6th Round - St Helens v Hull FC

:00:43. > :00:51.There is nothing so becomes a man, as modest stillness and humility.

:00:52. > :00:59.When the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitated the action of

:01:00. > :01:04.the Tiger. Stiffen the sinews. Summon up the blood. This guy is

:01:05. > :01:11.their nature with hard favoured rage. And lend the eye a terrible

:01:12. > :01:13.aspect. Let it dry through the portage of the head, the brass

:01:14. > :01:33.cannon, led the brow. Swilled with the wild and wasteful

:01:34. > :01:42.ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide. Oh, hard the

:01:43. > :01:48.breath, bend up every spirit to his full height.

:01:49. > :01:55.Well, who else could we get to build up to a match like this between two

:01:56. > :02:01.greats of the game but one of our own greats, Ray French, with the

:02:02. > :02:08.words of the Bard. The whole FC fans are in early, they are applauding

:02:09. > :02:12.their team as they start to warm up -- Hull FC. The Saints fans all

:02:13. > :02:17.trickling in, enjoying the sunshine, a few pints of beer. But as the

:02:18. > :02:23.teams come out to warm up, the atmosphere is building. It is a

:02:24. > :02:31.beautiful day here at St Helens. Hull warming up. We have a Bard of

:02:32. > :02:35.our own in Brian Noble, alongside Warrington Wolves' Ashton Sims and

:02:36. > :02:40.Jamie Peacock. When I made my way leisurely across the M 62, and I'm

:02:41. > :02:44.sure you had a quiet morning, what were you doing? I was running the

:02:45. > :02:47.leaves half marathon. You need some challenges as a player in retirement

:02:48. > :02:53.and it was a challenge in this weather. I did it with Barrie

:02:54. > :02:59.McDermott, Keith senior and Terry O'Connor. You are a competitor, who

:03:00. > :03:05.came first? I put my hand up, they came first that double helpings at

:03:06. > :03:10.dinner afterwards. They are not here to answer back. It is a beautiful

:03:11. > :03:16.day, Ashton is, what will the weather do? It will tire the forward

:03:17. > :03:21.said, the kicking game will be crucial for any success by either

:03:22. > :03:26.team. Two fantastic teams, doing all right in Super League, it should be

:03:27. > :03:32.a cracker. Two teams in form, with Blair and with size in the middle

:03:33. > :03:36.and to kicking games, and I am with Ashton, it will decide the game. Do

:03:37. > :03:48.get in touch throughout the afternoon with the hashtag BBCRL. Do

:03:49. > :03:52.send your questions. You might like to ask Jamie Peacock what has

:03:53. > :03:55.happened to Leeds since he left them. Let's have a look at the table

:03:56. > :04:01.to see how these two matchup at the moment. Hull FC have been on a

:04:02. > :04:07.really good run of form, they sit third in the table. What has been

:04:08. > :04:15.the key? Their power game, they rumble forward, talent or on the

:04:16. > :04:23.fringes, Jamie saw on outstanding form. St Helens are not far behind,

:04:24. > :04:26.they have been in sensational form and it is coincidental, getting

:04:27. > :04:36.their best players back and seeing the best from them. For Hull, no

:04:37. > :04:40.Frank Prichard, no Sika Manu, they have gone to captain their

:04:41. > :04:45.countries. What do you think? I applaud them for it, the

:04:46. > :04:48.international game is stronger than the domestic game and we need to

:04:49. > :04:52.strengthen the domestic game. Those guys are going to captain their

:04:53. > :04:56.country, the pinnacle of any sportsman's career. What has Lee

:04:57. > :05:01.Radford had to say, he has been talking to Damien Johnson. No Frank

:05:02. > :05:05.Prichard or Sika Manu, they have gone to the Pacific coast, was that

:05:06. > :05:10.the contractural thing or an arrangement? Nothing contractural,

:05:11. > :05:13.they have both been selected for their home nations and it wasn't

:05:14. > :05:17.something we were prepared to stand in a way of. Obviously we would love

:05:18. > :05:22.to have been with us today but it is not the case. We have players coming

:05:23. > :05:27.back in who can be just as influential and it is down to them.

:05:28. > :05:32.Is letting them go a gesture to the international game or a bit of a

:05:33. > :05:35.gamble? It is probably both. It is not arrogance or anything, I don't

:05:36. > :05:39.want it to come across like that but as a club, we support the

:05:40. > :05:43.international game. I think it is why we are deficient as a support

:05:44. > :05:48.when you compare us to rugby union and anything we can do to benefit or

:05:49. > :05:53.help catch up, we are prepared to do that. We have a strong 17 that will

:05:54. > :05:57.participate today and they will have some real influence on the outcome,

:05:58. > :06:02.not the fellas that are not here. Brian, from a coach's point of view,

:06:03. > :06:07.is it a brave decision good man management? If he had said no,

:06:08. > :06:12.presumably they have been happy. It is right decision, just to reinforce

:06:13. > :06:19.what said, but they have do concentrate on what they have, like

:06:20. > :06:24.Castleford did. He has replacements in Minichiello and Mark Ellis, they

:06:25. > :06:29.are internationals. There might come a time when he thinks that would be

:06:30. > :06:32.a handy move for Frank Prichard or Sika Manu, but he hasn't got them

:06:33. > :06:37.and he will concentrate on what he has got and it is the right decision

:06:38. > :06:44.for me. Let's have a look at what he has gone. Gareth Ellis is back, how

:06:45. > :06:46.important is that, Ashton? It is important, having him

:06:47. > :06:49.psychologically, for all of the other players. He is an

:06:50. > :06:55.international, he has played in the NRL and has been the top forward

:06:56. > :06:59.here for sometime. Top players all over the park. They are missing

:07:00. > :07:05.Prichard and Sika Manu but they have plenty there. I think one Hull's

:07:06. > :07:08.strong points this year is their strength in depth, they lose to

:07:09. > :07:18.internationals and they bring in and Minichiello. Who else would you pick

:07:19. > :07:24.out? Jamie Shah has been on fire at the back -- Jamie Shaul. The

:07:25. > :07:29.creativity of Leon Pryce and Marc Sneyd, and Houghton is the live feed

:07:30. > :07:33.of the team. They really deserve credit. The St Helens team are

:07:34. > :07:39.warming up as well. Not exactly a small bunch, are they? Look at the

:07:40. > :07:46.size of some of these, Walmsley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Hull will have

:07:47. > :07:50.to bring their tin out, they have hard guys running after them.

:07:51. > :07:53.Probably the headline for this team, Jonny Lomax has been brought back

:07:54. > :07:59.gently but is named at full-back today. It is exciting for St Helens,

:08:00. > :08:03.he is a dynamic player, can break tackles, carried the ball, brings

:08:04. > :08:09.the ball back well from kecks. We said kicks will bring it back and he

:08:10. > :08:15.does it better than anyone in the side. He gets the nod over

:08:16. > :08:21.McDonnell, which is a lot of trust. He scores tries, assists in tries,

:08:22. > :08:27.massively influential. If you look at the pays to complement Lomax in

:08:28. > :08:32.Percival and Owens, Fages and walls, the challenge is the same, get the

:08:33. > :08:36.big fellas then the field with the kicking game -- Walshe. If you are

:08:37. > :08:41.into statistics or superstitions, let me log this one at you. In five

:08:42. > :08:46.of the last six decades, when the year has ended in a six, St Helens

:08:47. > :08:55.have one. Jamie, you have bad luck in your eyes. Well, Bell they have

:08:56. > :09:02.wondered then! It correlates and it is a nice that, but, come on --

:09:03. > :09:07.well, they have won it then! I will move swiftly on. Yesterday, we had a

:09:08. > :09:11.fantastic day and Castleford, Castleford against Salford. It was a

:09:12. > :09:21.great game. Let's look back through the eyes of the Salford owner.

:09:22. > :09:39.Gabrielle Lexi, who is going to win? Salford! And who is going to score

:09:40. > :09:44.the first try? Junior! It is over three years since I took over the

:09:45. > :09:49.club and when I bought the club, I didn't even know how many players

:09:50. > :09:54.make up the team. It is not the kind of game you make money out. It is

:09:55. > :10:01.just my love for the game. What is the name of the Castleford ground?

:10:02. > :10:06.The Jungle! Castleford Tigers. We are here. Trust me, nothing beats a

:10:07. > :10:50.day at watching the rugby league. Sia ripping our whole. Junior cell

:10:51. > :10:58.is over again. Louis up to the line, threads it through, wonderful kick,

:10:59. > :11:02.he is in again. McShane, ten metres out, little chip to the corner. Back

:11:03. > :11:15.he comes, over goes Webster. We are keeping them in the game.

:11:16. > :11:19.Good hands, quick hands, Mulligan is away. Great tackle, O Brien. Matt

:11:20. > :11:31.Beacon, his second of the game. Hello, made, are you all right

:11:32. > :11:40.pressure Mark good, made. Castleford having to come from behind to lead

:11:41. > :11:47.18-12 quick thinking by McShane to kick it on and get the pass away and

:11:48. > :11:56.Denny Solomona has scored... Pass -- possibly. The on field decision is a

:11:57. > :12:02.try and I can't overturn that. I can't believe they have given that,

:12:03. > :12:09.that is never, ever a try. One, two, three, four, five, six.

:12:10. > :12:13.McShane dances down the blindside. McShane has made something out of

:12:14. > :12:25.absolutely nothing. 20 of time, let's not panic. -- plenty. Straight

:12:26. > :12:31.to Denny Solomona. Outpaces Mercer love. A very fine Castleford win. No

:12:32. > :12:35.matter how much use awk or feel sorry for yourselves, it is not

:12:36. > :12:40.going to change the score. We lost it, we are going to concentrate now

:12:41. > :12:46.on Super League, getting to the top eight and that is what matters.

:12:47. > :12:54.Gabriel, this is the Tiger. Steve, well done, made. -- made. I hope you

:12:55. > :13:00.make it all the way now. Thank you to Salford. You have

:13:01. > :13:05.worked with Koukash, he is very much a Marmite character and he loves a

:13:06. > :13:11.run-in with the authorities, but giving he has been good for rugby

:13:12. > :13:14.league? He is allowed to have an opinion, he saved the Salford club.

:13:15. > :13:19.He put his money in and got it going and it has been a bit stop start but

:13:20. > :13:23.it looks back on track. A bad result yesterday, which is unusual, they

:13:24. > :13:27.are going very well and he has bought an opinion and sometimes

:13:28. > :13:36.people get upset when he prefers it, but he has a right to one. With a

:13:37. > :13:41.6-point reduction, Tim seems to have gone back on the front line of it.

:13:42. > :13:47.What do you think of that and is he taking the right track? He is

:13:48. > :13:51.clearly going to appeal it in whatever shape or form and thinks it

:13:52. > :13:55.will be successful, but we don't know until it is out in the Open.

:13:56. > :13:58.Everyone has a right to appeal if they think they have been wronged.

:13:59. > :14:03.You have come from Australia where rugby union is king and doesn't need

:14:04. > :14:14.to fight for publicity, but you a character like that needs to get the

:14:15. > :14:17.publicity? I like his character, I don't care what anyone thinks, he

:14:18. > :14:21.puts his heart and soul into the club. People can put that the league

:14:22. > :14:27.say what they want, but he is the one out there putting his money in

:14:28. > :14:30.and I think he is doing well -- people can say what they want. The

:14:31. > :14:34.bottom line is Castleford are into the hat and we will have the draw

:14:35. > :14:40.for the quarterfinals. Four teams are already in the hat for the

:14:41. > :14:43.quarterfinals, Catalan went through on a Friday night, as did

:14:44. > :14:51.Huddersfield, who knocked out the holders Leeds Rhinos. And Warrington

:14:52. > :14:56.Wolves got past Oldham. Four games today, obviously the one we have got

:14:57. > :15:10.here. One already a result, Wakefield have beaten to lose --

:15:11. > :15:15.Toulouse. Could we have a shock on the cards in Halifax, where it is

:15:16. > :15:19.18-18 with Windows. That could be interesting to yourselves. Fantastic

:15:20. > :15:23.to be through, how did Oldham fare against you? Don't look at the

:15:24. > :15:28.scoreline and think it was easy, they ripped into us for the first

:15:29. > :15:32.ten minutes, 6- nil at the 15 and we scored a try and once we were into

:15:33. > :15:38.our groove, we were OK but Oldham yesterday, they really put their

:15:39. > :15:42.dukes up. Well, the atmosphere is building really, really nicely here.

:15:43. > :15:45.Let's look ahead to today's game between two teams who have a rich

:15:46. > :15:50.history in the Challenge Cup. Here is Dave Woods.

:15:51. > :16:00.The magic of the cup was woven into Hull FC's history in 1914 when they

:16:01. > :16:05.beat Wakefield Trinity in the final. Seven decades would pass before they

:16:06. > :16:08.were to lift the trophy again, a replay in 1982 at Elland Road

:16:09. > :16:14.settling the score. In the time it took Hull to Windows Challenge Cups,

:16:15. > :16:23.St Helens had bagged five, including one of the defining Wembley moments

:16:24. > :16:28.in 1961. Saint then lifted back Challenge Cups at the start of the

:16:29. > :16:32.Super League era. On both occasions, bulldozing Bradford. Enter the

:16:33. > :16:38.naughties and a golden era for the club, five more successful cup

:16:39. > :16:42.campaigns. Hull's last final triumph came 11 years ago, beating Leeds by

:16:43. > :16:49.just a point, with help from a local lad. Paul Cook sailing through!

:16:50. > :16:54.There has only been one Wembley meeting between these two, in 2008.

:16:55. > :17:00.A 12 point win and a 12 Challenge Cup victory for the Saints' bulging

:17:01. > :17:05.cabinet. So pedigree with the home team, form and Momentum definitely

:17:06. > :17:06.with Hull as they sit higher in the Super League table and won their

:17:07. > :17:15.last meeting just over a month ago. It couldn't have been much tighter,

:17:16. > :17:19.that game a month ago, just one point in it, so what might be the

:17:20. > :17:23.difference today? Jamie, what is the Saint Helen 's game plan? Seven days

:17:24. > :17:30.ago, the Super League layers were having to deal with snow, seven days

:17:31. > :17:34.later the sunshine is out. We spoke about Hull's brawn but I believe

:17:35. > :17:38.brains is important today. What do I mean with brains in rugby league?

