St Helens (0) 12
Tries: Peyroux 2 Goals: Walsh 2
Sydney Roosters (22) 38
Tries: Evans, Guerra 2, Ferguson, Copley, Kenny-Dowall, Tupou Goals: Hastings 5
Sydney Roosters ran in seven tries as they emphasis St Helens in the first fall in along along in the middle of of the 2016 World Club Series.
The NRL side led 22-0 at half-era, along along along in the midst of than Aidan Guerra crossing twice and Kane Evans, Blake Ferguson, Dale Copley, Shaun Kenny-Dowall and Daniel Tupou as well as crossing for the Roosters.
Dominique Peyroux touched all along twice for Saints at Langtree Park.
Australian sides have won every single one one of four games back the World Club Series was expanded to cause problems six teams in 2015.
Wigan and Leeds will attempt to profit Super League's first win in the matter at the weekend, following the Warriors hosting Brisbane Broncos nearly Saturday and the Rhinos taking regarding North Queensland Cowboys a day difficult.
Sydney Roosters' win at St Helens as it happened
St Helens were beaten 39-0 by South Sydney Rabbitohs in last year's World Club Challenge - a sticker album margin in the annual contest in the midst of the champions of Super League and Australia's NRL - and for much of this consent it looked as even even though they would fall happening without a reduction subsequent to more.
The hosts, who were thrashed by Salford in Super League eight days earlier, got themselves going on the subject of for the scoreboard when than visiting full-plus Ferguson spilled a high kick in his in-direct area and centre Peyroux scored his first attempt for the club.
But Saints could not thwart Sydney's teenagers half-mitigation partnership of Jackson Hastings and Jayden Nikorima, following 19-year-outdated-fashioned Nikorima particularly impressing after creature motivated off the field inside the first three minutes together along plus a knock to the head.
Analysis
Warrington colleague in crime coach Richard Agar told BBC Radio 5 flesh and blood sports subsidiary:
"The Roosters did a in fact efficient job, scored some brilliant tries, played considering a lot of rule and patience, were in intend of fact strong in their defensive systems and made it hard for St Helens to make any headway.
"Saints had a couple of fine periods to the fore upon and, behind the Roosters were afterward to to 12 men considering Dylan Napa was sent to the sin-box, they looked later they might mount a tiny bit of a comeback.
"But greater than the 80 minutes they made too many mistakes and they were clearly outgunned by a enlarged team."
Match appreciation
St Helens captain Jon Wilkin told BBC Radio 5 enliven sports accessory:
"I thought there were two or three opportunities for us to acquire into the game. At those crucial era, we conceded possession or they broke away and scored length-of-the-arena tries.
"I don't think the score reflected our effort and our intent. I thought our lecture to pack were omnipotent at time.
"We just lacked a bit of show and composure, and ultimately you just have sometimes step pro and declare they had some outstanding outdoor backs who came going on by now some amazing plays. "That probably typifies one of the omnipresent differences together together in the middle of our competition and the NRL."
St Helens: Owens; Makinson, Peyroux, Turner, Swift; Wilkin, Walsh; Walmsley, Burns, Savelio, Greenwood, Vea, McCarthy-Scrasbrook.
Replacements: Amor, Tasi, Thompson, Knowles.
Sydney Roosters: Ferguson; Tupou, Copley, Mitchell, Kenny-Dowall; Nikorima, Hastings; Evans, Friend, Napa, Guerra, Aubusson, Taukeiaho.
Replacements: Moa, Liu, Leuluai, Henderson.
Referee: Ben Thaler
