Saints march into history books

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These old rivals have enjoyed so many classic battles down the years but this encounter merely reinforced the gulf which has developed between them in recent times.

The visitors ran in eight tries with Francis Meli crossing over twice while Kyle Eastmond kicked six goals.

Saints opened the scoring through Meli before Bradford conjured an admirable response with converted tries from Glenn Morrison and Rikki Sheriffe.

Yet the visitors, strengthened by the introduction of powerhouse forwards Maurie Fa'asavalu and Tony Puletua, hit back with four more scores from James Roby, Jon Wilkin, Chris Flannery and Eastmond to lead 28-14 at the break.

There was no way back for Bradford thereafter as Semi Tadulala's 63rd-minute try proved little more than consolation for Steve McNamara's men.

Saints were not done and tries from Fa'asavalu, Puletua and Meli added further gloss to the scoreline and gave them an impressive eight-try haul.

Victory was sweet revenge for Mick Potter's side following their shock 34-30 home defeat at the hands of the Bulls in April, and they are now undefeated on the road since losing at Castleford on April 6, 2008.