:17:39. > :17:44.Game management. We're going to speak to Jon Wilkin here. The St

:17:45. > :17:48.Helens captain, the man I believe is key for this. Speaking about game

:17:49. > :17:52.management, how will you influence the today? Completion, control of

:17:53. > :17:57.the ball, the weather is beautiful so energy is important today, we've

:17:58. > :18:00.got to manage that. Castleford manage their energy better than

:18:01. > :18:04.Salford yesterday and came out strong. Big day, big emotional

:18:05. > :18:08.battle than we want to win the cup this year and go to Wembley. I'm

:18:09. > :18:12.going to speak to one more player. I'm going to look at one more

:18:13. > :18:15.player, James Roby. I think he's another general of the side, the

:18:16. > :18:20.brains behind it, one of the fittest players I've seen play the game. His

:18:21. > :18:24.fitness will dictate where he sent the ball, will he look for the Hull

:18:25. > :18:29.players who are tired in this defensive line? I think he will be

:18:30. > :18:33.key to a Saint Helen 's win. James Roby much lauded as number nine.

:18:34. > :18:40.International honours that have gone with him. There's a pretty important

:18:41. > :18:44.number nine as well for Hull FC, Danny Houghton tops the charts

:18:45. > :18:51.pretty much every season. As the top tackler. He's been with them for a

:18:52. > :18:58.number of years. This could be the key head-to-head tween the two

:18:59. > :19:02.number nines. Here is Dave Woods. One of the key battles this

:19:03. > :19:06.afternoon is at hooker, where there are matchwinners on either side of

:19:07. > :19:10.the pitch. For Saint it is the talismanic James Roby, who has been

:19:11. > :19:14.one of the best all-round players in Super League for a decade. He is

:19:15. > :19:20.renowned for spotting gaps, director runs and relentless tackling. Now

:19:21. > :19:28.30, he's top of Super League this season in runs from dummy half. So

:19:29. > :19:31.fast, so strong, great try. But he will come under extreme pressure

:19:32. > :19:36.from his opposite nine, Danny Houghton. No one in Super League

:19:37. > :19:39.works harder than the Hull FC vice captain. He was the only man to make

:19:40. > :19:44.more tackles than James Roby last season. He is currently made 30 more

:19:45. > :19:49.tackles than any other player this term, an average of 45 game. Expect

:19:50. > :19:58.fireworks the hookers this afternoon. You know a thing or two

:19:59. > :20:01.about number nines, what is the difference? Very little, I would say

:20:02. > :20:05.James Roby is better on game management. He rarely makes a poor

:20:06. > :20:09.decision as to whether ball is going he can run out of dummy half

:20:10. > :20:15.committees added a kicking game as he's got older. Massively

:20:16. > :20:21.influential. He's been in the top three hookers in the world, that is

:20:22. > :20:25.how I rate him. Danny Houghton is the life and soul of his team, we

:20:26. > :20:28.seen his tackle numbers, when he sees one of these big Saints

:20:29. > :20:34.forwards, he'll be off and trying to make metres. He has added a shorter

:20:35. > :20:37.kicking game, you see him in and around the attacking line, he'll try

:20:38. > :20:42.to drill a few balls through, very little between them. Why has James

:20:43. > :20:49.Roby had the international honours but Danny Houghton hasn't had a look

:20:50. > :20:52.in? It's down to that smartness. He's an unbelievable player,

:20:53. > :20:57.delivers all the time. He's nine out of ten every week, he very rarely

:20:58. > :20:59.dips below that, that's one of the reasons sometimes he doesn't get

:21:00. > :21:05.picked up much, he's exceptional every week. We've talked about the

:21:06. > :21:08.two missing forwards for Hull FC but they've still got a big forward

:21:09. > :21:13.pack, how is it key to the way they play? Liam Watts, Scott Tyler,

:21:14. > :21:18.Minichiello, Ellis, they love off-loading. Today in a very hot

:21:19. > :21:23.game like this, couple of floats, changes of direction by Danny

:21:24. > :21:29.Houghton, it'll be key for Hull FC's success today. Who are the key ones

:21:30. > :21:32.for them? Gareth Ellis, he's one of those players whose inspirational,

:21:33. > :21:36.in the form of his life at the back end of his career. He's

:21:37. > :21:39.inspirational because blokes next to him will play 10% better because

:21:40. > :21:45.he's stood next to him because he expects great standards. What about

:21:46. > :21:49.Mark Minichiello? He's a beast on the edge, strong, real bottom heavy,

:21:50. > :21:55.thick legs, keeps the legs pumping. He's got a great off-load, too. I

:21:56. > :21:58.expect him to have a big match, especially with all the talk about

:21:59. > :22:04.Prichard and Manu out today. How key is the forward back to bringing in

:22:05. > :22:09.their halves? Massively important, they roll them forward, we've seen

:22:10. > :22:13.Saints warming up trying to control ruck speed, they recognise it. When

:22:14. > :22:17.you get Marc Sneyd and Leon Pryce on the front foot they are going to

:22:18. > :22:24.kick the ball pretty well. What does he bring to Hull FC? Marc Sneyd? He

:22:25. > :22:28.had the ability to breadline and bass, now it's about game management

:22:29. > :22:32.and smarts, he understands how the game needs to be played. What does

:22:33. > :22:38.the style of the sets look like? He needs to do that today if Hull are

:22:39. > :22:42.going to win. All of his experience against a young whippersnapper in

:22:43. > :22:48.Theo Fages. How do they matter? The highlight will be an five. Don't

:22:49. > :22:52.forget John Luke Walsh who has a lot of experience. He's come from

:22:53. > :22:56.Salford and people weren't sure, there was?. Doing all the things

:22:57. > :23:00.being asked of him now, he's smart, can make a break, got a kicking

:23:01. > :23:04.game, can organise the way things want to play. He's deserved his

:23:05. > :23:08.spot, in terrific form at the moment. Look at his assists,

:23:09. > :23:15.attacking kicks, he's coming to the fore. St Helens want him to control,

:23:16. > :23:23.attack, take the line on. He's got a few pork pies at the bottom. He's

:23:24. > :23:29.got what? What buy, try. Correction at the porkpie, try.

:23:30. > :23:36.They've taken time bringing him into the team, Theo Fages. What has he

:23:37. > :23:42.brought? That young enthusiasm. Greenwood on the left edge there.

:23:43. > :23:48.Theo Fages was sensational, got man of the match. He was great, good at

:23:49. > :23:54.Salford last year and he's put it up a level again at Saints. He's got an

:23:55. > :23:57.exceptional running game will stop having Greenwood outside him allows

:23:58. > :24:01.him to exploit it. People are frightened about what Joe Greenwood

:24:02. > :24:06.can do, forget about Theo Fages. He will score a try like we are about

:24:07. > :24:09.to say here. People questioning why St Helens didn't bring him in

:24:10. > :24:15.immediately, why do you think they did? I think the rest of the team

:24:16. > :24:19.were playing well. They were experimenting with different things.

:24:20. > :24:23.Into the new system, finding new players in and around him. He's a

:24:24. > :24:27.young man very confident in his own ability. It took time. It takes time

:24:28. > :24:31.to balance some things sometimes. How long does it take for a player

:24:32. > :24:35.to get the different systems team plays? You have two member he has a

:24:36. > :24:39.language barrier, English isn't his natural language. It's taken two or

:24:40. > :24:43.three months to settle into the squad can understand the system.

:24:44. > :24:50.It's taken him a little time to understand Keiron Cunningham. He's

:24:51. > :24:53.been talking to Damian Johnson. St Helens have a great relationship

:24:54. > :24:56.with this cup competition, so have you, do you get as excited when it

:24:57. > :25:00.comes around again each season? Yeah, every year is a new challenge,

:25:01. > :25:05.we did quite good last year and probably felt earlier than we felt

:25:06. > :25:09.we should have. We have got a lot of history in the Challenge Cup as a

:25:10. > :25:12.club and me personally myself. Every year is a new challenge and we're

:25:13. > :25:18.playing against a really good side to in the competition. What Nick are

:25:19. > :25:21.you in, your own team? 3-1 against Leeds and toughed it out against

:25:22. > :25:26.Castleford last week. We're in good shape, good players back, they've

:25:27. > :25:31.added to how we play. There's good spirit in the camp at the moment.

:25:32. > :25:36.Couple of good performances together and it's a nice sunshiny day out

:25:37. > :25:39.there, nice day of football. Jonny Lomax has had a horrific year with

:25:40. > :25:44.that in the injury and has hit the ground running. We all know how good

:25:45. > :25:47.he is, we've said it for a long time, Robert Piggott Saints fans,

:25:48. > :25:51.everybody involved in the club, probably has never had a good look

:25:52. > :25:55.at Johnny because he's been out for continuous seasons. The longer we

:25:56. > :25:58.can keep Johnny fit, there's a lot of good stuff around journey when he

:25:59. > :26:02.plays. What does he give you specifically? Great individual

:26:03. > :26:05.player. He is, and such a good leader for us. He's one of our

:26:06. > :26:08.seniors, been around a long time, people haven't seen a lot of Johnny,

:26:09. > :26:13.they don't realise how old he is, how experienced he is. He does lead

:26:14. > :26:19.the team really well and he's got hindsight at the back of the field.

:26:20. > :26:23.Would luck. Thank you very much. You don't have to be a Saint Helen 's

:26:24. > :26:27.fans to be happy to see Donnie Lomax back with the problems he's had.

:26:28. > :26:33.It's the way he carries the ball back. -- Jonny Lomax. He's been in

:26:34. > :26:37.the system for- five years, I think you'll break the game open today. He

:26:38. > :26:42.knows when to join the line and find the past. He's so talented. He's

:26:43. > :26:48.strong, looks healthy, massive on this Saints team. What lived was it

:26:49. > :26:52.for the rest of the players? They seemed so thrilled when he scored

:26:53. > :26:57.the first try. Tough injury, to one of your best players. His comeback

:26:58. > :27:02.in and given the Saints a new dimension. Like Brian said, he can

:27:03. > :27:07.hit that long ball. Then he can really take the line on. Do you

:27:08. > :27:12.think he can be the real momentum kicker for St Helens, who started at

:27:13. > :27:18.times? Where Saints have the extra is in the brains, six, seven, nine

:27:19. > :27:22.and 13... I think that'll be the gamebreaker, how they manage the

:27:23. > :27:27.game. It's an infectious thing when you get that kind of lift through a

:27:28. > :27:32.team, how important is that emotion as a coach? It's great to get

:27:33. > :27:36.players back who you think... Perceval is back. Looking healthy at

:27:37. > :27:41.the moment. This is a very dangerous Hull team. We haven't spoken about

:27:42. > :27:46.Jamie Shaul, he's been telling it, 10-15 metres carrying. If they find

:27:47. > :27:53.any space or ruck speed they could be dangerous. What's the difference

:27:54. > :28:00.between Lomax and Shaul? Lomax is a slightly better footballer. Shaul is

:28:01. > :28:05.blisteringly quick. You talk about it, under the sticks. Jonny Lomax

:28:06. > :28:14.can influence the game in many ways, a kick, shortcake, joining the line,

:28:15. > :28:15.any of those things. -- short kick. Jhonattan Vegas and Dave Ward

:28:16. > :28:25.commentate. COMMENTATOR: Steve Prescott, who we still miss

:28:26. > :28:31.very much, who sadly passed where a couple of years ago, is two sums...

:28:32. > :28:39.Is two sums very much involved today. 14-year-old Taylor leading

:28:40. > :28:45.out Hull. And nine-year-old Cody leading out St Helens today. Proud

:28:46. > :28:59.moments for them as well. 25 degrees here today. As we heard

:29:00. > :29:04.from the fellas, conservation of energy is going to be so important

:29:05. > :29:09.here. It's amazing how the weather has changed over these last couple

:29:10. > :29:14.of weeks. Playing in freezing conditions. It seems only days ago.

:29:15. > :29:19.And here we are at the height of summer. It looks resplendent,

:29:20. > :29:25.Langtree Park, today. A ground is growing. Travelling numbers from

:29:26. > :29:34.Hull, two and a half thousand have come across on the 62 from the east

:29:35. > :29:40.of the country to the west. -- on the Dubai. Jonny Lomax recently

:29:41. > :29:46.returned from a 15 month lay-off. -- on the M62.

:29:47. > :29:56.You might just have heard the grid in the background.

:29:57. > :30:06.As has been advertised, Hull missing Prichard and money.

:30:07. > :30:13.Mark Minichiello back from injury and Leon Pryce five times Challenge

:30:14. > :30:19.Cup winner. Three of those four Saint Helens. He could have a big

:30:20. > :30:30.say. He was in our truck yesterday. Richard Silverwood. He's out in the

:30:31. > :30:33.middle. There's a golden thread woven through the history of both of

:30:34. > :30:38.these sites. Expectations really high when they start the season.

:30:39. > :30:44.Which should ensure we have something to relish here today. Both

:30:45. > :30:49.will feel they can pick a path to Wembley Stadium in August. But after

:30:50. > :30:56.today only one will survive. What are we thinking ahead of this game,

:30:57. > :31:06.Jonathan Davies and Ryan Noble? -- Brian. The kicking game is vitally

:31:07. > :31:10.important. They've got talent to bless both teams. Saints already

:31:11. > :31:14.going expansive, the kicking game will be the difference when the

:31:15. > :31:26.weather is hot like this. Theo Fages with a kick in. 'S will be very

:31:27. > :31:29.happy. That ball short of the 20. The result

:31:30. > :31:37.it's very difficult to pick a winner. Maybe home advantage in the

:31:38. > :31:43.cup. This is all about walking out in Wembley in August. It's a

:31:44. > :31:47.massive, massive prize at the end of this. It's a trap door game, you are

:31:48. > :31:53.gone, out of the hatch. Very interested in the kicking game,

:31:54. > :31:58.whether they close Sneyd down. I like the look of Jamie Shaul, such a

:31:59. > :32:04.broken field runner. He is fantastic. It'll be the platform the

:32:05. > :32:08.forwards laid for the half-backs. Danny Houghton out of dummy half and

:32:09. > :32:14.looking left to one of those who returns today, Mark Minichiello. In

:32:15. > :32:23.the absence of the two missing, Prichard and Manu. Mark Minichiello,

:32:24. > :32:26.he's had a calf injury keeping him out. He's back today. A little flick

:32:27. > :32:43.to keep the ball alive. Hull looking to make progress

:32:44. > :32:51.through Gareth Ellis. A quick play the ball. Horton knocks it. A little

:32:52. > :32:55.too quick. Great, great post. A quick play the ball. He was on the

:32:56. > :33:03.front foot. Gareth Ellis looked explosive there. He keeps cropping

:33:04. > :33:10.up in the middle. Then we'll see Shaul come into the game. Jack

:33:11. > :33:17.Butland is full-back and Lomax is defending in the line. -- Owens is

:33:18. > :33:21.full-back. I think you'll move around through the day, Jonny Lomax,

:33:22. > :33:26.that has been the pattern of his return in the last couple of games.

