10.:49:15.

As Brian said earlier, the kick was taken on the fall, it is a brilliant

:49:16.:49:22.

kick. The tackle was made on the ten metre line and the knock-on is a

:49:23.:49:28.

huge bonus for Hull. It is a good hit as well.

:49:29.:49:35.

Well, they need to conserve a little energy. Don't waste too much on the

:49:36.:49:42.

celebration. But a big energy lived in respect that St Helens have got

:49:43.:49:47.

more defending to do here. And Hull can ask some questions. The know. It

:49:48.:49:54.

feels like a home tie at the moment because the Hull fans are making all

:49:55.:50:08.

the noise -- Funoa. Ellis pushing forward again, making himself a

:50:09.:50:14.

handful. Naughton can't keep hold. The referee says play on, does he?

:50:15.:50:21.

No, he doesn't. St Helens get the lift. I am not sure, it might be a

:50:22.:50:31.

St Helens knock-on. He has. Owen goes in, the pressure is on. Again,

:50:32.:50:42.

they have shot it a couple of times. So had he got over there, it would

:50:43.:50:47.

have been outright, because it was an advantage play. Nothing came of

:50:48.:50:49.

it, so back they go to the scrum. Not a good pass by Sneyd. Dreadful

:50:50.:51:03.

pass. Talanoa did very well to hold on. And he has knocked on and Saint

:51:04.:51:13.

do now get their lift. I think 10,000 Saints fans saw that knock-on

:51:14.:51:17.

and Mr Silverwood was quickly reminded by his touch judge.

:51:18.:51:24.

Critical look from Lee Radford. He will be disappointed, because they

:51:25.:51:29.

had... That was the first tackle and it is just poor execution.

:51:30.:51:47.

Ad from dummy half and looking left again. Roby goes right and then

:51:48.:51:56.

central. St Helens with quick hands here. They almost spill it. Wilkin

:51:57.:51:58.

is back to save the day. Am a Tory. They are looking to go

:51:59.:52:19.

wide, whereas Hull are looking to go wide -- Amor. Fages with a little

:52:20.:52:26.

kick over the top, Naughton catches it safely but Hull will have to

:52:27.:52:30.

start ten yards from their own line. St Helens have got to get a foothold

:52:31.:52:37.

back in the game. They are allowing runs like this from Funoa and

:52:38.:52:45.

Talanoa. When the collision is made, they are going the extra yard to

:52:46.:52:50.

quick play the ball. Kieron Cunningham, the St Helens coach.

:52:51.:52:53.

Boy, has he got some pedigree. Seven Challenge Cup finals he won't, as

:52:54.:52:58.

far as five Grand Finals and two world Cup challenges. In a

:52:59.:53:03.

modern-day, that is a 40/20 and a huge 40/20. He steps against the

:53:04.:53:12.

grain, watch, he's got to step back against the grain which closes his

:53:13.:53:16.

space down because he goes towards the defender. A brilliant, brilliant

:53:17.:53:24.

kick. He whacked it as far as I'm concerned, it's all they ever do.

:53:25.:53:30.

That was 30-10, no matter 40-20. On a day like this the ball is going to

:53:31.:53:34.

bounce, he would look for a few of them in the game because defences

:53:35.:53:38.

are tight. There might be yardage. The bonuses, you get the ball back.

:53:39.:53:50.

Concerning times for St Helens. Chris Green has come on and Liam

:53:51.:53:56.

Watts has taken his spell on the sidelines. Leon Pryce, Danny

:53:57.:54:02.

Houghton landmarks need. Now Minichiello. Minichiello spinning

:54:03.:54:05.

away from the first attempted tackle. Numbers to make sure he

:54:06.:54:08.

couldn't get fully away. Horton 12 yards out. A bursting strong run

:54:09.:54:15.

from green, one of the freshest pair of legs and lungs on the field.

:54:16.:54:22.

Sneyd with a short pass and over goes Gareth Ellis! Hull are

:54:23.:54:28.

wrestling real control of this game at the moment. The black and whites

:54:29.:54:39.

who are smiling. And that had try written all over it from early on.

:54:40.:54:46.

It was so well executed it looked so simple, didn't it? Not a hand laid

:54:47.:54:50.

on Ellis when he went over, very, very clever play. The forwards are

:54:51.:54:55.

laying the platform and totally dominating. This is a kick, what a

:54:56.:55:00.

brilliant kick. Deservedly get possession. They do a lot of reverse

:55:01.:55:09.

plays around the ruck, Horton fades one way, the half comes around the

:55:10.:55:17.

other. He has a walk-in, Gareth Ellis. -- Houghton fades one way. It

:55:18.:55:23.

created a massive gap for Ellis to one through. Brilliantly executed

:55:24.:55:29.

try. They are looking very confident, Brian, aren't they? Very

:55:30.:55:37.

confident. Paul Wellens with the water carrier T-shirt on. Legend at

:55:38.:55:44.

this club. In their two stir a few hearts and write a few of the wrong

:55:45.:55:46.

is going on. Marc Sneyd has a chance to kick a

:55:47.:56:04.

third. Those Hull fans, as you'd expect, remaining respectfully

:56:05.:56:07.

silent as he prepares to kick and over it goes. A roar of Sneyd as it

:56:08.:56:15.

goes over. 18-6 Hull lead. Again, clever play. They've just got

:56:16.:56:21.

numbers out there, defences don't know what they are doing. That is a

:56:22.:56:29.

walk in. We're hearing old faithful echoing around the stadium at the

:56:30.:56:34.

moment, if it carries on like this will be hearing it a whole lot more.

:56:35.:56:38.

SingTel and have to find a way to stem the flow here. -- St Helens

:56:39.:56:45.

have to find a way to stem the flow. There we go, clear advantage for

:56:46.:56:52.

Hull. Possession. And territorially. Their would have really been

:56:53.:56:56.

dominant. With seen another example of it. Sneyd out of there, the

:56:57.:57:03.

Saints need to get a grip of Hull to go forward. Another attempt at

:57:04.:57:11.

40-20. Not the ending Danny Houghton was hoping for. St Helens get the

:57:12.:57:21.

restart. They just need to keep the ball now, complete the set, put

:57:22.:57:25.

pressure on Hull deep in their own half, in their own 20. Matty Dawson

:57:26.:57:32.

is put down. We've got Damian Johnson with news on the touchline.

:57:33.:57:36.

The temperature at which level is 24 degrees but perhaps what the

:57:37.:57:40.

pictures don't tell you is it's quite humid, we've seen a couple of

:57:41.:57:45.

the interchanges with Kyle Amor and Alex Walmsley. Lomax! Didn't

:57:46.:57:59.

quite... Had he done so he was away. If he hits his man he's gone, he's

:58:00.:58:04.

down the sideline, Perceval. Clever play again, they create the extra

:58:05.:58:07.

man. It's the execution of the past, just watch. There is the extra man,

:58:08.:58:13.

very cleverly worked piece of play, but unfortunately the pass over the

:58:14.:58:16.

touchline. Full-time school at Dewsbury. And we

:58:17.:58:27.

have the Wigan score coming up. The quarterfinal right after the

:58:28.:58:30.

quarterfinal draw, right after this match today. Wigan 54-4 winners over

:58:31.:58:42.

Dewsbury. And there is a forum coming up after we finish as well.

:58:43.:58:48.

Connected TV and the BBC sport website. 6:30pm. You need to be on

:58:49.:58:55.

that. And the usual social media ways of getting in touch with us. If

:58:56.:59:00.

you want to put a question to Ashton, Jamie, anybody.

:59:01.:59:16.

Talanoa going to have a go from dummy half. Yeaman. Danny Houghton.

:59:17.:59:28.

Marshalling up there again. Marching their way downfield, Hull. Pryce.

:59:29.:59:37.

Quick play the ball nonetheless. Houghton has support from Shaul.

:59:38.:59:49.

Final tackle in the set coming next. Sneyd. I and spinning, someone has

:59:50.:59:54.

two claim this. Matty Dawson claims it. Well taken. Covered a lot of

:59:55.:00:04.

ground to get a bad ball. A lot of the game... Is being played inside

:00:05.:00:13.

this St Helens half. It is a tribute to Sneyd and his kicking game,

:00:14.:00:16.

couple of errors from Saints in their own half have given them the

:00:17.:00:20.

ability to stay this end of the field. Couple of crucial penalties

:00:21.:00:30.

as well. Wilkin. Greenwood. Job around the shins by Gareth Ellis.

:00:31.:00:33.

Here comes the last tackle. The kick from Walsh. Shaul is being careful.

:00:34.:00:40.

In the end, his caution was justified because it's going to be a

:00:41.:00:44.

tap on the 20. He is trying to slow it down a little bit, have a

:00:45.:00:45.

breather. I'm going to talk to you about the

:00:46.:01:10.

interchange strategy today, Brian Neville, it has to be on the list of

:01:11.:01:17.

both coaches. If you leave some Bjorn too long they become

:01:18.:01:20.

exposed... Knowing your players intimately, when they should be on

:01:21.:01:24.

and off, is a huge indicator. Both coaches... Sneyd is causing

:01:25.:01:30.

problems. Dawson just about get away. He's playing exceptionally

:01:31.:01:36.

well, Sneyd, what he's doing is running at them and drawing

:01:37.:01:42.

defenders on him, he's creating space to kick into. And the bounds

:01:43.:01:46.

of the ball has been very difficult for the St Helens back three. Walsh.

