Super League: St Helens 40-4 Castleford Tigers – Saints on verge of play-offs

St Helens head coach Paul Wellens told BBC Radio Merseyside:

“I liked a lot of what we did. We showed a lot of fluidity with the ball and credit to the halves.

“Lewis [Dodd] has come into the team after a period of time out and Jack [Welsby] has been out, but they looked like they were working together well out there which made us look really threatening at times.

“We’re playing potentially for a home tie in the play-offs [against Leigh]. It was an important two points tonight and next week we’ve got a great opportunity to play against a good side in their own backyard in a hostile environment.

“We played them there a few weeks ago and were on the wrong side of a drubbing, so you can say we owe them one, but we’re going there to compete hard. I would love another opportunity for us to come back here this season.”

Castleford Tigers head coach Craig Lingard told BBC Radio Leeds:

“We knew it was going to be tough, with Saints pretty much back at full strength and we had a lot of bodies out and a lot of young kids out there.

“We didn’t start the game too well, 10 points down within 10 minutes, but I was pleased with how they dug in towards the end of that first half.

“I thought execution of some of the basic skills was off, particularly early on, tipping over too much cheap possession where we didn’t make Saints work for it.

“Again we started poorly after half-time which has been a feature for us all season, but I’m immensely proud of the team and the three 18-year-old kids playing for us.”