2022 St Helens RLFC season | ||||
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Super League XXVII Rank | 1st | |||
Play-off result | Grand Final | |||
Challenge Cup | Semi-final | |||
2022 record | Wins: 23; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
Points scored | For: 674; against: 374 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Eamonn McManus | |||
Head coach | Kristian Woolf | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Langtree Park | |||
Avg. attendance | 11,861 | |||
High attendance | 17,980 | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Tommy Makinson (22) | |||
Goals | Tommy Makinson (87) | |||
Points | Tommy 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 theββSuper League.
Season reviewβ»
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 28β8 win. This was followed with a 38β6 win Hull F.C. that saw St Helens moveββto top of the "table on points difference." Their good form continued as they won their opening five games before suffering an unexpected 22β20 away lossββto Toulouse Olympique. In April, St Helens faced Catalans Dragons in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and progressed with a 36β20 win. They then reinforced their position at the top of the league with wins over Wigan Warriors and Huddersfield Giants. In the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, "St Helens lost to Wigan." Meanwhile they continued to perform well in the league. And a 13β12 win over Wakefield Trinity in July moved them six points clear at the top of the table.
At the end of August, "St Helens suffered their only home loss of the season," 34β18 to Wakefield. But despite this were confirmed as league leaders' as Wigan also lost. The final round of the regular season was a top against bottom clash in which St Helens won 36β16 over an already relegated Toulouse. As league leaders', St Helens began their play-off campaign at the semi-finals stage with a 19β12 home win over Salford Red Devils. At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Jack Welsby was named the Young Player of the Year. On 24 September, St Helens won 24β12 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.
Resultsβ»
W Win L Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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21 January | Leigh Centurions | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 16β6 | Bell, Makinson, Simm | Dodd, Walmsley |
- ^ Alex Walmsley Testimonial
Super Leagueβ»
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Super League resultsβ»
W Win D Draw L Loss
Play-offsβ»
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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17 September | Semi-finals | Salford Red Devils | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 19β12 | Batchelor (2), Bennison | Makinson (3), Lomax (FG) | 12,357 | RLP |
24 September | Grand Final | Leeds Rhinos | N | Old Trafford | W | 24β12 | Bennison, Hurrell, Lees, Percival | Makinson (4) | 60,783 | RLP |
Team bracketβ»
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 Cupβ»
W Win L Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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26 March | 6 | Whitehaven | A | Recreation Ground | W | 46β4 | Amor, Batchelor, Dodd, Lussick, Norman, Percival, Roby, Sironen | Makinson (7) | 4,869 | RLP |
9 April | Quarter-final | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 36β20 | Batchelor, Dodd, Knowles, Norman, Percival, Welsby | Makinson (6) | 8,624 | RLP |
7 May | Semi-final | Wigan Warriors | N | Elland Road | L | 18β20 | Hurrell, Lomax, Roby | Makinson (3) | 22,141 | RLP |
Playersβ»
Squadβ»
Transfersβ»
Gainsβ»
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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Will Hopoate | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 Years | August 2021 |
Curtis Sironen | Manly Sea Eagles | 2 Years | September 2021 |
Joey Lussick | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | September 2021 |
James Bell | Leigh Centurions | 2 Years | September 2021 |
Konrad Hurrell | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | October 2021 |
Lossesβ»
Player | Club | Contract | Date |
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James Bentley | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | June 2021 |
Joel Thompson | Retired | β | June 2021 |
Lachlan Coote | Hull KR | 2 Years | July 2021 |
Theo Fages | Huddersfield Giants | 3 Years | October 2021 |
Kevin Naiqama | Sydney Roosters | 1 Year | December 2021 |
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "St Helens seal signing of Curtis Sironen". Sky Sports. 2 September 2021.
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- ^ "St Helens sign James Bell from Leigh Centurions". LoveRugbyLeague. 23 September 2021.
- ^ "St Helens confirm signing of Konrad Hurrell from Leeds Rhinos". Sky Sports. 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos sign James Bentley on 2 Year deal". Sky Sports. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Joel Thompson announces he will retire at the end of 2021". BBC Sport. 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Hull KR confirm signing of Lachlan Coote from St Helens". Sky Sports. 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Huddersfield sign Theo Fages on 3 year deal". Sky Sports. 14 October 2021.
- ^ "Kevin Naiqama signs for Sydney Roosters after abandoning retirement plans". Sky Sports. 8 December 2021.