It took simply five minutes for Lomax to attain with
Joe Greenwood and Lomax's 2Nd making it sixteen-sixteen at the break
After Kyle Amor's rating, Ash Handley's strive
positioned champions Leeds beforehand for the first time.
but, every other from Greenwood and two tries by means of Theo Fages for Saints
held off a late fightback by way of the Rhinos.
The win ends a three-recreation dropping streak for
Keiron Cunningham's side at Langtree Park and actions them up to 5th in splendid League.
Lomax, 25, suffered his first critical knee injury
in June 2014 and required another reconstruction final year that ruled him out
for the season.
Their miserable begin to an harm-hit season has seen
them win simply three of 12 suits inside the defence in their identify.
St
Helens train Keiron Cunningham:
"It was quite an emotional night time for me
with Jonny and Percy (Mark Percival) and people boys coming returned, mainly
Jonny.
"i have been there with Jonny for a long time
period and we've got a surely close association. just to hear the Saints lovers
in full roar while Jonny goes over for that try, it brings a tear for your eye.
"It intended lots to me and to the enthusiasts
to peer the child in a Saints blouse once more, seeing what it manner to Jonny
to get thru it best is enormous.
"he is not performed for 15 months and he just
kept going. We did roll him in a few special positions to try to freshen him up
but all credit score to Jonny, he did a amazing process and had a power on the
sport from the begin to the finish."
Leeds
Rhinos coach Brian McDermott:
"i have experienced some extremely good moments
with this group and for one-of-a-kind motives, I feel so suitable approximately
the group and in which we are at, even though if you have a look at the league
role, it's some other loss and we are no in addition up the ladder and that's
difficult to take.
"the cruel fact is we've got were given to win
some video games but, if do not get what we need to get this yr, we're going to
cross down swinging.
"I don't think either educate could be glad
defensively however some blokes have been gassed and it is beginning to chunk a
piece."
St HELENS: McDonnell; Lomax, Dawson, Percival,
Owens; Fages, Walsh; Tasi, Roby, Amor, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Greenwood , Wilkin.
REPLACEMENTS: Walmsley, Vea, Richards, Knowles.
LEEDS: Hardaker; Golding, Watkins, Keinhorst,
Handley; Lilley, Burrow; Galloway, Falloon, Garbutt, Ablett, Delaney,
Jones-Buchanan.
REPLACEMENTS: Sutcliffe, Singleton, Achurch,
Mullally.
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