2025 St Helens R.F.C. season

St Helens R.F.C. 2025 season
2025 Super League season Rank5th
Play-off resultSemi-finals
Challenge CupQuarter-finals
2025 recordWins: 19; draws: 0; losses: 12
Points scoredFor: 677; against: 314
Team information
ChairmanEamonn McManus
Head CoachPaul Wellens
Captain
StadiumTotally Wicked Stadium
Agg. attendance11,326
High attendance17,980
Wigan Warriors, 5 September
Low attendance9,824
Castleford Tigers, 1 August
Top scorers
TriesKyle Feldt (20)
GoalsKyle Feldt (34)
PointsKyle Feldt (144)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2025 season was St Helens' rugby league football club's 28th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They competed in the 2025 Super League season and in the 2025 Challenge Cup.

Preseason friendlies

Date and Time Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
25 January; 15:00[a] Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium L 12–26 Robertson, Bell Whitby (2/2) 4,766 [2]

Super League

Main article: 2025 Super League season

Fixtures

Date and Time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Pos. Report
14 February; 20:00 Round 1 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W 82–0
[b] 		Sailor (4), Knowles (2), Robertson (2), Murphy, Sironen, Feldt, Lomax, Percival, Batchelor, Delaney Percival (11/15) 12,218 BBC Two
Sky Sports + 		4th [4]
22 February; 20:00 Round 2 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road W 46–6 Robertson (2), Batchelor, Feldt, Lomax, Paasi, Walmsley, Welsby, Bennison Percival (5/9) 7,723 Sky Sports + 3rd [5]
1 March; 14:30 Round 3 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 26–6 Welsby, Robertson, Clark, Feldt Percival (4/4 + 1 pen.) 7,604 BBC One
Sky Sports + 		3rd [6]
7 March; 20:00 Round 4 Hull Kingston Rovers H Totally Wicked Stadium L 10–20 Sironen, Welsby Percival (1/2) 11,438 Sky Sports Action 3rd [7]
21 March; 20:00 Round 5 Warrington Wolves H Totally Wicked Stadium L 12–14 Knowles, Sambou Percival (2/2) 14,068 Sky Sports Main Event 3rd [8]
29 March; 17:30 (BST) Round 6 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 13–14 Sailor (2) Percival (2/2)
Drop-goals Lomax (2) 		9,386 Sky Sports + 3rd [9]
11 April; 20:00 Round 7 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium W 26–14 Whitley (2), Knowles, Robertson Whitby (5/5) 10,108 Sky Sports + 4th [10]
18 April, 15:00
(Good Friday) 		Round 8
(Rivals Round) 		Wigan Warriors A Brick Community Stadium L 14–24 Murphy, Paasi Whitby (2/2 + 1 pen.) 24,294 Sky Sports Main Event 4th [11]
24 April, 20:00 Round 9 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18–32 Bennison (2), Percival (2) Whitby (1/4) 10,214 Sky Sports Action 5th [12]
3 May; 19:30 Round 10
(Magic Weekend) 		Leeds Rhinos N St James' Park L 4–17 Whitley Whitby (0/1) 31,294[c] Sky Sports Action 5th [13]
15 May; 20:00 Round 11 Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium W 40–0 Whitby (3), Walmsley, Cross, Sailor, Murphy Whitby (6/7) 10,337 Sky Sports Action 4th [14]
23 May; 20:00 Round 12 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium W 46–4 Welsby (3), Sailor (2), Sironen (2), Murphy Whitby (7/8) 4,029 Sky Sports + 6th [15]
30 May; 20:00 Round 13 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 4–34 Murphy Whitby (0/1) 11,087 Sky Sports Action 5th [16]
15 June; 15:00 Round 14 Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium W 46–4 Feldt (4), Robertson (2), Sironen, Walmsley, Dagnall Whitby (2/4), Feldt (3/5) Sky Sports + 6th [17]
