WELLENS MUST CRACK WHIP

BOSS Paul Wellens has taken responsibility for St Helens’ wretched disciplinary record, admitting he has not been tough enough on his players

- DAVE CRAVEN

He has laid the law down on the Super League champions this week after England loose forward Morgan Knowles was hit with his third ban of the season.

England prop Matty Lees serves the second game of his latest suspension at Leeds on Friday.

And Australian forwards Curtis Sironen and Sione Mata’utia plus Tonga centre Konrad Hurrell have all been sidelined by disciplinary chiefs this term. Wellens said: “It’s frustrating because you want your best players on the field as often as possible.