:33:27. > :33:33.Part of that presumably to build his match fitness, keep him on the field

:33:34. > :33:37.to build match fitness. Walsh at dummy half. Inside for Wilkin. Back

:33:38. > :33:46.to Fages. In terrific form at the moment,

:33:47. > :33:49.eight matches this season, he has scored nine. Fages goes left of

:33:50. > :33:55.Perceval, he's gone under the head like a little because his return

:33:56. > :34:02.from a brief injury absence has also been a big boost for St Helens. It's

:34:03. > :34:08.back with Walsh. Testing kit here. Going to be dealt with but only in

:34:09. > :34:14.terms of conceding the drop out by Talanoa. Clever play by Saint

:34:15. > :34:18.Helens, they go wide, forcing the other wing up. Can't go back and

:34:19. > :34:27.cover the kick. Good pressure by Saint Helens. First success in terms

:34:28. > :34:30.of kicking game goes the way of St Helens.

:34:31. > :34:41.Marc Sneyd with a drop-kick restart. Jonny Lomax dribbles... Walsh had to

:34:42. > :34:52.get a speed on because it was coming his way. Walmsley threatens to make

:34:53. > :34:55.the break. Roby at dummy half. Wilkin with a powerhouse effort down

:34:56. > :35:05.the middle. Saint Helens raging close here. Couple of tackles gone.

:35:06. > :35:11.Walsh. Lomax in the line. Perceval, who spins away. And reaches out to

:35:12. > :35:13.score the game's opening try! In the early stages, its first blood St

:35:14. > :35:22.Helens. They created the overlap to start

:35:23. > :35:27.but Hull defended really well. They just fell of the tackles. They got

:35:28. > :35:31.the system right, they had the hit on the ball carrier but

:35:32. > :35:37.unfortunately, he spins out. Great start, St Helens. They looked to

:35:38. > :35:41.have solved the problem. They had a three on two but they covered across

:35:42. > :35:46.really well. Tries to come in from the wing, Curtis Naughton, and

:35:47. > :35:55.didn't quite come up with the goods. I think Talanoa, Naughton had him,

:35:56. > :35:59.but he spins in and out of the tackle and unfortunately, Fonua

:36:00. > :36:02.couldn't help him either. They will be disappointed, because they have

:36:03. > :36:06.it covered and it is a couple of missed tackles but it is a very good

:36:07. > :36:11.finish. It all came from a knock-on from Houghton, they have kept

:36:12. > :36:16.possession and kept the pressure on and come away with a try. Perceval

:36:17. > :36:20.got an injury in the second round of the season, he ruptured a medial

:36:21. > :36:30.ligament against Salford, which meant he missed, a long time, this

:36:31. > :36:34.season. Only his fifth appearance of the 14 he could have played. But he

:36:35. > :36:39.has a lot of class, people are looking at him to have a big, big

:36:40. > :36:43.future in this game. He has just put Nabarro chocolate in his mouth, so

:36:44. > :36:51.he may have to wait a little before he answers this -- a bar of

:36:52. > :36:52.chocolate. I am pretty confident. Luke Walsh with the conversion

:36:53. > :37:06.attempt. Nice easy kick to start. It is his

:37:07. > :37:15.50th kick of the season. Very good kick from Luke Walsh. So St Helens

:37:16. > :37:22.lead here 6-0. Here we see Walsh and Fages are the architect. Walsh hits

:37:23. > :37:28.the line but Naughton has to come up with better on the day. They could

:37:29. > :37:36.have drifted on, but unfortunately, he came in for the hit. There was

:37:37. > :37:42.just a hint of chocolate in that last bit of analysis from Brian. Is

:37:43. > :37:47.he a potential England centre this autumn, Mark Percival? I think they

:37:48. > :37:51.will be looking for a centre. They have been trying to get Jack Reed in

:37:52. > :37:58.the team from the Brisbane Broncos but he has always been injured. They

:37:59. > :38:02.have tried Cudjoe, Huddersfield, different combinations so if you put

:38:03. > :38:08.his hand up at the back end of the year, he will have a chance. It is

:38:09. > :38:11.simple, play well for your club, you have a chance. Watkins is the

:38:12. > :38:17.incumbent but they are not going well. We heard there were other

:38:18. > :38:22.matches taking place today and the last time we saw, Halifax were

:38:23. > :38:27.drawing against Widnes, but a couple of scores have given Widnes a bit of

:38:28. > :38:38.a comfort zone, 26-18. That is the only potential upset so far. That

:38:39. > :38:43.was a great kick by Fages. Cracking kick, they are keen to turn this

:38:44. > :38:48.whole team around and get the big people... Do the figure of eights in

:38:49. > :38:50.the middle of the field, use their energy that way, rather than try to

:38:51. > :39:04.battle their way forward. Smart kick. Back down the middle by Watts.

:39:05. > :39:10.Houghton again. Ellis shuffling forward. He has just celebrated his

:39:11. > :39:13.34th birthday, Gareth Ellis, but he still has all the dynamics of a

:39:14. > :39:20.player you would expect of his pedigree. -- you would expect of a

:39:21. > :39:27.player of his pedigree. Not a testing kick for Dawson to return.

:39:28. > :39:34.Just an example of the kicking game. Dawson is playing that that 35, the

:39:35. > :39:39.last two kicks from Saints, albeit further down the field, where at

:39:40. > :39:43.five and ten and it takes its toll. Makes it harder to defend because it

:39:44. > :39:47.exposes the fall back on his own. There is a variety of kickers as

:39:48. > :39:53.well for St Helens where is there is only one for Hull at the moment. It

:39:54. > :40:00.makes a huge difference, you don't know how to -- who to chase down.

:40:01. > :40:04.Luke Walsh stepping up this time I'm putting Hull on the back foot. We

:40:05. > :40:09.can see the player management they are prepared to go through. Walsh

:40:10. > :40:16.has kicked the ball really well, Fages twice, Sneyd's effort went

:40:17. > :40:23.straight into Dawson's hands, so we promise you, for the viewers, it

:40:24. > :40:27.will take its toll. 12 times Challenge Cup winners, St Helens,

:40:28. > :40:33.but they have not won it since 2008, against Hull, of course. Hull have

:40:34. > :40:38.won it three times in their history but famously never at Wembley

:40:39. > :40:42.Stadium. Most recently, 2005, was in Cardiff. They had the replay win at

:40:43. > :40:48.Elland Road when they drew with Widnes. Whenever they have played

:40:49. > :40:55.out to an end result at Wembley, they have lost. They would love to

:40:56. > :41:01.put that right this year. St Helens are caught offside. Clever dummy

:41:02. > :41:03.half play. Very clever. Quick play the ball. I think there are a few

:41:04. > :41:20.offside, you can take your pick. So Hull start from here. Looking for

:41:21. > :41:24.an early response. What's the drives it in, Houghton picks a bad dummy

:41:25. > :41:30.heartland comes right to Leon Pryce, who puts that step on, back inside

:41:31. > :41:34.for the following Danny Houghton. They are celebrating the try but

:41:35. > :41:38.they are going to have to put the celebration on hold for a moment

:41:39. > :41:42.because we are going to have to look again. Try says Richard Silverwood,

:41:43. > :41:50.check the grounding, though, please. Let's hear from Ben Thaler, the

:41:51. > :41:55.video referee. We'll see the ball is grounded, it has been awarded as a

:41:56. > :42:00.try. From that angle, can't see very much. The ball is down there. Let's

:42:01. > :42:07.just make sure it is not lost before that. At that point, that is a try.

:42:08. > :42:13.Just a job that back to make sure the ball is retained in Houghton's

:42:14. > :42:17.hand. It is all one movement. There is no double movement there, so that

:42:18. > :42:27.is fine. It doesn't seem to lose it. This is the angle I want to check,

:42:28. > :42:31.whether the ball has come out. So whilst it is short there, Momentum

:42:32. > :42:35.has taken him over the line, it is not a double movement and the other

:42:36. > :42:39.angle showed the ball was on the ground, so therefore that is going

:42:40. > :42:47.to be a try. See again on this one, keep it going over. Wright, the ball

:42:48. > :42:55.is down there, that is a try. So here comes the result. Danny

:42:56. > :42:59.Houghton gets his fifth try of the season. Hull straight back in the

:43:00. > :43:04.game and wasn't that typical Leon Pryce? It is brilliant, I think Leon

:43:05. > :43:09.Pryce sees it very early, the gap between the marker and the first

:43:10. > :43:15.defender is too big. He has a great step on him, he knows the support is

:43:16. > :43:22.there, so he just gives it. Leon Pryce, who played and won three

:43:23. > :43:27.Challenge Cup finals with St Helens. Now against his old club, hoping to

:43:28. > :43:34.direct Hull the way of Wembley. And if you have not seen this before,

:43:35. > :43:39.Marc Sneyd's kicking style, there is every reason he should miss this,

:43:40. > :43:43.given the angle he starts out. It is almost 180 degrees he turns. But he

:43:44. > :43:49.doesn't miss often. He usually gets them and 86-6.

:43:50. > :43:58.-- it a 6-6. Take a bow, Leon Pryce. We spoke about it pre-match, any

:43:59. > :44:03.opportunity he gets. But he needs Danny Houghton on his inside. He has

:44:04. > :44:07.done that where ever he played. Perhaps hasn't got the ability to go

:44:08. > :44:12.40 or 50 yards like he used to but he can still exploit the gap. Still

:44:13. > :44:16.needs to be scored. The thing about Leon Pryce, we might not see him for

:44:17. > :44:23.big swathes of the game but he does things like that that will win

:44:24. > :44:29.games. That is his job. That is all you need. Tell you what, that was on

:44:30. > :44:35.then to go. A bit of vision there and that is given, because Percival

:44:36. > :44:38.blew in, numbers outside. By the time the ball reached Minichiello, a

:44:39. > :44:47.couple of St Helens defenders were already on the case. That was high

:44:48. > :44:56.by Kyle Amor, so panel to going face macro's way. -- a penalty going

:44:57. > :45:00.Hull's way. We are talking about the kicking game and the way it is

:45:01. > :45:05.going, a penalty gave Hull field position and they scored from it. I

:45:06. > :45:08.always have an element of sympathy with the blokes when the little

:45:09. > :45:12.bloke is going down to ground. Where do you want them to tackle? Not much

:45:13. > :45:18.of a target area and he tried the shoulder. Full-time school from

:45:19. > :45:24.Halifax, it looked tight for a long time, potential upset, but Widnes

:45:25. > :45:30.are through, the Super League side, and it means it will be an all Super

:45:31. > :45:34.League quarterfinal. Warrington, Castleford, Catalan, already

:45:35. > :45:40.through. Wigan, Widnes, Wakefield today joining them and either St

:45:41. > :45:44.Helens or Hull. And the draw, of course, is right after this match,

:45:45. > :45:47.so don't go anywhere once this match is finished, because we will be

:45:48. > :45:56.drawing the quarterfinal of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. Hull doing

:45:57. > :46:05.a good job of making the yards. Goes left two LS. Ellis tries to take

:46:06. > :46:11.them on. -- two LS. SOP pass away. And released by Taylor to get over

:46:12. > :46:16.the line. They they had him wrapped up but think again, Scott Taylor had

:46:17. > :46:24.other ideas and very quickly, Hull have established a lead. I think Joe

:46:25. > :46:29.Greenwood has let him go. He had him wrapped up and let him go and he has

:46:30. > :46:37.fallen over the line. A little soft pass to Scott Taylor but like the St

:46:38. > :46:41.Helens try, a couple of hits and he gets out of them. Another penalty,

:46:42. > :46:49.giving them field position. And this is the finish.

:46:50. > :46:59.It is Jon Wilkin underneath and Joe Greenwood above him. We saw the

:47:00. > :47:04.example on the Hull line and that is the example on the St Helens line.

:47:05. > :47:10.Too strong, pumps his leg and get sad. It is great, strong work but

:47:11. > :47:14.you would expect the tackle. Speaking to Jamie Peacock on the

:47:15. > :47:18.Super League show, he was saying there are some soft tries being

:47:19. > :47:23.given in the competition, especially close around the try line and that

:47:24. > :47:28.is an example of it. As the season progresses, competition for places

:47:29. > :47:35.and the top four and top eight come into the recognition, you expect

:47:36. > :47:41.those tackles to be made. So Sneyd again from more or less underneath

:47:42. > :47:51.the sticks. Over it goes, right into the teeth of those Hull fans. 12-6

:47:52. > :47:59.they now lead. Here is the try. That little pass he bumps off a couple of

:48:00. > :48:04.defenders and scores. The Hull forwards are making great yardage

:48:05. > :48:07.and they give such a good platform, especially for the hooker, Danny

:48:08. > :48:19.Houghton, and Sneyd as well. Only last month, these two sides met

:48:20. > :48:23.in the Super League. That was a humdinger, 17-16 Hull won that game

:48:24. > :48:25.and Marc Sneyd drop goal was the difference. Plenty to go in this

:48:26. > :48:30.game. Leon Pryce is in the mood. St Helens

:48:31. > :48:47.fans will know his threat. What establishing position in the

:48:48. > :48:54.centre of the field. Hull can work right or left from here. Houghton

:48:55. > :48:58.goes left. Sneyd with a kick back down the middle trying to split the

:48:59. > :49:03.full-back and the winger. Hitting the post was a bit of a bonus, adds

:49:04. > :49:09.a second or two before Percival picks it up and the Hull Chase can

:49:10. > :49:15.get into his face. And a knock-on by Percival. So a big result for Hull.

:49:16. > :49:22.As Brian said earlier, the kick was taken on the fall, it is a brilliant

:49:23. > :49:28.kick. The tackle was made on the ten metre line and the knock-on is a

:49:29. > :49:35.huge bonus for Hull. It is a good hit as well.

:49:36. > :49:42.Well, they need to conserve a little energy. Don't waste too much on the

:49:43. > :49:47.celebration. But a big energy lived in respect that St Helens have got

:49:48. > :49:54.more defending to do here. And Hull can ask some questions. The know. It

:49:55. > :50:08.feels like a home tie at the moment because the Hull fans are making all

:50:09. > :50:14.the noise -- Funoa. Ellis pushing forward again, making himself a

:50:15. > :50:21.handful. Naughton can't keep hold. The referee says play on, does he?

:50:22. > :50:31.No, he doesn't. St Helens get the lift. I am not sure, it might be a

:50:32. > :50:42.St Helens knock-on. He has. Owen goes in, the pressure is on. Again,

:50:43. > :50:47.they have shot it a couple of times. So had he got over there, it would

:50:48. > :50:49.have been outright, because it was an advantage play. Nothing came of

:50:50. > :51:03.it, so back they go to the scrum. Not a good pass by Sneyd. Dreadful

:51:04. > :51:13.pass. Talanoa did very well to hold on. And he has knocked on and Saint

:51:14. > :51:17.do now get their lift. I think 10,000 Saints fans saw that knock-on

:51:18. > :51:24.and Mr Silverwood was quickly reminded by his touch judge.

