2015 St Helens RLFC season Super League XX Rank4th Play-off result Leeds Rhinos 20-13 St. Helens Challenge Cup Semi-Final 2015 record Wins: 19; Draws: 0; Losses: 11 Points scored For: 766; Against: 624 Chairman Eamonn McManus Head coach Keiron Cunningham Captain Stadium Langtree Park attendance 12,364 High attendance 17,980 (vs South Sydney Rabbitohs , 22 February 2015) Tries Adam Swift (17)Goals Travis Burns (28)Points Tom Makinson (112)
The 2015 St Helens R.F.C. season is the club's 141st in its history; its 120th in rugby league . The Saints entered the season as defending champions after winning the Super League XIX title against Wigan Warriors 14-6 at Old Trafford after also winning the minor-premiership by topping the Super League ladder.
Following the departure of previous head coach Nathan Brown , Saints entered the season with a new coach, former Saints player Keiron Cunningham
Saints began the defence of their title by playing the Catalans Dragons at Langtree Park which they won.[1] In February Saints played the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the World Club Challenge which they lost 35-0.
2015 transfers in/out [ ]
In
Player
Previous Club
Contract
Date Signed
Atelea Vea
London Broncos
2 Years
July 2014
Travis Burns
Hull Kingston Rovers
3 Years
September 2014
Dewsbury Rams
3 Years
February 2015
Shannon McDonnell
Wests Tigers
2 Years
April 2015
Adam Quinlan
St. George Illawarra Dragons
6 Months
July 2015
Out
2015 squad [ ]
2015 St Helens Squad
First team squad
Coaching staff
1 Jonny Lomax – FB , HB
2 Tom Makinson – WG
3 Jordan Turner – CE , LF , FE
4 Josh Jones – CE , SR
5 Adam Swift – WG
6 Travis Burns – FE , HK
7 Luke Walsh – HB
8 Mose Masoe – PR , SR
9 James Roby (vc) – HK
10 Kyle Amor – PR
11 Atelea Vea – SR , LK , PR
12 Jon Wilkin (c ) – SR , LF , FE
13 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook – LF , SR
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend:
(c) Captain(s)
(vc) Vice captain(s)
Updated: 12 July 2015 Source(s): 2015 Squad Numbers
Other staff [ ]
Technical staff [ ]
Name
Job title
Keiron Cunningham
Head Coach
Sean Long
Assistant Coach
Jamahl Lolesi
Assistant Coach
Matt Daniels
Head of strength and conditioning, head trainer
Ade Gardner
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
Joey Hayes, Nathan Mill and Adam Rowland
Physiotherapists
Craig Richards
RL Coach Development Officer
Steve Leonard
Merseyside RL Development Manager
Derek Traynor
ASSE Manager & Under 19's Coach
Ian Harris
Training steward
Alan Clarke and Stan Wall
Kit manager
Neil Kilshaw
Player Performance Manager
Paul Johnson
Club Chaplain
Derek Jones
Masseur
Kel Coslett
Gameday manager
Club doctor
Ian Talbot
Lead Community Rugby League Coach
[2]
Boardroom staff [ ]
Name
Job title
Eamonn McManus
Chairman
Mike Rush
Chief executive officer
Colin Whitehead
Accounts
Dave Hutchinson
Head of Sales & Marketing
Paul Sculthorpe
Business development manager
Merchandising manager
Mike Appleton
Media manager
Mark Onion
Marketing manager
Christine Hesketh
Ticket Office manager
Peter Speakman
Lottery Operations
Helen Emanuel
Hospitality manager
Gordon Pennington
Saints Community Development Foundation
Bill Harris
Ground Safety
[3]
Preseason [ ]
Saints played two pre-season games to warm up for their title-defence. Both games were played at Langtree Park with the first match against Widnes Vikings ending in a 16-20 defeat and the second, against rivals Wigan Warriors ending in a 28-12 victory.
