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St Helens edge out Leigh in thrillerImage source, SWPixImage caption, Joe Shorrocks scored his first St Helens try to edge them in front in a tight encounter with Leigh LeopardsByStuart BrennanBBC Sport EnglandPublished20 February 2026, 22:12 GMT19 Comments
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St Helens (12) 20
Tries: Clark, Feldt, Shorrocks Goals: Hastings 4
Leigh (16) 18
Tries: Charnley, Senior, Hodgson Goals: Cook 3
St Helens gave new coach Paul Rowley his first Super League win in a hectic, breathless encounter with Leigh Leopards at the Brewdog Stadium.
New signing Jackson Hastings kicked the decisive penalty after he had created and then converted a try for Joe Shorrocks, his first in the club’s colours, to level the scores.
Leigh, after beating Leeds Rhinos in their opener last week, twice led through tries from Josh Charnley, Innes Senior and Bailey Hodgson, with Adam Cook adding two difficult conversions and a penalty.
Saints, who lost Jonny Lomax to a dislocated wrist and Nene Macdonald to a thigh injury, hit back well through tries from Daryl Clark and Kyle Feldt before Shorrocks and Hastings came up with the points that edged them to the win.
Leigh have bossed this fixture in the past two seasons, winning the last four meetings and Saints, after losing full-back Jack Welsby to a dislocated shoulder in defeat by Warrington Wolves last week, looked vulnerable early on after a re-shuffle.
Charnley finished in the corner to put the Leopards ahead but after Clark had barrelled over and Hastings added the extras to put them ahead, Saints lost Lomax to force more changes to their set-up.
A Hastings penalty increased the lead but Leigh came on strong as Tesi Nu sent Innes Senior in for a try in the corner and more fine handling by the Leopards ended with Hodgson feinting and darting over to put daylight between them and the home side.
Saints hit back when a fortuitous bounce from the restart gave them good field position and Feldt pounced for a try, but the loss of Macdonald further disrupted their ranks before half time.
Cook’s early penalty opened a six-point lead but the second half belonged to Saints, who had clearly heeded Rowley’s insistence that they needed to sharpen up their defence after losing to Wolves.
Hastings’ short pass sent Shorrocks crashing over between the posts and after his conversion had made it 18-18, the 2019 Man of Steel added a penalty to secure the points.
St Helens: Sailor; Feldt, Macdonald, Cross, Murphy; Lomax, Hastings; Klemmer, Clark, Walmsley, Sironen, Wright, Shorrocks.
Interchanges: Robertson, Host, Delaney, Whitley
Leigh: Hodgson; Senior, Niu, Brand, Charnley; Cook, Lam; Trout, Ipape, Mulhern, Badrock, Alick-Wienke, Ofahengaue.
Interchanges: Hughes, Liu, Davis, Horne
Referee: Aaron Moore.
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