:51:25. > :51:29.Critical look from Lee Radford. He will be disappointed, because they

:51:30. > :51:47.had... That was the first tackle and it is just poor execution.

:51:48. > :51:56.Ad from dummy half and looking left again. Roby goes right and then

:51:57. > :51:58.central. St Helens with quick hands here. They almost spill it. Wilkin

:51:59. > :52:19.is back to save the day. Am a Tory. They are looking to go

:52:20. > :52:26.wide, whereas Hull are looking to go wide -- Amor. Fages with a little

:52:27. > :52:30.kick over the top, Naughton catches it safely but Hull will have to

:52:31. > :52:37.start ten yards from their own line. St Helens have got to get a foothold

:52:38. > :52:45.back in the game. They are allowing runs like this from Funoa and

:52:46. > :52:50.Talanoa. When the collision is made, they are going the extra yard to

:52:51. > :52:53.quick play the ball. Kieron Cunningham, the St Helens coach.

:52:54. > :52:58.Boy, has he got some pedigree. Seven Challenge Cup finals he won't, as

:52:59. > :53:03.far as five Grand Finals and two world Cup challenges. In a

:53:04. > :53:12.modern-day, that is a 40/20 and a huge 40/20. He steps against the

:53:13. > :53:16.grain, watch, he's got to step back against the grain which closes his

:53:17. > :53:24.space down because he goes towards the defender. A brilliant, brilliant

:53:25. > :53:30.kick. He whacked it as far as I'm concerned, it's all they ever do.

:53:31. > :53:34.That was 30-10, no matter 40-20. On a day like this the ball is going to

:53:35. > :53:38.bounce, he would look for a few of them in the game because defences

:53:39. > :53:50.are tight. There might be yardage. The bonuses, you get the ball back.

:53:51. > :53:56.Concerning times for St Helens. Chris Green has come on and Liam

:53:57. > :54:02.Watts has taken his spell on the sidelines. Leon Pryce, Danny

:54:03. > :54:05.Houghton landmarks need. Now Minichiello. Minichiello spinning

:54:06. > :54:08.away from the first attempted tackle. Numbers to make sure he

:54:09. > :54:15.couldn't get fully away. Horton 12 yards out. A bursting strong run

:54:16. > :54:22.from green, one of the freshest pair of legs and lungs on the field.

:54:23. > :54:28.Sneyd with a short pass and over goes Gareth Ellis! Hull are

:54:29. > :54:39.wrestling real control of this game at the moment. The black and whites

:54:40. > :54:46.who are smiling. And that had try written all over it from early on.

:54:47. > :54:50.It was so well executed it looked so simple, didn't it? Not a hand laid

:54:51. > :54:55.on Ellis when he went over, very, very clever play. The forwards are

:54:56. > :55:00.laying the platform and totally dominating. This is a kick, what a

:55:01. > :55:09.brilliant kick. Deservedly get possession. They do a lot of reverse

:55:10. > :55:17.plays around the ruck, Horton fades one way, the half comes around the

:55:18. > :55:23.other. He has a walk-in, Gareth Ellis. -- Houghton fades one way. It

:55:24. > :55:29.created a massive gap for Ellis to one through. Brilliantly executed

:55:30. > :55:37.try. They are looking very confident, Brian, aren't they? Very

:55:38. > :55:44.confident. Paul Wellens with the water carrier T-shirt on. Legend at

:55:45. > :55:46.this club. In their two stir a few hearts and write a few of the wrong

:55:47. > :56:04.is going on. Marc Sneyd has a chance to kick a

:56:05. > :56:07.third. Those Hull fans, as you'd expect, remaining respectfully

:56:08. > :56:15.silent as he prepares to kick and over it goes. A roar of Sneyd as it

:56:16. > :56:21.goes over. 18-6 Hull lead. Again, clever play. They've just got

:56:22. > :56:29.numbers out there, defences don't know what they are doing. That is a

:56:30. > :56:34.walk in. We're hearing old faithful echoing around the stadium at the

:56:35. > :56:38.moment, if it carries on like this will be hearing it a whole lot more.

:56:39. > :56:45.SingTel and have to find a way to stem the flow here. -- St Helens

:56:46. > :56:52.have to find a way to stem the flow. There we go, clear advantage for

:56:53. > :56:56.Hull. Possession. And territorially. Their would have really been

:56:57. > :57:03.dominant. With seen another example of it. Sneyd out of there, the

:57:04. > :57:11.Saints need to get a grip of Hull to go forward. Another attempt at

:57:12. > :57:21.40-20. Not the ending Danny Houghton was hoping for. St Helens get the

:57:22. > :57:25.restart. They just need to keep the ball now, complete the set, put

:57:26. > :57:32.pressure on Hull deep in their own half, in their own 20. Matty Dawson

:57:33. > :57:36.is put down. We've got Damian Johnson with news on the touchline.

:57:37. > :57:40.The temperature at which level is 24 degrees but perhaps what the

:57:41. > :57:45.pictures don't tell you is it's quite humid, we've seen a couple of

:57:46. > :57:59.the interchanges with Kyle Amor and Alex Walmsley. Lomax! Didn't

:58:00. > :58:04.quite... Had he done so he was away. If he hits his man he's gone, he's

:58:05. > :58:07.down the sideline, Perceval. Clever play again, they create the extra

:58:08. > :58:13.man. It's the execution of the past, just watch. There is the extra man,

:58:14. > :58:16.very cleverly worked piece of play, but unfortunately the pass over the

:58:17. > :58:27.touchline. Full-time school at Dewsbury. And we

:58:28. > :58:30.have the Wigan score coming up. The quarterfinal right after the

:58:31. > :58:42.quarterfinal draw, right after this match today. Wigan 54-4 winners over

:58:43. > :58:48.Dewsbury. And there is a forum coming up after we finish as well.

:58:49. > :58:55.Connected TV and the BBC sport website. 6:30pm. You need to be on

:58:56. > :59:00.that. And the usual social media ways of getting in touch with us. If

:59:01. > :59:16.you want to put a question to Ashton, Jamie, anybody.

:59:17. > :59:28.Talanoa going to have a go from dummy half. Yeaman. Danny Houghton.

:59:29. > :59:37.Marshalling up there again. Marching their way downfield, Hull. Pryce.

:59:38. > :59:49.Quick play the ball nonetheless. Houghton has support from Shaul.

:59:50. > :59:54.Final tackle in the set coming next. Sneyd. I and spinning, someone has

:59:55. > :00:04.two claim this. Matty Dawson claims it. Well taken. Covered a lot of

:00:05. > :00:13.ground to get a bad ball. A lot of the game... Is being played inside

:00:14. > :00:16.this St Helens half. It is a tribute to Sneyd and his kicking game,

:00:17. > :00:20.couple of errors from Saints in their own half have given them the

:00:21. > :00:30.ability to stay this end of the field. Couple of crucial penalties

:00:31. > :00:33.as well. Wilkin. Greenwood. Job around the shins by Gareth Ellis.

:00:34. > :00:40.Here comes the last tackle. The kick from Walsh. Shaul is being careful.

:00:41. > :00:44.In the end, his caution was justified because it's going to be a

:00:45. > :00:45.tap on the 20. He is trying to slow it down a little bit, have a

:00:46. > :01:10.breather. I'm going to talk to you about the

:01:11. > :01:17.interchange strategy today, Brian Neville, it has to be on the list of

:01:18. > :01:20.both coaches. If you leave some Bjorn too long they become

:01:21. > :01:24.exposed... Knowing your players intimately, when they should be on

:01:25. > :01:30.and off, is a huge indicator. Both coaches... Sneyd is causing

:01:31. > :01:36.problems. Dawson just about get away. He's playing exceptionally

:01:37. > :01:42.well, Sneyd, what he's doing is running at them and drawing

:01:43. > :01:46.defenders on him, he's creating space to kick into. And the bounds

:01:47. > :01:58.of the ball has been very difficult for the St Helens back three. Walsh.

:01:59. > :02:06.The Frenchman, Fages, who's been described by Keiron Cunningham as

:02:07. > :02:10.the future scrum-half of St Helens for the next 10-15 years. He's

:02:11. > :02:17.developing his career at the moment. He's got a penalty there. Hull are

:02:18. > :02:27.defending very narrow. I think an opportunity to get on the outside.

:02:28. > :02:31.45 tackles made by Saint Helens to 38 of Hull. An extra set and a

:02:32. > :02:38.little bit more than they've had to make so far. That could be telling.

:02:39. > :02:42.Ten minutes of each half. In this set it will be more or less even,

:02:43. > :02:50.won't it? McCarthy-Scarsbrook put down. It's where they've been having

:02:51. > :02:56.the ball, that's the difference. Trying to make things happen as he

:02:57. > :03:07.often does. Often the saviour of the St Helens side. Walsh, the youngster

:03:08. > :03:15.Morgan Knowles, who is on here. On the back row. Percival. Walsh.

:03:16. > :03:21.Wilkin. McCarthy-Scarsbrook it's the line. Some good defending from

:03:22. > :03:27.Minichiello. Saints on the last play will go to the right. Fages with a

:03:28. > :03:33.kick. It's given away. A chance to go the distance there. Desperate

:03:34. > :03:37.tackle of Fages. I suspect Josh Bowden was believed to be tackled.

:03:38. > :03:42.He's thinking, thanks for the tackle. Gretchen Mapoe was relieved.

:03:43. > :03:45.He doesn't fancy going 80 yard this early in his spell. This early in

:03:46. > :03:54.his career! Hull having survived that spell of

:03:55. > :03:58.pressure are bringing themselves forward again. They were trailing,

:03:59. > :04:07.if you are joining us late. Thompson is on the field as well. Jordan

:04:08. > :04:11.Thompson. Next tackle is the last. Shaul again. Been asked to do the

:04:12. > :04:14.job with the boot and he does it again. Brought back with an element

:04:15. > :04:25.of menace here. Jack Owens on the right-hand side

:04:26. > :04:38.because Jonny Lomax is currently occupying the left wing position.

:04:39. > :04:50.Winds involved for a time. Walsh. Lama Tasi. Half an hour played.

:04:51. > :04:55.Walsh inside Fort McCarthy-Scarsbrook. It's good

:04:56. > :05:03.defending from Hull. Is carried the ball very, very well. As to snap the

:05:04. > :05:07.ball wager Tuimavave, drops it off to Peyroux. Was he being hampered?

:05:08. > :05:12.Yes, he was, penalty for St Helens, obstruction by Hull. Soft penalty,

:05:13. > :05:21.but it's the right penalty. It's the right one, clever little kick,

:05:22. > :05:27.Peyroux. They both had it. Minichiello... And Bowden, both

:05:28. > :05:33.grabbing hold. You would have thought Shaul would that anyway.

:05:34. > :05:38.Immaterial, though. -- Shaul would get that anyway. Two balls on the

:05:39. > :05:47.field. It would be an interesting concept, wouldn't it? High-scoring.

:05:48. > :05:53.Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook kicking the ball away. He's a big Millwall

:05:54. > :06:02.fan. He'll be hoping to catch the eye of a scout down in London. Roby

:06:03. > :06:08.spins it away to Walsh. Walsh Baxter Fages, Fages passes to the left

:06:09. > :06:15.wing. Owens is back. -- Walsh back to Fages.

:06:16. > :06:24.Another with a big, big future ahead of him, Morgan Knowles.

:06:25. > :06:28.McCarthy-Scarsbrook, who has bullied his way over the line! Simply

:06:29. > :06:35.wanting to get their more than the defenders wanted to stop him. Louis

:06:36. > :06:40.McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Has set St Helens back on course again. Created

:06:41. > :06:49.at one-on-one, didn't they? I'm trying to see who he's run over,

:06:50. > :06:52.created this one-on-one to the right-sided. He's made a big impact

:06:53. > :07:02.since being on the field. Here's the penalty. Soft penalty. And they paid

:07:03. > :07:10.for it. Watch, he holds and holds. I think it's Sneyd, isn't it? He runs

:07:11. > :07:16.around Minichiello as well. Wilkin rounded outline to isolate

:07:17. > :07:22.McCarthy-Scarsbrook one-on-one. Very good play by Jon Wilkin, very good

:07:23. > :07:27.play, holds it, hold it. One of the great characters, isn't it? Louis

:07:28. > :07:33.McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Lewisham born. Very much dyed in the wool cockney.

:07:34. > :07:39.They've just played the East Enders drum roll when he scored, which is a

:07:40. > :07:46.nice touch. More importantly for St Helens, back in the contest with a

:07:47. > :07:54.very much-needed try. Yes, they needed that, didn't they? They

:07:55. > :08:03.haven't been very impressive. Walsh's kick goes over. 12 points to

:08:04. > :08:11.18. Back to eight within one score game. McCarthy-Scarsbrook would

:08:12. > :08:16.understand what ate pork pie was, wasn't he? Bit of the rhyming slang.

:08:17. > :08:20.Doesn't look like he's eaten many though. Mismatched, big man on small

:08:21. > :08:33.man, smart play from Jon Wilkin. Tasi hammering it forward. How do

:08:34. > :08:38.you see this going from here Jonathan Davies? Tough to say.

:08:39. > :08:44.Saints have brought themselves back into the game.

:08:45. > :09:00.Walsh. Tasi. I do apologise, it was Vea.

:09:01. > :09:06.Pryce eventually rounds him up and put him down. It finds one more pass

:09:07. > :09:11.and they are in the clear, Saints. Well spotted, Leon Pryce. Wilkin

:09:12. > :09:18.sees a gap and runs towards it but it closes. Last play again. Walsh

:09:19. > :09:25.puts it high. Shaul saddles and self, leaps and captures safely. No

:09:26. > :09:28.pressure whatsoever on the full-backs. They'll be disappointed

:09:29. > :09:34.with that. Good field position, plenty of time... And you want to be

:09:35. > :09:43.competing for that ball on the last tackle. On Jonny Lomax watch, he is

:09:44. > :09:48.playing at left centre. He swaps around the field. I think he's

:09:49. > :09:52.defending there, as an attacker he'll feature in the pivots. They

:09:53. > :09:56.are keeping him out of the firing line of these big Hull/ variance

:09:57. > :10:10.Yeaman. -- there is Yeaman. It's not going to go. Percival has

:10:11. > :10:17.to deal with it. Hicks it up, snaps it back and runs it quickly towards

:10:18. > :10:28.that chasing Hull line. Five minutes of the half remaining. Roby.

:10:29. > :10:55.Walsh. Vea, a real threat. Running back towards the centre. Dealt with

:10:56. > :11:00.well enough. Five tackles gone. Wilkin puts it high in the air.