Date
Competition
Vs
H/A
Venue
Result
Score
Tries
Goals
Att
TV
Report
18/01/15
Friendly
Widnes Vikings
H
Langtree Park
L
16-20
Greenwood, Swift, Roby
Makinson (1), Hewitt (2)
3,508
No
[1]
25/01/15
Friendly
Wigan Warriors
H
Langtree Park
W
28-12
Greenwood (2), Swift, Vea, Makinson
Makinson (4)
6,888
No
[2]
Super League XX & World Club Series Fixtures/Results [ ]
Date
Competition
Rnd
Vs
H/A
Venue
Ref
Score
Tries
Goals
KO
Att
TV
Report
06/02/15
Super League
1
Catalans Dragons
H
Langtree Park
P Bentham
18-7
Vea, Turner, Savelio, Makinson
Makinson
20:00
12,008
Sky Sports
[3]
12/02/15
Super League
2
Salford Red Devils
A
AJ Bell Stadium
B Taylor
6-52
Percival (2), Turner (2), Greenwood (2), Thompson, Makinson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Savelio
Percival (6)
20:00
4,975
Sky Sports
[4]
22/02/15
World Club Series
-
South Sydney
H
Langtree Park
R Silverwood
0-39
20:00
17,980
Sky Sports
[5]
27/02/15
Super League
3
Castleford Tigers
H
Langtree Park
R Silverwood
21-14
Swift, Makinson, Jones, Percival
Percival (2), Wilkin (DG)
20:00
10,066
Sky Sports
[6]
06/03/15
Super League
4
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
A
Belle Vue
R Hicks
16-20
Wellens, Greenwood, Turner
Percival, Makinson (3)
20:00
9,676
Sky Sports
[7]
13/03/15
Super League
5
Widnes Vikings
A
Halton Stadium
R Hicks
20-30
Hohaia (2), Vea, Thompson, Turner
Burns (5)
20:00
7,772
[8]
19/03/15
Super League
6
Warrington Wolves
H
Langtree Park
B Thaler
32-24
Greenwood, Wilkin, Swift, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Makinson
Burns (6)
20:00
12,618
Sky Sports
[9]
27/03/15
Super League
7
Hull Kingston Rovers
A
KC Lightstream Stadium
J Child
24-22
Wilkin, Makinson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Turner
Burns (3)
20:00
7,311
Sky Sports
[10]
03/04/15
Super League
8
Wigan Warriors
A
DW Stadium
P Bentham
12-4
McCarthy-Scarsbrook
15:00
24,054
Sky Sports
[11]
06/04/15
Super League
9
Hull F.C.
H
Langtree Park
R Hicks
20-28
Makinson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Turner
Makinson (4)
20:00
11,088
[12]
12/04/15
Super League
10
Huddersfield Giants
A
John Smith's Stadium
J Child
8-11
Turner
Burns (3), Walsh (DG)
15:00
5,825
[13]
17/04/15
Super League
11
Leeds Rhinos
H
Langtree Park
B Thaler
16-41
Makinson, Turner (2)
Burns (2)
20:00
12,640
Sky Sports
[14]
24/04/15
Super League
12
Widnes Vikings
H
Langtree Park
P Bentham
34-16
Walsh, Burns, Walmsley, Fleming, Makinson, Percival
Burns (5)
20:00
11,271
[15]
01/05/15
Super League
13
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
H
Langtree Park
C Leatherbarrow
44-4
Walsh (2), Charnock (2), Makinson (2), Turner, Swift, Masoe
Burns (4)
20:00
10,001
[16]
09/05/15
Super League
14
Catalans Dragons
A
Stade Gilbert Brutus
J Child
33-26
Swift (4), McDonnell
Walsh (3)
17:00
8,886
Sky Sports
[17]
22/05/15
Super League
15
Hull F.C.
A
KC Stadium
M Thomason
10-17
McDonnell, Makinson
Makinson (2), Charnock (2), Turner (DG)
20:00
10,320
[18]
31/05/15
Super League
16
Warrington Wolves
N
St James' Park
R Silverwood
20-16
McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Swift, Wilkin
Makinson (4)
15:15
26,970
Sky Sports
[19]
05/06/15
Super League
17
Salford Red Devils
H
Langtree Park
B Thaler
32-12
Makinson (2), Swift, Turner, McDonnell
Makinson (6)
20:00
11,664
[20]
12/06/15
Super League
18
Wigan Warriors
H
Langtree Park
R Silverwood
30-14
Swift, Turner, Burns, McDonnell, Wilkin
Percival (5)
20:00
15,500
Sky Sports
[21]
18/06/15
Super League
19
Castleford Tigers
A
The Jungle
R Silverwood
25-24
Walsh, Walmsley, Greenwood, McDonnell
Percival (4)
20:00
6,086
Sky Sports
[22]
03/07/15
Super League
20
Leeds Rhinos
A
Headingley Stadium
R Silverwood
46-18
Jones, Turner, Amor
Percival (3)
20:00
18,514
Sky Sports
[23]
10/07/15
Super League
21
Huddersfield Giants
H
Langtree Park
B Thaler
35-34
Quinlan (3), Percival (2), Greenwood
Walsh (5+DG)
20:00
11,164
Sky Sports
[24]
16/07/15
Super League
22
Warrington Wolves
A
Halliwell Jones Stadium
J Child
14-20
Roby, Masoe, Turner
Walsh (4)
20:00
11,618
Sky Sports
[25]
25/07/15
Super League
23
Hull Kingston Rovers
H
Langtree Park
R Hicks
52-12
Greenwood (2), Burns, Dawson, Vea, Quinlan, Flanagan, Swift (2)
Walsh (8)
20:00
10,781
Sky Sports
[26]
2015 squad statistics [ ]
Further information:
Appearances and Points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs ) as of 24 July 2015.
