HULL KR bounced back from a club-record defeat to Wigan by restoring a bit of pride at Craven Park by beating St Helens 22-14.
After losing 84-6 at home to Wigan on Easter Monday, the worst defeat in their 131-year history, Rovers gave their fans a huge fillip by picking up a massive two points.
Dave Hodgson opened the scoring in the left corner for his ninth try of the season, but Craig Hall missed the conversion.
Josh Hodgson spotted a gap to go under the posts, with Hall making no mistake on his second attempt.
Mark Percival replied for Saints, goaling his own effort, before going over the line again to level at 10-10 three minutes before half-time.
Cory Paterson put Rovers back in front and Hall goaled to give Rovers a 16-10 lead after 50 minutes.
Rovers were awarded a penalty 15 metres from the Saints line and when Eden's pass outside went to ground, Adam Swift swooped to pick up the loose ball and sprinted the remaining
A 90-metre try from Adam Swift gave Saints hope, but Percival missed the conversion to trail 16-14 with 18 minutes left.
Alex Brown made amends for an earlier mistake by scoring, but Hall could not goal, before adding a last-minute penalty.
