2014 St Helens R.F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 January 2024 2014 #ffffff #f00823 Super League Super League XIX 1st 19 0 8 825 611 Grand final – Winners Challenge Cup Fifth Round 1 1 Chairman Eamonn McManus Head coach Nathan Brown Paul Wellens Langtree Park 12,063 17,980 (vs Wigan Warriors, 18 April 2014) Tom Makinson (28) Luke Walsh (70) Luke Walsh (160) 2013 2015 yes List of St Helens RLFC seasons The 2014 St Helens R.F.C. season is the club's 140th in its history; its 119th in rugby league. The Saints will be looking to end a 6-year silverware drought this season by competing for the Super League XIX title as well as the 113th edition of the Challenge Cup. This season marks Australian Nathan Brown's second season as head coach of the club, continuing from his first season in 2013 which ended in a 5th-place finish and an early playoff exit courtesy of an 11–10 defeat at Leeds Rhinos. They began their season by taking on last seasons runner-up Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, which ended in an 8–38 win for Saints. This win sent Saints on a win streak that lasted for eight Super League games before being defeated on 18 April 2014 by arch-rivals Wigan Warriors at Langtree Park in the annual Good Friday derby match. Easter was a period to forget for the Saints as they were beaten by Widnes Vikings for their second league defeat in a row, following the Good Friday defeat to bitter rivals Wigan, and then by Leeds Rhinos in Round 5 of the Challenge Cup meaning the Saints will miss out on the trophy for a sixth year. The Saints bounced back however on 1 May with a 48–18 win over the London Broncos. Saints suffered another Magic Weekend to the Warrington Wolves on 18 May with the game ending 41–24 to the Wolves. Results picked up after the Magic Weekend with two straight wins at home against Huddersfield & Salford however the Saints then traveled to Perpignan where they suffered a humiliating 42–0 loss to the Catalans Dragons. Once again, the Saints bounced back with an impressive win over Castleford Tigers at Langtree Park and with another outstanding performance in a pulsating game at the DW Stadium against arch-rivals Wigan Warriors that ended 12–16 in favour of the Saints; the win avenging the Good Friday defeat at Langtree Park. Following this win, Saints suffered a shock 40–10 defeat to Hull Kingston Rovers but bounced back with three straight wins before losing to Hull KR's cross-town rivals, Hull FC, 19–12. However, a 40–16 win over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats & an extremely tight 12–13 win over Leeds Rhinos at Headingley put the Saints in a position where a win against Warrington on 4 September would hand them their first League Leaders' Shield since the 2008 season; with Castleford Tigers being the only other team in contention for the top spot. Despite losing their last two games of the regular season, Saints acquired the League Leaders' Shield following Castleford's failure to beat Catalans Dragons in their last game of the season; meaning that the Saints took their first piece of silverware since 2008. The unlikely success of the 2014 season culminated in a 14–6 win over arch-rivals Wigan Warriors in the 2014 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford making Saints the Super League champions for the first time since 2006 in an extremely lively, well-fought contest that saw Wigan player Ben Flower sent off for a sucker punch on a defenceless Lance Hohaia in the 2nd minute of the game. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/11156623/St-Helens-14-Wigan-Warriors-6-Moment-of-madness-from-Wales-international-Ben-Flower-costs-Wigan-dear.html St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear 11 October 2014 Daily Telegraph 15 October 2014 2014 transfers Players In Player Previous club Contract Date signedAUS Luke Walsh Penrith Panthers 2 Years May 2013SAM Mose Masoe Penrith Panthers 2 Years June 2013ENG Richard Beaumont Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years August 2013IRE Kyle Amor Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4 Years September 2013ENG Matty Dawson Huddersfield Giants 2 Years September 2013 Players Out Player Signed for Contract AnnouncedNZL Francis Meli Salford Red Devils 1 Year July 2013NZL Tony Puletua Salford Red Devils 2 Years July 2013ENG Lee Gaskell Bradford Bulls 2 Years August 2013AUS Josh Perry Retired N/A September 2013ENG Dominic Speakman Barrow Raiders 1 Year November 2013ENG Nathan Ashe Released N/A November 2013 2014 