:01:47.:01:58.

The Frenchman, Fages, who's been described by Keiron Cunningham as

:01:59.:02:06.

the future scrum-half of St Helens for the next 10-15 years. He's

:02:07.:02:10.

developing his career at the moment. He's got a penalty there. Hull are

:02:11.:02:17.

defending very narrow. I think an opportunity to get on the outside.

:02:18.:02:27.

45 tackles made by Saint Helens to 38 of Hull. An extra set and a

:02:28.:02:31.

little bit more than they've had to make so far. That could be telling.

:02:32.:02:38.

Ten minutes of each half. In this set it will be more or less even,

:02:39.:02:42.

won't it? McCarthy-Scarsbrook put down. It's where they've been having

:02:43.:02:50.

the ball, that's the difference. Trying to make things happen as he

:02:51.:02:56.

often does. Often the saviour of the St Helens side. Walsh, the youngster

:02:57.:03:07.

Morgan Knowles, who is on here. On the back row. Percival. Walsh.

:03:08.:03:15.

Wilkin. McCarthy-Scarsbrook it's the line. Some good defending from

:03:16.:03:21.

Minichiello. Saints on the last play will go to the right. Fages with a

:03:22.:03:27.

kick. It's given away. A chance to go the distance there. Desperate

:03:28.:03:33.

tackle of Fages. I suspect Josh Bowden was believed to be tackled.

:03:34.:03:37.

He's thinking, thanks for the tackle. Gretchen Mapoe was relieved.

:03:38.:03:42.

He doesn't fancy going 80 yard this early in his spell. This early in

:03:43.:03:45.

his career! Hull having survived that spell of

:03:46.:03:54.

pressure are bringing themselves forward again. They were trailing,

:03:55.:03:58.

if you are joining us late. Thompson is on the field as well. Jordan

:03:59.:04:07.

Thompson. Next tackle is the last. Shaul again. Been asked to do the

:04:08.:04:11.

job with the boot and he does it again. Brought back with an element

:04:12.:04:14.

of menace here. Jack Owens on the right-hand side

:04:15.:04:25.

because Jonny Lomax is currently occupying the left wing position.

:04:26.:04:38.

Winds involved for a time. Walsh. Lama Tasi. Half an hour played.

:04:39.:04:50.

Walsh inside Fort McCarthy-Scarsbrook. It's good

:04:51.:04:55.

defending from Hull. Is carried the ball very, very well. As to snap the

:04:56.:05:03.

ball wager Tuimavave, drops it off to Peyroux. Was he being hampered?

:05:04.:05:07.

Yes, he was, penalty for St Helens, obstruction by Hull. Soft penalty,

:05:08.:05:12.

but it's the right penalty. It's the right one, clever little kick,

:05:13.:05:21.

Peyroux. They both had it. Minichiello... And Bowden, both

:05:22.:05:27.

grabbing hold. You would have thought Shaul would that anyway.

:05:28.:05:33.

Immaterial, though. -- Shaul would get that anyway. Two balls on the

:05:34.:05:38.

field. It would be an interesting concept, wouldn't it? High-scoring.

:05:39.:05:47.

Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook kicking the ball away. He's a big Millwall

:05:48.:05:53.

fan. He'll be hoping to catch the eye of a scout down in London. Roby

:05:54.:06:02.

spins it away to Walsh. Walsh Baxter Fages, Fages passes to the left

:06:03.:06:08.

wing. Owens is back. -- Walsh back to Fages.

:06:09.:06:15.

Another with a big, big future ahead of him, Morgan Knowles.

:06:16.:06:24.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook, who has bullied his way over the line! Simply

:06:25.:06:28.

wanting to get their more than the defenders wanted to stop him. Louis

:06:29.:06:35.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Has set St Helens back on course again. Created

:06:36.:06:40.

at one-on-one, didn't they? I'm trying to see who he's run over,

:06:41.:06:49.

created this one-on-one to the right-sided. He's made a big impact

:06:50.:06:52.

since being on the field. Here's the penalty. Soft penalty. And they paid

:06:53.:07:02.

for it. Watch, he holds and holds. I think it's Sneyd, isn't it? He runs

:07:03.:07:10.

around Minichiello as well. Wilkin rounded outline to isolate

:07:11.:07:16.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook one-on-one. Very good play by Jon Wilkin, very good

:07:17.:07:22.

play, holds it, hold it. One of the great characters, isn't it? Louis

:07:23.:07:27.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Lewisham born. Very much dyed in the wool cockney.

:07:28.:07:33.

They've just played the East Enders drum roll when he scored, which is a

:07:34.:07:39.

nice touch. More importantly for St Helens, back in the contest with a

:07:40.:07:46.

very much-needed try. Yes, they needed that, didn't they? They

:07:47.:07:54.

haven't been very impressive. Walsh's kick goes over. 12 points to

:07:55.:08:03.

18. Back to eight within one score game. McCarthy-Scarsbrook would

:08:04.:08:11.

understand what ate pork pie was, wasn't he? Bit of the rhyming slang.

:08:12.:08:16.

Doesn't look like he's eaten many though. Mismatched, big man on small

:08:17.:08:20.

man, smart play from Jon Wilkin. Tasi hammering it forward. How do

:08:21.:08:33.

you see this going from here Jonathan Davies? Tough to say.

:08:34.:08:38.

Saints have brought themselves back into the game.

:08:39.:08:44.

Walsh. Tasi. I do apologise, it was Vea.

:08:45.:09:00.

Pryce eventually rounds him up and put him down. It finds one more pass

:09:01.:09:06.

and they are in the clear, Saints. Well spotted, Leon Pryce. Wilkin

:09:07.:09:11.

sees a gap and runs towards it but it closes. Last play again. Walsh

:09:12.:09:18.

puts it high. Shaul saddles and self, leaps and captures safely. No

:09:19.:09:25.

pressure whatsoever on the full-backs. They'll be disappointed

:09:26.:09:28.

with that. Good field position, plenty of time... And you want to be

:09:29.:09:34.

competing for that ball on the last tackle. On Jonny Lomax watch, he is

:09:35.:09:43.

playing at left centre. He swaps around the field. I think he's

:09:44.:09:48.

defending there, as an attacker he'll feature in the pivots. They

:09:49.:09:52.

are keeping him out of the firing line of these big Hull/ variance

:09:53.:09:56.

Yeaman. -- there is Yeaman. It's not going to go. Percival has

:09:57.:10:10.

to deal with it. Hicks it up, snaps it back and runs it quickly towards

:10:11.:10:17.

that chasing Hull line. Five minutes of the half remaining. Roby.

:10:18.:10:28.

Walsh. Vea, a real threat. Running back towards the centre. Dealt with

:10:29.:10:55.

well enough. Five tackles gone. Wilkin puts it high in the air.

:10:56.:11:00.

Shaul... On his backside when he catches it but he'll be happy the

:11:01.:11:04.

ball is safely caught. Keeping hold of the ball now more, St Helens.

:11:05.:11:12.

Does well to keep the ball alive. Hull looking to create a bit of

:11:13.:11:14.

havoc year with Sneyd. Quick snap up from dummy half. That

:11:15.:11:27.

is good from Naughton. Curtis Naughton... Nearly lost that. Get it

:11:28.:11:35.

away to Danny Houghton. Houghton throws the dummy. Holding off Tasi

:11:36.:11:37.

and then finds support. The on what's drops it on the

:11:38.:11:49.

inside. A crashing run from Minichiello. Here comes the six.

:11:50.:11:56.

Jamie Shaul I think is confident he can get over there. -- Jamie Shaw.

:11:57.:12:13.

The referee wants absolute confirmation. A gain, great play by

:12:14.:12:20.

Hull. Minichiello gets out of that tackle. Here is the finish. Great

:12:21.:12:24.

play from half-back and that is a try. So that is a try? One look

:12:25.:12:32.

required by the video referee and the try is confirmed. And Hull, just

:12:33.:12:39.

before the break, put themselves back in that comfort zone. Yes, they

:12:40.:12:45.

look very impressive on the attack, Hull. Very organised. It is a good

:12:46.:12:52.

run but again, Houghton was there at the start of it. The support play

:12:53.:12:56.

was good and this guy finished it. This is the final act of the drive.

:12:57.:13:01.

Quick play of the ball, defenders all over the place. That is a very

:13:02.:13:07.

good finish. But again, the half from Danny Houghton. Was that St

:13:08.:13:13.

Helens defends that switched off there? Well, it is difficult,

:13:14.:13:19.

because they have come 50 metres, they have kept the ball alive, you

:13:20.:13:26.

know, they were scrambling back, quick play on the ball. It is a guy

:13:27.:13:32.

at half-backs, and easy finish for him. You can't really blame the

:13:33.:13:38.

defenders. 10th try of the season for Jamie Shaw.

:13:39.:13:47.

Marks the looking to add to his tally again. Not being rude as he

:13:48.:13:52.

turns his back on the ball. They hit back straightaway, didn't

:13:53.:14:06.

they?. Hooks it over, four out of four. The roar of "Need" again. And

:14:07.:14:22.