No
Player
Position
Age
Previous Club
Apps
Tries
Goals
DG
Points
1
Jonny Lomax
Fullback
24
St Helens Academy
5
0
0
0
0
2
Thomas Makinson
Winger
23
St Helens Academy
19
17
22
0
112
3
Jordan Turner
Centre
26
Hull F.C.
23
15
0
1
61
4
Josh Jones
Centre
21
St Helens Academy
21
2
0
0
8
5
Adam Swift
Wing
21
St Helens Academy
26
16
0
0
64
6
Travis Burns
Stand Off
31
Hull Kingston Rovers
23
3
28
0
68
7
Luke Walsh
Scrum Half
27
Penrith Panthers
11
4
16
2
50
8
Mose Masoe
Prop
25
Penrith Panthers
26
2
0
0
8
9
James Roby
Hooker
29
St Helens Academy
22
1
0
0
4
10
Kyle Amor
Prop
27
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
24
2
0
0
8
11
Atelea Vea
Second Row
28
London Broncos
9
3
0
0
12
12
(c ) Jon Wilkin
Second Row
32
Hull Kingston Rovers
20
4
0
1
17
13
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook
Loose Forward
29
London Broncos
24
6
0
0
24
14
Alex Walmsley
Prop
24
Batley Bulldogs
25
2
0
0
8
15
Mark Flanagan
Second Row
27
Wests Tigers
21
2
0
0
8
16
Lance Hohaia
Scrum Half
31
New Zealand Warriors
8
2
0
0
8
17
Mark Percival
Centre
20
St Helens Academy
17
9
27
0
90
18
Luke Thompson
Prop
19
St Helens Academy
17
2
0
0
8
19
Greg Richards
Prop
20
St Helens Academy
22
0
0
0
0
20
Paul Wellens
Fullback
35
St Helens Academy
4
1
0
0
4
21
Joe Greenwood
Prop
21
St Helens Academy
14
8
0
0
32
22
Matty Dawson
Wing
24
Huddersfield Giants
13
2
0
0
8
23
Jordan Hand
Second Row
21
St Helens Academy
0
0
0
0
0
24
Andre Savelio
Prop
20
St Helens Academy
21
2
0
0
8
26
Lewis Charnock
Stand Off
20
St Helens Academy
4
2
5
0
18
27
Dave Hewitt
Stand Off
20
St Helens Academy
0
0
0
0
0
28
Jack Ashworth
Second Row
20
St Helens Academy
1
0
0
0
0
29
Olly Davies
Second Row
20
St Helens Academy
1
0
0
0
0
30
Matty Fleming
Centre
20
St Helens Academy
6
1
0
0
4
31
Matty Fozard
Hooker
20
St Helens Academy
0
0
0
0
0
32
20
St Helens Academy
0
0
0
0
0
33
Ricky Bailey
20
St Helens Academy
1
0
0
0
0
34
Shannon McDonnell
Fullback
27
Wests Tigers
8
5
0
0
20
35
Morgan Knowles
20
St Helens Academy
1
0
0
0
0
36
Danny Richardson
20
St Helens Academy
0
0
0
0
0
37
Adam Quinlan
Fullback
22
St. George Illawarra Dragons
3
4
0
0
16
= Injured
= Suspended
Standings [ ]
Regular season [ ]
The 2015 Super League season will see teams play every other team twice each, once home and once away, whilst playing one team for a third time at the Magic Weekend, which is a bonus round. After 23 games the league table is frozen and the teams are split up into 2 of the 3 "Super 8's" . Teams finishing in the top 8 will go on to contest "Super League" and will all retain a place in the 2016 competition, as they go on to play 7 more games each, as they compete for a place in the Grand Final. Teams finishing in the bottom four (9-12) will be put alongside the top 4 teams from the 2015 Championship, in "The Qualifiers" Super 8 group. Where these teams will reset their season standings to 0 and also play 7 extra games each, as they attempt to earn a place in the 2016 Super League competition.
