- St Helens 20-12 Castleford
- Saints stop rot after three consecutive defeats
The only thing that rises higher than the temperature when we get to this stage of the Super League season are the nerves, and how that was evident here.
A fortnight ago, a narrow victory riddled with so many errors would have been unacceptable from a St Helens side in pursuit of an unprecedented fourth successive Super League title. But back to back below-par performances, including defeat to Salford last week, have led to their position at the top coming under increasing threat from Wigan, and a third successive defeat here could have caused real panic among the reigning champions.