24-12 daily. -- "Sneyd". One ad market, that is where he spotted.

:14:23.:14:28.

Because of the pace of the play -- one at marker. Doubly hard for James

:14:29.:14:35.

Roby's point of view because that is the sort of thing he does on a

:14:36.:14:39.

regular basis to other teams. You can just to see how influential the

:14:40.:14:44.

Hull pack is because Houghton has played a bigger part in this game so

:14:45.:14:46.

far than a Roby. Jordan Thompson, taken high, was he?

:14:47.:15:02.

Referee is happy it was a fair tackle from Roby and Hull continue

:15:03.:15:07.

to roll forward. Minichiello throws it left and suddenly there is an

:15:08.:15:11.

opportunity for Talanoa to hit a bit of space. Good tackle. Walmsley came

:15:12.:15:17.

across and I think he has hit his own man. Hull continue moving

:15:18.:15:24.

towards this St Helens line with a sense of inevitability at the

:15:25.:15:28.

moment. Saints are hanging on. Drop goal. Marc Sneyd is going to put the

:15:29.:15:36.

one pointer over. The drop goal king for this season, one of those was a

:15:37.:15:40.

winner against St Helens in the Super League and in the Challenge

:15:41.:15:46.

Cup, he has just given his side a three Shkolina on the cusp of

:15:47.:15:51.

half-time. Decision-making has been spot on -- a three score lead.

:15:52.:16:00.

Horton and Marc Sneyd controlling things -- Houghton. Deservedly in

:16:01.:16:12.

front. The Saints will have a real tough ask in the second half, they

:16:13.:16:16.

have really got to pick their game up at the moment, they are finding

:16:17.:16:22.

it really difficult. You get the feeling that they won't want the

:16:23.:16:26.

restart. There was they who turn. They didn't want to restart, they

:16:27.:16:32.

just wanted to run the clock that -- there was the hooter. Let's go down

:16:33.:16:38.

to Damien Johnson, who is with Leon Pryce.

:16:39.:16:40.

Are you good value of the lead at half-time? I think so but it is

:16:41.:16:45.

really tough out there in these conditions, so whoever controls the

:16:46.:16:50.

ball has a good chance of winning. Should you be further ahead? It is

:16:51.:16:53.

just about right, I would say but I would like to be ahead. Jon Wilkin

:16:54.:17:02.

is with us, much done to the -- to be done in the second half. We would

:17:03.:17:07.

like the ball. It feels like Hull have had 90% of possession and we

:17:08.:17:12.

have got to get back onto it quick. Well, that pretty much summed it up

:17:13.:17:17.

from Jon Wilkin, Jamie? He has got it dead right. In this weather,

:17:18.:17:21.

cheap possession are given away, cheap errors and the Saints are on

:17:22.:17:29.

the back foot. They have played exceptionally well, Hull, they have

:17:30.:17:33.

played the conditions. When you look at the stats, what springs out,

:17:34.:17:39.

Ashton? The fact that Hull have only made a two errors in the whole of

:17:40.:17:42.

the first half. Talk about completion and the kicking game,

:17:43.:17:47.

Marc Sneyd's kicking has been sensational. When you can play at

:17:48.:17:52.

89%, you will always be there or thereabouts and Hull SER right up

:17:53.:18:00.

there. Anything else from that lot? St Helens are completing 80%, they

:18:01.:18:04.

had done OK but Hull have been sensational, played the conditions

:18:05.:18:10.

fantastically. I think the stats are reflecting what we all seeing. I

:18:11.:18:13.

think the viewers should understand that would then having so much ball

:18:14.:18:18.

and so much energy, Hull, are winning the ground in the middle, we

:18:19.:18:22.

have seen tries, we have seen Houghton run at them and marching

:18:23.:18:28.

down the field, Talanoa and Funoa, Saints had to get a bit of a

:18:29.:18:33.

position. Houghton is doing a bit of a Roby on Roby. It started so

:18:34.:18:40.

differently, you saw the opening try and you thought it could be Saint'

:18:41.:18:47.

day. Yes, this first try by Perceval was just I want to score a try more

:18:48.:18:52.

than you want to tackle me, a simple missed tackle. A great kick by Walsh

:18:53.:18:57.

to get a repeat set, repeat sets are gold, but as you alluded to Ashton,

:18:58.:19:04.

I thought double pump from Lomax. Then you have to make the tackle. If

:19:05.:19:07.

you want to win the Challenge Cup, you have to make these tackles.

:19:08.:19:11.

Percival wants to score more than they want to tackle him. They will

:19:12.:19:15.

be a bit embarrassed because they should make that stop in a game of

:19:16.:19:19.

this multitude. When you saw that, did you think break academic Hull

:19:20.:19:27.

are not on this? You would think so, but it has been a theme, it has been

:19:28.:19:31.

too easy to score tries. I am worried that every time Hull get to

:19:32.:19:35.

the St Helens area, they will score. The next two came from penalties and

:19:36.:19:40.

early on, they were killing the penalty count. Yes, they were

:19:41.:19:45.

deserved and I said, repeat sets of golf. It is not like when you have

:19:46.:19:56.

to do -- repeat sets are gold. It is too wide here, four on four, but

:19:57.:20:00.

Greenwood needs to be tighter. Leon Pryce has seen the gap and great

:20:01.:20:08.

play. Great rugby instincts from Houghton, backing up through the

:20:09.:20:12.

middle. We spoke about Leon Pryce and if he gets one-on-one, he is

:20:13.:20:19.

going to go through the middle. Another place of field position for

:20:20.:20:23.

Hull and this again, it is determination. If you want to get

:20:24.:20:27.

through to the next round, make those tackles. When a coach looks of

:20:28.:20:31.

those reviews, there will be some fingers pointed. They were pointing

:20:32.:20:35.

fingers at each other, Saints, did you see their heads dropping a

:20:36.:20:39.

little bit? It really is difficult in this kind of weather without the

:20:40.:20:42.

ball, you need to play with the ball and Hull have been exceptional.

:20:43.:20:47.

Especially at the try line, there were four Saints players around him

:20:48.:20:52.

and Taylor wanted it more. Mach speed has been fantastic. His

:20:53.:20:56.

kicking game has really come to the fore -- Marc Sneyd. We are going to

:20:57.:21:02.

see the 40/20. Splits the winger and the full-back, managed to get his

:21:03.:21:11.

winger is the best chasing possibility. I think he gets them

:21:12.:21:16.

some more field position. And on the back of that vigorous verse in

:21:17.:21:20.

attack... This is the 40/20, he has nailed it, it is a 3010, never mind

:21:21.:21:26.

40/20. And that has given them all feel position -- more field

:21:27.:21:34.

position. It looks like they are walking, two Saints defenders trying

:21:35.:21:38.

to stop the play and just walking for Gareth Ellis. Beautiful outside

:21:39.:21:44.

line by Ellis, sucked him in and beat him on the outside shoulder.

:21:45.:21:48.

The fingers as well, when you don't have the ball, you get fatigued and

:21:49.:21:51.

you make poor decisions under pressure. Saints have been guilty of

:21:52.:21:54.

that when they are defending their own try line. They did finally get a

:21:55.:22:01.

little bit of possession, St Helens. How do you think the introduction of

:22:02.:22:04.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook has changed things? I think he has been good, he

:22:05.:22:09.

has picked things up really hard. Get his due reward, outside

:22:10.:22:13.

Minichiello Jon Wilkin and a beautiful tip on. Sneyd had to stop

:22:14.:22:20.

a locomotive. It is a mismatch, he carry some impact

:22:21.:22:25.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Jon Wilkin is a smart player. I think that

:22:26.:22:29.

meant something, he was happy about that try. When you are a substitute,

:22:30.:22:33.

you have to come on and make a difference and all of the subs, he

:22:34.:22:36.

has made the biggest difference for either side. And then there was

:22:37.:22:43.

speed, Hull seems to be playing the game a little quicker. Yes, the

:22:44.:22:47.

weight of possession allows them to play the ball more quickly. It is a

:22:48.:22:52.

great kick but it is a great take and he is up and running, he has

:22:53.:22:56.

great speed, greater awareness and great agility. So what has been the

:22:57.:23:03.

key, the difference, as they move the ball up the pitch? It is simple,

:23:04.:23:07.

you have people injecting themselves into the line, backing each other up

:23:08.:23:12.

and they create an opportunity out of nothing. Look at the Saints

:23:13.:23:16.

defence, it is hard in this weather and it is another guy on the fly and

:23:17.:23:19.

Minichiello comes like a steam train, he smacks for people. Look at

:23:20.:23:25.

the speed of the play of the ball. I am confident Jamie sure won't score

:23:26.:23:34.

an easier try. -- Jamie Shaw. Some of the Saints players are still

:23:35.:23:38.

looking the other way when he scores. We talked about Mark -- Leon

:23:39.:23:46.

Pryce but how much does it help Marc Sneyd concentrate on the kicking? He

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has been the best player out there in the first car. Kicking, taking on

:23:53.:23:55.

the line, everything he has done has been tremendous. And having Leon on

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the right-hand side gives Saints something to think about. We spoke

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before the game about whoever kicks best will win the game and he is

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winning the competition without doubt. Are you surprised? We have so

:24:12.:24:17.

many kickers on the St Helens team and we haven't really seen them

:24:18.:24:21.

apart from the opening try. You have to step up in big games and if you

:24:22.:24:25.

want to win the Challenge Cup, players have to play exceptional and

:24:26.:24:29.