:11:01. > :11:04.Shaul... On his backside when he catches it but he'll be happy the

:11:05. > :11:12.ball is safely caught. Keeping hold of the ball now more, St Helens.

:11:13. > :11:14.Does well to keep the ball alive. Hull looking to create a bit of

:11:15. > :11:27.havoc year with Sneyd. Quick snap up from dummy half. That

:11:28. > :11:35.is good from Naughton. Curtis Naughton... Nearly lost that. Get it

:11:36. > :11:37.away to Danny Houghton. Houghton throws the dummy. Holding off Tasi

:11:38. > :11:49.and then finds support. The on what's drops it on the

:11:50. > :11:56.inside. A crashing run from Minichiello. Here comes the six.

:11:57. > :12:13.Jamie Shaul I think is confident he can get over there. -- Jamie Shaw.

:12:14. > :12:20.The referee wants absolute confirmation. A gain, great play by

:12:21. > :12:24.Hull. Minichiello gets out of that tackle. Here is the finish. Great

:12:25. > :12:32.play from half-back and that is a try. So that is a try? One look

:12:33. > :12:39.required by the video referee and the try is confirmed. And Hull, just

:12:40. > :12:45.before the break, put themselves back in that comfort zone. Yes, they

:12:46. > :12:52.look very impressive on the attack, Hull. Very organised. It is a good

:12:53. > :12:56.run but again, Houghton was there at the start of it. The support play

:12:57. > :13:01.was good and this guy finished it. This is the final act of the drive.

:13:02. > :13:07.Quick play of the ball, defenders all over the place. That is a very

:13:08. > :13:13.good finish. But again, the half from Danny Houghton. Was that St

:13:14. > :13:19.Helens defends that switched off there? Well, it is difficult,

:13:20. > :13:26.because they have come 50 metres, they have kept the ball alive, you

:13:27. > :13:32.know, they were scrambling back, quick play on the ball. It is a guy

:13:33. > :13:38.at half-backs, and easy finish for him. You can't really blame the

:13:39. > :13:47.defenders. 10th try of the season for Jamie Shaw.

:13:48. > :13:52.Marks the looking to add to his tally again. Not being rude as he

:13:53. > :14:06.turns his back on the ball. They hit back straightaway, didn't

:14:07. > :14:22.they?. Hooks it over, four out of four. The roar of "Need" again. And

:14:23. > :14:28.24-12 daily. -- "Sneyd". One ad market, that is where he spotted.

:14:29. > :14:35.Because of the pace of the play -- one at marker. Doubly hard for James

:14:36. > :14:39.Roby's point of view because that is the sort of thing he does on a

:14:40. > :14:44.regular basis to other teams. You can just to see how influential the

:14:45. > :14:46.Hull pack is because Houghton has played a bigger part in this game so

:14:47. > :15:02.far than a Roby. Jordan Thompson, taken high, was he?

:15:03. > :15:07.Referee is happy it was a fair tackle from Roby and Hull continue

:15:08. > :15:11.to roll forward. Minichiello throws it left and suddenly there is an

:15:12. > :15:17.opportunity for Talanoa to hit a bit of space. Good tackle. Walmsley came

:15:18. > :15:24.across and I think he has hit his own man. Hull continue moving

:15:25. > :15:28.towards this St Helens line with a sense of inevitability at the

:15:29. > :15:36.moment. Saints are hanging on. Drop goal. Marc Sneyd is going to put the

:15:37. > :15:40.one pointer over. The drop goal king for this season, one of those was a

:15:41. > :15:46.winner against St Helens in the Super League and in the Challenge

:15:47. > :15:51.Cup, he has just given his side a three Shkolina on the cusp of

:15:52. > :16:00.half-time. Decision-making has been spot on -- a three score lead.

:16:01. > :16:12.Horton and Marc Sneyd controlling things -- Houghton. Deservedly in

:16:13. > :16:16.front. The Saints will have a real tough ask in the second half, they

:16:17. > :16:22.have really got to pick their game up at the moment, they are finding

:16:23. > :16:26.it really difficult. You get the feeling that they won't want the

:16:27. > :16:32.restart. There was they who turn. They didn't want to restart, they

:16:33. > :16:38.just wanted to run the clock that -- there was the hooter. Let's go down

:16:39. > :16:40.to Damien Johnson, who is with Leon Pryce.

:16:41. > :16:45.Are you good value of the lead at half-time? I think so but it is

:16:46. > :16:50.really tough out there in these conditions, so whoever controls the

:16:51. > :16:53.ball has a good chance of winning. Should you be further ahead? It is

:16:54. > :17:02.just about right, I would say but I would like to be ahead. Jon Wilkin

:17:03. > :17:07.is with us, much done to the -- to be done in the second half. We would

:17:08. > :17:12.like the ball. It feels like Hull have had 90% of possession and we

:17:13. > :17:17.have got to get back onto it quick. Well, that pretty much summed it up

:17:18. > :17:21.from Jon Wilkin, Jamie? He has got it dead right. In this weather,

:17:22. > :17:29.cheap possession are given away, cheap errors and the Saints are on

:17:30. > :17:33.the back foot. They have played exceptionally well, Hull, they have

:17:34. > :17:39.played the conditions. When you look at the stats, what springs out,

:17:40. > :17:42.Ashton? The fact that Hull have only made a two errors in the whole of

:17:43. > :17:47.the first half. Talk about completion and the kicking game,

:17:48. > :17:52.Marc Sneyd's kicking has been sensational. When you can play at

:17:53. > :18:00.89%, you will always be there or thereabouts and Hull SER right up

:18:01. > :18:04.there. Anything else from that lot? St Helens are completing 80%, they

:18:05. > :18:10.had done OK but Hull have been sensational, played the conditions

:18:11. > :18:13.fantastically. I think the stats are reflecting what we all seeing. I

:18:14. > :18:18.think the viewers should understand that would then having so much ball

:18:19. > :18:22.and so much energy, Hull, are winning the ground in the middle, we

:18:23. > :18:28.have seen tries, we have seen Houghton run at them and marching

:18:29. > :18:33.down the field, Talanoa and Funoa, Saints had to get a bit of a

:18:34. > :18:40.position. Houghton is doing a bit of a Roby on Roby. It started so

:18:41. > :18:47.differently, you saw the opening try and you thought it could be Saint'

:18:48. > :18:52.day. Yes, this first try by Perceval was just I want to score a try more

:18:53. > :18:57.than you want to tackle me, a simple missed tackle. A great kick by Walsh

:18:58. > :19:04.to get a repeat set, repeat sets are gold, but as you alluded to Ashton,

:19:05. > :19:07.I thought double pump from Lomax. Then you have to make the tackle. If

:19:08. > :19:11.you want to win the Challenge Cup, you have to make these tackles.

:19:12. > :19:15.Percival wants to score more than they want to tackle him. They will

:19:16. > :19:19.be a bit embarrassed because they should make that stop in a game of

:19:20. > :19:27.this multitude. When you saw that, did you think break academic Hull

:19:28. > :19:31.are not on this? You would think so, but it has been a theme, it has been

:19:32. > :19:35.too easy to score tries. I am worried that every time Hull get to

:19:36. > :19:40.the St Helens area, they will score. The next two came from penalties and

:19:41. > :19:45.early on, they were killing the penalty count. Yes, they were

:19:46. > :19:56.deserved and I said, repeat sets of golf. It is not like when you have

:19:57. > :20:00.to do -- repeat sets are gold. It is too wide here, four on four, but

:20:01. > :20:08.Greenwood needs to be tighter. Leon Pryce has seen the gap and great

:20:09. > :20:12.play. Great rugby instincts from Houghton, backing up through the

:20:13. > :20:19.middle. We spoke about Leon Pryce and if he gets one-on-one, he is

:20:20. > :20:23.going to go through the middle. Another place of field position for

:20:24. > :20:27.Hull and this again, it is determination. If you want to get

:20:28. > :20:31.through to the next round, make those tackles. When a coach looks of

:20:32. > :20:35.those reviews, there will be some fingers pointed. They were pointing

:20:36. > :20:39.fingers at each other, Saints, did you see their heads dropping a

:20:40. > :20:42.little bit? It really is difficult in this kind of weather without the

:20:43. > :20:47.ball, you need to play with the ball and Hull have been exceptional.

:20:48. > :20:52.Especially at the try line, there were four Saints players around him

:20:53. > :20:56.and Taylor wanted it more. Mach speed has been fantastic. His

:20:57. > :21:02.kicking game has really come to the fore -- Marc Sneyd. We are going to

:21:03. > :21:11.see the 40/20. Splits the winger and the full-back, managed to get his

:21:12. > :21:16.winger is the best chasing possibility. I think he gets them

:21:17. > :21:20.some more field position. And on the back of that vigorous verse in

:21:21. > :21:26.attack... This is the 40/20, he has nailed it, it is a 3010, never mind

:21:27. > :21:34.40/20. And that has given them all feel position -- more field

:21:35. > :21:38.position. It looks like they are walking, two Saints defenders trying

:21:39. > :21:44.to stop the play and just walking for Gareth Ellis. Beautiful outside

:21:45. > :21:48.line by Ellis, sucked him in and beat him on the outside shoulder.

:21:49. > :21:51.The fingers as well, when you don't have the ball, you get fatigued and

:21:52. > :21:54.you make poor decisions under pressure. Saints have been guilty of

:21:55. > :22:01.that when they are defending their own try line. They did finally get a

:22:02. > :22:04.little bit of possession, St Helens. How do you think the introduction of

:22:05. > :22:09.McCarthy-Scarsbrook has changed things? I think he has been good, he

:22:10. > :22:13.has picked things up really hard. Get his due reward, outside

:22:14. > :22:20.Minichiello Jon Wilkin and a beautiful tip on. Sneyd had to stop

:22:21. > :22:25.a locomotive. It is a mismatch, he carry some impact

:22:26. > :22:29.McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Jon Wilkin is a smart player. I think that

:22:30. > :22:33.meant something, he was happy about that try. When you are a substitute,

:22:34. > :22:36.you have to come on and make a difference and all of the subs, he

:22:37. > :22:43.has made the biggest difference for either side. And then there was

:22:44. > :22:47.speed, Hull seems to be playing the game a little quicker. Yes, the

:22:48. > :22:52.weight of possession allows them to play the ball more quickly. It is a

:22:53. > :22:56.great kick but it is a great take and he is up and running, he has

:22:57. > :23:03.great speed, greater awareness and great agility. So what has been the

:23:04. > :23:07.key, the difference, as they move the ball up the pitch? It is simple,

:23:08. > :23:12.you have people injecting themselves into the line, backing each other up

:23:13. > :23:16.and they create an opportunity out of nothing. Look at the Saints

:23:17. > :23:19.defence, it is hard in this weather and it is another guy on the fly and

:23:20. > :23:25.Minichiello comes like a steam train, he smacks for people. Look at

:23:26. > :23:34.the speed of the play of the ball. I am confident Jamie sure won't score

:23:35. > :23:38.an easier try. -- Jamie Shaw. Some of the Saints players are still

:23:39. > :23:46.looking the other way when he scores. We talked about Mark -- Leon

:23:47. > :23:52.Pryce but how much does it help Marc Sneyd concentrate on the kicking? He

:23:53. > :23:55.has been the best player out there in the first car. Kicking, taking on

:23:56. > :24:00.the line, everything he has done has been tremendous. And having Leon on

:24:01. > :24:06.the right-hand side gives Saints something to think about. We spoke

:24:07. > :24:11.before the game about whoever kicks best will win the game and he is

:24:12. > :24:17.winning the competition without doubt. Are you surprised? We have so

:24:18. > :24:21.many kickers on the St Helens team and we haven't really seen them

:24:22. > :24:25.apart from the opening try. You have to step up in big games and if you

:24:26. > :24:29.want to win the Challenge Cup, players have to play exceptional and

:24:30. > :24:32.Mark speed has been exceptional. So will Lee Radford just be telling

:24:33. > :24:40.them, keep on doing what you are doing? Why not? I mean people like

:24:41. > :24:46.Taylor, hard to stop, scoring a try from a break-out one-on-one and

:24:47. > :24:50.Houghton is so smart, they just go boom like a cannon and they are on

:24:51. > :24:58.the charge. Saints' biggest challenges controlling the rock and

:24:59. > :25:03.getting feel position. I am sure we will see a different feel to it, we

:25:04. > :25:08.have seen ice packs, but the energy levels will be no after that half.

:25:09. > :25:13.If they go out and compete set for said, they will not win, they have

:25:14. > :25:17.to go out and chance their arm and make Hull make a few tackles in the

:25:18. > :25:22.set of six, off-load the ball and get the quick meant on the ball.

:25:23. > :25:27.That is what they did in the first two sets, Kyle Amor and Walmsley

:25:28. > :25:31.were passing with each other and they did score the try. They could

:25:32. > :25:34.do some more of that. Let's take a bit of a breath because it has been

:25:35. > :25:38.fast and frenetic, wonderful opportunity for you to be part of

:25:39. > :25:43.the Challenge Cup final because we paired up with songs of praise to

:25:44. > :25:47.try to find a fans' choir to sing abide with me ahead of the Challenge

:25:48. > :26:01.Cup final. He is Aled Jones to explain more. The Challenge Cup is

:26:02. > :26:04.rugby league's most historic and prestigious competition. Each final

:26:05. > :26:10.since 1929 has been preceded by abide with me. This year, once

:26:11. > :26:15.again, fans will gather at Wembley to watch the final two teams battle

:26:16. > :26:18.it out for this, the Challenge Cup and you could be on the pitch before

:26:19. > :26:24.kick-off helping to lead 80,000 voices in the song. We are looking

:26:25. > :26:29.for 32 super supporters to form our choir. It is a fantastic opportunity

:26:30. > :26:35.to raise the curtain of an historic sporting event. Someone who knows

:26:36. > :26:38.what it feels like to hear the him resound around Wembley is Jamie

:26:39. > :26:43.Jones-Buchanan. I have played in the challenge the cup final for five

:26:44. > :26:47.times and -- Challenge Cup final for five times and the novelty has never

:26:48. > :26:50.worn off. You walk out and it is almost like the Colosseum, it is

:26:51. > :26:55.almost red-hot, like walking into an oven. I don't know if you are on the

:26:56. > :27:00.pitch when Abide With Me is sung, but you can hear it. What impact

:27:01. > :27:06.does it have? It is massive. The words in there, written by a guy

:27:07. > :27:10.looking towards God in his final days and weeks and the song itself

:27:11. > :27:15.gets to the core of who and what we are as human beings. I am very

:27:16. > :27:19.privilege, you have agreed to be a judge. What are you looking for? I

:27:20. > :27:26.will do my best, I am looking for some enthusiasm and passion, people

:27:27. > :27:29.who are there week in and week out. If you are a rugby league super fan

:27:30. > :27:32.who goes above and beyond the team you love or would like to nominate

:27:33. > :27:36.someone you think fits the bill, we would love to hear from you. The

:27:37. > :27:42.competition is open now and will remain open until June 12 and anyone

:27:43. > :27:46.can male or female. We will be announcing the winners by June the

:27:47. > :27:52.26th. To get your entry form and for full terms and conditions, go to the

:27:53. > :27:57.BBC website, Songs of Praise. We should stress, you don't have to be

:27:58. > :28:01.able to sing as well as the wonderful Lizzie Jones. We are after

:28:02. > :28:06.your stories, we are after you and your tales to be part of that

:28:07. > :28:09.wonderful choir. Well, there have been three other games going on

:28:10. > :28:13.today and we shall bring you up-to-date with who will be in the

:28:14. > :28:18.quarterfinal draw later on, which will be after this game, as the

:28:19. > :28:21.teams prepare to come out for the second half here. We have had three

:28:22. > :28:29.other results and they have all gone the way of the Super League teams.

