Warrington stun St Helens to reach Cup semi-finals

Warrington wing Matty Ashton produced the finish of a lifetime as his side scored five tries to stun St Helens on home soil and book a Challenge Cup semi-final with Huddersfield Giants.

Holding a narrow 7-6 half-time lead, Wire hit Saints with two early second-half tries, the first of them Ashton's brilliant score in the left corner.

Wire ran amok as Connor Wrench, James Harrison and George Williams crossed.

Josh Thewlis landed five kicks to add to his first-half try.

Williams also came up with a first-half drop-goal that gave Wire the edge at the break.

Saints' first-half points came from a Konrad Hurrell try, improved by Jon Bennison, who scored their only points after the break with a penalty.

More to follow.

St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Blake, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Clark, Delaney, Sironen, Batchelor, Knowles.

Interchanges: Mata'utia, Mbye, Bell, Whitley.

Warrington: Dufty; J Thewlis, King, Wrench, Ashton; Williams, Hayes; Harrison, Walker, Philbin, Nicholson, Fitzgibbon, Crowther.

Interchanges: Bullock, Holroyd, Powell, Wood.

Referee: Jack Smith.