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There were times last year when you wondered how St Helens would cope this season without Ben Barba, whose performances throughout large periods of 2018 made him seem irreplaceable prior to his ill-fated return to the NRL. Yet if anything, this looks like a side better equipped to cope without Barba following the latest exemplary showing of their title credentials here.

Justin Holbrook has been fond of praising the new-found balance his side has without Barba, who was often capable of winning games on his own for the Saints last year. Never have Holbrook’s beliefs seemed more prophetic than here under the lights at Castleford, where they dismantled one of their main rivals for the title in devastating fashion.

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