St Helens cruise past Halifax into cup quarters

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Tommy Makinson with his eyes on the tryline as he is tackled in the process of adding to St Helens' advantage against HalifaxTommy Makinson scored 10 points for St Helens in the win against Halifax
Halifax (0) 6
Tries: Fairbank Goals: Jouffret
St Helens (16) 26
Tries: Lussick 2, Wingfield, Makinson, Welsby Goals: Makinson 3

St Helens overcame Championship part-timers Halifax to reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals for the sixth successive season.

Tries from Joey Lussick, Jake Wingfield and Tommy Makinson put the 13-time cup winners 16-0 up at the break.

The Super League and World Club Challenge title-holders added two more second-half tries to complete the win.

Jack Welsby's score and a second from Lussick came before Jacob Fairbank grabbed a consolation for the hosts.

More to follow.

Halifax: Woodburn-Hall, Walmsley, Tibbs, McComb, Saltonstall, Jouffret, Keyes, Fairbank, Gee, Lannon, Murray, Moore, Calcott.

Interchanges: Inman, Doro, Tangata, Larroyer

St Helens: Welsby, Makinson, Hopoate, Davies, Ritson, Lomax, Dodd, Walmsley, Lussick, Knowles, Mata'utia, Batchelor, Bell.

Interchanges: Bennison, Paasi, Wingfield, Delaney.

Sent off: Knowles (79).

Referee: Aaron Moore.

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