Gale maintained his 100% record by landing his fifth goal, adding a drop goal five minutes from the end before England hooker James Roby grabbed a last-minute consolation try for Saints, Jamie Foster kicking the conversion.

BBC: St Helens 16-27 Harlequins

That proved to be the end, Welham increasing the home misery when he won a chase with five minutes left, before Murrell's drop-goal merely rubbed Hull's noses in it.

BBC: Hull FC 4-21 Hull KR