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| Mark Percival stars against Broncos to send St Helens to the summit | Mark Percival stars against Broncos to send St Helens to the summit |
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| Nathan Brown admitted it was a case of job done after seeing his St Helens side return to top spot in the Super League after dispatching London Broncos 58-16 at The Hive. | Nathan Brown admitted it was a case of job done after seeing his St Helens side return to top spot in the Super League after dispatching London Broncos 58-16 at The Hive. |
| Saints raced into a 32-6 lead inside 50 minutes, then withstood a fightback from the hosts, before running in five tries in the game’s final 15 minutes to romp home. | Saints raced into a 32-6 lead inside 50 minutes, then withstood a fightback from the hosts, before running in five tries in the game’s final 15 minutes to romp home. |
| Brown, the St Helens coach, said: “I thought for about 30 minutes we were on form and when we scored just after half-time I thought it would be a blow-out. | |
| “But credit to London – I thought their effort was outstanding and they hung in there. | “But credit to London – I thought their effort was outstanding and they hung in there. |
| “In fact, considering the position they are in, I thought their attitude was excellent. I’m still pretty happy with the result overall. | |
| “I wanted an improvement from last week and I think I got that, and some of our tries showed what we can do as a side.” | “I wanted an improvement from last week and I think I got that, and some of our tries showed what we can do as a side.” |
| Mark Percival, Kyle Amor and Jordan Turner eased over inside the first 20 minutes as the visitors started the game on the front foot, before James Woodburn-Hall struck back for the home side. | Mark Percival, Kyle Amor and Jordan Turner eased over inside the first 20 minutes as the visitors started the game on the front foot, before James Woodburn-Hall struck back for the home side. |
| Turner then grabbed his second, with Paul Wellens adding a fifth score before the break. | Turner then grabbed his second, with Paul Wellens adding a fifth score before the break. |
| Percival added a second of his own, only for Will Lovell and Denny Solomona to cross to reduce the deficit to 32-16. | Percival added a second of his own, only for Will Lovell and Denny Solomona to cross to reduce the deficit to 32-16. |
| But Saints upped the ante in the final quarter, with Matt Dawson (2), Luke Thompson, Sia Soliola and Anthony Laffranchi romping home as the visitors cruised past the 50-point mark. | But Saints upped the ante in the final quarter, with Matt Dawson (2), Luke Thompson, Sia Soliola and Anthony Laffranchi romping home as the visitors cruised past the 50-point mark. |
| The Broncos coach, Joey Grima, said: “There was a clear difference in effort today from last week. | The Broncos coach, Joey Grima, said: “There was a clear difference in effort today from last week. |
| “Yes, we were still beaten heavily, but I could not question the work the players put in. | “Yes, we were still beaten heavily, but I could not question the work the players put in. |
| “We gave it a go and I think it was a case of us running out of gas as much as anything else. | “We gave it a go and I think it was a case of us running out of gas as much as anything else. |
| “I thought St Helens’ game management was magnificent and they kept us on the back foot a lot of the time. But I asked for enthusiasm from the players and I got a lot of it.” | |