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Opposition a Welcome To... Catalans Dragons OFFICIAL E-PROGRAMME Versus Catalans Dragons | 02 August 2020 Kick-off 4.15pm WHERE YOU SEE AN CONTENTS ARROW - CLICK ME! BETFRED 04 06 10 View from the Club Jammer on his return Top News 13 22 38 Opposition Heritage Squads SUPER LEAGUE HONOURS: PRE–SUPER LEAGUE HONOURS: Editor: Jamie Allen Super League Winners: 1996, 1999, Championship: 1931–32, 1952–53, Contributors: Alex Service, Bill Bates, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019 1958–59, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, Steve Manning, Liam Platt, Gary World Club Challenge Honours: 1974–75 Wilton, Adam Cotham, Mark Onion, St. Helens R.F.C. Ltd 2001, 2007 Challenge Cup: 1955–56, 1960–61, Conor Cockroft. Totally Wicked Stadium, Challenge Cup Honours: 1996, 1997, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1975–76 McManus Drive, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Leaders’ Shield: 1964–65, 1965–66 Photography: Bernard Platt, Liam St Helens, WA9 3AL BBC Sports Team Of The Year: 2006 Regal Trophy: 1987–88 Platt, SW Pix. League Leaders’ Shield: 2005, 2006, Premiership: 1975–76, 1976–77, Tel: 01744 455 050 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019 1984–85, 1992–93 Fax: 01744 455 055 Lancashire Cup: 1926–27, 1953–54, Ticket Hotline: 01744 455 052 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, Email: [email protected] 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1984–85, Web: www.saintsrlfc.com 1991–92 Lancashire League: 1929–30, Founded 1873 1931–32, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69 Charity Shield: 1992–93 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: 1971–72, 1975–76 3 VIEW FROM THE CLUB... EAMONN MCMANUS At long last we resume action on the field in 2020. It will be more than interesting to see the new rule changes in operation although I must admit The last five months has been more than it will feel more than a little surreal not seeing any challenging for all concerned with St Helens and scrums for the first time in the history of the game. with Super League so it’s a great relief to get the league back on track. Hopefully, we will gradually get fans back into grounds as time moves on. Until then keep It’s difficult to know where to start in thanking supporting us in whatever way you can : it is vital people for their patience, understanding, fortitude and I know you will. and efforts in recent months. But I must start with our fans who have shown such remarkable support in every respect. It is in such unprecedented times, when we are fighting for our very survival, that the true nature of the people upon whom our club depends shine through. The players, coaching staff and support staff have likewise been totally committed to their club and of course made significant salary sacrifice for the course of this season to help ensure our survival and , hopefully, future continued success. And last but not least our management, led by Mike Rush, and all our employees have likewise made the same sacrifice and shown total commitment to get us through this period. I thank them all. The club and the game still faces real financial and operational challenges in the months, and probably years ahead, but I’m confident that we have the quality of people at our club to ensure the continuity of its greatness. That is certainly our objective. One great, unexpected bonus arising from recent events is the return of our very own James Graham for the remainder of this season. If there was a person and player in the world that I could have chosen to lift our club at this time it would have been Jammer. We welcome him back into the fold with open arms and look forward to seeing his influence on the team and on the club in the months ahead. I’m sure it will be immense. “IT IS IN SUCH UNPRECEDENTED There’s no doubt that the sudden withdrawal of TIMES, WHEN WE ARE FIGHTING Toronto from our competition at such a vulnerable time for all Super League clubs threw a major FOR OUR VERY SURVIVAL, THAT proverbial spanner in the works. A full review of the events leading up to this is clearly necessary THE TRUE NATURE OF THE PEOPLE and any appropriate action taken. But there is still everything to play for for the other 11 participating UPON WHOM OUR CLUB DEPENDS clubs and I can foresee as keenly contested SHINE THROUGH.” a season as ever regardless of the problems encountered to date. 4 JAMES GRAHAM.... JAMMER James Graham could make his return How has Kristian Woolf