20 June; 20:00 Round 15 Leeds Rhinos H Totally Wicked Stadium W 18–4 Cross, Dagnall, Sailor Feldt (3/3) 11,179 Sky Sports + 5th [18]
29 June; 15:00 Round 16 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W 58–0 Feldt (3), Dagnall (2), Sailor (2), Burns (2), Knowles, Clark Lomax (7/11) 10,192 Sky Sports + 5th [19]
5 July; 15:00 Round 17 Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium W 13–6 Feldt (2) Lomax (2/2)
Drop-goals Lomax 		11,355 Sky Sports + 4th [20]
11 July; 20:00 Round 18 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium W 6–0 Dagnall Lomax (1/1) 15,093 Sky Sports Main Event 3rd [21]
17 July; 20:00 Round 19 Leigh Leopards H Totally Wicked Stadium L 4–16 Robertson Feldt (0/1) 11,805 Sky Sports Action 4th [22]
1 August; 20:00 Round 20 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium W 40–0 Dagnall (2), Percival, Feldt, Clark, Robertson, Sailor Feldt (6/7) 9,824 Sky Sports + 5th [23]
8 August; 20:00 Round 21 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 34–4 Feldt (2), Walmsley, Knowles, Clark, Robertson Feldt (5/6) 7,684 Sky Sports + 5th [24]
17 August; 14:30 Round 22 Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium W 52–4 Percival (2), Feldt (2), Sailor (2), Dagnall, Lomax, Knowles Feldt (8/9) 9,826 BBC Two
Sky Sports + 		3rd [25]
22 August; 20:00 Round 23 Hull F.C. H Totally Wicked Stadium W 16–10 Knowles, Mbye Feldt (2/2 + 2 pen.) 12,005 Sky Sports Action 2nd [26]
29 August; 20:00 Round 24 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 8–12 Cross Percival (1/1 + 2 pen.) 12,169 Sky Sports Action 4th [27]
5 September; 20:00 Round 25 Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium L 4–18 Cross Feldt (0/1) 17,980 Sky Sports Action 5th [28]
12 September; 20:00 Round 26 Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village L 10–28 Feldt, Robertson Percival (1/2) 10,011 Sky Sports Action 5th [29]
19 September; 20:00 Round 27 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium W 26–24 Feldt (2), Stephens, Bell, Bennison Feldt (3/4), Bennison (0/1) 10,058 Sky Sports Action 5th [30]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull Kingston Rovers (L, C) 27 22 0 5 786 292 +494 44 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 27 21 0 6 794 333 +461 42
3 Leigh Leopards 27 19 1 7 619 452 +167 39 Advance to Eliminators
4 Leeds Rhinos 27 18 0 9 610 310 +300 36
5 St Helens 27 17 0 10 677 314 +363 34
6 Wakefield Trinity[d] 27 15 0 12 688 458 +230 30
7 Hull FC 27 13 1 13 539 461 +78 27
8 Warrington Wolves 27 10 0 17 480 641 −161 20
9 Catalans Dragons 27 10 0 17 425 652 −227 20
10 Huddersfield Giants 27 7 0 20 347 738 −391 14
11 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 396 815 −419 12
12 Salford Red Devils[d] (R) 27 3 0 24 234 1129 −895 4[e] Relegated to Championship
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Morgan Knowles' testimonial match.
  2. ^ This match became the highest-scoring Super League match since 2000.[3]
  3. ^ Attendance recorded across three fixtures.
  4. ^ a b Salford forfeited their game against Wakefield. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 48–0 victory for Wakefield, and converse loss for Salford, with the points scored and conceded applying to both teams.[31]
  5. ^ On 22 September 2025, Salford Red Devils were deducted two points breaching "a number of RFL operational rules" surrounding their team selection for their Round 1 fixture against St Helens on 15 February 2025.[32]

