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Saints Beat 10-Man Side 36-12 to Keep Play-Off Hopes Alive

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Saints built on a strong first half and relied on six different try-scorers to beat 10-man [ADDRESS] 36-12 at [ADDRESS] to keep their play-off hopes alive. The match came after a dramatic week for [ADDRESS], whose former head coach [PERSON_NAME] announced he was leaving for "personal reasons" on Friday, while Saints also confirmed a coaching change with [PERSON_NAME] due to join next season.

The Australian's new side took an early lead, and tries from [PERSON_NAME], [PERSON_NAME], [PERSON_NAME], [PERSON_NAME] and [PERSON_NAME] made it 30-0 before the break. [PERSON_NAME] added five goals but was sent off after an altercation with [PERSON_NAME] for violent conduct, while [PERSON_NAME] was sin-binned. [PERSON_NAME] added a sixth try after the break. Louis Senior and Laulu-Togaga'e finally scored for the visitors, and Saints finished with 10 men after [PERSON_NAME] and [PERSON_NAME] were sin-binned.

[ADDRESS] interim boss [PERSON_NAME] praised his players' attitude when down to 10 men for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, Hull KR slumped to a second home defeat at Craven Park, losing 32-12 to [ADDRESS] after a ruthless second half.