squad * Announced on 15 November 2013: 2014 St Helens Squad #FFFFFF #000000 2014 Squad Numbers 15 November 2013 1 ENG Jonny Lomax FB SH 2 ENG Tom Makinson WG 3 ENG Jordan Turner CE 4 ENG Josh Jones CE SR 5 ENG Adam Swift WG 6 NZL Lance Hohaia SO HK 7 AUS Luke Walsh SH 8 SAM Mose Masoe PR 9 ENG James Roby HK 10 ENG Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook PR LF 11 SAM Sia Soliola SR CE 12 ENG Jon Wilkin SR LF SO 13 SAM Willie Manu LF SR 14 ITA Anthony Laffranchi PR 15 ENG Mark Flanagan SR 16 ENG Kyle Amor PR 17 ENG Paul Wellens FB LF 1 18 ENG Alex Walmsley PR 19 ENG Paul Clough PR SR 20 ENG Richard Beaumont SR PR 21 ENG Ade Gardner WG 22 ENG Mark Percival CE 23 ENG Joe Greenwood PR 24 ENG Gary Wheeler CE SO 25 WAL Anthony Walker SR 26 ENG Matty Dawson WG CE 27 ENG Greg Richards PR 28 ENG Luke Thompson PR LF 29 ENG Jordan Hand SR 30 ENG Carl Forster PR 31 ENG James Tilley HK LF 32 ENG Lewis Charnock SO FB 33 ENG Andre Sevelio PR 34 ENG Connor Dwyer HK 35 ENG Alex Clare SR Nathan Brown Keiron Cunningham Jamahl Lolesi Other staff Technical staff NameJob title England Steve Leonard Service Area Manager Australia Nathan Brown Head coach Wales Keiron Cunningham Assistant coach New Zealand Jamahl Lolesi Assistant coach England Matt Daniels Head of strength and conditioning, head trainer England Joey Hayes] and England Nathan Mill Physiotherapists England Derek Traynor ASSE Manager & Under 19's Coach England Ian Harris Training steward England Alan Clarke Kit manager England Neil Kilshaw Player Performance Manager England Gaz Tracey Club Chaplain England Derek Jones Masseur Wales Kel Coslett Gameday manager England Simon Perritt Club doctorhttp://www.saintsrlfc.com/team/staff Team Coaching and Staff | Welcome to the Official Website of St. Helens R.F.C. 31 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20140221062533/http://www.saintsrlfc.com/team/staff 21 February 2014 Boardroom staff NameJob title England Eamonn McManus Chairman England Mike Rush Chief executive officer England Paul Sculthorpe Business development manager England Steve Law Merchandising manager England Mike Appleton Media manager England Mark Onion Marketing manager England Steve Davis Head of Commercial Operationshttp://www.saintsrlfc.com/club/60 Who's Who saintsrlfc.com 16 December 2013 31 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20140220130947/http://www.saintsrlfc.com/club/60 20 February 2014 Pre Season LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss Saints began their pre-season by taking on Batley Bulldogs in January 2014; taking a 20–0 victory at home. Following this victory, Saints then took on bitter rivals Wigan Warriors in a 'friendly game', again at Langtree Park, for James Roby's testimonial match, sinking to a disappointing 16–28 defeat. They bounced back however for their last pre-season game before the season began with a 6–62 win away at Rochdale Hornets with a St Helens Select XIII team. DateCompetitionVsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport24/01/14 Friendly 12px Batley Bulldogs H Langtree Park W 20–0 Makinson, Percival, Flanagan, Jones Percival (2) TBC No 31/01/14 Testimonial 12px Wigan Warriors H Langtree Park L 16–28 Swift (2), Roby Walsh (2) TBC No 02/02/14 Friendly 12px Rochdale Hornets A Spotland Stadium W 6–62 Makinson, Galbraith(2), Fleming, Ashworth, Gardner(2), Charnock, Clough, Walker, Tisdale Charnock(8), Makinson TBC No Super League XIX Fixtures/Results/Table LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss DateCompetitionRndVsH/AVenueRScoreTriesGoalsKOAttTVReport13/02/14 Super League 1 12px Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium Won 8–38 Makinson, Roby, Amor, Laffranchi, Swift, Walsh Walsh (7) 20:00 13,157 Sky Sports 21/02/14 Super League 2 12px Hull F.C. H Langtree Park Won 34–22 Roby (2), Soliola, Lomax, Makinson, PercivalWalsh (5) 20:00 13,488 27/02/14 Super League 3 12px Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium Won 0–38 Wilkin, Walsh, Percival (2), Amor, Laffranchi Walsh (7) 20:00 6,353 Sky Sports 07/03/14 Super League 4 12px Hull Kingston Rovers H Langtree Park Won 38–18 Swift (2), Lomax, Walmsley, Soliola, Makinson, Wilkin Walsh (5) 20:00 11,818 14/03/14 Super League 5 12px Catalans Dragons H Langtree Park Won 40–22 Jones, Makinson (2), Turner, Mc-Carthy Scarsbrook, Hohaia, Swift Walsh (4), Lomax (2) 20:00 11,321 14/03/14 Super League 6 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats A Belle Vue Won 16–24 Jones, Soliola, Dawson, Greenwood, Makinson Makinson (2) 15:00 5,037 