2022 St Helens RLFC season

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2022 St Helens RLFC season
Super League XXVII Rank1st
Play-off resultGrand Final
Challenge CupSemi-final
2022 recordWins: 23; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 674; against: 374
Team information
ChairmanEamonn McManus
Head coachKristian Woolf
Captain
StadiumLangtree Park
Avg. attendance11,861
High attendance17,980
Top scorers
TriesTommy Makinson (22)
GoalsTommy Makinson (87)
PointsTommy Makinson (262)
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This article details St Helens rugby league football club's 2022 season. This is the Saints' 26th consecutive season in the Super League.

Season review[edit]

On 10 February, St Helens began their Super League campaign against Catalans Dragons. In a rematch of the 2021 Grand Final they repeated their success, this time with a 28–8 win.[1] This was followed with a 38–6 win Hull F.C. that saw St Helens move to top of the table on points difference.[2] Their good form continued as they won their opening five games[3] before suffering an unexpected 22–20 away loss to Toulouse Olympique.[4] In April, St Helens faced Catalans Dragons in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and progressed with a 36–20 win.[5] They then reinforced their position at the top of the league with wins over Wigan Warriors and Huddersfield Giants.[6] In the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, St Helens lost to Wigan.[7] Meanwhile they continued to perform well in the league and a 13–12 win over Wakefield Trinity in July moved them six points clear at the top of the table.[8]

At the end of August, St Helens suffered their only home loss of the season, 34–18 to Wakefield, but despite this were confirmed as league leaders' as Wigan also lost.[9] The final round of the regular season was a top against bottom clash in which St Helens won 36–16 over an already relegated Toulouse.[10] As league leaders', St Helens began their play-off campaign at the semi-finals stage with a 19–12 home win over Salford Red Devils.[11] At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Jack Welsby was named the Young Player of the Year.[12] On 24 September, St Helens won 24–12 against Leeds Rhinos to become the first club to win four consecutive Super League Grand Finals. Jonny Lomax was named as the man of the match.[13]

Results[edit]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

W Win L Loss

Date Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Pre-season results
21 January Leigh Centurions H Totally Wicked Stadium W 16–6 Bell, Makinson, Simm Dodd, Walmsley [a][14]
  1. ^ Alex Walmsley Testimonial

Super League[edit]

Main article: 2022 Super League season

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (C, L) 27 21 0 6 674 374 +300 42 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 27 19 0 8 818 483 +335 38
3 Huddersfield Giants 27 17 1 9 613 497 +116 35 Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalans Dragons 27 16 0 11 539 513 +26 32
5 Leeds Rhinos 27 14 1 12 577 528 +49 29
6 Salford Red Devils 27 14 0 13 700 602 +98 28
7 Castleford Tigers 27 13 0 14 544 620 −76 26
8 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 12 0 15 498 608 −110 24
9 Hull FC 27 11 0 16 508 675 −167 22
10 Wakefield Trinity 27 10 0 17 497 648 −151 20
11 Warrington Wolves 27 9 0 18 568 664 −96 18
12 Toulouse Olympique (R) 27 5 0 22 421 745 −324 10 Relegated to the Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results[edit]

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Super League results
10 February 1 Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium W 28–8 13,178 RLP
19 February 2 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 38–6 12,673 RLP
25 February 3 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium W 20–4 10,361 RLP
4 March 4 Hull Kingston Rovers A Sewell Group Craven Park W 42–8 7,256 RLP
11 March 5 Warrington Wolves H Totally Wicked Stadium W 28–2 16,118 RLP
19 March 6 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon L 20–22 5,568 RLP
1 April 7 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley W 26–0 14,083 RLP
15 April 8 Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium W 22–4 17.980 RLP
18 April 9 Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium W 24–12 6,519 RLP
22 April 10 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 10–30 7,649 RLP
29 April 11 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W 14–10 10,988 RLP
13 May 12 Hull FC H Totally Wicked Stadium W 24–10 11,268 RLP
19 May 13 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 12–10 10,476 RLP
4 June 14 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W 28–14 5,225 RLP
12 June 15 Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium W 26–18 9,858 RLP
23 June 16 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley W 42–12 11,628 RLP
2 July 17 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 18–20 10,260 RLP
9 July 18 Wigan Warriors N St James' Park W 20–18 36,821 RLP
15 July 19 Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium W 25–0 11,288 RLP
24 July 20 Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium W 13–12 4,162 RLP
31 July 21 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L 12–44 6,041 RLP
7 August 22 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium W 20–12 10,144 RLP
14 August 23 Hull FC A MKM Stadium W 60–6 10,097 RLP
19 August 24 Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium W 38–12 10,048 RLP
26 August 25 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 10–30 19,210 RLP
29 August 26 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium L 18–34 8,222 RLP
3 September 27 Toulouse Olympique H Totally Wicked Stadium W 36–16 13,112 RLP

