St Helens boss Paul Wellens admits England star Morgan Knowles’ red card chaos was “disappointing.”
The Super League champions had their Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final spot all sewn up against part-timers Halifax when the loose forward was dismissed in the 79th minute. Knowles, in his first game back after a five-match ban, needlessly hit Tom Inman high sparking an all-in brawl. Wellens admitted: “It is a disappointing one for us.
“I’d like to watch it back before commenting any further. I’ve not seen it yet. I’ve not spoken to Morgan yet either but I’d imagine he’s very disappointed. I’m happy with our performance in the main. It’s always a tricky tie against a Championship club away and Halifax are a good team and really competitive. But we dealt with that really well and we’re in the quarter-final draw which is the main thing.”
