Trin City awaits! This Saturday afternoon (1st March) the Saints go to Wakefield Trinity in Round 3 of Betfred Super League, with kick-off at 2:30pm.
🎟 TICKET INFORMATION
St.Helens have been allocated standing tickets in both the West Paddock & South Terrace areas of the DIY Kitchens Stadium.
Tickets can be purchased online here now, via the Ticket Office or over the phone on 01744 455052. Saints’ tickets sold through the Club will be coming off sale at: 5pm on Friday, 28th February.
Anybody who has requested ticket office collection must collect their tickets by 11:30am on Saturday, 1st March. Any uncollected tickets will be available to collect at the DIY Kitchens Ticket Office on gameday.
For more ticket and travel details including pricing or allocated seating, please click here.
SQUAD NEWS
Paul Wellens makes two changes to the squad that got the big win at The Jungle in the last round.
Morgan Knowles is unavailable after failing his Head Injury Assessment last week, and George Whitby also steps out of our match day selection. Moses Mbye and Ben Davies are our Saints that step into the 21-man squad.
Click or tap on the image below to read more about our Round 3 squad news!
Wakefield welcome back three senior men into their squad with hooker Liam Hood and winger Matty Russell for the first time in 2025, and prop Renouf Atoni is back in the fold to strengthen their middles unit.
The Trin will likely have Jake Trueman back available too after missing out late last week due to illness which also effected Corey Hall during their game against Hull KR.
Wakefield Trinity’s 21-man squad vs St.Helens
1. Max Jowitt, 2. Lachlan Walmsley, 4. Corey Hall, 5. Tom Johnstone, 6. Jake Trueman, 7. Oliver Russell, 8. Mike McMeeken, 9. Liam Hood, 13. Jay Pitts, 14. Thomas Doyle, 15. Caleb Hamlin-Uele, 16. Renouf Atoni, 17. Matty Storton, 18. Isaiah Vagana, 19. Oliver Pratt, 20. Mason Lino, 23. Josh Rourke, 24. Matty Russell, 25. Jack Croft, 28. Harvey Smith, 31. Caius Faatili.
🗺️ AWAY FAN GUIDE
Wakefield Trinity have kindly provided this handy video to assist our supporters ahead of their visit to the DIY Kitchens Stadium.
🏉 THE REST OF ROUND 3
Thursday
Hull KR 42-0 Salford Red Devils
Friday
Huddersfield vs Hull FC – 8pm
Leigh Leopards vs Catalans Dragons – 8pm
Saturday
Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves – 9:30pm
Sunday
Leeds Rhinos vs Castleford Tigers – 3pm
Take a look at how the Betfred Super League table looks ahead of Round 3 by clicking here.
🔷🔻 AWAY KIT DEBUT
For the first time in 2025, the Saints will be wearing our new Away Kit!
Just like our Home Kit, the Saints’ iconic crest has been transformed into a futuristic holographic badge and placed in the centre of our shirts for the first time in 16 years. Our SAINTS wordmark features in the design of the navy and red kit, on the elasticated sleeves, within the Red Vee on the chest, in the gradient pattern in the lower section of the shirt, and in the side panels of the shorts too.
Get yours online by visiting saintssuperstore.com!
💬 COACH PREVIEW
Coach Wellens has been pleased with his Saints’ efforts so far in the opening weeks of the year, but has challenged them for more improvement, starting with a tough place to go on Saturday at Wakefield.
Saints TV subscribers can watch Wello’s full Coach Preview!
🗣️ WHO WILL BE THE MATCH OFFICIALS?
Liam Rush will be the Referee for Saturday afternoon’s fixture, and he will be supported by Touch Judges Warren Turley and Scott Mikalauskas, as well as Video Referee Marcus Griffiths at Rugby League’s remote refereeing base.
THE RECORD AGAINST TRIN
Super League summary
St Helens have won 47 matches against Wakefield Trinity, whilst our hosts on Saturday have got the victory on 10 occasions.
St Helens highest score against the Trin came back in 2005 at home, winning 64-16, whilst the widest margin was also in 2005 but that was a 60-4 victory.
