[10][11][12] They finished second to bottom in the 190001 Lancashire League season, meaning they did not qualify to compete in the national league the year later. When known as Bradford Northern, Bradford experienced their period of success largely in the 1940s, at a time when St Helens struggled to compete due to the commitments of World War II. . "He is the easiest player to work with as a coach. In addition to this, an iconic bridge, directly linking the ground to the town centre went under construction on 9 August 2010. [110] Eric Ashton left the club after this disappointing year. St.Helens R.F.C. "Former Saints, Widnes and Leigh hooker Eric Hughes has died", "Agnatius Paasi: Tonga prop signs two-year St Helens deal", BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_St_Helens_R.F.C._players&oldid=1134940357, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Drafted in for one game when the first team went on strike, Drafted in when Saints 1st team went on strike, The first black player for England RU, and later for St Helens, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 16:41. [160][161] However, "Robes never asks another player to do something that he wouldn't do, and I have never heard him put another team-mate down or have a negative word to say about them even in the heat of a game. In their 137 year history, St Helens have won no fewer than 12 league titles and 12 Challenge Cups, as well as honours like the Rugby League Premiership, the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy and the John Player Trophy, and the players that have and continue to make the success at the club possible . Academy graduates, Jon Bennison (27), Lewis Baxter (28) Jumah Sambou (30), and Taylor Pemberton (31) along with new signing Danny Hill (29) round out the squad numbers. Fittingly, Cunningham snatched the final ever try at the famous old ground in typical fashion from dummyhalf. From the brilliance - on the field, at least - of Ben Barba's short-lived spell with the club,. BBC is not responsible for any changes. This defeat naturally came as a shock to the St Helens faithful, after so often in the last 15 years seeing the team reach the pinnacle of this competition and go on to win the cup. Platinum Club Partners TROLLS. Umbro remained the club's kit suppliers until 1994, when Stag took over. Huddersfield Giants 12 St Helens 14. [137][150] Millward then lead Saints to the top of Super League VII, and to reclaim the Super League title in the 2002 Grand Final,[151] Sean Long snatching a last minute 1918 win over the Bradford with a dropgoal. In July, they beat Super League rivals, Bradford,[167] to reach the first Challenge Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium. Last year, the Rugby Football League announced that there had been a 214 per cent growth in the number of girls teams since the governing body embarked on their current strategy in 2017. [87] The 196970 season would be the year that Evans would leave his post, but not without winning a National Championship, beating Leeds in the final after finishing third overall. The Wolves also beat the Saints in the reverse fixture to do the league double for the first time in 17 years. Remarkably, the first encounter between the fierce rivals ended in a 00 draw at Knowsley Road,[215] The games were traditionally played on Boxing Day, however were moved to Good Friday, during the busy Easter period in rugby league. statistics and records, List of St Helens R.F.C. 28 Apr 2023 08:13:43 . [107] In 1978 Leeds avenged their 1972 loss against St Helens, emerging winners by 1412. [198], During the Super League XXIV season, St Helens reached the Challenge Cup final against Warrington but lost the match 184 at Wembley Stadium. [154] In this season, they failed to win a trophy after being knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Leeds at the semifinal stage, and the Super League playoffs by Wigan at the same stage. In 2000, a more regular V was seen again. The fixture was played at the Saints temporary home at Widnes. Established in 1873 the St Helens based side are one of the most successful teams in British Rugby League history. St. Helens had trailed the match at half-time 126. News, Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. They too have contested no fewer than 6 Challenge Cup Finals,[71][80][126][127][153][155] and have met in three Super League Grand Finals; St Helens winning 2916 in 2000,[152] with Wigan initially gaining revenge in 2010, with a 2210 win,[196] before Saints claimed the 2014 Super League Grand Final by a score of 146, taking a 21 lead in their Super League Grand Final head-to-heads. Paul Sculthorpe MBE (born 22 September 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward, stand-off or second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s. [192] However, Saints failure to perform on the big stage was once more shown, going down in this semifinal by 3228. They also won the 1953 Lancashire Cup, beating Wigan 168 at Swinton, the first time the two old rivals had clashed in a major final, Saints. In his final season as Tigers boss, this looked to be Daryl Powell's best . St Helens youth policy does not operate solely in the borough boundaries of the town. After the great schism of 1895, and St Helens joining the NRFU, their first game at Knowsley Road under traditional rugby league rules was against Rochdale, in front of 3,000 spectators. "Some players are quality on a club level and it is a privilege to get to know them and play with them for England and he was everything I thought he would be on the international stage: unassuming in the way he went about his business but with a level of skill that goes under the radar. Saints re-open on 25 December 1918 and are beaten 20 points to nil by St Helens Recs in a friendly fixture at City Road. Also winning their 4th consecutive title in the process. 