Walmsley surprised by Saints involvement

Correspondent

St Helens prop Alex Walmsley has admitted that his involvement this season has exceeded even his own expectations.

Walmsley, 23, joined the club from Championship side Batley in 2013 and has featured 13 times for Nathan Brown’s Saints.

He said: “I set myself the target of playing five games this year, so I’ve passed that and hopefully I can build on that.

“I’m playing most weeks now and that’s a really big thing for me.”

Saints welcome back James Roby and Paul Wellens for Monday’s visit of Huddersfield.