St Helens 40-8 LeedsChampions set for Super League play-offs after winSt Helens all but secured their place in the Super League play-offs after a comfortable victory against an under-strength Leeds Rhinos. With the new Challenge Cup holders only five days removed from their success at Wembley against Salford, only four of the side who played last weekend were present here for Richard Agar’s side.
The hosts were much too strong for a young, though spirited, Leeds outfit throughout, with a hat-trick for teenage centre Josh Simm among the seven tries they scored. The victory means a mathematical miracle will now deny the Saints a place in the top four; in contrast, Leeds sit just outside the play-off places following this defeat.