Act III of the recent trilogy of fixtures against Warrington Wolves, sees the Saints head to the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Thursday, 24th April for an 8pm kick-off.
TICKET & ENTRY INFORMATION
St.Helens have been allocated Standing and Reserved Seating tickets in both the West Stand and the North Stand of the Halliwell Jones 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: 1pm on Thursday, 24th April.
Anybody who has requested ticket office collection must collect their tickets by 1pm on Thursday, 24th April. Any uncollected tickets will be available to collect at the Halliwell Jones Stadium Ticket Office on game day.
For more ticket and travel details, please click here.
SQUAD NEWS
Wellens makes just a single change to the squad that was declared for the Round 8 match against Wigan, with Joe Batchelor coming out of the side whilst young outside back Owen Dagnall steps in.
Click or tap on the image below to read more about our Round 9 squad news.
Sam Burgess’ Warrington are boosted by the return of James Harrison in the props department, however they will be without England captain George Williams who settled matters last time out with his game-winning try.
Harrison comes into the squad for Oli Leyland, which may suggest their recent transfer recruit Marc Sneyd may be partnered in the halves by Danny Walker, just as the pair did in their loss to Leigh last weekend. However, veteran Stefan Ratchford and youngster Ewan Irwin are also options for Burgess in the Wire’s spine.
Warrington Wolves 21-man squad vs St.Helens
1. Matt Dufty, 2. Josh Thewlis, 3. Toby King, 4. Rodrick Tai, 5. Matty Ashton, 8. James Harrison, 9. Danny Walker, 10. Paul Vaughan, 11. Ben Currie, 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 13. Luke Yates, 14. Sam Powell, 15. Joe Philbin, 16. Zane Musgrove, 17. Jordan Crowther, 19. Stefan Ratchford, 21. Adam Holroyd, 24. Max Wood, 26. Dan Russell, 35. Marc Sneyd, 36. Ewan Irwin.
💬 COACH PREVIEW
Speaking about his right edge, Wellens discussed his options for the upcoming game, and praised the efforts for the players for their efforts who have gone into those spots. He also did say it could be a possibility that Owen Dagnall could feature, which would be his Super League debut.
Saints TV subscribers can watch Wello’s full Coach Preview!
📲 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.
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Highlights and the full match replay will be available for Saints TV subscribers too.
WEARING THE RED V
The Saints’ 2025 Home Kit will be worn on Thursday night!
Taking centre stage, the iconic Saints crest has been transformed into a futuristic holographic badge and is placed in the centre of the shirt for the first time in 16 years. The shirt has elasticated sleeve cuffs that feature a woven oval SH pattern taken from one of the core elements of the Club crest, with the SH also watermarked into the Red V and on the side panels of the shorts.
Get yours online by visiting saintssuperstore.com!
🏉 THE REST OF ROUND 9
Friday
Leeds Rhinos vs Hull KR – 8pm
Saturday
Huddersfield Giants vs Castleford Tigers – 3pm
Catalans Dragons vs Wakefield Trinity – 5:30pm
Salford Red Devils vs Leigh Leopards – 5:30pm
Sunday
Hull FC vs Wigan Warriors – 3pm
Take a look at how the Betfred Super League table looks ahead of Round 9 by clicking here.
THE RECORD AGAINST WIRE
Last ten meetings
Warrington 20, St Helens 12 (CCQF, 6/4/25)
St Helens 12, Warrington 14 (SLR5, 21/3/25)
Warrington 23, St Helens 22 (SL-E, 28/9/24)
Warrington 16, St Helens 2 (SLR25, 7/9/24)
St Helens 10. Warrington 24 (SLR18, 19/7/24)
St Helens 8. Warrington 31 (CCQF, 14/4/24)
St Helens 16, Warrington 8 (SL-E, 30/9/23)
Warrington 6, St Helens 18 (SLR26, 15/9/23)
Warrington 20, St Helens 24 (SLR18, 7/7/23)
St Helens 28, Warrington 6 (SLR10, 20/4/23)
Super League summary
The Saints have a strong foothold in the head-to-head record against Warrington, winning 58 of the meetings (including wins in 2010, 2012 and 2023 play-offs), whilst Wolves have won 20, and honours have been shared in a draw only twice.
