2013 St Helens RLFC season

The 2013 St Helens season saw the club compete in Super League XVIII as well as the 2013 Challenge Cup tournament.

Transfers

Transfers In
Date	Position	No.	Player	From	Length
11 June 2012	SR	13	Willie Manu	Hull F.C.	2 years
3 July 2012	CE	3	Jordan Turner	Hull F.C.	2 years
13 September 2012	PR	25	Alex Walmsley	Batley Bulldogs	3 years
28 March 2013	HK	36	Stuart Howarth	Salford City Reds	Loan
1 June 2013	SH	37	Gareth O'Brien	Warrington Wolves	Loan

Pre-season friendlies

11 January 2013
20:00

St. Helens	26 - 0	Huddersfield Giants
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 3492
Referee: James Child

20 January 2013
15:00

St. Helens	42 - 12	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 2158
Referee: Steve Ganson

Super League

2 February 2013
16:45

St. Helens	4 - 40	Huddersfield Giants
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 12003
Referee: Richard Silverwood

10 February 2013
15:00

Widnes Vikings	4 - 16	St. Helens
Tries: Stefan Marsh 9'	Report	Tries: Francis Meli 18', 72' Lee Gaskell 68' Goals: Lee Gaskell 68', 72'

Stobart Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 8322
Referee: James Child

15 February 2013
20:00

St. Helens	22 - 22	Hull F.C.
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 11257
Referee: Ben Thaler

23 February 2013
14:00

Bradford Bulls	10 - 36	St. Helens
	Report

Provident Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 8203
Referee: Tim Roby

1 March 2013
20:00

St. Helens	12 - 20	Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Jonny Lomax 10' Francis Meli 74', 78'	Report	Tries: Ryan Hall 29', 64' Kylie Leuluai 60' Goals: Kevin Sinfield 2', 26', 60', 64'

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 12228
Referee: Phil Bentham

8 March 2013
20:00

Warrington Wolves	10 - 22	St. Helens
Tries: Chris Bridge 39', 75' Goals: Brett Hodgson 75'	Report	Tries: Jordan Turner 5' Lance Hohaia 10' Francis Meli 20' James Roby 71' Goals: Jonny Lomax 10', 61', 71'

Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 13381
Referee: Richard Silverwood

15 March 2013
20:00

St. Helens	52 - 18	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 11211
Referee: Robert Hicks

22 March 2013
20:00

St. Helens	14 - 10	Salford City Reds
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 5348
Referee: Phil Bentham

29 March 2013
12:15

Wigan Warriors	28 - 16	St. Helens
	Report

DW Stadium, Wigan
Attendance: 23861
Referee: Richard Silverwood

1 April 2013
15:00

St. Helens	48 - 18	Castleford Tigers
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 10943
Referee: Robert Hicks

7 April 2013
15:00

Hull Kingston Rovers	22 - 14	St. Helens
Tries: David Hodgson 9' Josh Hodgson 20' Cory Paterson 51' Alex Brown 67' Goals: Craig Hall 20', 51', 79'	Report	Tries: Mark Percival 31', 37' Adam Swift 60' Goals: Mark Percival 31'

Craven Park, Hull
Attendance: 7616
Referee: Ben Thaler

12 April 2013
20:00

St. Helens	12 - 22	Catalans Dragons
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 11111
Referee: Phil Bentham

27 April 2013
13:00

London Broncos	21 - 14	St. Helens
	Report

Twickenham Stoop, London
Attendance: 2839
Referee: Tim Roby

3 May 2013
20:00

St. Helens	28 - 35	Widnes Vikings
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 11438
Referee: Robert Hicks

20 May 2013
19:45

Leeds Rhinos	22 - 30	St. Helens
	Report

Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 15998
Referee: Ben Thaler

25 May 2013
28:45

St. Helens	22 - 48	Warrington Wolves
	Report

Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Attendance: 30973
Referee: Phil Bentham

3 June 2013
19:45

Huddersfield Giants	25 - 16	St. Helens
	Report

John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 5203
Referee: Richard Silverwood

9 June 2013
15:00

St. Helens	30 - 18	Bradford Bulls
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 11385
Referee: Thierry Alibert