Mark speed has been exceptional. So will Lee Radford just be telling

:24:30.:24:32.

them, keep on doing what you are doing? Why not? I mean people like

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Taylor, hard to stop, scoring a try from a break-out one-on-one and

:24:41.:24:46.

Houghton is so smart, they just go boom like a cannon and they are on

:24:47.:24:50.

the charge. Saints' biggest challenges controlling the rock and

:24:51.:24:58.

getting feel position. I am sure we will see a different feel to it, we

:24:59.:25:03.

have seen ice packs, but the energy levels will be no after that half.

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If they go out and compete set for said, they will not win, they have

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to go out and chance their arm and make Hull make a few tackles in the

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set of six, off-load the ball and get the quick meant on the ball.

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That is what they did in the first two sets, Kyle Amor and Walmsley

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were passing with each other and they did score the try. They could

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do some more of that. Let's take a bit of a breath because it has been

:25:32.:25:34.

fast and frenetic, wonderful opportunity for you to be part of

:25:35.:25:38.

the Challenge Cup final because we paired up with songs of praise to

:25:39.:25:43.

try to find a fans' choir to sing abide with me ahead of the Challenge

:25:44.:25:47.

Cup final. He is Aled Jones to explain more. The Challenge Cup is

:25:48.:26:01.

rugby league's most historic and prestigious competition. Each final

:26:02.:26:04.

since 1929 has been preceded by abide with me. This year, once

:26:05.:26:10.

again, fans will gather at Wembley to watch the final two teams battle

:26:11.:26:15.

it out for this, the Challenge Cup and you could be on the pitch before

:26:16.:26:18.

kick-off helping to lead 80,000 voices in the song. We are looking

:26:19.:26:24.

for 32 super supporters to form our choir. It is a fantastic opportunity

:26:25.:26:29.

to raise the curtain of an historic sporting event. Someone who knows

:26:30.:26:35.

what it feels like to hear the him resound around Wembley is Jamie

:26:36.:26:38.

Jones-Buchanan. I have played in the challenge the cup final for five

:26:39.:26:43.

times and -- Challenge Cup final for five times and the novelty has never

:26:44.:26:47.

worn off. You walk out and it is almost like the Colosseum, it is

:26:48.:26:50.

almost red-hot, like walking into an oven. I don't know if you are on the

:26:51.:26:55.

pitch when Abide With Me is sung, but you can hear it. What impact

:26:56.:27:00.

does it have? It is massive. The words in there, written by a guy

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looking towards God in his final days and weeks and the song itself

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gets to the core of who and what we are as human beings. I am very

:27:11.:27:15.

privilege, you have agreed to be a judge. What are you looking for? I

:27:16.:27:19.

will do my best, I am looking for some enthusiasm and passion, people

:27:20.:27:26.

who are there week in and week out. If you are a rugby league super fan

:27:27.:27:29.

who goes above and beyond the team you love or would like to nominate

:27:30.:27:32.

someone you think fits the bill, we would love to hear from you. The

:27:33.:27:36.

competition is open now and will remain open until June 12 and anyone

:27:37.:27:42.

can male or female. We will be announcing the winners by June the

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26th. To get your entry form and for full terms and conditions, go to the

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BBC website, Songs of Praise. We should stress, you don't have to be

:27:53.:27:57.

able to sing as well as the wonderful Lizzie Jones. We are after

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your stories, we are after you and your tales to be part of that

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wonderful choir. Well, there have been three other games going on

:28:07.:28:09.

today and we shall bring you up-to-date with who will be in the

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quarterfinal draw later on, which will be after this game, as the

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teams prepare to come out for the second half here. We have had three

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other results and they have all gone the way of the Super League teams.

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Wakefield beating Toulouse, young Tom Johnston getting another four

:28:30.:28:34.

tries in that one. Wigan ran in ten tries, beating Dewsbury 54-4 and it

:28:35.:28:40.

was 18-18 in the build-up to this game between Halifax and Widnes but

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Widnes have won it. It is 12-25 here, six tries so far. What will

:28:46.:28:52.

the second half bring for us? Brian Noble has hotfooted it back to the

:28:53.:28:56.

commentary box. We are getting our money's word from him today,

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alongside Jonathan Davies and Dave Woods.

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Just as an aside on those results today, that is not a bad result for

:29:05.:29:09.

Toulouse, 40-22 and if you don't know, Toulouse are actually in

:29:10.:29:14.

league one, three divisions down, the third tier of rugby league. Just

:29:15.:29:18.

coming into the competition this year, they have big aspirations.

:29:19.:29:22.

They beat a championship team in the last round. So that is not a bad

:29:23.:29:26.

effort for them but inevitably going down against a Super League team in

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the end. One French team in the hat, or the big bowl, Catalan.

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Warrington, Castleford, Widnes, and either St Helens or Hull. They have

:29:44.:29:51.

not won here since 1926. But at the start of the second half, you would

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make Hull favourites, would you? make Hull favourites?

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They did everything well, looked comfortable, well organised, good

:30:03.:30:08.

kicking game. If they can do the same in the second half I agree with

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Jamie. It's up to Saint Helens to make the game and chase it. At the

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moment Hull looking comfortable. They are playing the ball to quickly

:30:19.:30:22.

and unless Saints come to terms with that, Hull are in the box seat. We

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talked about hookers before the match, look at St Helens. Hull 17.

:30:29.:30:35.

Isn't it a reflection of how one top Hull have been. It says it all.

:30:36.:30:42.

They've made the yard so easy. Look where they are taking the ball back

:30:43.:30:46.

from, a yard from their own try line. Percival looking to clear

:30:47.:30:53.

their lines. The fellas have been making Danny dummy half runs. Roby

:30:54.:30:58.

has only made three. That is as soft penalty, a coach

:30:59.:31:06.

killer. Lee Radford will be blowing up because that is a soft penalty.

:31:07.:31:10.

They've done the job. He doesn't need to do that. All the hard work

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is done. And then your winger flops. Second effort has given Saint Helens

:31:20.:31:23.

a second chance to relieve their lines here. Taken in by Walmsley. I

:31:24.:31:31.

wonder what the coaches have been saying at half-time. Damian Johnson?

:31:32.:31:36.

Keiron Cunningham said to St Helens, we need to improve at the ruck...

:31:37.:31:43.

Hang on, we might have a try here for Fetuli Talanoa. I reckon it was

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a knock-on. It was from Saints. Might have been a second not, as

:31:51.:31:56.

well. That year from the video referee. I have a try. Saints have

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knocked into the Hull man, his chest, going forwards. Make sure

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there is no knock by Hull please. Looking for a knock-on. From Hull

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FC. Without lost, that's a knock-on. Where does it hit? It looks like it

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hits the hand of the Hull man. Then I have another look at but one? It

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comes out of the St Helens man's hands, the first knock-on by Saint

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Helens. Play this one on. Keep going, keep going. That is a

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knock-on from Hull, no try, but a first offence by St Helens. Scrum

:32:58.:33:03.

down. Hull head and ball on the 40. Good call, T M O. No try. You might

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have seen in the background a rather serious looking Damian Johnson. Who

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we were interrupting. Let's try again, the messages from the

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coaches. That's right, there was a camera in the way of my view, didn't

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know what was going on. Keiron Cunningham said massive improvement

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needed at ruck. No rhythm, we need to improve our kicking game. The

:33:32.:33:36.

message from Lee Radford for Hull, the accent will be on defence in the

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second half, look to control the inside, keep up the momentum and

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play quick from dummy half. A lucky break I think. If they scored

:33:47.:33:52.

their... No arguments with the decision. No. Hull aren't too

:33:53.:33:57.

concerned because they have possession again here. They retained

:33:58.:34:03.

this grip on the game. Thompson, who is getting through some work.

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Talanoa finished it. Going back to what Jamie said at half-time, the

:34:13.:34:17.

enthusiasm to get back... Talanoa has another chance here. Across to

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make a very good tackle. Hull fans think he's got there, but a long way

:34:24.:34:28.

away. Minichiello... They were all cheering. Bowden is put down. Danny

:34:29.:34:36.

Houghton. Thompson was there but it is passed to Sneyd. Pryce with a

:34:37.:34:42.

loose ball. Collected safely. No touch for the St Helens players. So

:34:43.:34:48.

this will be the last play in this set. Sneyd sends it steeping. Lomax

:34:49.:34:55.

underneath it. He's in the in-goal area when he catches that, so it's

:34:56.:34:59.

back on the 20 metre mark where the attack will take place. They've

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looked very comfortable in attack, they'll be disappointed the ball has

:35:05.:35:06.

gone to ground there, missed opportunity. Credit to Saints,

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they've scrambled really hard for the defensive set, it should give

:35:12.:35:14.

them the lift they need. And carries like that. A great tackle, Jonny

:35:15.:35:22.

