This article details St Helens rugby league football club's 2022 season. This is the Saints' 26th consecutive season in the Super League.
Season review On 10 February, St Helens began their Super League campaign against Catalans Dragons. In a rematch of the 2021 Grand Final they repeated their success, this time with a 28–8 win. This was followed with a 38–6 win Hull F.C. that saw St Helens move to top of the table on points difference. Their good form continued as they won their opening five games before suffering an unexpected 22–20 away loss to Toulouse Olympique. In April, St Helens faced Catalans Dragons in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and progressed with a 36–20 win. They then reinforced their position at the top of the league with wins over Wigan Warriors and Huddersfield Giants. In the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, St Helens lost to Wigan. Meanwhile, they continued to perform well in the league and a 13–12 win over Wakefield Trinity in July moved them six points clear at the top of the table.
At the end of August, St Helens suffered their only home loss of the season, 34–18 to Wakefield, but despite this were confirmed as league leaders' as Wigan also lost. The final round of the regular season was a top against bottom clash in which St Helens won 36–16 over an already relegated Toulouse. As league leaders', St Helens began their play-off campaign at the semi-finals stage with a 19–12 home win over Salford Red Devils. At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Jack Welsby was named the Young Player of the Year. On 24 September, St Helens won 24–12 against Leeds Rhinos to become the first club to win four consecutive Super League Grand Finals. Jonny Lomax was named as the man of the match.
Results
Pre-season friendlies
DateVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Pre-season results 21 January Leigh Centurions H Totally Wicked Stadium 16–6 Bell, Makinson, Simm Dodd, Walmsley
Super League
Table
Super League results
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Super League results 10 February 1 Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium 28–8 13,178 RLP 19 February 2 Hull FC A MKM Stadium 38–6 12,673 RLP 25 February 3 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium 20–4 10,361 RLP 4 March 4 Hull Kingston Rovers A Sewell Group Craven Park 42–8 7,256 RLP 11 March 5 Warrington Wolves H Totally Wicked Stadium 28–2 16,118 RLP 19 March 6 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon 20–22 5,568 RLP 1 April 7 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley 26–0 14,083 RLP 15 April 8 Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium 22–4 17.980 RLP 18 April 9 Huddersfield Giants A John Smiths Stadium 24–12 6,519 RLP 22 April 10 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle 10–30 7,649 RLP 29 April 11 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium 14–10 10,988 RLP 13 May 12 Hull FC H Totally Wicked Stadium 24–10 11,268 RLP 19 May 13 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 12–10 10,476 RLP 4 June 14 Toulouse Olympique A Stade Ernest Wallon 28–14 5,225 RLP 12 June 15 Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium 26–18 9,858 RLP 23 June 16 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley 42–12 11,628 RLP 2 July 17 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 18–20 10,260 RLP 9 July 18 Wigan Warriors N St James' Park 20–18 36,821 RLP 15 July 19 Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium 25–0 11,288 RLP 24 July 20 Wakefield Trinity A Be Well Support Stadium 13–12 4,162 RLP 31 July 21 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium 12–44 6,041 RLP 7 August 22 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium 20–12 10,144 RLP 14 August 23 Hull FC A MKM Stadium 60–6 10,097 RLP 19 August 24 Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium 38–12 10,048 RLP 26 August 25 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium 10–30 19,210 RLP 29 August 26 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium 18–34 8,222 RLP 3 September 27 Toulouse Olympique H Totally Wicked Stadium 36–16 13,112 RLP
Play-offs
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Play-off results 17 September Semi-finals Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium 19–12 Batchelor (2), Bennison Makinson (3), Lomax (FG) 12,357 RLP 24 September Grand Final Leeds Rhinos N Old Trafford 24–12 Bennison, Hurrell, Lees, Percival Makinson (4) 60,783 RLP
Team bracket
Source:Rugby League Project
Challenge Cup
DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport+Challenge Cup results 26 March 6 Whitehaven A Recreation Ground 46–4 Amor, Batchelor, Dodd, Lussick, Norman, Percival, Roby, Sironen Makinson (7) 4,869 RLP 9 April Quarter-final Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 36–20 Batchelor, Dodd, Knowles, Norman, Percival, Welsby Makinson (6) 8,624 RLP 7 May Semi-final Wigan Warriors N Elland Road 18–20 Hurrell, Lomax, Roby Makinson (3) 22,141 RLP
Players Squad
Transfers Gains Player Club Contract Date Will Hopoate Canterbury Bulldogs 2 Years August 2021 Curtis Sironen Manly Sea Eagles 2 Years September 2021 Joey Lussick Parramatta Eels 3 Years September 2021 James Bell Leigh Centurions 2 Years September 2021 Konrad Hurrell Leeds Rhinos 1 Year October 2021
Losses Player Club Contract Date James Bentley Leeds Rhinos 2 Years June 2021 Joel Thompson Retired June 2021 Lachlan Coote Hull KR 2 Years July 2021 Theo Fages Huddersfield Giants 3 Years October 2021 Kevin Naiqama Sydney Roosters 1 Year December 2021
References
External links Rugby League Project - Super League XXVII 2022 - St Helens