21 June 2013
20:00

Salford City Reds	10 - 52	St. Helens
	Report

Salford City Stadium, Salford
Attendance: 3711
Referee: George Stokes

28 June 2013
20:00

St. Helens	12 - 24	Hull Kingston Rovers
	Report

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 10820
Referee: Robert Hicks

7 July 2013
15:30

Castleford Tigers	24 - 40	St. Helens
	Report

The Jungle, Castleford
Attendance: 8229
Referee: George Stokes

22 July 2013
19:45

St. Helens	22 - 16	Wigan Warriors
Tries: Adam Swift 9', 15' Joe Greenwood 77' Goals: Gareth O'Brien 9', 15' Tom Makinson 56' Jordan Turner 70', 77'	Report	Tries: Pat Richards 23' Josh Charnley 38', 46' Goals: Pat Richards 46' Drop Goals: Pat Richards 57' Matty Smith 75'

Langtree Park, St. Helens
Attendance: 14204
Referee: James Child

3 August 2013
17:00

Catalans Dragons	6 - 26	St. Helens
Tries: Morgan Escare 28' Goals: Thomas Bosc 28'	Report	Tries: Francis Meli 14' Tom Makinson 24', 45' Paul Wellens 62', 73' Goals: Gareth O'Brien 14' Jordan Turner 62', 73'

Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
Referee: Ben Thaler

Matchday Squads

Date	Opposition	V	Score	FB	WG	CE	CE	WG	SO	SH	PR	HK	PR	SR	SR	LF	INT1	INT2	INT3	INT4
2/2/13	Huddersfield	H	4-40	Wellens	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Gaskell	Lomax	Perry	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Wilkin	Manu	Hohaia	Flanagan	Puletua	Scarsbrook
10/2/13	Widnes	A	16-4	Wellens	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Gaskell	Lomax	Perry	Hohaia	Laffranchi	Soliola	Wilkin	Manu	Greenwood	Flanagan	Puletua	Scarsbrook
15/2/13	Hull F.C.	H	22-22	Wellens	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Gaskell	Lomax	Puletua	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Wilkin	Manu	Greenwood	Flanagan	Walmsley	Scarsbrook
23/2/13	Bradford	A	36-10	Lomax	Gardner	Turner	Jones	Meli	Wheeler	Wilkin	Puletua	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Manu	Flanagan	Greenwood	Walker	Walmsley	Scarsbrook
1/3/13	Leeds	H	12-20	Lomax	Gardner	Turner	Percival	Meli	Wheeler	Wilkin	Walker	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Manu	Puletua	Greenwood	Jones	Clough	Scarsbrook
8/3/13	Warrington	A	22-10	Lomax	Gardner	Turner	Jones	Meli	Hohaia	Wilkin	Scarsbrook	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Manu	Flanagan	Greenwood	Walker	Clough	Puletua
15/3/13	Wakefield Trinity	H	52-18	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Hohaia	Wilkin	Walmsley	Roby	Laffranchi	Soliola	Manu	Walker	Hand	Flanagan	Clough	Scarsbrook
22/3/13	Salford	H	14-10	Wellens	Gardner	Turner	Jones	Meli	Charnock	Wilkin	Perry	Ashe	Puletua	Flanagan	Manu	Scarsbrook	Speakman	Soliola	Clough	Walmsley
29/3/13	Wigan	A	16-28	Makinson	Gardner	Turner	Percival	Meli	Wellens	Wilkin	Scarsbrook	Howarth	Laffranchi	Jones	Manu	Walker	Soliola	Flanagan	Clough	Walmsley
1/4/13	Castleford	H	48-18	Makinson	Swift	Turner	Jones	Percival	Wellens	Wilkin	Perry	Howarth	Clough	Soliola	Flanagan	Scarsbrook	Greenwood	Laffranchi	Walmsley	Tilley
7/4/13	Hull K.R.	A	14-22	Makinson	Swift	Turner	Percival	Meli	Wellens	Wilkin	Scarsbrook	Howarth	Clough	Soliola	Flanagan	Jones	Hohaia	Laffranchi	Walmsley	Greenwood
13/4/13	Catalans Dragons	H	12-22	Makinson	Swift	Turner	Percival	Meli	Hohaia	Wilkin	Scarsbrook	Howarth	Laffranchi	Soliola	Jones	Wellens	Clough	Greenwood	Walmsley	Tilley
27/4/13	London	A	14-21	Makinson	Swift	Turner	Jones	Percival	Ashe	Hohaia	Scarsbrook	Howarth	Puletua	Soliola	Laffranchi	Wellens	Clough	Walmsley	Thompson	Charnock
3/5/13	Widnes	H	28-35	Makinson	Gardner	Turner	Greenwood	Percival	Jones	Ashe	Perry	Howarth	Puletua	Thompson	Laffranchi	Wellens	Hohaia	Manu	Walmsley	Scarsbrook
20/5/13	Leeds	A	30-22	Wellens	Gardner	Turner	Percival	Makinson	Ashe	Wilkin	Perry	Howarth	Thompson	Soliola	Manu	Scarsbrook	Jones	Laffranchi	Puletua	Walmsley
25/5/13	Warrington	N	22-48	Hohaia	Gardner	Turner	Percival	Makinson	Ashe	Wilkin	Scarsbrook	Howarth	Puletua	Soliola	Manu	Jones	Thompson	Laffranchi	Clough	Walmsley
3/6/13	Huddersfield	A	16-25	Wellens	Gardner	Jones	Percival	Meli	Turner	O'Brien	Scarsbrook	Hohaia	Puletua	Soliola	Manu	Wilkin	Roby	Thompson	Clough	Walmsley
9/6/13	Bradford	H	30-18	Wellens	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Lomax	O'Brien	Scarsbrook	Roby	Puletua	Soliola	Manu	Wilkin	Howarth	Hand	Clough	Walmsley
21/6/13	Salford	A	52-10	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Wellens	O'Brien	Scarsbrook	Roby	Laffranchi	Puletua	Manu	Wilkin	Hohaia	Thompson	Walmsley	Greenwood
28/6/13	Hull K.R.	H	12-24	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Wellens	O'Brien	Puletua	Roby	Laffranchi	Howarth	Manu	Wilkin	Hohaia	Greenwood	Walmsley	Scarsbrook
7/7/13	Castleford	A	40-24	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Jones	Meli	Wilkin	O'Brien	Puletua	Roby	Clough	Thompson	Manu	Scarsbrook	Wellens	Greenwood	Walmsley	Richards
22/7/13	Wigan	H	22-16	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Meli	Swift	Wilkin	O'Brien	Puletua	Howarth	Laffranchi	Jones	Manu	Scarsbrook	Wellens	Greenwood	Clough	Walmsley
3/8/13	Catalans Dragons	A	26-6	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Meli	Swift	Wilkin	O'Brien	Puletua	Howarth	Laffranchi	Jones	Manu	Scarsbrook	Wellens	Walker	Walmsley	Richards
9/8/13	London	H	0-0	Lomax	Makinson	Turner	Meli	Swift	Wilkin	Hohaia	Puletua	Howarth	Laffranchi	Jones	Manu	Scarsbrook	Wellens	Walker	Walmsley	Richards

Challenge Cup

20 April 2013
14:30

Hull Kingston Rovers	26 - 18	St. Helens
	Report

Craven Park, Hull
Attendance: 4454
Referee: Richard Silverwood

References

v t e St Helens R.F.C.
St Helens Rugby Football Club Est. 1873 in St Helens, England
The Club	History Records Honours Players International representatives Coaches Hall of Fame
Home grounds	City Ground Knowsley Road (1890–2010) Halton Stadium (2011) Totally Wicked Stadium (2012–present)
League	Super League
World Club Challenge (3)	2001 2007 2007
Championships (17)	1931–32 1952–53 1958–59 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1974–75 1996 1999 2000 2002 2006 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022
Challenge Cup (13)	1955–56 1960–61 1965–66 1971–72 1975–76 1996 1997 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008 2021
League Leaders Shield (9)	2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2014 2018 2019 2022
Other honours	4—time Premiership Champions 1—time Western Division Champions 1—time Regal Trophy Champions 2—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions 11—time Lancashire County Cup Champions 11—time Lancashire League Champions 1—time Charity Shield Champions BBC Sports Team of the Year Award (2006)
Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with Wigan
Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895) St Helens Ladies