THREE’S A CROWD
By JOHN DAVIDSON
LIGHTNING rarely strikes twice, and it certainly didn’t for St Helens on Saturday.
They needed a late miracle against Leeds at Headingley, but there was no more divine intervention against Hull KR at Craven Park.
The Robins and Saints had already met three times this year, and in all three instances, Willie Peters’ charges emerged victorious. The semi-final was no different. The Robins are on a mission, and nothing is stopping them from getting back to Old Trafford. The revenge mission against the Warriors is on.
While the rain roared down before kick-off, and the wind soared, there was an eerie calm on Poorhouse Lane in the late afternoon. The skies cleared and the sun came out. A sense of quiet confidence, of anticipation, of clear expectation. How times have changed.