St Helens 48 Castleford 18: match report Prop Josh Perry, now in his third season with the club, finally claimed his first two Saints tries, while fellow forward Joe Greenwood also touched down twice. Mark Flanagan, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Tommy Makinson, Adam Swift and Jordan Turner also touched down while Mark Percival kicked six goals from nine attempts. Saints were without a host of senior players but two others, Jon Wilkin and Paul Wellens, led the team around well in their makeshift half-back roles. Coach Nathan Brown said: "Us controlling possession made it really tough for them. They have had an unhappy time of late, a couple of unfortunate losses, so to start well and put that bit of doubt in their mind was always going to be beneficial. The downside for Saints was the loss of Perry in the late stages with a shoulder injury. That made for a bitter-sweet afternoon for the injury-plagued Australian after finally breaking his tryscoring duck. St Helens: Makinson, Percival, Turner, Jones, Swift, Wellens, Wilkin, Perry, Howarth, Clough, Soliola, Flanagan, McCarthy-Scarsbrook. Replacements Laffranchi, Greenwood, Walmsley, Tilley. Castleford: Tansey, Owen, Shenton, Carney, Clare, Chase, Ellis, Walker, Clark, Mason, Holmes, Thompson, Hauraki. Replacements Huby, Emmitt, Massey, Martin. Referee: R Hicks (RFL).