:28:30. > :28:34.Wakefield beating Toulouse, young Tom Johnston getting another four

:28:35. > :28:40.tries in that one. Wigan ran in ten tries, beating Dewsbury 54-4 and it

:28:41. > :28:45.was 18-18 in the build-up to this game between Halifax and Widnes but

:28:46. > :28:52.Widnes have won it. It is 12-25 here, six tries so far. What will

:28:53. > :28:56.the second half bring for us? Brian Noble has hotfooted it back to the

:28:57. > :28:59.commentary box. We are getting our money's word from him today,

:29:00. > :29:04.alongside Jonathan Davies and Dave Woods.

:29:05. > :29:09.Just as an aside on those results today, that is not a bad result for

:29:10. > :29:14.Toulouse, 40-22 and if you don't know, Toulouse are actually in

:29:15. > :29:18.league one, three divisions down, the third tier of rugby league. Just

:29:19. > :29:22.coming into the competition this year, they have big aspirations.

:29:23. > :29:26.They beat a championship team in the last round. So that is not a bad

:29:27. > :29:33.effort for them but inevitably going down against a Super League team in

:29:34. > :29:43.the end. One French team in the hat, or the big bowl, Catalan.

:29:44. > :29:51.Warrington, Castleford, Widnes, and either St Helens or Hull. They have

:29:52. > :29:55.not won here since 1926. But at the start of the second half, you would

:29:56. > :30:02.make Hull favourites, would you? make Hull favourites?

:30:03. > :30:08.They did everything well, looked comfortable, well organised, good

:30:09. > :30:13.kicking game. If they can do the same in the second half I agree with

:30:14. > :30:18.Jamie. It's up to Saint Helens to make the game and chase it. At the

:30:19. > :30:22.moment Hull looking comfortable. They are playing the ball to quickly

:30:23. > :30:28.and unless Saints come to terms with that, Hull are in the box seat. We

:30:29. > :30:35.talked about hookers before the match, look at St Helens. Hull 17.

:30:36. > :30:42.Isn't it a reflection of how one top Hull have been. It says it all.

:30:43. > :30:46.They've made the yard so easy. Look where they are taking the ball back

:30:47. > :30:53.from, a yard from their own try line. Percival looking to clear

:30:54. > :30:58.their lines. The fellas have been making Danny dummy half runs. Roby

:30:59. > :31:06.has only made three. That is as soft penalty, a coach

:31:07. > :31:10.killer. Lee Radford will be blowing up because that is a soft penalty.

:31:11. > :31:19.They've done the job. He doesn't need to do that. All the hard work

:31:20. > :31:23.is done. And then your winger flops. Second effort has given Saint Helens

:31:24. > :31:31.a second chance to relieve their lines here. Taken in by Walmsley. I

:31:32. > :31:36.wonder what the coaches have been saying at half-time. Damian Johnson?

:31:37. > :31:43.Keiron Cunningham said to St Helens, we need to improve at the ruck...

:31:44. > :31:50.Hang on, we might have a try here for Fetuli Talanoa. I reckon it was

:31:51. > :31:56.a knock-on. It was from Saints. Might have been a second not, as

:31:57. > :32:04.well. That year from the video referee. I have a try. Saints have

:32:05. > :32:11.knocked into the Hull man, his chest, going forwards. Make sure

:32:12. > :32:24.there is no knock by Hull please. Looking for a knock-on. From Hull

:32:25. > :32:32.FC. Without lost, that's a knock-on. Where does it hit? It looks like it

:32:33. > :32:38.hits the hand of the Hull man. Then I have another look at but one? It

:32:39. > :32:45.comes out of the St Helens man's hands, the first knock-on by Saint

:32:46. > :32:57.Helens. Play this one on. Keep going, keep going. That is a

:32:58. > :33:03.knock-on from Hull, no try, but a first offence by St Helens. Scrum

:33:04. > :33:11.down. Hull head and ball on the 40. Good call, T M O. No try. You might

:33:12. > :33:19.have seen in the background a rather serious looking Damian Johnson. Who

:33:20. > :33:22.we were interrupting. Let's try again, the messages from the

:33:23. > :33:25.coaches. That's right, there was a camera in the way of my view, didn't

:33:26. > :33:31.know what was going on. Keiron Cunningham said massive improvement

:33:32. > :33:36.needed at ruck. No rhythm, we need to improve our kicking game. The

:33:37. > :33:39.message from Lee Radford for Hull, the accent will be on defence in the

:33:40. > :33:46.second half, look to control the inside, keep up the momentum and

:33:47. > :33:52.play quick from dummy half. A lucky break I think. If they scored

:33:53. > :33:57.their... No arguments with the decision. No. Hull aren't too

:33:58. > :34:03.concerned because they have possession again here. They retained

:34:04. > :34:12.this grip on the game. Thompson, who is getting through some work.

:34:13. > :34:17.Talanoa finished it. Going back to what Jamie said at half-time, the

:34:18. > :34:23.enthusiasm to get back... Talanoa has another chance here. Across to

:34:24. > :34:28.make a very good tackle. Hull fans think he's got there, but a long way

:34:29. > :34:36.away. Minichiello... They were all cheering. Bowden is put down. Danny

:34:37. > :34:42.Houghton. Thompson was there but it is passed to Sneyd. Pryce with a

:34:43. > :34:48.loose ball. Collected safely. No touch for the St Helens players. So

:34:49. > :34:55.this will be the last play in this set. Sneyd sends it steeping. Lomax

:34:56. > :34:59.underneath it. He's in the in-goal area when he catches that, so it's

:35:00. > :35:04.back on the 20 metre mark where the attack will take place. They've

:35:05. > :35:06.looked very comfortable in attack, they'll be disappointed the ball has

:35:07. > :35:11.gone to ground there, missed opportunity. Credit to Saints,

:35:12. > :35:14.they've scrambled really hard for the defensive set, it should give

:35:15. > :35:22.them the lift they need. And carries like that. A great tackle, Jonny

:35:23. > :35:27.Lomax. An Talanoa, lined him up, showed him the touchline, not going

:35:28. > :35:31.to cut inside him. Click away. Luke Walsh with the runaway. Support on

:35:32. > :35:37.this right-hand side if he needs it. He might not. He's going all the way

:35:38. > :35:45.himself. Delightful, delightful play from Luke Walsh, the scrum-half, to

:35:46. > :35:50.score. Unpicking the seam of the Hull defence, finding a way to put

:35:51. > :35:53.St Helens back in the contest. Brilliant, brilliant strike, you

:35:54. > :36:00.need someone to come up and then make an impact on the game. Good

:36:01. > :36:03.defence, good communication by Hull. It had to be a finish and that's the

:36:04. > :36:10.brilliant try. Here's the tackle on Lomax. Great scramble defence.

:36:11. > :36:15.They've got this try of the back of defending that set of six, getting

:36:16. > :36:24.the 20 metre reach. Just had his feet planted. 20 metre restart, the

:36:25. > :36:30.carry from Vea gets them an off-load. Walsh into the backfield,

:36:31. > :36:40.free on two. Push hard on Dawson. -- three on two. A good off-load. He

:36:41. > :36:48.had it all to do. Looks around, ball in two Handsworth rose the dummy.

:36:49. > :36:52.Very good try. Saints needed that. That's on the back of their hard

:36:53. > :36:55.efforts defensively. They were scrambling. They might have gone

:36:56. > :37:02.four scores down, now they are back in the game with two. Could so

:37:03. > :37:05.easily have been almost out of the competition in the last five minutes

:37:06. > :37:12.with the defending, the moment they had in defence. Right back in the

:37:13. > :37:17.contest thanks to this fella. Luke Walsh's try, if he can add the kick

:37:18. > :37:23.here, he sweeps it well enough. Super strike from the touchline from

:37:24. > :37:30.Luke Walsh. 18-25. Suddenly, the gap doesn't seem quite as daunting for

:37:31. > :37:33.those St Helens fans. No, as Brian said, you are under the cosh and the

:37:34. > :37:40.off-load is crucial. Creates the opportunity. Get away from Sneyd.

:37:41. > :37:49.Unfortunately, doesn't get the yardage back. Brilliant finish. So,

:37:50. > :37:54.six minutes of the second half played. Suddenly Saints back within

:37:55. > :38:04.a couple of scores of taking the lead back from themselves. Hull

:38:05. > :38:11.realising it isn't job done yet. He's made an impact, hasn't he? Big

:38:12. > :38:17.impact. He was once upon a time a Hull player, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, he

:38:18. > :38:21.was in the Hull Academy ten years ago, didn't cut the mustard, so went

:38:22. > :38:28.back to London and came through the ranks before moving to and a micro

:38:29. > :38:36.in 2011. -- before moving to St Helens in 2011. Walsh puts it high.

:38:37. > :38:42.Shaul with the sun in his eyes and the hooves pounding towards him.

:38:43. > :38:45.Takes a very safe catch. Little bit of role reversal from the first

:38:46. > :38:50.half, Saints starting to get into the game and have an opportunity.

:38:51. > :38:53.Looking really hungry to knock the Hull players around a little bit.

:38:54. > :39:07.They've just got momentum on their side. Penalty. Good call. Didn't let

:39:08. > :39:11.go quick enough. They've scored from two penalties in the first half,

:39:12. > :39:15.Hull, gives them field position. I'll explain that, Brian Noble, in a

:39:16. > :39:18.tackle like that if the referee decided the defensive when, they

:39:19. > :39:22.have the rights to hang on longer. He says it was the attacker's win,

:39:23. > :39:26.so the defender had to get off quicker. You were supposed to

:39:27. > :39:43.explain it. I did it. I do apologise.

:39:44. > :39:47.I think their line speed is a lot better in the second of, they

:39:48. > :39:53.realise they can't give the space to the Hull players to carry. Now they

:39:54. > :39:59.are closing them down quicker. Taylor. A pass away to Ellis.

:40:00. > :40:10.They've put a lid on to make an impact. A rattle of ribs between

:40:11. > :40:13.Taylor and Walmsley. Walmsley came off second best. He's carried the

:40:14. > :40:26.ball really well, Scott Taylor, today. Pryce. The dummy shown. Not

:40:27. > :40:32.brought by Fages. Scruffy, scruffy attempt by Naughton. Knock-on

:40:33. > :40:36.attempt. I'm not sure it's the right call. It's just another little

:40:37. > :40:41.moment, everything going the way of Hull and suddenly there is this

:40:42. > :40:52.collection of moments starting to take the game the way of St Helens.

:40:53. > :41:00.Curtis Naughton rolling on the ground. Is there a knock-on prior to

:41:01. > :41:04.that? Whereas old faithful was the abdomen the first half, when the

:41:05. > :41:13.Saints, itching in is the strain at the moment. Warrington Castleford,

:41:14. > :41:19.Huddersfield, Catalan, Widnes, Huddersfield, Wakefield, in the hat

:41:20. > :41:22.for the quarterfinal draw. Saint Helens and Hull battling to take the

:41:23. > :41:26.final place in the draw right after this game. Get in touch with us for

:41:27. > :41:43.the forum coming up. Vea, here and Greenwood where the

:41:44. > :41:46.second rowers in the early part of last season's campaign. Vea spilling

:41:47. > :42:08.possession. Taylor, good footwork. Let the ball go through his hands,

:42:09. > :42:12.Shaul, and a knock-on. Not as assured as they were in the first

:42:13. > :42:16.half. A little look to see who was coming in. I think it was Dawson

:42:17. > :42:27.steaming in. He had a little look, created the overlap. Is that a

:42:28. > :42:42.knock-on? Yes, because the referee said it was.

:42:43. > :42:50.Dominique Peyroux, representing the Cook Islands in the World Cup 2013.

:42:51. > :42:59.He has a bit of French in his background. An eclectic mix of rugby

:43:00. > :43:02.league nations in his blood. This is a thunderous one forward from

:43:03. > :43:07.Wilkin, trying to put his side on the front foot. He's really set an

:43:08. > :43:13.example this half. He said the line as hard as he possibly can. I think

:43:14. > :43:15.he's a ball-handler in the first half, now a ball carrier in the

:43:16. > :43:26.second, Jon Wilkin. Charging the line. Morgan Knowles. Last tackle

:43:27. > :43:33.coming up. Theo Fages tries to threaded through committing the

:43:34. > :43:34.thigh of Pryce. In Accra offside anyway. In front of the kicker. He

:43:35. > :43:46.went across the field a little bit. Less than three metres for the Hull

:43:47. > :44:03.team. Danny Houghton to Sneyd to Houghton.

:44:04. > :44:26.That is Jordan Thompson. He lets some of the bigger guys come

:44:27. > :44:36.in and help him out to make sure the run is stopped completely.

:44:37. > :44:46.Washbrook's pass a way. Talanoa here's Ellis. Pushing. Urging his

:44:47. > :44:53.side closer. Two tackles to go. They've got them one-on-one. Curtis

:44:54. > :44:59.Naughton will score! He's making a habit of that against St Helens. Try

:45:00. > :45:03.scoring debut against Saints in April last year. He's scored against

:45:04. > :45:11.them again in April this year. And now he's done the same trick in the

:45:12. > :45:16.Challenge Cup today. Good play. They know what they are doing. On the

:45:17. > :45:22.short side. Comes around the back, lovely cut out pass. This is a

:45:23. > :45:30.penalty. Fages doesn't roll away. Trips over, very clumsy. This is the

:45:31. > :45:41.finish. Again, it's like the isolation of the winger. You attack

:45:42. > :45:46.a beaten defender. He scored in two mind again, Fages. Do I go in, stay

:45:47. > :45:52.out? All you have to do is ask the question. The only trickery in it,

:45:53. > :45:56.Sneyd comes one to from one side of the ruck, creating the extra number,

:45:57. > :46:09.bamboozling Saints. They should readjust better than they are doing.

