St Helens (0) 16

T : Mark Percival 2, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
G : Danny Richardson 2
DG :

Catalans Dragons (27) 35

T : Lewis Tierney, Ben Garcia 2, Tony Gigot, Sam Moa
G : Josh Drinkwater 7
DG : Tony Gigot

Catalans Dragons produced a sensational performance to hammer St Helens 35-16 and book their place in the Challenge Cup final.

Saints finished Super League’s regular season 10 points clear of the rest but they had no answer to the inspired Dragons as the French side reached Wembley for only the second time.

St Helens were already rocking after tries from Lewis Tierney and Ben Garcia when Morgan Knowles was sin-binned and the Dragons went for the kill with the forward off the field, scoring two tries through Tony Gigot and Garcia to take a stunning 27-0 lead into half-time.

Saints came out firing in the second half but their decade-long wait to get their hands on the Challenge Cup goes on despite Mark Percival’s double and a try from Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook.

But Sam Moa ran in to put the result beyond any doubt.

Match report

Saints : Barba, Swift, Makinson, Percival, Grace, Lomax, Richardson, Amor, Roby, Thompson, Knowles, Taia, Wilkin
Subs: Fages, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Douglas, Lees

Dragons : Gigot, Tierney, Mead, Wiliame, Yaha, Langi, Drinkwater, Simon, McIlorum, Moa, Jullien, Garcia, Casty
Subs: Anderson, Bousquet, Baitieri, Edwards

Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium

Referee: Robert Hicks

Man of the match : Tony Gigot

Sin bin : Morgan Knowles