helped you since debut as a Saint on Sunday, almost nine you came back? years since bowing out in 2011. Kristian is an amazing coach and his record And ahead of the game we caught up at Tonga speaks for itself. When you get with ‘Jammer’ to reflect on his return to one win against one of the top teams you the Club. can maybe look at it as a one off, but he has beaten all the top three teams in the world and that is no accident. He has got his chance with us here at Saints to be a How does it feel to be back? Head Coach and speaking to him, I love his passion, enthusiasm and will to win and I It’s really exciting, but it is a pretty strange am looking forward to working with him. experience too. I watched the Totally Wicked Stadium get built and to finally How are you feeling fitness wise? “I LOVE HIS PASSION, be here and to see it, is pretty special for me. It’s a lot different to Knowsley Road I am feeling pretty good! I couldn’t do too and I am really looking forward to playing much in quarantine, but it is great to be here and all being well with the fans. It is back and hopefully I am good to go against ENTHUSIASM AND something I have missed, and I am really Catalans – so far so good! excited about that. How special will it be to play in front of WILL TO WIN AND I AM How have you been getting on with your the Saints fans again? new (and some old) teammates? It really will be. I think when I was first I know about half of them from being playing here I probably took it for granted. I LOOKING FORWARD TO around the traps and some from before I loved my time in Australia but the one thing left and there are some new faces as well. they don’t have is the singing of songs and But with rugby lads they are always good stuff like that. I know when I hear ‘You fill up lads! There has been no distractions in the my senses’ it will be hard to put into words WORKING WITH HIM.” group. Everyone has come back in tip-top how I will feel. When we are back in front of - Graham on Kristian Woolf shape so credit to all the players and we fans who are signing, it will be special and are looking forward to today’s game! will mean a hell of a lot to me. 6 7 PREVIEWING TODAY’S MATCH! WOOLF PREVIEWS CATALANS LEES EAGER FOR SUPER LEAGUE RETURN 9 TOP NEWS THIS MONTH SAINTS TO FACE WARRINGTON IN CHALLENGE CUP QUARTER FINAL St.Helens will face Warrington Wolves in the Coral Challenge Cup Quarter Final after receiving a bye past the sixth round stage in Wednesday’s re-draw.The Quarter Final ties will take place on the weekend of September 18-20, to be televised by the BBC and Sky Sports. CLICK TO READ MORE! STREAM YOUR SAINTS LIVE AS BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE RETURNS! To thank you again for your loyalty and support during this difficult time, we are excited to give our 2020 Members FREE access to all Saints’ Sky broadcasted games during August. Thanks to Super League and Sky Sports, our 2020 members will also be given the option to watch August’s behind closed doors games via the RFL’s Our League platform. CLICK TO READ MORE! SAINTS FACE COVERINGS BACK IN STOCK! Your Saints themed face coverings are now back in stock and available to purchase ONLINE only! CLICK TO READ MORE! ST HELENS BOROUGH’S RLWC2021 FIXTURES REVEALED Reigning world champions, Australia – along with Kristian Woolf’s Tonga will join Italy, Wales and Papua New Guinea to play at our Totally Wicked Stadium next year as part of the Rugby League World Cup. CLICK TO READ MORE! CLICK TO VIEW ALL OUR LATEST NEWS 10 OPPOSITION A WELCOME TO... CATALANS DRAGONS Following an enforced suspension, due to the where they stayed following the postponement Covid-19 Pandemic; lasting 20 long weeks, of their fixture against Leeds Rhinos ahead of Super League rugby returns this afternoon, as Super League’s suspension. Saints face the Catalans Dragons. Reigning Champions, St. Helens participated in the final With no rugby played for over four months it’s Super League fixture, way back on 15 March, difficult to call the outcome of this afternoon’s when they were defeated at Castleford, so it is match. It’s going to seem strange playing at a only fitting that our rearranged Round 4 fixture neutral venue in front of no supporters, under against the Dragons opens phase two of the the new refined rules, but we are playing rugby 2020 campaign. again and there is enough talent on show to produce an excellent spectacle to those The Catalans have only played four matches watching the match on television.
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