110394 Sheffield Eagles v St Helens. The Eagles were at home for the first time in five weeks for their next game on March 11th, when they faced a return match against St Helens. With Sky broadcasting the game, this impacted heavily on the Friday night attendance of 2,729, The Eagles outplayed the Saints in every department of the game, giving the television audience a match to saviour, doing the double over their opponents for the first time. It was the power and commitment of their tackling that completely disrupted the rhythm of St Helens and set up two tries for Gamson and a fourth minute try for Fraisse. They beat their opponents 18-6 with a display of aggressive defence and imaginative attacking play. By the time the final whistle went, they had moved into seventh place, with seven games to play.
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