:46:10. > :46:17.They should. 29-18. Look at McCarthy-Scarsbrook. A bit of

:46:18. > :46:21.passion there, isn't there? Look to the heavens as he turns away with

:46:22. > :46:29.some passionate anger from his team-mates. This is his toughest

:46:30. > :46:34.kicks so far. It's a big kick. My maths tells me it's a two score lead

:46:35. > :46:40.at the moment but if he kicks this it becomes a three score lead.

:46:41. > :46:46.Thumbs up from headmaster Mr Noble. You had trouble with your maths

:46:47. > :46:51.yesterday, didn't you? You have to work on your geography, don't you?

:46:52. > :46:56.We've both got challengers. Having turned up at the wrong ground on

:46:57. > :47:06.Friday night. He's put it wide. He's put it wide. It remains a two score

:47:07. > :47:14.lead at 29-18. It's a great game, fair play, I have to say.

:47:15. > :47:24.It ain't over yet. There is a long way to go. Kieron Cunningham, with

:47:25. > :47:27.Sean Long at his side. They were pretty decent as players, weren't

:47:28. > :47:34.they. And Lee Radford as coach of Hull. If you were picking the team

:47:35. > :47:39.from the Super League over the last 21 years, those three would be

:47:40. > :47:44.there, they would be pretty close to making that line-up.

:47:45. > :47:58.There is Lee Radford. 12 finals were Bradford, lost one as well. He was

:47:59. > :48:02.involved in a final as a Hull player as well -- won two finals with

:48:03. > :48:09.Bradford. Sneyd with the kick and chase and

:48:10. > :48:34.off they go. Roby picks up, trying to take

:48:35. > :48:43.advantage of the quick play of the ball.

:48:44. > :48:56.The last tackle is the next. Micro:bit up goes the kick of Walsh.

:48:57. > :48:58.Never let it bounce. McCarthy-Scarsbrook's off-load,

:48:59. > :49:09.though, was a gamble that hasn't played off. -- paid off. Just get

:49:10. > :49:13.under it, just catch it. I think fitness will be a telling factor in

:49:14. > :49:18.this game. Forwards starting to walk, the backs have to help them

:49:19. > :49:22.out and there is a long way to go. Grade carried by Ellis, carrying

:49:23. > :49:35.three Saints players. Minichiello trying to spin away,

:49:36. > :49:39.caught high. Penalty right in front of the sticks. They have to go the

:49:40. > :49:58.goal here, don't they? Yes. It was high from Wilkin. Minichiello

:49:59. > :50:14.not happy. Chance for everybody to get a bit of

:50:15. > :50:17.fluids on board, it is one of those humid days. You can see the sunshine

:50:18. > :50:26.but you can't feel the humidity if you are sat watching at home.

:50:27. > :50:34.Quite a day so far, 11th kicks, four tackles. Not a top tackler for any

:50:35. > :51:00.stretch of the imaginations. Points scored. Kerb -- nine points scored.

:51:01. > :51:08.The noises coming from those Hull fans at the far end as they watch

:51:09. > :51:13.Marc Sneyd add another two, that takes it now to a three score game.

:51:14. > :51:16.They are enjoying their afternoon in the sunshine as they take another

:51:17. > :51:35.step towards a quarterfinal place. Having said that, there are still 20

:51:36. > :51:42.minutes left of play. Yes, that is what I was saying. St Helens have

:51:43. > :51:47.worked their way back into this game at times before. They have to go

:51:48. > :51:52.back to the well now and find some way of finding some inspiration.

:51:53. > :51:59.They are winning the collision again, Hull. Once they collide, the

:52:00. > :52:03.next yard again, they make that extra couple of yards, get on the

:52:04. > :52:09.front foot. Two guys on the ground again. Tackle four finds them on the

:52:10. > :52:26.halfway line. Sneyd going high and short this

:52:27. > :52:32.time. And again, it is allowed to bounce, so anything could happen. I

:52:33. > :52:38.don't think he wanted it to go high and short, I think he was trying to

:52:39. > :52:44.spiral one up and give a challenge to Owens.

:52:45. > :52:47.Second-half possession again, that for me is going to be a factor in

:52:48. > :52:52.the closing minutes. Percival has got a touch of class

:52:53. > :53:13.about him. Can't quite get his legs free Vea. A

:53:14. > :53:18.bulldozing effort from the Interchange player. But they haven't

:53:19. > :53:23.made a lot of yardage. That is spiralling one, a good kick from

:53:24. > :53:26.Wilkin. But the bounce is kind to Hull and they are happy, in the

:53:27. > :53:36.shape of Naughton, to have the ball again.

:53:37. > :53:52.He is a handful, Talanoa. He is off again. A couple of lazy defenders

:53:53. > :53:58.there. Too easy, that. To be generous, tiring defenders. There

:53:59. > :54:00.are 20 minutes left! It is a hot day, though, as we keep saying and

:54:01. > :54:17.they have had a lot of work to do. Should be an easy one and is, but

:54:18. > :54:22.look at where the kick came down, beautifully judged. Saints have to

:54:23. > :54:32.start right on their own line. Look at the difference in the speed

:54:33. > :54:39.of the play of the ball. Slowing everything down, three in the

:54:40. > :54:52.tackle, peel off, really slow, really controlling the tackle area.

:54:53. > :54:56.They all thought it had been given to McCarthy-Scarsbrook, it hadn't,

:54:57. > :55:10.so it is a knock-on. They need a couple of players to

:55:11. > :55:14.really lift the tempo, the St Helens side. At the moment, they look flat,

:55:15. > :55:19.they look tired, they looked lethargic and they look unbeaten

:55:20. > :55:23.side. You know, you never write off... Now there is a bit of

:55:24. > :55:33.backchat, that is not what you want. Percival has said something out of

:55:34. > :55:37.turn. That is not great from Saints, at times like this, you want

:55:38. > :55:41.somebody to metaphorically roll their sleeves up and give you a

:55:42. > :55:49.lift, smash to the line, find a great carry, but they look a bit

:55:50. > :55:53.short of ideas at the moment. This isn't going to help their cause,

:55:54. > :55:57.another set defending, training your energy levels.

:55:58. > :56:16.The ball away to how to gain. That is how close he is, you can see the

:56:17. > :56:25.line. Another try here would surely win the game. Put down, but close.

:56:26. > :56:32.Sneyd is a marked man. Walsh came out so he lets it go. Off-loads to

:56:33. > :56:37.Leon Pryce. Dances away from Walsh, runs a full circle, where his ego?

:56:38. > :56:52.Doing the hokey Cokie. Left leg in, right leg in. -- where is he going.

:56:53. > :57:01.They need someone to snap in two Sneyd's place for the kick. It comes

:57:02. > :57:10.back off our St Helens player. Sneyd gets a kick away under duress. Our

:57:11. > :57:16.plan taken by Talanoa and off to Yeaman, and Hull have a try that

:57:17. > :57:20.might just win then the game. It is a long way back the St Helens. They

:57:21. > :57:27.have come a long way today and they are delighted. It was a great

:57:28. > :57:33.manufactured kick from Sneyd. Gave his outside run absolutely every

:57:34. > :57:37.chance. Talanoa leapt into the air, Yeaman, all he had to do was wait

:57:38. > :57:44.for the trimmings, whatever is left over. Talanoa wasn't going to be

:57:45. > :57:47.beaten. To onto, out jumped the Saints defender, got the ball away

:57:48. > :57:53.and paid the price for the penalty from Mark Percival. Couldn't keep

:57:54. > :57:58.his mouth shut there so the referee pings him, which he has every right

:57:59. > :58:03.to do. They seemed to have closed it down, Saints. Sneyd just clicks the

:58:04. > :58:09.ball up to the corner. Talanoa, great catch and a great off-load.

:58:10. > :58:15.They are just making things happen. A bit of luck there, the ball comes

:58:16. > :58:20.back but then he is upon his and realises, right. He could have taken

:58:21. > :58:24.a tackle and gone down, but no, bang it in the air. He has been doing

:58:25. > :58:35.this all season, lovely off-load, and it deserved it. The song is Old

:58:36. > :58:46.Faithful, Yeaman is very much an old faithful in that Hull side, he has

:58:47. > :58:53.helped to make that Challenge Cup run today, and major step towards

:58:54. > :58:57.Wembley. They love him and he loves them.

:58:58. > :59:08.And do they feel the game has gone here or can St Helens summon up the

:59:09. > :59:11.energy, stiffen the sinews? It is a great word, energy, they just don't

:59:12. > :59:16.seem to have any, they looked lethargic and that is on the back of

:59:17. > :59:18.what Hull have done to them. They have been off the ground quickly and

:59:19. > :59:26.when they haven't handled it, they have given away a penalty after

:59:27. > :59:37.their own responses. That is why it has been a tough day. Inside the

:59:38. > :59:42.posts, so 37-18, Hull have the lead. Well, 37 points, at home, it is not

:59:43. > :59:58.very often it happens at St Helens. Short kick off, St Helens try to get

:59:59. > :00:04.it back and it has gone too short, within the ten, penalty for Hull.

:00:05. > :00:11.Shocking, there are 14 minutes to go, they are panicking. I understand

:00:12. > :00:23.the short kick, but understand the rules. Let it bounce, it might still

:00:24. > :00:29.go the other side of the line. The third time they have conceded more

:00:30. > :00:32.than 37 points. The way this is going, it could be more, because

:00:33. > :00:39.there is only one side in this at the moment.

:00:40. > :00:50.A reminder that the draw is coming up, as soon as we finish here. The

:00:51. > :00:58.draw for the quarterfinal draw. Warrington, Wakefield, Catalan,

:00:59. > :01:04.Widnes, Castleford and it looks like Hull. Sand halos don't need to

:01:05. > :01:11.concede any more. He is held up a yard away. Houghton into the in-goal

:01:12. > :01:17.area? Is it dead? It is a drop back underneath the sticks. They look

:01:18. > :01:23.unbeaten team, don't they, the Saints? Well will the spark come

:01:24. > :01:32.from? How well has Minichiello done, a lot of the talk being where is

:01:33. > :01:36.Frank Prichard and Sika Manu? Wait until those to come back! Very

:01:37. > :01:44.unlucky then, a little bit too much on the kick, Minichiello is in the

:01:45. > :01:53.hole. If he was 12 foot six, he might have got a hand to that. You

:01:54. > :02:31.are funny today, Dave. About 12 minutes, just over, to play.

:02:32. > :02:40.Still a little bit too deep, Shaul. Didn't engage in the defensive line.

:02:41. > :02:47.They have numbers again. Sneyd is going himself, he needed to score.

:02:48. > :02:54.Because of past would have been a certain try. First thing he has got

:02:55. > :03:01.wrong today. Crash bang effort and Scott Taylor has scored for second

:03:02. > :03:07.time. Taylor is over, Hull go past the 40 point mark. What doubt there

:03:08. > :03:13.was has been raised now. To big and too strong, I don't know what else

:03:14. > :03:19.to say. Generic for defenders -- four defenders, he backed himself,

:03:20. > :03:25.kept his big legs pumping over the line, got his big paws on the ball.

:03:26. > :03:29.He has had a very good game. A lot of players have been very impressive

:03:30. > :03:35.today for Hull and he is one of them. But again, you have to

:03:36. > :03:44.question Saints vote defence. They have enough numbers there, look.

:03:45. > :03:52.Clean as a whistle, he puts it down. He has trebled his season's tally of

:03:53. > :04:00.try scoring. He had only scored one before today, he now has three to

:04:01. > :04:13.his name. Fund in the sun, isn't it? If your team is winning. -- fun.

:04:14. > :04:26."He's one of our own," is the chant. Taylor, Hull born and bred. He was a

:04:27. > :04:46.Hull Kingston Rovers player for a while, but switched back to Hull.

:04:47. > :04:56.Marc Sneyd looking to put another nail in here. Over it goes. 18

:04:57. > :05:00.Fulston talent, 43 for Hull. When we sat down and contemplated what might

:05:01. > :05:06.happen this afternoon, I don't think any of us had an idea that one side

:05:07. > :05:07.would rattle up 43 points to the other's 18. Very, very impressive,

:05:08. > :05:17.Hull. Still ten minutes left to play. Its

:05:18. > :05:28.damage limitation now for St Helens, isn't it? A touch, the touch judge

:05:29. > :05:33.says. It is Hull's ball. They will feel confident in the result now

:05:34. > :05:42.Leon Pryce has been substituted, he has earned his corner and got a rest

:05:43. > :05:47.with ten minutes to go. Back at his former club, Leon Pryce, had happy

:05:48. > :05:51.days at Saint Helens, he is shared in so much of their glory. -- he has

:05:52. > :06:03.shared. Minichiello pushing forward again.

:06:04. > :06:24.Hull haven't finished yet. Another three Saints defenders in

:06:25. > :06:27.the ruck, on the floor. It enables you to get your speedsters into the

:06:28. > :06:31.game, it has been the key to their success. The wavy big blokes have

:06:32. > :06:39.carried the ball in the middle. Ellis trying to skittle them out of

:06:40. > :06:43.the way. It's going to be an attacking kick if it comes. If they

:06:44. > :06:48.get that far they might fancy scoring a try never mind getting an

:06:49. > :06:53.attacking kick. The touch judge on the far side has confirmed that. The

:06:54. > :07:01.tackle count starts again right here. From there. No, it won't. He's

:07:02. > :07:17.dropped the ball. He's had it stolen, penalty. No, they are going

:07:18. > :07:22.back. It was all a little scrappy. Contemplation for the St Helens

:07:23. > :07:29.coach, Keiron Cunningham. Aside out of the Challenge Cup this year. The

:07:30. > :07:34.rugby league forum is coming your way at 6:30pm. Connected TV and the

:07:35. > :07:49.BBC sport website the place to find that. You can get into touch. Hull

:07:50. > :07:56.threaten another try. Halton. Side ball for Green. Never started a game

:07:57. > :08:05.this season Chris Green, he's always been off the bench. Sneyd. Walsh got

:08:06. > :08:09.hands to that. It's back in Hull hands, zero tackle again.

:08:10. > :08:15.Minichiello. Halton running across to the far side. It's the free play.

:08:16. > :08:20.He'll try the kick. As Naughton got hamster that? No, he hasn't. They

:08:21. > :08:28.just seem sharper. -- has Naughton got his hands to that? Might have

:08:29. > :08:38.come at a cost, Curtis Naughton stretching for that. He's done some

:08:39. > :08:46.damage to his car. -- calf. A fair bit of cramp as well. Not far away,

:08:47. > :08:52.good recovery in the end, wasn't it, from Jack Owens?