Table as of 26 July 2015:
Position
Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Pts For
Pts Agst
Pts Diff
Points
1
Leeds Rhinos
23
16
1
6
758
477
281
33
2
St. Helens
23
16
0
7
598
436
162
32
3
Wigan Warriors
23
15
1
7
589
413
176
31
4
Huddersfield Giants
23
13
2
8
538
394
144
28
5
Castleford Tigers
23
13
0
10
547
505
42
26
6
Warrington Wolves
23
12
0
11
552
456
96
24
7
Hull F.C.
23
11
0
12
452
484
(-32)
22
8
Catalans Dragons
23
9
2
12
561
574
(-13)
20
9
Widnes Vikings
23
9
1
13
518
565
(-47)
19
10
Hull Kingston Rovers
23
9
0
14
534
646
(-112)
18
11
Salford Red Devils
23
8
1
14
447
617
(-170)
17
12
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
23
3
0
20
402
929
(-527)
6
Teams qualifying for the Super League Super 8 Play offs
Teams in position to join 4 championship sides in the Super League "Qualifiers" Super 8's.
Super 8's [ ]
The Super League Super 8's sees the top 8 teams from the Super League play 7 games each. Each team's points are carried over and after the 7 additional games, the top 4 teams will contest the play off semi finals with the team in 1st hosting the team in 4th, and the team finishing 2nd hosting the 3rd placed team; the winners of these semi finals will contest the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford .
Teams finishing 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th after the 7 additional games will take no further part in the 2015 season and will play in Super League again in 2016.
Table as of 25 September 2015:
Position
Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Pts for
Pts agst
Points
1
Leeds Rhinos (Q)
30
20
1
9
944
650
41
2
Wigan Warriors (Q)
30
20
1
9
798
530
41
3
Huddersfield Giants (Q)
30
18
2
10
750
534
38
4
St. Helens (Q)
30
19
0
11
766
624
38
5
Castleford Tigers (U)
30
16
0
14
731
746
32
6
Warrington Wolves (U)
30
15
0
15
714
636
30
7
Catalans Dragons (U)
29
12
2
15
711
746
26
8
Hull FC (U)
29
12
0
17
596
688
24
(Q)= Qualified for playoffs
(U)= Unable to qualify for Playoffs
Team finishing top of the table, earning the League Leaders Shield
Teams qualifying for the Super League 2015 Play off Semi Finals.
Teams season is complete..
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Home
Score
Away
Match Information
Date and Time (Local)
Venue
Referee
Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1
Leeds Rhinos
0 – 0
St. Helens
2 October, 20:00 BST
Headingley Carnegie Stadium
SF2
Wigan Warriors
0 – 0
Huddersfield Giants
1 October, 20:00 BST
DW Stadium
GRAND FINAL
F
Winner SF1
0 – 0
Winner SF2
10 October, 18:00 BST
Old Trafford , Manchester
2015 Tetley's Challenge Cup Fixtures\Results [ ]
Date
Competition
Rnd
Vs
H/A
Venue
R
Score
Tries
Goals
KO
Att
TV
Report
15/05/2015
Challenge Cup
Round 6
York City Knights
H
Langtree Park
W
46-6
Swift (3), Makinson (4), Percival, Flanagan
Makinson (3), Charnock (2)
20:00
3,271
N/A
[27]
28/06/2015
Challenge Cup
Quarter-Final
Widnes Vikings
H
Langtree Park
W
36-20
Swift, Percival (2), Dawson, Amor, Turner
Percival (6)
16:00
8,806
BBC Sport
[28]
31/07/2015
Challenge Cup
Semi-Final
Leeds Rhinos
N
Halliwell Jones Stadium
L
24-14
Percival (2), Savelio
Walsh
20:00
11,107
BBC Sport
References [ ]
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