St Helens cruise past Catalans to reach Challenge Cup semis

St Helens cruise past Catalans to reach Challenge Cup semisImage source, PA MediaImage caption, Tristan Sailor followed his 14-point haul in last week's derby with another match-winning tally in the Challenge CupByStuart BrennanBBC Sport EnglandPublished10 April 202675 CommentsBetfred Challenge CupSt Helens (20) 36Tries: Murphy, Sailor, Davies, Dagnall, Whitby 2 Goals: Sailor 5, WhitbyCatalans (0) 4Try: Faataape Tristan Sailor scored 14 points as St Helens dominated Catalans Dragons in a one-sided Challenge Cup quarter-final.The Australian full-back, who also racked up 14 points in the stunning Good Friday comeback win over derby rivals Wigan Warriors last week, went over for a first-half try and kicked five goals as the ragged French side failed to test Paul Rowley's resurgent Saints.But St Helens suffered more injury woe as Jake Wingfield and Lewis Murphy, who scored the first try after Sailor had notched an early penalty, were forced off in the opening 32 minutes, but that could not interrupt the flow.Sailor went over and 19-year-old Jake Davies scored his first senior try before second-half scores from Owen Dagnall and George Whitby emphasised the gulf between the sides.Rowley has had to cope with a horrendous injury list this season and his bad luck showed no sign of abating. Saints welcomed back Alex Walmsley, George Delaney and Whitby but lost Wingfield and Murphy in the first half at the BrewDog Stadium.It made no difference to the one-sided flow of this game, as Sailor's fifth-minute penalty and Murphy's sharp finish in the corner had Saints in control before the French side, fresh from a derby win of their own against Toulouse, knew what had hit them.Sailor raced onto Daryl Clark's shinned kick to score another as the Dragons failed to cope with the pace and intensity of the home side, who have now won seven of their past eight games in all competitions.Clark's speed at the ruck was creating havoc for a disorganised Catalans s...