Bradford Bulls have defeated St Helens 12-8 to condemn the Saints to their worst Super League run for 23 years.

The result sees the Bulls claim their first home victory of the season, and leaves Saints marooned outside of the top eight of the Super League.

Royce Simmons's side have taken just taken just one point from their last five matches, and lost four on the bounce.

It was Saints who took an early lead, with tries from Andrew Dixon and Francis Meili.

Elliott Whitehead and Karl Pryce hit back for Bradford, both of whom were setup by scrum-half Ben Jeffries. Two goals from Paul Sykes sealed the win for the Bulls.

Saint Helen's run of straight defeats is the team's worst since 1989.

Written by
Mark Langshaw