Saints continue fine run of form

The victory was made all the more impressive by the fact that six of their players doubled up from England's triumph in France on Friday.

The hosts ran in nine tries, including two from Maurie Fa'asavalu, to pile on the problems for Huddersfield, still looking for a coach after Jon Sharp's sacking and the runaway victory leaves Saints just two points behind pacesetters Leeds.

Chris Hicks slotted an injury-time conversion to hand Warrington a thrilling 24-22 victory over Hull at the KC Stadium.

The full-back held his nerve to convert Matt King's try just five metres in from the touchline and ensure his side's revival under James Lowes continued.

It was tough on Richard Agar's Hull side, who had looked to have kept their frail hopes of reaching the play-offs alive with a 74th-minute try from Kirk Yeaman that appeared to have ended Warrington's resistance.

But the much-maligned King - cited by many as a failure since his switch from Melbourne - eventually made his class tell late on when he overpowered the wing-centre partnership of Tom Briscoe and Jodie Broughton, the two students who had manfully kept him quiet all game.

Elsewhere, Shontayne Hape marked his farewell appearance with a try just before half-time as Bradford produced a seven-try romp to climb up to fifth place with a 40-20 win.

Hape, who enjoyed a devastating partnership with fellow rugby union convert Lesley Vainikolo during the majority of his six-year stint at Bradford, joins Bath next month.

It was the New Zealander's 85th try in 136 appearances for the Bulls and an appropriate way for the fans favourite to sign off his Odsal career.