:08:53. > :09:04.Halton. It's a try in the corner. In athletic style by Fetuli Talanoa. If

:09:05. > :09:08.we ever see anything like that we've got to check it simply because we'd

:09:09. > :09:16.like to see it again. We think it's a try but let's make sure with the

:09:17. > :09:20.video referee. The celebration has already started for Talanoa. We are

:09:21. > :09:24.looking for the touchline and to make sure the ball is grounded

:09:25. > :09:29.correctly. His feet in the field of play. Both feet in the field of

:09:30. > :09:41.play, ball in his hand. Still in his hand. Remains in his hand. It's

:09:42. > :09:50.grounded. It's a try. A very, very good finish.

:09:51. > :09:59.That is the end, if it wasn't earlier, for St Helens,

:10:00. > :10:06.comprehensively batted today. A very good finish. Just watch. Peels off,

:10:07. > :10:12.reacted too slow on the short side, good finish, well worked try. Keiron

:10:13. > :10:19.Cunningham will be disappointed with the defensive effort today. That's

:10:20. > :10:24.an understatement. I don't think Lee Radford ever had that athleticism as

:10:25. > :10:27.a player. The athleticism of these wing goes these days, we'll most

:10:28. > :10:36.take it for granted, we see tries like that every week. -- of the

:10:37. > :10:43.wingers these days. You didn't used to be able to do it. Now it's

:10:44. > :10:51.brilliant to see those wingers flying through the air. Party time

:10:52. > :10:56.for the black and whites. They've enjoyed their day out. It's a big

:10:57. > :10:59.statement is, everybody watching, thinking, I don't fancy them for the

:11:00. > :11:03.next round. It sets them up for the Super League, it's all very close,

:11:04. > :11:09.in a good position in the league table. Sneyd from the touchline

:11:10. > :11:22.start it left, hasn't got enough curl. 47-18! As I say, it's a

:11:23. > :11:31.battering. Just watch. Just too easy.

:11:32. > :11:38.It's now their biggest defeat of the season. The biggest number of points

:11:39. > :11:51.they've conceded in a match this season, Saint Helens.

:11:52. > :12:05.Weaving run again. Danny Houghton ranging into dummy half. Battering

:12:06. > :12:11.their way downfield again, Hull. Saint Helens will hate to see that

:12:12. > :12:20.scoreline trickle past 50 points. It would be ignominious, wouldn't it?

:12:21. > :12:27.Again, making good metres, Gareth Ellis, even in this late stage of

:12:28. > :12:35.the game. Up and plays it. Halton. "We Want 50!" Is the chant from the

:12:36. > :12:41.home fans. Great kick, brilliant chase. In danger of being caught in

:12:42. > :12:46.goal. His speed took him away, distant return here. -- decent

:12:47. > :13:02.return. Well, Jonathan, you have the duty of

:13:03. > :13:07.picking the Ladbrokes man of the match, who have you gone for? I

:13:08. > :13:11.think Scott Taylor has played well, Minichiello, Gareth Ellis. Danny

:13:12. > :13:17.Houghton. But the standout player for me has been marks

:13:18. > :13:25.Marc Sneyd. He has just guided this side around the field, his kicking

:13:26. > :13:31.has been great, creativity, brilliant. St Helens looking for a

:13:32. > :13:36.late bunch. Dominique Peyroux's off-load... Ushered towards the

:13:37. > :13:48.touchline. Off-load picked up by Dawson. Peyroux. Last play of the

:13:49. > :13:53.set again. Amor crossed the line, picked up by McCarthy-Scarsbrook.

:13:54. > :13:57.His grubber kick attempt. Happy to get onto the ball, put it behind the

:13:58. > :14:00.line, concede the drop out underneath the sticks, simply a

:14:01. > :14:06.question of ticking the clock down with just over two minutes left. It

:14:07. > :14:16.is. Job done. In the draw for the next round. They've been clinical.

:14:17. > :14:29.Execution has been good. They won the forward battle, which has given

:14:30. > :14:37.marks -- they won the forward battle, which has given Marc Sneyd

:14:38. > :14:44.the platform. Richards will bring it back. The 20-year-old Cumbrian.

:14:45. > :14:48.Morgan Knowles. Being capped for Wales before he made his animal

:14:49. > :14:52.Super League debut last year. Here he is again, Morgan Knowles. Now

:14:53. > :15:16.Vea. Final minute of the match. Richards.

:15:17. > :15:27.Amor. Wilkin puts it over the top and Owens going to score in the

:15:28. > :15:45.corner. It's worth a second look. No try. What does Ben Taylor said?

:15:46. > :15:55.Let's have a look where we are. That'll do for me. The foot is on

:15:56. > :16:03.the line. Go back again. That front foot looks to me like it is on the

:16:04. > :16:10.line. That looks like it's touching. A bit more? On that it's touching

:16:11. > :16:18.and it's been given as no try. Can we keep going on that one. Have we

:16:19. > :16:29.another angle on that? From behind or something? This will probably be

:16:30. > :16:44.a good one. On this one, where is the front foot? There, touch. No

:16:45. > :16:48.try, scrum down. On a difficult day, not even consolation for St Helens

:16:49. > :16:52.right at the end. Instead it will be Hull who get the ball back, if

:16:53. > :16:57.anybody has the appetite to start the game again. We're into the final

:16:58. > :17:05.30 seconds. Both packs will be happy to stand around in the sunshine as

:17:06. > :17:11.the clock counts down. The referee isn't going to stop the clock. He's

:17:12. > :17:18.trying to urge them to get down. 15 seconds to go. He can't be in the

:17:19. > :17:23.lives both of them, they've both given up! Eventually we get the ball

:17:24. > :17:26.fed, little chip over the top, trying to finish with a flourish.

:17:27. > :17:33.McCarthy-Scarsbrook is the man who gets the ball, but it is Hull beyond

:17:34. > :17:38.any doubt who get the spoils. That has been a very, very big statement

:17:39. > :17:41.by Lee Radford's Hull FC. Completes to

:17:42. > :17:50.complete performance of an severe and defensively. This guy hiding

:17:51. > :17:55.them around the field magnificently. -- on and off the field. It is a

:17:56. > :17:59.very big statement by Hull. They are into the hat, the draw coming up

:18:00. > :18:04.very soon. In the meantime, let's get down to the touchline where

:18:05. > :18:12.Damian Johnson is speaking to the man of the match. Marc Sneyd. I'm

:18:13. > :18:17.sure he'll be absolutely delighted with the way the game has gone. I'm

:18:18. > :18:21.joined by the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup man of the match, Marc Sneyd.

:18:22. > :18:25.You got man of the match but it was a fantastic team performance.

:18:26. > :18:32.Unbelievable, I thought, massive effort from our forwards. In this

:18:33. > :18:36.heat as well, they defended outstanding, everyone did. 1-17. I

:18:37. > :18:41.think we deserved it and deserved it well. Not many teams come to

:18:42. > :18:46.Langtree Park and put 47 points on Saint Helens. They think they were

:18:47. > :18:50.off today, defensively, we've turned up with the right attitude and done

:18:51. > :18:55.what we needed to. Has this been coming? You've been building seven

:18:56. > :18:59.wins out of eight, you seem to have got something special going.

:19:00. > :19:04.Definitely, we've been winning games without playing too good. It's been

:19:05. > :19:06.a massive positive. We've come here full of confidence, played well and

:19:07. > :19:11.got the job done. We're in the next round now. It's been good. Is the

:19:12. > :19:17.cup a big priority for you this season? Always. They love the

:19:18. > :19:23.Challenge Cup in Hull. Winning the Challenge Cup is a massive thing.

:19:24. > :19:27.Two and a half thousand fans have travelled from Hull, they've been

:19:28. > :19:33.terrific. They've been amazing all season to be fair. Especially after

:19:34. > :19:38.the Widnes game we had earlier, they've stuck by us. They are

:19:39. > :19:44.reaping the rewards of following us and giving us an 18th man every

:19:45. > :19:47.week. Well done, Gareth Ellis, terrific performance to put 47

:19:48. > :19:51.points on thing talent in their backyard. Fantastic, first half we

:19:52. > :19:57.really set the platform, it was tough in the sun, a few lads

:19:58. > :20:01.blowing, but we really dug in and got some special efforts from some

:20:02. > :20:07.individuals. Injury problems behind you and you are enjoying rugby

:20:08. > :20:11.league at 35. Definitely, enjoying my time at Hull FC, got to see these

:20:12. > :20:15.fans supporting us here, they've been unbelievable through the

:20:16. > :20:20.season. Long may it continue. Is your name on the cup? There is

:20:21. > :20:24.momentum certainly. I don't know, we'll take it one round at the time,

:20:25. > :20:31.we came here to do a job and it was pleasing to get the win. Certainly

:20:32. > :20:36.eluded me over my career, it would be nice to think I could be stood up

:20:37. > :20:39.there. One round at a time. Lee Radford, Hull FC coach, that was a

:20:40. > :20:50.terrific effort from your boys. Massive. The heat played a major

:20:51. > :20:52.factor I think. We managed to complete a really high percentage,

:20:53. > :20:58.something we've done all year, long may it continue. We talked about the

:20:59. > :21:02.last score loss of Prichard and Manu, you hardly missed them. They

:21:03. > :21:09.made a promise they would be in the draw tonight, they've come good on

:21:10. > :21:13.that promise. Marc Sneyd got man of the match, could have been half a

:21:14. > :21:17.dozen other players, couldn't it? He's been fantastic over the last

:21:18. > :21:20.5-6 games. He's getting us around the park really well and has one of

:21:21. > :21:26.the best kicking games in the competition, credit to him. You and

:21:27. > :21:30.Hull have unfinished business in the competition, it's been a topsy-turvy

:21:31. > :21:34.relationship with it. For a club of our size and our history, having not

:21:35. > :21:39.won at Wembley is a bitter pill to swallow. We are through to the next

:21:40. > :21:44.round and look forward to whatever we come up against. A really tough

:21:45. > :21:48.fixture against Wigan on Friday night, a short turnaround, we have

:21:49. > :21:55.to get ready for that. In this form you can't fear anyone. There is

:21:56. > :22:01.feel-good around the place. It comes down to sheer results. Long may they

:22:02. > :22:12.continue. Well done, we look forward to the draw. Thank you. Jon Wilkin

:22:13. > :22:18.joins us now. It's not often you get hammered at home, what went wrong

:22:19. > :22:23.today? You can probably start talking about what went right and

:22:24. > :22:29.there wasn't much of it. Hull outperformed us in most facets of

:22:30. > :22:32.the game. It's disappointing. It's a big game here at home and we haven't

:22:33. > :22:38.produced, didn't produce a good performance. You can't win a game

:22:39. > :22:46.without possession. Billed as the plane, dropped ball, we gifted Hull

:22:47. > :22:53.possession, it's not good enough. -- poor discipline. It's the worst home

:22:54. > :22:58.defeat in three seasons here, it is some start. At least we got a record

:22:59. > :23:03.today then. It started so positively. Sorry to disagree, I

:23:04. > :23:10.thought we were terrible from the start today. Without being cynical

:23:11. > :23:13.about our performance, we talked a great game through the week and

:23:14. > :23:17.didn't deliver. For whatever reason we need to have a look at that. Hull

:23:18. > :23:23.played fantastically well, I don't know who got man of the match, Annie

:23:24. > :23:26.Helton at nine was exceptional. Marc Sneyd's kicking game was good but

:23:27. > :23:36.Danny Helton destroyed us. Ran every opportunity he had, tired is Halton.

:23:37. > :23:42.Fantastic scenes down here. The Hull bands just below us, the players

:23:43. > :23:52.have been celebrating with them, a couple of them still out there.

:23:53. > :23:56.Jamie, you work over in -- you were IBM Hull and you know the pressure

:23:57. > :24:02.they are under to deliver prize. They were today, but in terms of

:24:03. > :24:06.performance, it was outstanding. Let's get to the quarterfinal draw

:24:07. > :24:09.define who will play who, let's join Dave Woods.

:24:10. > :24:13.Here we are, the quarterfinal of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, we are in

:24:14. > :24:16.the Premier Suite here at St Helens, a lot of people anxious to see who

:24:17. > :24:23.will come out of the hat and in which order. Two very special

:24:24. > :24:29.people, Tommy Martyn, St Helens legend, and Lindsay Prescott, wife

:24:30. > :24:34.of the late, great Steve Prescott who has been remembered in so many

:24:35. > :24:37.ways today and whose memory goes on through the Steve Prescott

:24:38. > :24:41.foundation. Lindsay, the oh home draw, Tommy is the away draw, so

:24:42. > :24:45.Lindsay, the biggest job today is to make sure every ball is in there. So

:24:46. > :24:50.if you would like to enter the velvet bag in their... We have got

:24:51. > :24:57.to make sure there are all eight balls in. One is missing. Yes, they

:24:58. > :25:08.are all in. Lindsay, would you like to draw in the first ball? Number

:25:09. > :25:14.six. Hull FC, never won at Wembley but they are into the quarterfinal.

:25:15. > :25:21.And they will play the French side, Catalan Dragons. Wembley finalists

:25:22. > :25:30.in 2007. Number three. Wigan, who disposed of Dewsbury, a record 19

:25:31. > :25:37.times Challenge Cup winners. No-one. Castleford, four times winners, beat

:25:38. > :25:41.Salford yesterday. Number eight. Warrington, they rather dominated a

:25:42. > :25:48.few years ago but not one it since 2012, they are at home. And they are

:25:49. > :25:58.at home to Widnes, so it is a local derby. And the final tie. Number

:25:59. > :25:58.at home to Widnes, so it is a local five. Huddersfield, who beat the

:25:59. > :25:58.holders Leeds on Friday night. Number seven.

:25:59. > :26:10.that is the draw, thanks very much to Lindsay and Tommy for making the

:26:11. > :26:11.draw and Tanya, I think we are back to you for confirmation of away

:26:12. > :26:20.those ties have to you for confirmation of away

:26:21. > :26:27.full check on that draw. The winners today, Hull FC, will be at home to

:26:28. > :26:33.Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a home draw.

:26:34. > :26:33.Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a Sims will

:26:34. > :26:35.Catalan Dragons, Hull FC getting a with us and it is a West Yorkshire

:26:36. > :26:42.derby with Huddersfield taking on Wakefield. We will have two of those

:26:43. > :26:59.out who we have got, go to the sport website. We will be up on the forum

:27:00. > :27:06.very shortly. Just ten seconds on Warrington versus Widnes. A couple

:27:07. > :27:14.of weeks ago, we had a ground record so hopefully we will get the same in

:27:15. > :27:19.a couple of weeks. Anything else? I think the Catalan fixture will be

:27:20. > :27:23.very interesting. We have had a weekend of cop drama and you can

:27:24. > :27:38.follow all things rugby league right here on the BBC -- cop drama.