2020 St Helens R.F.C. season

This article details the St Helens's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

2020 St Helens R.F.C. season
Super League Rank2nd (champions)
2020 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 555; against: 215
Team information
ChairmanEamonn McManuss
Head CoachKristian Woolf
Captain
StadiumTotally Wicked Stadium
St. Helens, Merseyside
Avg. attendance12,845
Agg. attendance38,534
High attendance16,108
Low attendance10,418
Top scorers
TriesRegan Grace (12)
GoalsLachlan Coote (70)
PointsLachlan Coote (180)
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Fixtures and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

  • All fixtures are subject to change

Betfred World Club Challenge

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Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
22 February, 19:45   Sydney Roosters H Totally Wicked Stadium L 12-20 Thompson, Walmsley Makinson (3) 16,108 Sky Sports

Coral Challenge Cup

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Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
19 September, 14:30 6   Warrington Wolves N AJ Bell Stadium L 18-20 Lomax, Naiqama, Grace Coote (3) BBC Sport

Regular season

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Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
2 February, 19:45 1   Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium W 48–8 Taia, Walmsley (2), Fages, Naiqama (2), Welsby (2) Coote (3), Percival (5) 12,008 Sky Sports Report
6 February, 19:45 2   Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 0–19 12,562 Sky Sports Report
16 February, 15:00 3   Hull FC A KCOM Stadium W 32–18 Costello, Thompson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Bentley, Smith Makinson (6) 12,399
29 February, 18:00 5   Toronto Wolfpack A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 32–0 Lomax (2), Bentley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Smith Makinson (6) 4,123 Sky Sports
6 March, 19:45 6   Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium L 10–12 Thompson, Knowles Makinson 10,418
15 March, 15:00 7   Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle L 14–28 Makinson, Welsby, Thompson Makinson 7,268 Sky Sports
2 August, 16:15[a] 4   Catalans Dragons N Emerald Headingley Stadium W 34-6 Coote (2), Makinson, Taia, Walmsley, Bentley Coote (5) Sky Sports
9 August, 18:30 [a] 8   Leeds Rhinos N Emerald Headingley Stadium W 48-0 Grace (3), Graham, Coote, Fages, Walmsley, Makinson Coote (8) Sky Sports
16 August, 16:00 [a] 9   Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium W 10-0 Fages Coote (3) Sky Sports
30 August, 13:00[a] 10   Hull KR N Halliwell Jones Stadium W 32-18 Welsby (2), Naiqama, Walmsley, Smith Coote (6) Sky Sports
4 September, 18:00[a] 11   Huddersfield Giants N Emerald Headingley Stadium W 54-6 Coote (2), Grace (2), Costello, Walmsley, Peyroux, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Smith Coote (9) Sky Sports
11 September, 18:00[a] 12   Hull KR H Totally Wicked Stadium W 21-20 Grace, Walmsley, Welsby Coote (4) Sky Sports
29 September, 19:00[a] 14   Wigan Warriors N AJ Bell Stadium W 42-0 Grace (2), Walmsley, Welsby (2), Bentley, Knowles Coote (7) Sky Sports
9 October, 17:30[a] 15   Wakefield Trinity N Emerald Headingley Stadium W 20-16 Coote (2), Grace, McCarthy-Scarsbrook Coote (2) Sky Sports
15 October, 19:00[a] 16   Wakefield Trinity N Halliwell Jones Stadium W 48-6 Makinson (3), Roby (2), Grace, Naiqama, Dodd, Walmsley Coote (6) Sky Sports
23 October, 19:00[a] 17   Leeds Rhinos H Totally Wicked Stadium W 40-8 Simm (3), Naiqama, Fages, Smith, Taia Coote (6) Sky Sports
26 October, 17:00 18   Salford Red Devil’s N Emerald Headingley Stadium L 10–12 Eaves Dodd (3) Sky Sports
30 October, 20:15 19   Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium L 6–18 Coote Coote (1) Sky Sports

Play Offs Preliminary Semi Final

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Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
20 November, 19:45 Semi Final   Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium W 48-2 Naiqama (3), Coote (2), Lomax, Grace, Bentley Coote (8) Sky Sports

Betfred Super League Grand Final

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Date and Time Rnd Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance TV Report
27 November, 20:00 Grand Final   Wigan Warriors N KCOM Stadium W 8-4 Welsby Coote (2) Sky Sports

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP Pts PCT Qualification[b]
1   Wigan Warriors (L) 17 13 0 4 408 278 146.8 26 76.47 Semi-finals
2   St Helens (C) 17 12 0 5 469 195 240.5 24 70.59
3   Warrington Wolves[A] 17 12 0 5 365 204 178.9 24 70.59 Elimination semi-finals
4   Catalans Dragons 13 8 0 5 376 259 145.2 16 61.54
5   Leeds Rhinos 17 10 0 7 369 390 94.6 20 58.82
6   Hull F.C. 17 9 0 8 405 436 92.9 18 52.94
7   Huddersfield Giants[B] 18 7 0 11 318 367 86.6 14 38.89
8   Castleford Tigers 16 6 0 10 328 379 86.5 12 37.50
9   Salford Red Devils[C] 18 8 0 10 354 469 75.5 16 44.44
10   Wakefield Trinity 19 5 0 14 324 503 64.4 10 26.32
11   Hull Kingston Rovers 17 3 0 14 290 526 55.1 6 17.65
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j as a result of the covid 19 outbreak, the RFL announced a suspension of fixtures in the Betfred Super League season indefinitely, during which time, the season’s structure and fixture rescheduling will be considered..
  2. ^ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).[1]

Notes

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Player statistics

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  • As of 2020 Super League Grand Final (27 November 2020)

2020 squad

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*Announced on 21 November 2019:

2020 St Helens First Team
First team squad Coaching staff
  • 27 Lewis Dodd HB
  • 28 Nico Rizzelli CE
  • 29 Matty Foster SR
  • 30 Tom Nisbet FB, WG
  • 31 Jake Wingfield LF
  • 32 James Graham PR

Head coach

Assistant coaches


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 23 June 2020
Source(s): 2020 Squad Numbers


2020 transfers

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Gains

Player Club Contract Date
James Graham St. George Illawarra Dragons 6 Months June 2020

Losses

Player Club Contract Date
Adam Swift Hull F.C. 2 years May 2019
Liam Cooper Widnes Vikings 1 year October 2019
Luke Douglas Released N/A N/A
Ryan Morgan Released N/A N/A
Danny Richardson Castleford Tigers 3 Years October 2019
John Hutchings Oldham Roughyeds 1 year October 2019
Luke Thompson Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 3 Years June 2020

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  1. ^ Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[2]
  2. ^ Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[3]
  3. ^ Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[4]
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