Lomax. An Talanoa, lined him up, showed him the touchline, not going

:35:23.:35:27.

to cut inside him. Click away. Luke Walsh with the runaway. Support on

:35:28.:35:31.

this right-hand side if he needs it. He might not. He's going all the way

:35:32.:35:37.

himself. Delightful, delightful play from Luke Walsh, the scrum-half, to

:35:38.:35:45.

score. Unpicking the seam of the Hull defence, finding a way to put

:35:46.:35:50.

St Helens back in the contest. Brilliant, brilliant strike, you

:35:51.:35:53.

need someone to come up and then make an impact on the game. Good

:35:54.:36:00.

defence, good communication by Hull. It had to be a finish and that's the

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brilliant try. Here's the tackle on Lomax. Great scramble defence.

:36:04.:36:10.

They've got this try of the back of defending that set of six, getting

:36:11.:36:15.

the 20 metre reach. Just had his feet planted. 20 metre restart, the

:36:16.:36:24.

carry from Vea gets them an off-load. Walsh into the backfield,

:36:25.:36:30.

free on two. Push hard on Dawson. -- three on two. A good off-load. He

:36:31.:36:40.

had it all to do. Looks around, ball in two Handsworth rose the dummy.

:36:41.:36:48.

Very good try. Saints needed that. That's on the back of their hard

:36:49.:36:52.

efforts defensively. They were scrambling. They might have gone

:36:53.:36:55.

four scores down, now they are back in the game with two. Could so

:36:56.:37:02.

easily have been almost out of the competition in the last five minutes

:37:03.:37:05.

with the defending, the moment they had in defence. Right back in the

:37:06.:37:12.

contest thanks to this fella. Luke Walsh's try, if he can add the kick

:37:13.:37:17.

here, he sweeps it well enough. Super strike from the touchline from

:37:18.:37:23.

Luke Walsh. 18-25. Suddenly, the gap doesn't seem quite as daunting for

:37:24.:37:30.

those St Helens fans. No, as Brian said, you are under the cosh and the

:37:31.:37:33.

off-load is crucial. Creates the opportunity. Get away from Sneyd.

:37:34.:37:40.

Unfortunately, doesn't get the yardage back. Brilliant finish. So,

:37:41.:37:49.

six minutes of the second half played. Suddenly Saints back within

:37:50.:37:54.

a couple of scores of taking the lead back from themselves. Hull

:37:55.:38:04.

realising it isn't job done yet. He's made an impact, hasn't he? Big

:38:05.:38:11.

impact. He was once upon a time a Hull player, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, he

:38:12.:38:17.

was in the Hull Academy ten years ago, didn't cut the mustard, so went

:38:18.:38:21.

back to London and came through the ranks before moving to and a micro

:38:22.:38:28.

in 2011. -- before moving to St Helens in 2011. Walsh puts it high.

:38:29.:38:36.

Shaul with the sun in his eyes and the hooves pounding towards him.

:38:37.:38:42.

Takes a very safe catch. Little bit of role reversal from the first

:38:43.:38:45.

half, Saints starting to get into the game and have an opportunity.

:38:46.:38:50.

Looking really hungry to knock the Hull players around a little bit.

:38:51.:38:53.

They've just got momentum on their side. Penalty. Good call. Didn't let

:38:54.:39:07.

go quick enough. They've scored from two penalties in the first half,

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Hull, gives them field position. I'll explain that, Brian Noble, in a

:39:12.:39:15.

tackle like that if the referee decided the defensive when, they

:39:16.:39:18.

have the rights to hang on longer. He says it was the attacker's win,

:39:19.:39:22.

so the defender had to get off quicker. You were supposed to

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explain it. I did it. I do apologise.

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I think their line speed is a lot better in the second of, they

:39:44.:39:47.

realise they can't give the space to the Hull players to carry. Now they

:39:48.:39:53.

are closing them down quicker. Taylor. A pass away to Ellis.

:39:54.:39:59.

They've put a lid on to make an impact. A rattle of ribs between

:40:00.:40:10.

Taylor and Walmsley. Walmsley came off second best. He's carried the

:40:11.:40:13.

ball really well, Scott Taylor, today. Pryce. The dummy shown. Not

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brought by Fages. Scruffy, scruffy attempt by Naughton. Knock-on

:40:27.:40:32.

attempt. I'm not sure it's the right call. It's just another little

:40:33.:40:36.

moment, everything going the way of Hull and suddenly there is this

:40:37.:40:41.

collection of moments starting to take the game the way of St Helens.

:40:42.:40:52.

Curtis Naughton rolling on the ground. Is there a knock-on prior to

:40:53.:41:00.

that? Whereas old faithful was the abdomen the first half, when the

:41:01.:41:04.

Saints, itching in is the strain at the moment. Warrington Castleford,

:41:05.:41:13.

Huddersfield, Catalan, Widnes, Huddersfield, Wakefield, in the hat

:41:14.:41:19.

for the quarterfinal draw. Saint Helens and Hull battling to take the

:41:20.:41:22.

final place in the draw right after this game. Get in touch with us for

:41:23.:41:26.

the forum coming up. Vea, here and Greenwood where the

:41:27.:41:43.

second rowers in the early part of last season's campaign. Vea spilling

:41:44.:41:46.

possession. Taylor, good footwork. Let the ball go through his hands,

:41:47.:42:08.

Shaul, and a knock-on. Not as assured as they were in the first

:42:09.:42:12.

half. A little look to see who was coming in. I think it was Dawson

:42:13.:42:16.

steaming in. He had a little look, created the overlap. Is that a

:42:17.:42:27.

knock-on? Yes, because the referee said it was.

:42:28.:42:42.

Dominique Peyroux, representing the Cook Islands in the World Cup 2013.

:42:43.:42:50.

He has a bit of French in his background. An eclectic mix of rugby

:42:51.:42:59.

league nations in his blood. This is a thunderous one forward from

:43:00.:43:02.

Wilkin, trying to put his side on the front foot. He's really set an

:43:03.:43:07.

example this half. He said the line as hard as he possibly can. I think

:43:08.:43:13.

he's a ball-handler in the first half, now a ball carrier in the

:43:14.:43:15.

second, Jon Wilkin. Charging the line. Morgan Knowles. Last tackle

:43:16.:43:26.

coming up. Theo Fages tries to threaded through committing the

:43:27.:43:33.

thigh of Pryce. In Accra offside anyway. In front of the kicker. He

:43:34.:43:34.

went across the field a little bit. Less than three metres for the Hull

:43:35.:43:46.

team. Danny Houghton to Sneyd to Houghton.

:43:47.:44:03.

That is Jordan Thompson. He lets some of the bigger guys come

:44:04.:44:26.

in and help him out to make sure the run is stopped completely.

:44:27.:44:36.

Washbrook's pass a way. Talanoa here's Ellis. Pushing. Urging his

:44:37.:44:46.

side closer. Two tackles to go. They've got them one-on-one. Curtis

:44:47.:44:53.

Naughton will score! He's making a habit of that against St Helens. Try

:44:54.:44:59.

scoring debut against Saints in April last year. He's scored against

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them again in April this year. And now he's done the same trick in the

:45:04.:45:11.

Challenge Cup today. Good play. They know what they are doing. On the

:45:12.:45:16.

short side. Comes around the back, lovely cut out pass. This is a

:45:17.:45:22.

penalty. Fages doesn't roll away. Trips over, very clumsy. This is the

:45:23.:45:30.

finish. Again, it's like the isolation of the winger. You attack

:45:31.:45:41.

a beaten defender. He scored in two mind again, Fages. Do I go in, stay

:45:42.:45:46.

out? All you have to do is ask the question. The only trickery in it,

:45:47.:45:52.

Sneyd comes one to from one side of the ruck, creating the extra number,

:45:53.:45:56.

bamboozling Saints. They should readjust better than they are doing.

:45:57.:46:09.

They should. 29-18. Look at McCarthy-Scarsbrook. A bit of

:46:10.:46:17.

passion there, isn't there? Look to the heavens as he turns away with

:46:18.:46:21.

some passionate anger from his team-mates. This is his toughest

:46:22.:46:29.

kicks so far. It's a big kick. My maths tells me it's a two score lead

:46:30.:46:34.

at the moment but if he kicks this it becomes a three score lead.

:46:35.:46:40.

Thumbs up from headmaster Mr Noble. You had trouble with your maths

:46:41.:46:46.

yesterday, didn't you? You have to work on your geography, don't you?

:46:47.:46:51.

We've both got challengers. Having turned up at the wrong ground on

:46:52.:46:56.

Friday night. He's put it wide. He's put it wide. It remains a two score

:46:57.:47:06.

lead at 29-18. It's a great game, fair play, I have to say.

:47:07.:47:14.

It ain't over yet. There is a long way to go. Kieron Cunningham, with

:47:15.:47:24.

Sean Long at his side. They were pretty decent as players, weren't

:47:25.:47:27.

they. And Lee Radford as coach of Hull. If you were picking the team

:47:28.:47:34.

from the Super League over the last 21 years, those three would be

:47:35.:47:39.

there, they would be pretty close to making that line-up.

:47:40.:47:44.

There is Lee Radford. 12 finals were Bradford, lost one as well. He was

:47:45.:47:58.

involved in a final as a Hull player as well -- won two finals with

:47:59.:48:02.