Last ten meetings
Wakefield Trinity 16, St Helens 32 (SLR24, 3/9/23)
St Helens 38, Wakefield 0 (SLR6, 31/3/23)
St Helens 18, Wakefield 34 (SLR26, 29/8/22)
Wakefield 12, St Helens 13 (aet) (SLR20, 24/7/22)
St Helens 20, Wakefield 4 (SLR3, 25/2/22)
Wakefield 14, St Helens 30 (SLR14, 9/7/21)
St Helens 34, Wakefield 6 (SLR3, 16/4/21)
St Helens 48, Wakefield 6 (SLR9, 15/10/20) (at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)
Wakefield 16, St Helens 20 (SLR15, 9/10/20) (at Emerald Headingley, Leeds)
St Helens 26, Wakefield 6 (SLR24, 2/8/19)
📲 FOLLOW THE GAME WITH SAINTS
Fans not in attendance will be updated in full with the Saints’ Live Match Centre – your hub to find out the team news, follow live game updates, see behind the scenes photos, and click to read all the key stories of the fixture.
St.Helens’ social media accounts will keep supporters up to date of every key moment, so ensure you are following us!
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Highlights and the full match replay will be available for Saints TV subscribers too.
🪽 WINGY READY FOR BATTLE
It has been great to see ‘Wingy’ back out on the field at the start of the 2025 season, the forward has had a tough two years due to injury but made his return to action back in January after a long eight months out.
With Morgan Knowles out our #18 may feature at loose-forward, but in the past couple of weeks he has also been slotting into the hooker position as well. The #9 spot is not an unfamiliar place for ‘Wingy’ as he played there during his Saints Academy days too.
Watch the full player preview with Wingy on Saints TV!
⚜ TAKING A LOOK AT TRIN…
Back in the big time and not here to just make up the numbers.
Wakefield Trinity have been rejuvenated with their new ownership from the end of 2023, sweeping all aside in the Championship in 2024 to get a treble of trophies with; the 1895 Cup, the Championship League Leaders’ Shield, and the Betfred Championship title following a Grand Final win over Toulouse Olympique.
An extensive recruitment drive has seen Daryl Powell assembled a very strong squad for their return to the Super League this year in 2025. Mike McMeeken, Tom Johnstone, Jake Trueman and Olly Russell are their headline additions, but even more in-comings has given them more squad depth.
The start of the new campaign has seen Daryl Powell’s men win one and lose one, but in both games show they are very competitive.
In Round 1 in a round full of surprises the Trin went to AMT Headingley and bested Leeds Rhinos 12-14, but in a far more impressive manner than the scoreline would suggest with the Rhinos grabbing a late score. An impressive scalp on their opening day.
Powell’s men backed that great start up by welcoming Hull KR to their revamped home, and took last year’s Grand Finalists to the death with a touchline kick late on to level proceedings. Unfortunately though for Wakefield it was missed, and the Robins edged a win but the Trin had plenty of positives to take from the game.
Onto this Saturday, and Wakefield are once again back at home with a little bit more of a turnaround ahead of facing the Red V. In front of their own fans they will be eager to secure a first home win following their return to Super League, and a first home win over Saints since April 2018.
Three to watch
- Mike McMeeken – the Trin’s new captain knows Daryl Powell very well and following a few years in France has come back to England looking to make Wakefield’s pack very tough to beat, putting in big minutes as a prop
- Oliver Pratt – a possible future star of the Super League, the centre is a strong ball runner and evasive too boot, making him tough to handle on an edge as was proven last week when he scored against Hull KR
- Max Jowitt – the fullback scored a Rugby League record of 500 points last term in the Championship and has come back into Super League full of confidence and an integral man for Powell’s Wakefield team
📺 TUNE IN TO WATCH LIVE
For the second time in three weeks the Saints will be live on the BBC, with their coverage commencing at 2:25pm.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch it live on Sky Sports Action, as can SuperLeague+ subscribers.
⏭️ UP NEXT AT HOME: HULL KR
