2022 St Helens RLFC season

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2022 St Helens RLFC season
Super League XXVII Rank1st
Play-off resultGrand Final
Challenge Cup Semi-final
2022 recordWins: 23; draws: 0; losses: 7
Points scoredFor: 674; against: 374
Team information
ChairmanEamonn McManus
Head coach Kristian Woolf
Captain
Stadium Langtree Park
Avg. attendance11,861
High attendance17,980
Top scorers
Tries Tommy 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.

Contents

Season review

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

Pre-season friendlies

W WinL Loss

DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Pre-season results
21 January Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions H Totally Wicked Stadium W16–6Bell, Makinson, SimmDodd, Walmsley [lower-alpha 1] [14]
  1. ↑ Alex Walmsley Testimonial

Super League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C, L)272106674374+30042Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 271908818483+33538
3 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 271719613497+11635Advance to Elimination Finals
4 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 2716011539513+2632
5 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 2714112577528+4929
6 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 2714013700602+9828
7 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 2713014544620−7626
8 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 2712015498608−11024
9 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 2711016508675−16722
10 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 2710017497648−15120
11 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 279018568664−9618
12 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique (R)275022421745−32410Relegated to the Championship
Source:
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Super League results

W WinD DrawL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Super League results
10 February1 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium W28–813,178 RLP
19 February2 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC A MKM Stadium W38–612,673 RLP
25 February3 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium W20–410,361 RLP
4 March4 HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers A Sewell Group Craven Park W42–87,256 RLP
11 March5 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves H Totally Wicked Stadium W28–216,118 RLP
19 March6 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon L20–225,568 RLP
1 April7 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley W26–014,083 RLP
15 April8 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium W22–417.980 RLP
18 April9 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium W24–126,519 RLP
22 April10 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L10–307,649 RLP
29 April11 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W14–1010,988 RLP
13 May12 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC H Totally Wicked Stadium W24–1011,268 RLP
19 May13 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium W12–1010,476 RLP
4 June14 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon W28–145,225 RLP
12 June15 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium W26–189,858 RLP
23 June16 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos A Headingley W42–1211,628 RLP
2 July17 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L18–2010,260 RLP
9 July18 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors N St James' Park W20–1836,821 RLP
15 July19 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium W25–011,288 RLP
24 July20 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium W13–124,162 RLP
31 July21 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium L12–446,041 RLP
7 August22 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium W20–1210,144 RLP
14 August23 Hullcolours.svg Hull FC A MKM Stadium W60–610,097 RLP
19 August24 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium W38–1210,048 RLP
26 August25 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L10–3019,210 RLP
29 August26 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium L18–348,222 RLP
3 September27 ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique H Totally Wicked Stadium W36–1613,112 RLP

Play-offs

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Play-off results
17 SeptemberSemi-finals Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W19–12Batchelor (2), BennisonMakinson (3), Lomax (FG)12,357 RLP
24 SeptemberGrand Final Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos N Old Trafford W24–12Bennison, Hurrell, Lees, PercivalMakinson (4)60,783 RLP
Team bracket
EliminatorsSemi-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

W WinL Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
Challenge Cup results
26 March6 Haven colours.svg Whitehaven A Recreation Ground W46–4Amor, Batchelor, Dodd, Lussick, Norman, Percival, Roby, SironenMakinson (7)4,869 RLP
9 AprilQuarter-final Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W36–20Batchelor, Dodd, Knowles, Norman, Percival, WelsbyMakinson (6)8,624 RLP
7 MaySemi-final Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors N Elland Road L18–20Hurrell, Lomax, RobyMakinson (3)22,141 RLP

Players

Squad

2022 St Helens First Team
First team squadCoaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

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

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

Transfers

Gains

PlayerClubContractDate
Flag of Tonga.svg Will Hopoate Canterbury Bulldogs 2 YearsAugust 2021 [15]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Sironen Manly Sea Eagles 2 YearsSeptember 2021 [16]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels 3 YearsSeptember 2021 [17]
Flag of Scotland.svg James Bell Leigh Centurions 2 YearsSeptember 2021 [18]
Flag of Tonga.svg Konrad Hurrell Leeds Rhinos 1 YearOctober 2021 [19]

Losses

PlayerClubContractDate
Four Provinces Flag.svg James Bentley Leeds Rhinos 2 YearsJune 2021 [20]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Thompson Retired—June 2021 [21]
Flag of Scotland.svg Lachlan Coote Hull KR 2 YearsJuly 2021 [22]
Flag of France.svg Theo Fages Huddersfield Giants 3 YearsOctober 2021 [23]
Flag of Fiji.svg Kevin Naiqama Sydney Roosters 1 YearDecember 2021 [24]

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