St Helens R.F.C. – The most successful club of the modern era!
1. St Helens R.F.C., the most successful club of the modern era, most recently we won the Carnegie Challenge Cup Trophy three years in a row up to 2008, and the League Leaders Shield four years in a row up to 2008.
2. Saints played in the first ever Rugby League Challenge Cup Final in 1897. Since then, they have played in 19 Finals, lifting the famous trophy on 12 occasions. In 2007, they won the League Leaders Shield, Challenge Cup Final and World Club Challenge. This is unprecedented in our era.
3. St Helens R.F.C. was founded in 1873, and moved to their current ground at Knowsley Road in 1890. They were founder members of the breakaway Northern Union in 1895, from which the 13-a-side game we know today evolved. The club move out of Knowsley Road in Autumn 2010, playing the 2011 Season at Widnes, before moving into their purpose built new stadium in late 2011.
4. Saints have many current, or former Great Britain/England internationals in their 2012 playing squad: Ade Gardner, James Roby, Paul Wellens, Jon Wilkin, and Kyle Eastmond.
On top of this Francis Meli, Sia Soliola, Josh Perry and Tony Puletua have all gained International Honours.
5. Saints Academy is one of the most famous in the world continuing to produce players who go on to make the First team squad. Current first team regulars Paul Wellens, James Graham James Roby and Jonny Lomax all came through the Academy, and following in their footsteps are people like Gary Wheeler,and Jamie Foster.
6. Some of rugby league’s most famous names have played for St Helens, including Tom van Vollenhoven, Vinty Karalius, Ray French, Alex Murphy, Kel Coslett, Mal Meninga, Paul Newlove, Chris Joynt, Paul Sculthorpe and Jamie Lyon.
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