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\"Saints<\/span><\/p>\n

At the double: Foster contributed two tries to St Helens’ win<\/span><\/p>\n

Related links<\/span><\/h3>\n

Teams<\/span><\/h4>\n

Also see<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

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St Helens booked their place in the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup with a 52-26 win over Sheffield, for whom Quentin Laulu-Togagae grabbed a hat-trick in the last 10 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eagles looked in for a tough afternoon as Jamie Foster and Francis Meli led the way for Saints with two tries apiece.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheffield finished strongly with Laulu-Togagae claiming three of his own but it was too late by that stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saints got the ball rolling with just three minutes on the clock when Eagles centre Menzie Yere lost the ball in the tackle, allowing Meli to press through, creating a space for Foster to fly over in the corner. The ace marksman slotted the extras from the touchline<\/span><\/p>\n

Pressure<\/span><\/h4>\n

Although Simon Brown responded with a fine 40\/20, the Eagles could not make it count and Saints were soon piling on the pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

That paid off after 13 minutes when New Zealand powerhouse Sia Soliola burst the Eagles defensive line, refusing to be tackled the first time to stretch over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saints had the bit between their teeth and four minutes later James Roby broke from deep, before combining with Jon Wilkin, who slipped a fine pass to Meli, who did the rest, despite a collision with referee Ben Thaler en route to the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foster converted both to give Saints an 18-0 lead, but the Eagles did not throw in the towel and were rewarded with a try following a length-of-the-field break from full-back Quentin Laulu-Togagae. Although the initial burst was halted, the ball was shifted left where Alex Szostak picked up off the floor to touch down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brown’s goal cut the deficit to 12 points, but Saints responded with England centre Michael Shenton using good footwork and strength from close range to get the ball over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foster missed the conversion to leave Saints up 22-6 at the break.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saints did not waste much time to wrap it up after the break, with Meli touching down Wilkin’s smart grubber within a minute of the restart.<\/span><\/p>\n

And six minutes later Wilkin picked Mitchell Stringer’s pocket to intercept from close range.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foster added Saints’ third of the half when he was given a walk-in from Meli, with the 20-year-old wing goaling all three.<\/span><\/p>\n

Szostak grabbed his and Eagles’ second for consolation after 54 minutes, with the second rower winning the race to a kick and fly hack to the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Break<\/span><\/h5>\n

But normal service was resumed four minutes later when another fine break from man-of-the-match Wilkin was rounded off by Eastmond from 25 metres.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eagles were not disgraced, and Laulu-Togagae crossed after Andrew Henderson and Yere had been held up.<\/span><\/p>\n

The same player raced in for two more in the last four minutes, with Brown goaling both to add some respectability to scoreline.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Saints had the last word when Chris Flannery sliced through from close range to bring up the half century. Foster concluded with his eighth goal from nine attempts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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