As it happened... Hull KR defeat St. Helens on the road

Hull KR put in a terrific performance to defeat the Saints 20-10 on the road.

Here's as it happened...

Line Ups:

KICK-OFF: Mikey Lewis will get RD4 underway, kicking deep into the Saints' half, with Sue, Minchella and McIlorum all there to defend the first tackle!
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3' Great defence from the Robins forces St.Helens to kick from deep in their own half, with the ball going out of play on our 40!
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4' CLOSE! The Robins looked to have pushed Welsby over his own try line on the back of Lewis' bomb but he gets the ball away and the Saints avoid the GLDO.
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6' PENALTY! Burgess is taken out without the ball, and we have the ball 10 out!
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8' OUT ON THE FULL! The Robins pin Saints in their own 20 and Sailer fluffs a kick into touch! Hull KR ball just short of the host's 10!

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10' TRYYYYYYY! May puts one up high on the last and Feldt's error collecting is Mikey Lewis' gain as the Man of Steel crosses for a try on his return!

Lewis hits the post. (0/1)

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13' FORWARD PASS! Offload from St. Helens on the left sends the ball back to the middle and it's Lomax who fires out a flat ball to a Saints' man looking for the half-break, but it's forward.

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15' CLOSE! Gildart bursts through on the left and gets a hand free to find Lewis but the half can't take the ball in to score.

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16' KNOCK ON! Hadley and JWH nail Delaney under the ball and the young forward coughs up possession.
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21' Another close one. The Robins once again pile on the pressure but Burgess is tackled into touch on the last.
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22' Interchange. Sauaso Sue leaves the field for a breather, with Jai Whitbread coming on.
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25' HIA interchange. Dean Hadley leaves the field for a HIA test, and Kelepi Tanginoa is on.
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27' Double interchange. JWH and McIlorum are replaced by Jez Litten and Sam Luckley.
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32' Try for St. Helens. Joe Batchelor gets an offload to Welsby and the fullback threads through a grubber for Sironen to collect and score.

Percival converts. (1/1)

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36' PENALTY! Feldt doesn't clear the ruck as Lewis bursts through and it's a fresh set of tackles for the Robins!

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38' TRYYYYYY! The Robins swing the ball to the right for Broadbent to show the ball and hit Davies with a delayed pass and set up an outstanding diving finish from the winger!

Lewis NAILS it from touch! (1/2)

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HALF-TIME: The Robins lead 10-6 at the break.

SECOND HALF: We'll get the first touch of the ball, with Davies taking in the drive.
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43' PENALTY! Interference from Delaney on Broadbent and we'll start our set inside the Saints' half.

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44' Captain's Challenge! Luckley looks to have spilled the ball after extra attention from Bell but Minchella has asked to challenge the decision.
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45' Challenge unsuccessful. Luckley spills the ball. Saints get the scrum on halfway and now we're back defending.

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46' PENALTY! Burgess climbs highest for Sailor's kick but the winger is tipped by Feldt to give the Robins a reliever up the pitch.

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50' TRYYYYYY! HOW ABOUT THAT? Lewis hangs the kick high and Burgess rises to take it in. On the way to the line the winger slips the ball out to Gildart and the centre is over!

Lewis misses the two. (1/3)

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53' TRYYYYYYYY! Tanginoa hits Burgess with a cut-out pass and the winger races down field! Burgess evades the Saints' defenders and pops the ball up to Gildart for the centre to score his second! BACK TO BACK FOR THE ROBINS!

Lewis nails the two! (2/4)

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54' Interchange. Sue returns for his second stint, with Luckley coming off.
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60' SHOT! Lomax is lined up by May and the Robins' number 7 doesn't miss! Great tackle from T-May.

JWH comes on for his second stint and Whitbread takes a rest. Great job, Jai!

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64' SAINTS ERROR! The hosts spread it to the Robins' right edge but Welsby drops it cold! Whitbread is back on for Sue.
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65' Try for Saints. The Robins cough up possession and give St. Helens the ball for the hosts to push towards the line. The ball goes out the back to Welsby and the fullback stretches over in the corner to score.

Percival misses! (1/2)

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73' Interchange. Sam Luckley comes on for the final minutes, replacing JWH.
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74' Penalty to St. Helens. The Robins are caught offside.
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79' HULL KR BALL! Minchella gets to a loose pass and there's a minute remaining.
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FULL-TIME: A terrific performance sees Hull KR defeat St. Helens 20-10!