Can they do it on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in Castleford? Yes, in short. Barely a week removed from being crowned world champions after their victory against Penrith in Australia, St Helens began their quest for a fifth successive Super League title in exactly the manner we have come to expect.
Paul Wellens and his side landed back in England only late on Monday and had an interrupted training week to prepare for what is often a tricky trip to West Yorkshire to face the Tigers, at a ground where they had not won since March 2019. But, as so often in recent years, they got the job done and got it done well.
