 Saints Survive Against Twelve Man Rhinos The BBC must have been ‘chomping at the bit' to announce their first-choice game for terrestrial television broadcast as soon as St Helens v. Leeds Rhinos was pulled out of the draw machine as the defending Cup winners were pitted against the Super League Champions. What they didn't account for was the injury devastation which would hit the Rhinos in the early weeks of the season and make Saints massive favourites to pick up the win and make progress through to the fourth round with very little difficulty.
The Rhinos travelled to the Totally Wicked Stadium with very little expectation of getting a result, while complacency could have been Saints main concern prior to the 14:30 kick off with the game being broadcast live to the nation on the BBC. There were debuts for King Vuniyayawa and Morgan Gannon for the Rhinos against an almost full-strength Saints side.
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Saints Survive Against Twelve Man Rhinos The BBC must have been ‘chomping at the bit' to announce their first-choice game for terrestrial television broadcast as soon as St Helens v. Leeds Rhinos was pulled out of the draw machine as the defending Cup winners were pitted against the Super League Champions. What they didn't account for was the injury devastation which would hit the Rhinos in the early weeks of the season and make Saints massive favourites to pick up the win and make progress through to the fourth round with very little difficulty.
The Rhinos travelled to the Totally Wicked Stadium with very little expectation of getting a result, while complacency could have been Saints main concern prior to the 14:30 kick off with the game being broadcast live to the nation on the BBC. There were debuts for King Vuniyayawa and Morgan Gannon for the Rhinos against an almost full-strength Saints side.
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