Play-offs[edit]

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Play-off results
17 September Semi-finals Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W 19–12 Batchelor (2), Bennison Makinson (3), Lomax (FG) 12,357 RLP
24 September Grand Final Leeds Rhinos N Old Trafford W 24–12 Bennison, Hurrell, Lees, Percival Makinson (4) 60,783 RLP
Team bracket[edit]
Eliminators Semi-finals Grand Final
2 Wigan Warriors 8
4 Catalans Dragons 10 5 Leeds Rhinos 20
5 Leeds Rhinos 20 5 Leeds Rhinos 12
1 St Helens 24
1 St Helens 19
3 Huddersfield Giants 0 6 Salford Red Devils 12
6 Salford Red Devils 28
Source:Rugby League Project

Challenge Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022 Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
Challenge Cup results
26 March 6 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground W 46–4 Amor, Batchelor, Dodd, Lussick, Norman, Percival, Roby, Sironen Makinson (7) 4,869 RLP
9 April Quarter-final Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 36–20 Batchelor, Dodd, Knowles, Norman, Percival, Welsby Makinson (6) 8,624 RLP
7 May Semi-final Wigan Warriors N Elland Road L 18–20 Hurrell, Lomax, Roby Makinson (3) 22,141 RLP

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

2022 St Helens First Team
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 24 July 2022
Source(s): 2022 Squad Numbers


Transfers[edit]

Gains[edit]

Player Club Contract Date
Tonga Will Hopoate Canterbury Bulldogs 2 Years August 2021[15]
Australia Curtis Sironen Manly Sea Eagles 2 Years September 2021[16]
Australia Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels 3 Years September 2021[17]
Scotland James Bell Leigh Centurions 2 Years September 2021 [18]
Tonga Konrad Hurrell Leeds Rhinos 1 Year October 2021[19]

Losses[edit]

Player Club Contract Date
Ireland James Bentley Leeds Rhinos 2 Years June 2021[20]
Australia Joel Thompson Retired — June 2021[21]
Scotland Lachlan Coote Hull KR 2 Years July 2021[22]
France Theo Fages Huddersfield Giants 3 Years October 2021[23]
Fiji Kevin Naiqama Sydney Roosters 1 Year December 2021 [24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 1". RFL. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 2". RFL. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Betfred Super League Round Five Round-Up". RFL. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Betfred Super League Round Six Round-Up". RFL. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final round-up". RFL. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Easter Monday". RFL. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Wigan fight back to clinch Challenge Cup final spot in Elland Road classic". RFL. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Betfred Super League Round 20 Round-Up". RFL. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up |publisher=RFL". 30 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Betfred Super League Round-Up | Round 27". RFL. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Leeds and St Helens to meet in Betfred Super League Grand Final". RFL. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Brodie Croft named Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel for 2022". RFL. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Saints make history by completing four-peat". RFL. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  14. ^ "St Helens win Alex Walmsley's Testimonial Match against Leigh". RFL. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  15. ^ "St Helens clinch signing of Will Hopoate". Sky Sports. 10 August 2021.
  16. ^ "St Helens seal signing of Curtis Sironen". Sky Sports. 2 September 2021.
  17. ^ "St Helens sign Joey Lussick on 3 year deal". LoveRugbyLeague. 15 September 2021.
  18. ^ "St Helens sign James Bell from Leigh Centurions". LoveRugbyLeague. 23 September 2021.
  19. ^ "St Helens confirm signing of Konrad Hurrell from Leeds Rhinos". Sky Sports. 23 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Leeds Rhinos sign James Bentley on 2 Year deal". Sky Sports. 18 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Joel Thompson announces he will retire at the end of 2021". BBC Sport. 22 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Hull KR confirm signing of Lachlan Coote from St Helens". Sky Sports. 7 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Huddersfield sign Theo Fages on 3 year deal". Sky Sports. 14 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Kevin Naiqama signs for Sydney Roosters after abandoning retirement plans". Sky Sports. 8 December 2021.

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