28/03/14 Super League 7 12px Leeds Rhinos H Langtree Park Won 14–10 Walker, Makinson (2) Makinson 20:00 13,788 Sky Sports 11/04/14 Super League 8 12px Castleford Tigers A The Jungle Won 28–30 Soliola, Lomax, Makinson, Turner, Wellens, Swift Walsh (3) 20:00 6,487 Sky Sports 18/04/14 Super League 9 12px Wigan Warriors H Langtree Park Lost 14–33 Makinson (2), Turner Walsh 12:15 17,980 Sky Sports 21/04/14 Super League 10 12px Widnes Vikings A Halton Stadium Lost 40–26 Soliola, Masoe, Wellens, Makinson, Hohaia Makinson (3) 15:00 7,706 01/05/14 Super League 11 12px London Broncos H Langtree Park Won 48–18 Dawson, Walsh, Lomax, Makinson, Hohaia, Swift, Greenwood, Jones, Flanagan Walsh (6) 20:00 9,408 Sky Sports 11/05/14 Super League 12 12px Bradford Bulls A Odsal Stadium Won 0–50 Wilkin (2), Walsh, Lomax, Makinson, Swift, Soliola, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Roby Walsh (7) 15:00 6,311 18/05/14 Super League 13: Magic Weekend 12px Warrington Wolves N Etihad Stadium Lost 41–24 Walmsley, Turner, Hohaia, Dawson Walsh (4) 17:00 28,213 Sky Sports 23/05/14 Super League 14 12px Huddersfield Giants H Langtree Park Won 41–22 Wheeler (2), Hohaia, Wellens, Dawson, Wilkin, Masoe Walsh (6) 20:00 10,218 Sky Sports 30/05/14 Super League 15 12px Salford Red Devils H Langtree Park Won 32–12 Wellens (2), Soliola, Hohaia, Wheeler Walsh (6) 20:00 11,000 14/06/14 Super League 16 12px Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus Lost 42–0 18:00 7,276 Sky Sports 22/06/14 Super League 17 12px Castleford Tigers H Langtree Park Won 38–16 Makinson, Wellens (2), Turner, Percival (2), Walsh Walsh (5) 15:00 12,648 27/06/14 Super League 18 12px Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium Won 12–16 Makinson (2), Wellens Percival (2) 20:00 20,224 Sky Sports 06/07/14 Super League 19 12px Hull Kingston Rovers A KC Lightstream Stadium Lost 40–10 Percival, Masoe Percival 15:00 7,611 11/07/14 Super League 20 12px Bradford Bulls H Langtree Park Won 46–22 Roby, Wellens (2), Masoe, Percival, Swift, Hohaia, Makinson Percival (7) 20:00 10,238 19/07/14 Super League 21 12px London Broncos A The Hive Stadium Won 16–58 Percival (2), Amor, Turner (2), Wellens, Dawson (2), Thompson, Soliola, Laffranchi Percival (7) 15:00 1,791 25/07/14 Super League 22 12px Widnes Vikings H Langtree Park Won 44–22 Flanagan, Makinson (3), Masoe (2), Turner, Manu Percival (6) 20:00 11,844 01/08/14 Super League 23 12px Hull F.C. A KC Stadium Lost 19–12 Makinson, Wellens Percival (2) 20:00 10,214 15/08/14 Super League 24 12px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats H Langtree Park Won 40–16 Makinson (2), Jones (2), Mcdonnell (2), Soliola Percival (6) 20:00 11,000 29/08/14 Super League 25 12px Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium Won 12–13 LMS, Roby Percival, Makinson 20:00 17,682 Sky Sports 04/09/14 Super League 26 12px Warrington Wolves H Langtree Park Lost 12–39 McDonnell, Manu Makinson (2) 20:00 12,854 Sky Sports 14/09/14 Super League 27 12px Huddersfield Giants H Galpharm Stadium Lost 17–16 Makinson, Roby, Hohaia Percival (2) 20:00 7,244 Sky Sports St Helens Super League XIX – Play-Off Series DateCompetitionRndVsH/AVenueRScoreTriesGoalsAttTVReport19/09/14 Super League Qualifying Play-Off 12px Castleford H Langtree Park W 41–0 Roby (2), Turner, Swift, Makinson, Amor, Masoe Percival (6), Turner (DG) 7,548 Sky 02/10/14 Super League Qualifying Semi-Final 12px Catalans Dragons H Langtree Park W 30–12 Turner, Swift, Manu, Masoe, Percival Percival (5) 8,888 Sky 11/10/14 Super League Grand Final 12px Wigan N Old Trafford W 14–6 Soliola, Makinson Percival (3) 70,102 Sky Even without key players Luke Walsh, Jon Wilkin & Jonny Lomax for the majority of the second half of the season, Saints managed to battle through the play-offs to reach an unprecedented 10th Grand Final. Even though they also lost Lance Hohaia in the second minute of the game via a disgraceful punch from Ben Flower, Saints overcame the solid defence of Wigans remaining 12 men to claim their 5th Super League title. 2014 Tetley's Challenge Cup Fixtures\Results LEGEND   Win   Draw   Loss DateCompetitionRndVsH/AVenueRScoreTriesGoalsKOAttTVReport06/04/2014 Challenge Cup Round 4 12px Huddersfield Giants A John Smith's Stadium P Bentham 16–17 Swift, Makinson (2) Walsh (2), Walsh (DG) 14:15 7,150 BBC Sport 26/04/2014 Challenge Cup Round 5 12px Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium R Silverwood 32–12 Swift, Jones Walsh (2) 14:30 12,194 BBC Sport References Category:St Helens R.F.C. seasons St Helens RLFC season