Play-offs

Date and time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
27 September; 20:00 Eliminators Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium W 16–14 Lomax, Bennison, Wright Percival (1/1), Bennison (1/2) 11,108 Sky Sports Action [33]
27 September; 17:30 Semi-final Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park L 12–20 Cross, Robertson Lomax (2/2) BBC Two
Sky Sports Action 		[34]

Challenge Cup

Main article: 2025 Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.[35]

St Helens were first drawn on 14 January to play West Hull A.R.L.F.C. away in Round 3 following West Hull's Round 2 24–18 victory against Hunslet A.R.L.F.C. on 25 January.[36] The fixture was originally set to be played at West Hull's Johnny Whiteley Park in Gipsyville, however after the venue was ruled out due to having an unsuitable pitch, the fixture was moved to Hull Kingston Rovers' Craven Park stadium on the other side of the city.[37]

Following their victory against West Hull, St Helens beat the Leeds Rhinos 22–14 at home on 14 March,[38] qualifying them for the quarter-finals against the Warrington Wolves.[39] St Helens were ultimately knocked out of the 2025 Challenge Cup by Warrington during the quarter-final fixture.[40]

Date and time Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
8 February; 14:15[a] Round 3 West Hull A.R.L.F.C. A Craven Park W 38–0 Bennison (2), Whitby, Robertson, Whitley, Sailor, Murphy Whitby (5/7) 5,000+ Not televised [42]
14 March; 20:00 Round 4 Leeds Rhinos H Totally Wicked Stadium W 22–14 Feldt, Sailor, Whitley, Robertson Percival (3/4) 7,531[43] The Sportsman [38]
6 April; 14:30 Quarter-finals Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 12–20 Sailor, Clark Bennison (2/2) 10,114 BBC Two [40]

Transfers

Gains

Player Club Contract Date
Tristan Sailor Brisbane Broncos 2 Years August 2024[44]
Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys 2 Years August 2024[45]
Lewis Murphy Sydney Roosters 2 Years September 2024[46]
Deon Cross Salford Red Devils 21⁄2 Years April 2025[47]

Loans in

Player Club Loan period Date
Shane Wright Salford Red Devils End of season August 2025[48]

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
Lewis Dodd South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 Years May 2024[49]
Tommy Makinson Catalans Dragons 2 Years June 2024[50]
Sam Royle TBC October 2024[51]
Ben Lane TBC October 2024[51]
Sione Mata'utia N/A Retirement November 2024[52]
Waqa Blake Bradford Bulls 2 Years November 2024[53]
McKenzie Buckley Widnes Vikings 1 Year[b] November 2024[55]
Ben Davies Oldham R.L.F.C. 1 Year May 2025[56]
Konrad Hurrell FC Lézignan XIII End of Super XIII season September 2025[57]

Loans out

Player Club Loan period Date
Ben Davies Castleford Tigers Two weeks[c] February 2025[59]
Tee Ritson Barrow Raiders End of season February 2025[60]
Jonny Vaughan Salford Red Devils End of season March 2025[61]
Leon Cowen Swinton Lions End of season June 2025[62]
Will Roberts Widnes Vikings End of season[d] August 2025[64]
Dayon Sambou Halifax R.L.F.C. Two months July 2025[65]
George Whitby Halifax R.L.F.C. Two months July 2025[65]
Jake Davies Salford Red Devils Two weeks August 2025[66]
Ciaran Nolan Salford Red Devils Two weeks August 2025[66]

Squad

2025 St Helens R.F.C. Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • = suspended
  • = injured
  • (gk) = Goal kicker

Updated: 4 October 2025
Source(s): Saints 2025 squad numbers confirmed

Notes

  1. ^ Kick-off delayed by fifteen minutes due to Craven Park officials having to open gates and allow free admission to numerous fans wanting to buy tickets.[41]
  2. ^ Buckley was released from his contract after three weeks to take time away from rugby league.[54]
  3. ^ Recalled from loan ahead of fixture against Castleford.[58]
  4. ^ Initially signed on a two week loan in June.[63]

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