St Helens head coach Paul Wellens told BBC Radio Merseyside: "I've sensed for a number of weeks there was a performance around the corner but we got that tonight and I can't credit the players enough. "There has been a lot of heat on all of us for the last seven to 10 days. You have a choice of how to react to that and what the team has done really well is come together. "We looked dangerous in attack and solid in defence and that's a pretty good starting point for any game of rugby. [On Whitby] "He's 19 on Saturday and the way he plays the game, the maturity he has for such a young man, in a position with such responsibility, is first-class. "We always knew he was capable of that but the way he's taken to life in the first team has been exceptional. He's a brilliant young man and he comes in every single day with a real thirst and a determination to want to improve." Catalans Dragons coach Steve McNamara: "When you start like that, you concede two tries in the first 10 minutes against a team that are pretty dangerous, you give them confidence. "Then you compound that with a less than 70% completion rate, five play-the-ball errors, giving penalties away – on the back of what we've been through the last couple of weeks – it's not going to work. "We got the scoreline we deserved. Simple as that."