We didn't last year really and yet we beat them and stopped then even reaching the final. There's a very long time to go yet, being more convincing last night wouldn't have meant that we will be good enough to beat saints when it matters either. Let's just take the 2 points and look forward the cup game next week.

Saints have had easy games every week, like last year, let's see how they do when the going gets tough in the knock out games. Other teams, including our own, have the quality to match them in a one-off 80 minutes. We don't need to be beating everyone by 50 in May.

I spotted that...the equivalent of ball watching in football...terrible attitude.

Were we great no but credit to Cas they really stuck at it particularly after that early second half burst.

I don't think Price and the players will be thinking that they have one hand on all the trophies with that level of performance I think that they will be happy with ANOTHER two points against what many would consider serious contenders nothing more

Take the points regroup and prepare for Wigan

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Two points away from home, job done. Wasn't pretty free flowing rugby, but who cares. Onwards and upwards, bring on the Pies.

Not a great performance from us at all considering the amount of players they have out, and Paul Mcshane coming off and something clearly wrong with Peter Mata'utia. We have a habit of just switching off in nearly every game this season it's weird. But positives, Austin as always, Jason Clark putting in a good shift, Very impressed with Matt Davis, he has a great work ethic and took over the hooking role when Clark came off. Atkins was really good, Great to see Sita putting solid drives as ever and hopefully his fitness will keep improving and he'll play more minutes. Not the best Game but it's great to see us winning while getting to rest players through the season. Still have Mamo to come back and have Luis Johnson still waiting his turn. Things we need to improve on but still winning

That defensive effort the only good thing Atkins did. How did he miss touching the ball down from Decs kick? He can't catch either. Really hope Goodwin fit for CC game on Sunday.

He made great metres with each carry. And you can criticize him for not getting the ball down but that all happened in half a second after being sandwiched by two defenders and then a desperate attempt to reach it. He got the ball and tried to turn but ran out of in goal room. Only other bad contribution I saw was a knock on from a pass behind him.

Out of all our backs, Atkins has by far the most impact with his carries.

He has his attacking weaknesses, but in our own half, he's still a great player.

....and the only wire who got anywhere near the ball.

Atkins is still a fine RL player, and to even contemplate loaning him out, is complete folly.

Unless it opens up the opportunity to bring a better player in, surely?

Bit of a non-argument what with Burrell joining us in a few months and Goodwin due back?

His defensive efforts certainly contributed to us winning the game considering he put in two try saving tackles, one of which he probably had no right to stop either.