# 2012 St Helens RLFC season

In the 2012 rugby league season, St Helens competed in Super League XVII and the 2012 Challenge Cup.

## Results
### Pre-season friendlies

W Win D Draw L Loss
Friendly match results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

### Super League
#### League table

Super League XVII :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 994 | 449 | +545 | 42 | Play-offs |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 909 | 539 | +370 | 41 | Play-offs |
| 3 | St Helens | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 795 | 480 | +315 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 812 | 611 | +201 | 36 | Play-offs |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 823 | 662 | +161 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 696 | 621 | +75 | 32 | Play-offs |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | +35 | 28 | Play-offs |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 633 | 764 | −131 | 26 | Play-offs |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 633 | 756 | −123 | 23 | |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 753 | 729 | +24 | 21 | |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 618 | 844 | −226 | 17 | |
| 12 | London Broncos | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 588 | 890 | −302 | 14 | |
| 13 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 554 | 948 | −394 | 12 | |
| 14 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 532 | 1082 | −550 | 12 | |
* ↑ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 July 2012 for entering administration

#### Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss
Super League results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

#### Play-offs

Play-off results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |

##### Team bracket

| Qualifying/Elimination playoffs | Qualifying/Elimination playoffs | Qualifying/Elimination playoffs | Preliminary semifinals | Preliminary semifinals | Preliminary semifinals | Qualifying semifinals | Qualifying semifinals | Qualifying semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Catalans Dragons | Catalans Dragons | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | | Leeds Rhinos | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | Wigan selected Leeds | Wigan selected Leeds | Wigan selected Leeds | | | |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 42 | | | | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors | 12 | | | |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20 | | | | Leeds Rhinos | Leeds Rhinos | 13 | 6 October, Old Trafford | 6 October, Old Trafford | 6 October, Old Trafford |
| | | | | | | | | | Leeds Rhinos | Leeds Rhinos | 26 |
| | | | | | | | | | Warrington Wolves | Warrington Wolves | 18 |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 46 | | | | St Helens | St Helens | 18 | |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 10 | | | | Warrington Wolves | Warrington Wolves | 36 | |
| | | | Hull F.C. | Hull F.C. | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Warrington Wolves | Warrington Wolves | 24 | | | | |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | St Helens | 28 | | | | | | | |
Week 1. Qualifying/Elimination play-offs: Fixtures decided by regular reason finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage. Week 2. Preliminary semi-finals: Fixtures decided by regular season finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage. Week 3. Qualifying semi-finals: Winners of Qualifying play-offs play winners of Qualifying semi-finals. Fixtures decided by club call. Winners of Qualifying play-offs receive home ground advantage.
    Source:Rugby League Project

### Challenge Cup

W Win L Loss
Challenge Cup results :
| Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |