This was once the most unmissable game in Super League but these days, matches between St Helens and Leeds Rhinos are far more straightforward to predict. That was again the case here as Saints underlined the gulf between these two sides in emphatic fashion.
St Helens and the Rhinos have won eight titles apiece in the summer era but there is only one team likely to extend that to nine in the months ahead. Leeds have improved since Rohan Smith arrived from Australia as their head coach two months ago, emphasised by the encouraging moments and problems they posed the reigning champions on occasions here. But in the end, St Helens did what they always seem to do: punish their opponents when it matters most.
