We'll be back: Grand plans for defeated Noble

Saints now hold all the major titles after wresting the Challenge Cup from the Bulls with a 13-6 victory at Twickenham but Noble insists there is much more to come from his side.

"We are still growing as a team," said Noble (pictured) as he set his sights on snatching the Super League crown from their bogey side.

"We have some very talented people and I don't want to stop them being exciting.

"One thing I will say about the team that I am privileged to coach is that they will bounce back, they always do. It makes the Grand Final and the top-five all the more important for us."

There was no hiding his disappointment though as the Bulls were toppled by Saints in a major final for the fourth time in six seasons.

"We got a lesson in patience," he said. "We made plenty of breaks and should have steadied up at times and caught them on the next play," he added.

"We need to look at the kicking department too but we haven't become a bad side overnight.

"All credit to them. They had a couple of lucky bounces, but you make your own luck. We lacked composure in that part of the field and tried to score off every play. They showed us how to play in big games.

"You have to take your hat off to them and aspire to their standards. We made a lot of fundamental errors with the ball but the effort was outstanding and I thought we dealt with their world class players really well. Keiron Cunningham made less yardage than he has at any time this season."

Noble also defended his decision to keep Paul Deacon on the bench until ten minutes from time despite his kicking expertise.

He said: "I did think about bringing Paul on earlier but we hadn't played as we wanted to and it would have been hard to heave it all on Paul's shoulders.

"We had two quality players out there at half-back who were both looking dangerous. It was a very fine balance.

"Should I try and change the game or do I stick with it and hopefully we can get the break."