Bradford. Sneyd with the kick and chase and

:48:03.:48:09.

off they go. Roby picks up, trying to take

:48:10.:48:34.

advantage of the quick play of the ball.

:48:35.:48:43.

The last tackle is the next. Micro:bit up goes the kick of Walsh.

:48:44.:48:56.

Never let it bounce. McCarthy-Scarsbrook's off-load,

:48:57.:48:58.

though, was a gamble that hasn't played off. -- paid off. Just get

:48:59.:49:09.

under it, just catch it. I think fitness will be a telling factor in

:49:10.:49:13.

this game. Forwards starting to walk, the backs have to help them

:49:14.:49:18.

out and there is a long way to go. Grade carried by Ellis, carrying

:49:19.:49:22.

three Saints players. Minichiello trying to spin away,

:49:23.:49:35.

caught high. Penalty right in front of the sticks. They have to go the

:49:36.:49:39.

goal here, don't they? Yes. It was high from Wilkin. Minichiello

:49:40.:49:58.

not happy. Chance for everybody to get a bit of

:49:59.:50:14.

fluids on board, it is one of those humid days. You can see the sunshine

:50:15.:50:17.

but you can't feel the humidity if you are sat watching at home.

:50:18.:50:26.

Quite a day so far, 11th kicks, four tackles. Not a top tackler for any

:50:27.:50:34.

stretch of the imaginations. Points scored. Kerb -- nine points scored.

:50:35.:51:00.

The noises coming from those Hull fans at the far end as they watch

:51:01.:51:08.

Marc Sneyd add another two, that takes it now to a three score game.

:51:09.:51:13.

They are enjoying their afternoon in the sunshine as they take another

:51:14.:51:16.

step towards a quarterfinal place. Having said that, there are still 20

:51:17.:51:35.

minutes left of play. Yes, that is what I was saying. St Helens have

:51:36.:51:42.

worked their way back into this game at times before. They have to go

:51:43.:51:47.

back to the well now and find some way of finding some inspiration.

:51:48.:51:52.

They are winning the collision again, Hull. Once they collide, the

:51:53.:51:59.

next yard again, they make that extra couple of yards, get on the

:52:00.:52:03.

front foot. Two guys on the ground again. Tackle four finds them on the

:52:04.:52:09.

halfway line. Sneyd going high and short this

:52:10.:52:26.

time. And again, it is allowed to bounce, so anything could happen. I

:52:27.:52:32.

don't think he wanted it to go high and short, I think he was trying to

:52:33.:52:38.

spiral one up and give a challenge to Owens.

:52:39.:52:44.

Second-half possession again, that for me is going to be a factor in

:52:45.:52:47.

the closing minutes. Percival has got a touch of class

:52:48.:52:52.

about him. Can't quite get his legs free Vea. A

:52:53.:53:13.

bulldozing effort from the Interchange player. But they haven't

:53:14.:53:18.

made a lot of yardage. That is spiralling one, a good kick from

:53:19.:53:23.

Wilkin. But the bounce is kind to Hull and they are happy, in the

:53:24.:53:26.

shape of Naughton, to have the ball again.

:53:27.:53:36.

He is a handful, Talanoa. He is off again. A couple of lazy defenders

:53:37.:53:52.

there. Too easy, that. To be generous, tiring defenders. There

:53:53.:53:58.

are 20 minutes left! It is a hot day, though, as we keep saying and

:53:59.:54:00.

they have had a lot of work to do. Should be an easy one and is, but

:54:01.:54:17.

look at where the kick came down, beautifully judged. Saints have to

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start right on their own line. Look at the difference in the speed

:54:23.:54:32.

of the play of the ball. Slowing everything down, three in the

:54:33.:54:39.

tackle, peel off, really slow, really controlling the tackle area.

:54:40.:54:52.

They all thought it had been given to McCarthy-Scarsbrook, it hadn't,

:54:53.:54:56.

so it is a knock-on. They need a couple of players to

:54:57.:55:10.

really lift the tempo, the St Helens side. At the moment, they look flat,

:55:11.:55:14.

they look tired, they looked lethargic and they look unbeaten

:55:15.:55:19.

side. You know, you never write off... Now there is a bit of

:55:20.:55:23.

backchat, that is not what you want. Percival has said something out of

:55:24.:55:33.

turn. That is not great from Saints, at times like this, you want

:55:34.:55:37.

somebody to metaphorically roll their sleeves up and give you a

:55:38.:55:41.

lift, smash to the line, find a great carry, but they look a bit

:55:42.:55:49.

short of ideas at the moment. This isn't going to help their cause,

:55:50.:55:53.

another set defending, training your energy levels.

:55:54.:55:57.

The ball away to how to gain. That is how close he is, you can see the

:55:58.:56:16.

line. Another try here would surely win the game. Put down, but close.

:56:17.:56:25.

Sneyd is a marked man. Walsh came out so he lets it go. Off-loads to

:56:26.:56:32.

Leon Pryce. Dances away from Walsh, runs a full circle, where his ego?

:56:33.:56:37.

Doing the hokey Cokie. Left leg in, right leg in. -- where is he going.

:56:38.:56:52.

They need someone to snap in two Sneyd's place for the kick. It comes

:56:53.:57:01.

back off our St Helens player. Sneyd gets a kick away under duress. Our

:57:02.:57:10.

plan taken by Talanoa and off to Yeaman, and Hull have a try that

:57:11.:57:16.

might just win then the game. It is a long way back the St Helens. They

:57:17.:57:20.

have come a long way today and they are delighted. It was a great

:57:21.:57:27.

manufactured kick from Sneyd. Gave his outside run absolutely every

:57:28.:57:33.

chance. Talanoa leapt into the air, Yeaman, all he had to do was wait

:57:34.:57:37.

for the trimmings, whatever is left over. Talanoa wasn't going to be

:57:38.:57:44.

beaten. To onto, out jumped the Saints defender, got the ball away

:57:45.:57:47.

and paid the price for the penalty from Mark Percival. Couldn't keep

:57:48.:57:53.

his mouth shut there so the referee pings him, which he has every right

:57:54.:57:58.

to do. They seemed to have closed it down, Saints. Sneyd just clicks the

:57:59.:58:03.

ball up to the corner. Talanoa, great catch and a great off-load.

:58:04.:58:09.

They are just making things happen. A bit of luck there, the ball comes

:58:10.:58:15.

back but then he is upon his and realises, right. He could have taken

:58:16.:58:20.

a tackle and gone down, but no, bang it in the air. He has been doing

:58:21.:58:24.

this all season, lovely off-load, and it deserved it. The song is Old

:58:25.:58:35.

Faithful, Yeaman is very much an old faithful in that Hull side, he has

:58:36.:58:46.

helped to make that Challenge Cup run today, and major step towards

:58:47.:58:53.

Wembley. They love him and he loves them.

:58:54.:58:57.

And do they feel the game has gone here or can St Helens summon up the

:58:58.:59:08.

energy, stiffen the sinews? It is a great word, energy, they just don't

:59:09.:59:11.

seem to have any, they looked lethargic and that is on the back of

:59:12.:59:16.

what Hull have done to them. They have been off the ground quickly and

:59:17.:59:18.

when they haven't handled it, they have given away a penalty after

:59:19.:59:26.

their own responses. That is why it has been a tough day. Inside the

:59:27.:59:37.

posts, so 37-18, Hull have the lead. Well, 37 points, at home, it is not

:59:38.:59:42.

very often it happens at St Helens. Short kick off, St Helens try to get

:59:43.:59:58.

it back and it has gone too short, within the ten, penalty for Hull.

:59:59.:00:04.

Shocking, there are 14 minutes to go, they are panicking. I understand

:00:05.:00:11.

the short kick, but understand the rules. Let it bounce, it might still

:00:12.:00:23.

go the other side of the line. The third time they have conceded more

:00:24.:00:29.

than 37 points. The way this is going, it could be more, because

:00:30.:00:32.

there is only one side in this at the moment.

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A reminder that the draw is coming up, as soon as we finish here. The

:00:40.:00:50.

draw for the quarterfinal draw. Warrington, Wakefield, Catalan,

:00:51.:00:58.

Widnes, Castleford and it looks like Hull. Sand halos don't need to

:00:59.:01:04.

concede any more. He is held up a yard away. Houghton into the in-goal

:01:05.:01:11.

area? Is it dead? It is a drop back underneath the sticks. They look

:01:12.:01:17.

unbeaten team, don't they, the Saints? Well will the spark come

:01:18.:01:23.

from? How well has Minichiello done, a lot of the talk being where is

:01:24.:01:32.

Frank Prichard and Sika Manu? Wait until those to come back! Very

:01:33.:01:36.

unlucky then, a little bit too much on the kick, Minichiello is in the

:01:37.:01:44.

hole. If he was 12 foot six, he might have got a hand to that. You

:01:45.:01:53.

are funny today, Dave. About 12 minutes, just over, to play.

:01:54.:02:31.

Still a little bit too deep, Shaul. Didn't engage in the defensive line.

:02:32.:02:40.

They have numbers again. Sneyd is going himself, he needed to score.

:02:41.:02:47.

