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Saints 12-16 Huddersfield Giants
Back-to-back defeats for Saints as they fail to bounce back from last week's loss in an error-strewn match.Â
Siren goes and Saints have lost 16-12 here
Saints fans get up off their seats to head for exit
Clock stopped 12 secs to go. Hudds head and feed
Lomax pass finds touch and that should be it.
Saints ahve it back, into last minute. Do Saints ahve something up their sleeve?
2 mins to go, Saints may get one more chance here
Richardson kick palmed by Makinson but knock on called
3 minutes to go and Saints in possession but well in own half
Brough kick rebounds back to him but Giants halfback knocks on
Attendance tonight is 8,979
Saints move it left but Swift finds touchline. Into last 5
Brough drills ball into touch and Saints will have to start from deep againÂ
Knowles tackled on last and it's a turnover 20m from Giants line
Another knock on, this time by Huddersfield and Saints will have scrum
Saints knock on and Hudds have scrum just inside own half
Hudds kick for touch again and Saints have a scrum 10 from own line
Into the last 10 minutes and Saints still trail by 4
Lomax break gives Saints chance but kick just too strong
Ball lost and Hudds survive
Pen Saints
Touch judge on, looked high shot on Knowles
Saints with another scrum as Giants ruled to have knocked on
Barba ball knocked down to save try. Scrum Saints 10m out
Knock on by Giants, and a penalty as ball touched in off-side posuition
Pressure eases off visitors as referee blows for penalty
Saints almost in, Lomax finding Wilkin who gives it to Roby who is held just short. This is better
Saints making inroads again as over halfway
On the hour-mark here as Saints trail 16-12. "Come on you Saints" the crowd urges
Richardson with goal from under posts. 16-12 now
58: Saints score as Thompson crashes over
Another pen as Barba dragged into touch
Roby taps
Pen Saints 30 out
Barba kick and Hudds trapped in goal. Crowd lifts
Saints making good ground again here
Lomax puts down Barba's inside ball and Giants have it back
Great run from Thompson. Makes about 15 after impact
Giants knock-on and pressure eases
Roby about to re-enter fray along with Amor
Another goal line dropout as Swift pats ball dead from grubber
Swift takes Brough chip kick as Hudds looked dangerous in that set
Giants tackled on last. Turnover
Dropout finds ground and makes 80m
Swift can't get out of ingoal as Hudds force repeat set
LMS offload looked to give Saints a chance but ball dropped. Scrum Hudds
Back underway as Saints collect from kickoff
Sides coming back out for 2nd half now
Saints looked to start off where they left at Bolton trailing 16-0 but a brighter end to half sees deficit cut to 10 pointsÂ
Saints trail 16-6 at break
Saints keep it alive but Barba kick fielded. That's halftime
Saints tapping it
Lomax taken out after kick
Saints penalty as haltime hooter sounds
Clock stopped with 23 secs to go. Time for 2 plays maybe
Richardson kick stands up and Hudds trapped in goal.
Brough finds sideline with boot as clock ticks towards last minute of first half
Saints cough up possession as Lomax pass wayward
Pen Saints for interference
Saints looking more lively since try
Dropout coming up as Hudds palm Richardson kick dead
Taia finds Lomax who looked through but slips
Just what Saints needed, maybe that will spark them to life
Richardson with conversion. Saints trail 16-6 after 35 mins
Barba finishes. Fages found LMS who put Lomax through, Barba on inside to race in.Â
Saints score
Sarcastic cheers as Barba takes high ball
Saints caught on last and turnover. Maybe lost count there
Roby comesoff replaced by fages
Hudds looking dangerous again though
McGillvary throught he was through but pulled back for forward pass. Ironic cheers from fans
LMS ruled to have knocked on. Crowd screaming for interferenceÂ
Stoppage as Hudds injury. Crowd getting restlessÂ
Another Saints pen
Saints penalty after Richardson hit after kick
Brough kick too strong. 20m tap
Barba bundled touch in goal after picking up Brough kick. Drop out
McGillvary takes kick and makes 30m kick return.
Hudds kick allowed to bounce and hits corner flag. 20m tap
Hudds kick charged down. Chance for Saints but ball is dropped.
Brough misses kick this time. Giants lead 16-0
McIntosh with 2nd as Giant move it left. Boos ring round the TWS
McIntosh with 2nd as Giant move it left. Boos ring round the TWS
Another try for Hudds
Small band of Giants fans mock Barba's going home
Ref blows for a Giants penalty. More pressure
Ref blows for a Giants penalty. More pressure
Barba drops another Hudds kick
Justin Holbrook said he didn't expect his team to be at their best tonight. They've certainly been far from that in this opening quarter
Grubber from Hudds goes dead. 20m restart
Pen Hudds for markers not square as crowd shouts for forward pass
Saints caught on last. Turnover Hudds
Giants knock-on on first tackle. A chance for Saints here from scrum
Brough with the kick. 12-0. Saints need to get settled here
Alex Mellor finishes after hands close to line put him over about 10m right of posts