Saints v Toulouse Olympique

Following the penalty we turn the visitors away.

🔄 Cartwright off, Shorrocks back on.

Toulouse push close with Ashall-Bott but we stop him.

Sironen goes to close an attack down in the middle but makes a tackle off the ball.

Story of the game for Saints, we push up to the Toulouse line but can’t make it pay and a loose ball allows the visitors to counter.

Douglas with a strong hit, forces the ball loose. 💥

😇 0-30 🔵

Another strong defensive set by the Saints, Douglas returns the ball with gusto.

On the other edge though two plays later, we knock on…

The Red V have Toulouse back by their own line, Sailor kicks from the right wing into the middle, but Toulouse catch the ball.

Toulouse get held in their own half. A chip and chase is attempted, but Host catches it, looked to be tackled in the air but we carry on.

Robertson now on the wing, Host has come back on, it looks like Davies is now at centre.

Saints go close, but still no points. A short kick to the right corner runs too long.

Sailor breaks the line, a bad tackle around his neck brings him down.

Penalty for Saints, we attack from 20m out.

😇 0-26

The BrewDog Stadium applauds as Owen gets up, the stretcher won’t be used as he’s helped off the field.

Wishing you well, Daggers. ❤️

😇 0-26 🔵

Robertson gets some space, he feeds the ball out to Dagnall, who gets dragged into touch.

Owen looks worse for wear after that, and needs to be checked over.

🔄 Shorrocks off, on comes Chris Matagi for his debut!

Go well, Chris!

😇 0-26 🔵

Shorrocks gives a late pass close to the line to Sironen, it’s high and Siro can’t take it clean.

Another let off for the visitors.

Terrific tackle from Humphreys on Ashall-Bott by the halfway line.

Welsby goes close, he cops a few tackles that ride high. Sironen goes for a barge over, he tries an offload but Jack knocks it on.

An offside is given against Toulouse, Saints with a great chance now to attack.

The visitors push a pass too early and it goes out by the sidelines.

Saints ball, 30m out.

We end our attack all the way on the Toulouse line. A kick from Hastings ricochets between hands, but Toulouse are judged to have not knocked on.

Humphreys puts the kick pressure on, making Shorrocks rush his kick and Douglas calmly takes it.

We are back out for the second half.

Much better needed in this forty minutes, St.Helens.

Come on you Saints!

⏸️ Half time in Round 18.

Ashall-Bott struggles with a high kick, it looks like he kicks it and we have it back, but it is a Toulouse ball…

😇 0-16 🔵

Toulouse kick to the right corner, Douglas rises highest to claim it.

🔄 Humphreys on, Burns off.

Welsby breaks through, he gets an offload away which goes to ground but Evans knocks the ball on, unfortunately.

Toulouse are penalised for being offside after we hold them out.

It is met by the BrewDog Stadium cheering the call.

Another reliving penalty for the visitors, after following a GLDO we are judged to have tackled in the air whilst competing for the ball.

It’s followed by an offside penalty too…

Great carry from Sironen breaks the line.

We then chip into the right corner, Ashall-Bott has to concede a GLDO.

Toulouse kick from their own half, but it is far too strong and we get a tap 20m restart.

Toulouse get another penalty, Sailor kicks from behind his 40m line, the bounce of the ball comes back and Shorrocks catches it but is ruled offside.

Toulouse 10m out on the last, Cartwright stops a kick well and jumps onto it to end the threat.

Toulouse get yet another penalty, gets them out of their own half.

Toulouse’s number nine stays down, unclear why but something has gone on report.

😇 0-14 🔵

🔄 Host off, Sironen on.

Good defensive set by the Saints, Toulouse well held in their half of the field.

Saints push Toulouse back onto their own line. Cartwright pokes his head through, he tries to offload to Hastings in support but it’s a knock-on.

St.Helens get their first penalty of the game, Toulouse too long in the ruck.

Hydration break.

Toulouse on the last run the ball short side, kick it ahead and try to play it but it comes off them and out of play.

It’s all going the way of the visitors at the moment, a harsh offside call from the play of the ball.

Toulouse again pushing in our red zone.

Toulouse looking to keep Saints pinned, but Macdonald helps us up to halfway.

Hastings on the last drills a kick, it comes off a Toulouse man but it is judged not played at.

Joe Shorrocks throws a poor pass which goes to ground, Toulouse get a set by the halfway line.

Joe Shorrocks throws a poor pass which goes to ground, Toulouse get a set by the halfway line.

Good reply from the Olympique, but we defend them out and keep them by our 30m

Another good attack from the Saints, we have the visitors back in their half. Dagnall got a huge pass from Sailor, looking to attack from deep.

Good first attack from the Saints, we have the visitors pushed back to their own line, but they will come away from their own line with the ball.

A short pass from Ashall-Bott to a teammate gets knocked on by the halfway line.

An early error from the Saints invites the visitors to attack in our 20.

😇 Here is how the Saints will lineup against Toulouse Olympique this afternoon!

Debuts for Jed Cartwright, who starts, and Academy products Matty Evans and Chris Matagi off the bench!