Eight-try Leigh pile misery on out-of-form Saints

Betfred Super League

Leigh (24) 46

Tries: Hanley, Amone, McIntosh, O'Donnell, Charnley, Lam, Moylan Goals: McIntosh 7

St Helens (0) 4

Tries: Davies

Leigh Leopards sealed a comfortable triumph to consign St Helens to a 5th consecutive Super League defeat.

The hosts raced up aft Mark Percival saw yellowish for a precocious tackle connected Matt Moylan, arsenic Umyla Hanley, Tom Amone and Darnell McIntosh crossed soon after.

Kai O'Donnell added a 4th Leopards effort earlier nan break but Saints deed backmost done Ben Davies' people upon their return.

Josh Charnley added a 5th for Leigh aft Jonny Lomax was sent to nan bin, pinch Lachlan Lam, Moylan and a 2nd from Charnley adding to nan rout precocious on.

The consequence intends Leigh stay successful eighth position successful nan Super League array but claw down nan spread to seventh-placed Leeds to 3 points, while fourth-placed St Helens suffer further crushed astatine nan apical of nan standings.

Saints were reduced to 12 erstwhile Percival was judged to person gone successful precocious connected Moylan pinch a 4th of an hr gone, and Leigh did not return agelong to return advantage.

Hanley dived successful astatine nan area to nonstop them up and Amone added to their tally soon after, having worked onto Robbie Mulhern's offload.

McIntosh matched his good activity pinch nan footwear pinch a effort of his own, having latched onto Moylan's cross-field kick, and O'Donnell capped disconnected a miserable first half for Saints erstwhile he ran successful pinch seconds of nan half remaining.

St Helens' consequence successful nan 2nd half came aft Waqa Blake stripped nan shot backmost for nan visitors, kicking into abstraction for Davies to touch down.

An ill-disciplined nighttime for Saints continued arsenic Lomax was shown a yellowish paper for a tackle connected O'Brien earlier nan hr mark, starring to Charnley going successful arsenic Saints scrambled to defend.

Another Leigh effort followed soon after, this clip arsenic Lam ran successful from 20 metres, pinch Moylan moving successful connected nan near and Charnley diving astatine nan area to wrap up a thumping victory.

Saints' miserable nighttime astatine nan Leigh Sport Village intends their astir caller triumph came against struggling London Broncos connected 16 June and their capacity will springiness leader Paul Wellens region for thought arsenic they purpose for a play-off place.

Leigh: Moylan; Charnley, Leutele, Hanley, McIntosh; O'Brien, Lam; Amone, Ipape, Mulhern, O'Donnell, Halton, Asiata.

Interchanges: Pene, Trout, Hughes, Dwyer.

St Helens: Robertson; Makinson, Davies, Percival, Blake; Welsby, Lomax; Delaney, Clark, Lees, Sironen, Bell, Paasi.

Interchanges: Mbye, Whitley, Vaughan, Stephens.

Referee: Aaron Moore.