Because of past would have been a certain try. First thing he has got

:02:48.:02:54.

wrong today. Crash bang effort and Scott Taylor has scored for second

:02:55.:03:01.

time. Taylor is over, Hull go past the 40 point mark. What doubt there

:03:02.:03:07.

was has been raised now. To big and too strong, I don't know what else

:03:08.:03:13.

to say. Generic for defenders -- four defenders, he backed himself,

:03:14.:03:19.

kept his big legs pumping over the line, got his big paws on the ball.

:03:20.:03:25.

He has had a very good game. A lot of players have been very impressive

:03:26.:03:29.

today for Hull and he is one of them. But again, you have to

:03:30.:03:35.

question Saints vote defence. They have enough numbers there, look.

:03:36.:03:44.

Clean as a whistle, he puts it down. He has trebled his season's tally of

:03:45.:03:52.

try scoring. He had only scored one before today, he now has three to

:03:53.:04:00.

his name. Fund in the sun, isn't it? If your team is winning. -- fun.

:04:01.:04:13.

"He's one of our own," is the chant. Taylor, Hull born and bred. He was a

:04:14.:04:26.

Hull Kingston Rovers player for a while, but switched back to Hull.

:04:27.:04:46.

Marc Sneyd looking to put another nail in here. Over it goes. 18

:04:47.:04:56.

Fulston talent, 43 for Hull. When we sat down and contemplated what might

:04:57.:05:00.

happen this afternoon, I don't think any of us had an idea that one side

:05:01.:05:06.

would rattle up 43 points to the other's 18. Very, very impressive,

:05:07.:05:07.

Hull. Still ten minutes left to play. Its

:05:08.:05:17.

damage limitation now for St Helens, isn't it? A touch, the touch judge

:05:18.:05:28.

says. It is Hull's ball. They will feel confident in the result now

:05:29.:05:33.

Leon Pryce has been substituted, he has earned his corner and got a rest

:05:34.:05:42.

with ten minutes to go. Back at his former club, Leon Pryce, had happy

:05:43.:05:47.

days at Saint Helens, he is shared in so much of their glory. -- he has

:05:48.:05:51.

shared. Minichiello pushing forward again.

:05:52.:06:03.

Hull haven't finished yet. Another three Saints defenders in

:06:04.:06:24.

the ruck, on the floor. It enables you to get your speedsters into the

:06:25.:06:27.

game, it has been the key to their success. The wavy big blokes have

:06:28.:06:31.

carried the ball in the middle. Ellis trying to skittle them out of

:06:32.:06:39.

the way. It's going to be an attacking kick if it comes. If they

:06:40.:06:43.

get that far they might fancy scoring a try never mind getting an

:06:44.:06:48.

attacking kick. The touch judge on the far side has confirmed that. The

:06:49.:06:53.

tackle count starts again right here. From there. No, it won't. He's

:06:54.:07:01.

dropped the ball. He's had it stolen, penalty. No, they are going

:07:02.:07:17.

back. It was all a little scrappy. Contemplation for the St Helens

:07:18.:07:22.

coach, Keiron Cunningham. Aside out of the Challenge Cup this year. The

:07:23.:07:29.

rugby league forum is coming your way at 6:30pm. Connected TV and the

:07:30.:07:34.

BBC sport website the place to find that. You can get into touch. Hull

:07:35.:07:49.

threaten another try. Halton. Side ball for Green. Never started a game

:07:50.:07:56.

this season Chris Green, he's always been off the bench. Sneyd. Walsh got

:07:57.:08:05.

hands to that. It's back in Hull hands, zero tackle again.

:08:06.:08:09.

Minichiello. Halton running across to the far side. It's the free play.

:08:10.:08:15.

He'll try the kick. As Naughton got hamster that? No, he hasn't. They

:08:16.:08:20.

just seem sharper. -- has Naughton got his hands to that? Might have

:08:21.:08:28.

come at a cost, Curtis Naughton stretching for that. He's done some

:08:29.:08:38.

damage to his car. -- calf. A fair bit of cramp as well. Not far away,

:08:39.:08:46.

good recovery in the end, wasn't it, from Jack Owens?

:08:47.:08:52.

Halton. It's a try in the corner. In athletic style by Fetuli Talanoa. If

:08:53.:09:04.

we ever see anything like that we've got to check it simply because we'd

:09:05.:09:08.

like to see it again. We think it's a try but let's make sure with the

:09:09.:09:16.

video referee. The celebration has already started for Talanoa. We are

:09:17.:09:20.

looking for the touchline and to make sure the ball is grounded

:09:21.:09:24.

correctly. His feet in the field of play. Both feet in the field of

:09:25.:09:29.

play, ball in his hand. Still in his hand. Remains in his hand. It's

:09:30.:09:41.

grounded. It's a try. A very, very good finish.

:09:42.:09:50.

That is the end, if it wasn't earlier, for St Helens,

:09:51.:09:59.

comprehensively batted today. A very good finish. Just watch. Peels off,

:10:00.:10:06.

reacted too slow on the short side, good finish, well worked try. Keiron

:10:07.:10:12.

Cunningham will be disappointed with the defensive effort today. That's

:10:13.:10:19.

an understatement. I don't think Lee Radford ever had that athleticism as

:10:20.:10:24.

a player. The athleticism of these wing goes these days, we'll most

:10:25.:10:27.

take it for granted, we see tries like that every week. -- of the

:10:28.:10:36.

wingers these days. You didn't used to be able to do it. Now it's

:10:37.:10:43.

brilliant to see those wingers flying through the air. Party time

:10:44.:10:51.

for the black and whites. They've enjoyed their day out. It's a big

:10:52.:10:56.

statement is, everybody watching, thinking, I don't fancy them for the

:10:57.:10:59.

next round. It sets them up for the Super League, it's all very close,

:11:00.:11:03.

in a good position in the league table. Sneyd from the touchline

:11:04.:11:09.

start it left, hasn't got enough curl. 47-18! As I say, it's a

:11:10.:11:22.

battering. Just watch. Just too easy.

:11:23.:11:31.

It's now their biggest defeat of the season. The biggest number of points

:11:32.:11:38.

they've conceded in a match this season, Saint Helens.

:11:39.:11:51.

Weaving run again. Danny Houghton ranging into dummy half. Battering

:11:52.:12:05.

their way downfield again, Hull. Saint Helens will hate to see that

:12:06.:12:11.

scoreline trickle past 50 points. It would be ignominious, wouldn't it?

:12:12.:12:20.

Again, making good metres, Gareth Ellis, even in this late stage of

:12:21.:12:27.

the game. Up and plays it. Halton. "We Want 50!" Is the chant from the

:12:28.:12:35.

home fans. Great kick, brilliant chase. In danger of being caught in

:12:36.:12:41.

goal. His speed took him away, distant return here. -- decent

:12:42.:12:46.

return. Well, Jonathan, you have the duty of

:12:47.:13:02.

picking the Ladbrokes man of the match, who have you gone for? I

:13:03.:13:07.

think Scott Taylor has played well, Minichiello, Gareth Ellis. Danny

:13:08.:13:11.

Houghton. But the standout player for me has been marks

:13:12.:13:17.

Marc Sneyd. He has just guided this side around the field, his kicking

:13:18.:13:25.

has been great, creativity, brilliant. St Helens looking for a

:13:26.:13:31.

late bunch. Dominique Peyroux's off-load... Ushered towards the

:13:32.:13:36.

touchline. Off-load picked up by Dawson. Peyroux. Last play of the

:13:37.:13:48.

set again. Amor crossed the line, picked up by McCarthy-Scarsbrook.

:13:49.:13:53.

His grubber kick attempt. Happy to get onto the ball, put it behind the

:13:54.:13:57.

line, concede the drop out underneath the sticks, simply a

:13:58.:14:00.

question of ticking the clock down with just over two minutes left. It

:14:01.:14:06.

is. Job done. In the draw for the next round. They've been clinical.

:14:07.:14:16.

Execution has been good. They won the forward battle, which has given

:14:17.:14:29.

marks -- they won the forward battle, which has given Marc Sneyd

:14:30.:14:37.

the platform. Richards will bring it back. The 20-year-old Cumbrian.

:14:38.:14:44.

Morgan Knowles. Being capped for Wales before he made his animal

:14:45.:14:48.

Super League debut last year. Here he is again, Morgan Knowles. Now

:14:49.:14:52.

Vea. Final minute of the match. Richards.

:14:53.:15:16.

Amor. Wilkin puts it over the top and Owens going to score in the

:15:17.:15:27.

corner. It's worth a second look. No try. What does Ben Taylor said?

:15:28.:15:45.

Let's have a look where we are. That'll do for me. The foot is on

:15:46.:15:55.

the line. Go back again. That front foot looks to me like it is on the

:15:56.:16:03.

line. That looks like it's touching. A bit more? On that it's touching

:16:04.:16:10.

and it's been given as no try. Can we keep going on that one. Have we

:16:11.:16:18.

another angle on that? From behind or something? This will probably be

:16:19.:16:29.

a good one. On this one, where is the front foot? There, touch. No

:16:30.:16:44.

try, scrum down. On a difficult day, not even consolation for St Helens

:16:45.:16:48.

right at the end. Instead it will be Hull who get the ball back, if

:16:49.:16:52.

anybody has the appetite to start the game again. We're into the final

:16:53.:16:57.

