Carnegie Challenge Cup kings Saints survived an almighty second-half scare to secure a third straight final success with a win over injury-hit Hull at Wembley.
Daniel Anderson's men had appeared to be coasting towards a 12th showpiece win after opening up a 10-0 half-time lead through tries from Matt Gidley and Francis Meli, despite losing Paul Sculthorpe to a suspected dislocated shoulder after just two minutes.
But Richard Agar's Hull side fought back heroically in the second half and two tries from Kirk Yeaman briefly put them on course for what would have been an incredible victory.
But St Helens' big-game experience shone through with further tries from Meli, Jon Wilkin and Leon Pryce ensuring that Anderson will leave at the end of the year having only tasted defeat in the competition once, ironically against Hull in the 2005 semi-finals.
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