Huddersfield Giants v Saints – Preview Stephen Orford 21st February 2018 Match Previews Saints return to action when they travel to the John Smith’s Stadium to face Huddersfield Giants this Friday night (February 23, kick-off 7.45pm). Justin Holbrook’s side have been inactive since be...
Geoff Pimblett – 1944-2018 Stephen Orford 20th February 2018 Stephen Orford Saints are mourning the loss of a club great with the news that Geoff Pimblett died on Monday (February 19) at the age of 73. Pimblett enjoyed an eight-year spell with Saints after joining the club...
5 Talking Points From Catalans Dragons 12 Saints 21 Stephen Orford 12th February 2018 5 Talking Points A different kind of win The razzle-dazzle of the opening weekend rout of Castleford was replaced by a different sort of performance as Saints continued their winning start to 2018. Ben Barba’s break ...
Catalans Dragons v St Helens – Preview Stephen Orford 8th February 2018 Match Previews After a sensational start to the 2018 Super League season Saints embark on their first away trip of the new campaign when they visit Catalans Dragons at the Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday (February 10, kick-o...
5 Talking Points From Saints 46 Castleford Tigers 6 Stephen Orford 5th February 2018 5 Talking Points Saints and Barba live up to the hype It seemed that everyone was tipping Saints for great things going into the opening weekend of the 2018 season. The perceived wisdom was that with a largely unch...
St Helens v Castleford Tigers – Preview Stephen Orford 1st February 2018 Match Previews Put away those box-sets, cancel that gym subscription and forget about word games on social media because the search for something interesting to do with your weekends (and Thursdays) is over. Rugby league retu...
2018 Super League Preview – Team By Team Stephen Orford 1st February 2018 2018 Season, 2018 Season Previews You would be forgiven for thinking there was some confusion about who the current Super League champions are. Ask anyone from Castleford, particularly those responsible for the sound system at the Mend-A-Hose ...
Great Saints Tries – No.5 – Ade Gardner v Brisbane 2007 Stephen Orford 13th December 2017 Stephen Orford On February 8 2007 a Saints side which had won everything bar the varsity boat race in 2006, even carrying off the Team Of The Year award at the notoriously anti-league BBC’s Sports Review Of The Year, lost 14-...
Great Saints Games – Saints v Bradford – 1996 Stephen Orford 7th December 2017 Stephen Orford I was born in October 1975. Take a look at the list of honours won by St.Helens RLFC and you will note that throughout my childhood years it was slim pickings in terms of winning trophies. The cabinet was, if ...
Great Saints Tries – No.4 – Shane Cooper v Leeds 1992 Stephen Orford 1st December 2017 Stephen Orford I don’t really want to talk about the Challenge Cup in the period between 1988 and 1995. It was a largely miserable time for Saints fans as Wigan managed to win the famous old trophy no fewer than eight times i...