THERE may have only been three tries, with Saints outscoring Wigan two tries to one, but there was plenty of compelling action and bone-crunching collisions throughout the 80 minutes.
Saints coach Justin Holbrook described it as one of the toughest matches he has ever witnessed.
Bernard Platt captured the action in this picture gallery.
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