Our highest score and widest winning margin over Warrington came in a 2002 home game, 72-2.
💪 SIRO ON RIGHTING SOME WRONGS
With Warrington on the horizon, having not beaten them in our last six games against them, Curtis said we need to right that quickly, and more than that, get a win against a top four side, with this being a perfect opportunity.
Watch the full player preview with Curtis on Saints TV!
📺 TUNE IN TO WATCH LIVE
Fans not in attendance at the Halliwell Jones Stadium can watch the game live on Sky Sports Action, with coverage commencing at 7:30pm.
The full match replay will be available for Saints TV subscribers on Friday afternoon.
🐺 A LOOK AT THE WOLVES
Sam Burgess has got Warrington Wolves howling for silverware success once again. But will it be their year?
Last season was a renaissance for Wire being more competitive following two tough years which saw Daryl Powell depart the Club during 2023 and just squeezing into the Play-Offs. Fast forward and the Wolves in 2024 reached Wembley for the Challenge Cup Final but lost and the Super League Semi-Finals but also came up short.
So their aim is clear; go one better, in either competition.
Losing the likes of Matty Nicholson, Josh Drinkwater and John Bateman from their squad, heading into 2025 Burgess brought in a handful of new faces. Oli Leyland, the standout performer from London Broncos last season, PNG international back-row Dan Russell from St George Illawarra Dragons, and Alfie Johnson an outside from Leeds, who has also played Union 7s for England and Great Britain.
However, their headline recruitment came after five weeks into the season, with Salford Red Devils and their much publicised financial concerns they agreed to a transfer fee with Warrington for Marc Sneyd’s services. The veteran scrum-half is highly likely to make his Wolves debut on Friday night against the Saints.
Sneyd joins a team full of quality, joining George Williams in the halves, as well as Matt Dufty and Danny Walker in the spine. No doubt he will be aiming to kick the ball high and ahead for Toby King or Matty Ashton too.
This season has been a mixed bag for the Wolves so far, starting off with a strong away win over League One side Whitehaven in the Challenge Cup. Their Betfred Super League campaign began over at Huddersfield Giants, who despite a whole host of injuries gave the Wire a battle before falling to a 12-20 defeat. Burgess’ opening home game was another close affair edging past Catalans 18-12 before heading over to Las Vegas.
A showpiece event for the sport of rugby league over in the United States of America saw plenty of media coverage and attention for both Warrington and Wigan, but it was the Warriors who came away the happier. A clinical performance saw the current league champions put Wire to the sword 42-0, however, they did strike back though with four tries in the final fifteen minutes but the result was never in question.
Coming back home, the Wolves welcomed Super League’s promoted team Wakefield to their home and Daryl Powell, the former Wire boss, got to revel in a strong Trinity performance winning 16-30.
Warrington did confirm their spot in the last eight of the Challenge Cup by coming from behind to beat local rivals Widnes Vikings, 16-26. The draw saw the Saints get pulled to go away to Warrington in, setting up three matches between the Red V and the Wolves before the end of April.
Acts I & II of the the trilogy have gone the way of the Wolves, with Marc Sneyd on debut proving to be the difference with a penalty kick, 12-14 in the league meeting at our home during March. The Wire then won the Challenge Cup Quarter Final at their place at the start of April 20-12.
The Saints will be fighting to right some wrongs against Warrington, having lost all four meetings between the two clubs in 2024 – similar to how St.Helens did so in 2023, and now the two meetings we have had so far this year.
Three to watch
- Marc Sneyd – settled into his new team, the scrum-half is one of the very best kickers of a rugby league ball, both in play and off the tee
- Matty Ashton – the electric winger broke the line on a number of occasions last time we face Wire, if not for Jack Welsby’s heroic defending he might have scored
- James Harrison – the prop is back available and appears to raise his game coming up against the Red V pack
WHO WILL BE THE MATCH OFFICIALS?
Liam Moore will be the Referee for Thursday night’s fixture, and he will be supported by Touch Judges Richard Thompson and Mark Craven, as well as Video Referee Tom Grant.
⏭️ UP NEXT AT HOME: WAKEFIELD