2021. Coslett is also the club's all-time top goal scorer (1,639) and point scorer (3,413). [7][102] They also won the Premiership against Salford,[103] and the Floodlit Trophy against Dewsbury in a successful season. FT. HT 6-12. [194] However, for the fourth year running, St Helens once more proved flops in the Grand Final. Jake Wingfield (19), Josh Simm (21), Ben Davies (22), Dan Norman (24), Matty Foster (25) and Sam Royle (26) all move up in number from the 2021 season. [152] They lost the 2002 Challenge Cup Final to Wigan at Murrayfield Stadium by 21 points to 12. St. Helens were also sponsored by Gillette[290] for a one-off appearance at the 2004 Dubai Rugby 7s invitational. [68] A second Lancashire County Cup came in 196061,[69]. But St Helens' youth roots do not stop in the St Helens area. [200] The Recs were based individually at the City Road ground, after previously sharing with St Helens, before their move to Knowsley Road, when neither played rugby league. Murphy was succeeded by Mike McClennan in February 1990. Despite working with hundreds of players both in the Super League and the NRL, Holbrook believes that there is no one as "reliable" as the Saints captain. A League[79] and Cup[7][80] double was achieved under Coan in the 196566 season, whilst they lost the Floodlit Trophy final against Castleford. In Prescott's first season as coach he lifted the Lancashire League in the 195960 season. [115] Nothing was won in the 198384 season,[116] but Saints won back the Lancashire Cup, with a 2618 win at Wigan in the 198485 season. Since the inception of Super League in 1996, they have won the title on eight occasions, and have added seven Challenge Cups to their five previous successes. [122] Neil Holding with the crucial, match-winning drop-goal. [109] The 197980 season was unsuccessful, with St Helens finishing midtable. This was used until 1996, when, with the implement of Super League into the British rugby league calendar, Saints chose to display a badge that featured an overlapping "S" and "H" in red, with the club's name around the border. He was replaced by Cliff Evans. [288] Previous main sponsors have included St Helens Glass (198687, 200001), McEwan's Lager (198798), John Smith's (1999), Caledonia (2002), Comodo (2003), All Sports (200405), Earth money (200607), Pilkington Activ (200809), Frontline (2010), Medicash (2011), Typhoo (2012 - 2016), RCMA Group (2017), and Cash Converters[289] (2018 - 2021). Thatto Heath Crusaders were the first women's team to achieve the treble in British rugby league when they won all three trophies in 2016. [67] Sione Matautia takes number 11 and Joe Batchelor moves up to number 12, following a strong season. "To play alongside him was a huge honour, and he is quite simply one of rugby league's best players in any era. [48] St Helens reached no finals or achieved any more honours during the remainder of the 1930s. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [6] Over the years, however, age took its toll on the ground. Since then, more than 1,200 players have appeared for the club's first team. On Friday, they will see him wearing that jersey for the 500th time against Leeds Rhinos, cementing himself as one of the greats of the Super League era. [156], Millward's reign was not without controversy and his St Helens career ended controversially after he was suspended in May 2005. 2023 . [61][114] Not in-keeping with several of his predecessors, Benyon did not enjoy any success in his first season as St Helens coach, losing the Lancashire Cup final of that year to Warrington. LET. With assistant coach Kieron Purtill also leaving, the coaching reins were taken up by youth coach Mike Rush for the remainder of the 2012 season, with Keiron Cunningham acting as his assistant. Born in Warrington Rudge attended Cardinal Newman High School and first played rugby league for a local Warrington club before joining Thatto Heath Crusaders. Chisnall was born in St. Helens, England - when it was part of Lancashire county - in 1948. [13] In the 190102 season, however, they did finish third in the Lancashire league. [7][108] St Helens lost the Floodlit Trophy in the 197879 season, going down to Widnes. "His leadership style is selfless and his consistency in how he trains prepares for, and plays games is what makes him so great.". ST HELENS vs HULL FC - Rugby sevens is another type of rugby that has just seven players per side. The club reverted to this kit for one season during the rugby league centenary season in 1995. St Helens were favourites to reach another grand final but were upset in the preliminary final by Warrington 1813 at Langtree Park. St Helens: Welsby; Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Bennison; Lomax, Dodd; Walmsley, Roby, Lees, Batchelor, Bell, Knowles Interchanges: Lussick, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Paasi, Wingfield Wigan: Field;. Despite such high honours, when speaking to those who have played with him, worked with him or lined up against him, they all highlight the one aspect of Roby they admire more than anything else: his humbleness. Recap all the updates from St Helens' 20-12 Super League . [61] In his first season, McClennan took St Helens to the 1991 Challenge Cup Final, where they were defeated by 13 points to 8 by Wigan. While at Thatto Heath she was first selected for the England women's national rugby league team in 2008, aged 16. The traditional red V was once more reverted to, after the controversial design, with a more circular design used for the 1999 season. THAT. The club also have their own supporters clubs, one for the club itself which has folded,[248] and one for fans in the South. At the end of the Super League XIX regular season, St Helens claimed the League Leaders' Shield and reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final against Wigan where they won the match 146 claiming their 13th premiership. The kit used first by the club was reverted to during their centenary year in 1995. [169] They were beaten in the Grand Final that year by Leeds by 33 points to 6,[170] despite finishing at the top of the league ladder for the third successive season. However, the 2011 season saw the emergence of a new crop of talent, with players such as Jonny Lomax and Lee Gaskell stepping up to fill the gaps left by senior players and earning rave reviews for their performances. design of jersey was employed, where the chevron that St Helens had now adopted in place of the traditional V finished threequarters of the way down the shirt. The away strip used in 2005 was the famous blue strip with a dark blue V. 2009 saw the long red V of 1985's design appear again, before, in 2010, a casual thin red V was seen. In their initial period at Knowsley Road, St Helens wore a similar jersey, but the stripes were horizontal, and the colours were blue and grey. Under Sullivan, St Helens reached, and lost, the 195253 Challenge Cup final. Helens.". However, for the fifth year in a row they were on the losing side, as the injury-plagued squad finally succumbed to Leeds. This was also the first jersey to feature the famous stickman of St Helens insignia. This is the official website of St.Helens R.F.C., Betfred Super League Champions 2019 2020 2021 2022. Between 1991 and 1994, a somewhat controversial and odd[according to whom?] [294] It was announced that the new complex, to be built on an unused glass site in Peasley Cross, was to feature at least 12,000 seats, a large car park, and a Tesco store next to the ground. [7][42] They won their first ever National Championship in the 193132 season,[43] defeating Huddersfield 95 in the final. Indeed, many of St Helens current and past squads call areas like Widnes, Wigan, Cumbria and Oldham home.
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