He has had to move countries to beat St Helens at last but it’s been worth it all for Toulouse’s Chris Hankinson.
The centre, 28, left hometown Wigan for the south of France and Super League's newcomers last autumn. He was pivotal as the competition’s bottom side finally got off the mark with Saturday’s shock 22-20 victory against three-peat champions St Helens.
“It was a brilliant night,” admitted Hankinson, who scored a try and three goals at the bouncing Stade Ernest Wallon. "Being a Wigan lad, it makes it even more sweet to do it against our old rivals. I never beat Saints in all my time at Wigan! I played them three or four times but always just fell short.