30 seconds. Both packs will be happy to stand around in the sunshine as

:16:58.:17:05.

the clock counts down. The referee isn't going to stop the clock. He's

:17:06.:17:11.

trying to urge them to get down. 15 seconds to go. He can't be in the

:17:12.:17:18.

lives both of them, they've both given up! Eventually we get the ball

:17:19.:17:23.

fed, little chip over the top, trying to finish with a flourish.

:17:24.:17:26.

McCarthy-Scarsbrook is the man who gets the ball, but it is Hull beyond

:17:27.:17:33.

any doubt who get the spoils. That has been a very, very big statement

:17:34.:17:38.

by Lee Radford's Hull FC. Completes to

:17:39.:17:41.

complete performance of an severe and defensively. This guy hiding

:17:42.:17:50.

them around the field magnificently. -- on and off the field. It is a

:17:51.:17:55.

very big statement by Hull. They are into the hat, the draw coming up

:17:56.:17:59.

very soon. In the meantime, let's get down to the touchline where

:18:00.:18:04.

Damian Johnson is speaking to the man of the match. Marc Sneyd. I'm

:18:05.:18:12.

sure he'll be absolutely delighted with the way the game has gone. I'm

:18:13.:18:17.

joined by the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup man of the match, Marc Sneyd.

:18:18.:18:21.

You got man of the match but it was a fantastic team performance.

:18:22.:18:25.

Unbelievable, I thought, massive effort from our forwards. In this

:18:26.:18:32.

heat as well, they defended outstanding, everyone did. 1-17. I

:18:33.:18:36.

think we deserved it and deserved it well. Not many teams come to

:18:37.:18:41.

Langtree Park and put 47 points on Saint Helens. They think they were

:18:42.:18:46.

off today, defensively, we've turned up with the right attitude and done

:18:47.:18:50.

what we needed to. Has this been coming? You've been building seven

:18:51.:18:55.

wins out of eight, you seem to have got something special going.

:18:56.:18:59.

Definitely, we've been winning games without playing too good. It's been

:19:00.:19:04.

a massive positive. We've come here full of confidence, played well and

:19:05.:19:06.

got the job done. We're in the next round now. It's been good. Is the

:19:07.:19:11.

cup a big priority for you this season? Always. They love the

:19:12.:19:17.

Challenge Cup in Hull. Winning the Challenge Cup is a massive thing.

:19:18.:19:23.

Two and a half thousand fans have travelled from Hull, they've been

:19:24.:19:27.

terrific. They've been amazing all season to be fair. Especially after

:19:28.:19:33.

the Widnes game we had earlier, they've stuck by us. They are

:19:34.:19:38.

reaping the rewards of following us and giving us an 18th man every

:19:39.:19:44.

week. Well done, Gareth Ellis, terrific performance to put 47

:19:45.:19:47.

points on thing talent in their backyard. Fantastic, first half we

:19:48.:19:51.

really set the platform, it was tough in the sun, a few lads

:19:52.:19:57.

blowing, but we really dug in and got some special efforts from some

:19:58.:20:01.

individuals. Injury problems behind you and you are enjoying rugby

:20:02.:20:07.

league at 35. Definitely, enjoying my time at Hull FC, got to see these

:20:08.:20:11.

fans supporting us here, they've been unbelievable through the

:20:12.:20:15.

season. Long may it continue. Is your name on the cup? There is

:20:16.:20:20.

momentum certainly. I don't know, we'll take it one round at the time,

:20:21.:20:24.

we came here to do a job and it was pleasing to get the win. Certainly

:20:25.:20:31.

eluded me over my career, it would be nice to think I could be stood up

:20:32.:20:36.

there. One round at a time. Lee Radford, Hull FC coach, that was a

:20:37.:20:39.

terrific effort from your boys. Massive. The heat played a major

:20:40.:20:50.

factor I think. We managed to complete a really high percentage,

:20:51.:20:52.

something we've done all year, long may it continue. We talked about the

:20:53.:20:58.

last score loss of Prichard and Manu, you hardly missed them. They

:20:59.:21:02.

made a promise they would be in the draw tonight, they've come good on

:21:03.:21:09.

that promise. Marc Sneyd got man of the match, could have been half a

:21:10.:21:13.

dozen other players, couldn't it? He's been fantastic over the last

:21:14.:21:17.

5-6 games. He's getting us around the park really well and has one of

:21:18.:21:20.

the best kicking games in the competition, credit to him. You and

:21:21.:21:26.

Hull have unfinished business in the competition, it's been a topsy-turvy

:21:27.:21:30.

relationship with it. For a club of our size and our history, having not

:21:31.:21:34.

won at Wembley is a bitter pill to swallow. We are through to the next

:21:35.:21:39.

round and look forward to whatever we come up against. A really tough

:21:40.:21:44.

fixture against Wigan on Friday night, a short turnaround, we have

:21:45.:21:48.

to get ready for that. In this form you can't fear anyone. There is

:21:49.:21:55.

feel-good around the place. It comes down to sheer results. Long may they

:21:56.:22:01.

continue. Well done, we look forward to the draw. Thank you. Jon Wilkin

:22:02.:22:12.

joins us now. It's not often you get hammered at home, what went wrong

:22:13.:22:18.

today? You can probably start talking about what went right and

:22:19.:22:23.

there wasn't much of it. Hull outperformed us in most facets of

:22:24.:22:29.

the game. It's disappointing. It's a big game here at home and we haven't

:22:30.:22:32.

produced, didn't produce a good performance. You can't win a game

:22:33.:22:38.

without possession. Billed as the plane, dropped ball, we gifted Hull

:22:39.:22:46.

possession, it's not good enough. -- poor discipline. It's the worst home

:22:47.:22:53.

defeat in three seasons here, it is some start. At least we got a record

:22:54.:22:58.

today then. It started so positively. Sorry to disagree, I

:22:59.:23:03.

thought we were terrible from the start today. Without being cynical

:23:04.:23:10.

about our performance, we talked a great game through the week and

:23:11.:23:13.

didn't deliver. For whatever reason we need to have a look at that. Hull

:23:14.:23:17.

played fantastically well, I don't know who got man of the match, Annie

:23:18.:23:23.

Helton at nine was exceptional. Marc Sneyd's kicking game was good but

:23:24.:23:26.

Danny Helton destroyed us. Ran every opportunity he had, tired is Halton.

:23:27.:23:36.

Fantastic scenes down here. The Hull bands just below us, the players

:23:37.:23:42.

have been celebrating with them, a couple of them still out there.

:23:43.:23:52.

Jamie, you work over in -- you were IBM Hull and you know the pressure

:23:53.:23:56.

they are under to deliver prize. They were today, but in terms of

:23:57.:24:02.

performance, it was outstanding. Let's get to the quarterfinal draw

:24:03.:24:06.

define who will play who, let's join Dave Woods.

:24:07.:24:09.

Here we are, the quarterfinal of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, we are in

:24:10.:24:13.

the Premier Suite here at St Helens, a lot of people anxious to see who

:24:14.:24:16.

will come out of the hat and in which order. Two very special

:24:17.:24:23.

people, Tommy Martyn, St Helens legend, and Lindsay Prescott, wife

:24:24.:24:29.

of the late, great Steve Prescott who has been remembered in so many

:24:30.:24:34.

ways today and whose memory goes on through the Steve Prescott

:24:35.:24:37.

foundation. Lindsay, the oh home draw, Tommy is the away draw, so

:24:38.:24:41.

Lindsay, the biggest job today is to make sure every ball is in there. So

:24:42.:24:45.

if you would like to enter the velvet bag in their... We have got

:24:46.:24:50.

to make sure there are all eight balls in. One is missing. Yes, they

:24:51.:24:57.

are all in. Lindsay, would you like to draw in the first ball? Number

:24:58.:25:08.

six. Hull FC, never won at Wembley but they are into the quarterfinal.

:25:09.:25:14.

And they will play the French side, Catalan Dragons. Wembley finalists

:25:15.:25:21.

in 2007. Number three. Wigan, who disposed of Dewsbury, a record 19

:25:22.:25:30.

times Challenge Cup winners. No-one. Castleford, four times winners, beat

:25:31.:25:37.

Salford yesterday. Number eight. Warrington, they rather dominated a

:25:38.:25:41.

few years ago but not one it since 2012, they are at home. And they are

:25:42.:25:48.

at home to Widnes, so it is a local derby. And the final tie. Number

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at home to Widnes, so it is a local five. Huddersfield, who beat the

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holders Leeds on Friday night. Number seven.

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that is the draw, thanks very much to Lindsay and Tommy for making the

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draw and Tanya, I think we are back to you for confirmation of away

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those ties have to you for confirmation of away

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full check on that draw. The winners today, Hull FC, will be at home to

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Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a home draw.

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Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a Sims will

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Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a with us and it is a West Yorkshire

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derby with Huddersfield taking on Wakefield. We will have two of those

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out who we have got, go to the sport website. We will be up on the forum

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very shortly. Just ten seconds on Warrington versus Widnes. A couple

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of weeks ago, we had a ground record so hopefully we will get the same in

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a couple of weeks. Anything else? I think the Catalan fixture will be

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very interesting. We have had a weekend of cop drama and you can

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follow all things rugby league right here on the BBC -- cop drama.

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