# 2022 St Helens RLFC season

This article details St Helens rugby league football club's 2022 season. This is the Saints' 26th consecutive season in the Super League.

## Season review

On 10 February, St Helens began their Super League campaign against Catalans Dragons. In a rematch of the 2021 Grand Final they repeated their success, this time with a 28–8 win. This was followed with a 38–6 win Hull F.C. that saw St Helens move to top of the table on points difference. Their good form continued as they won their opening five games before suffering an unexpected 22–20 away loss to Toulouse Olympique. In April, St Helens faced Catalans Dragons in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and progressed with a 36–20 win. They then reinforced their position at the top of the league with wins over Wigan Warriors and Huddersfield Giants. In the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, St Helens lost to Wigan. Meanwhile they continued to perform well in the league and a 13–12 win over Wakefield Trinity in July moved them six points clear at the top of the table.
At the end of August, St Helens suffered their only home loss of the season, 34–18 to Wakefield, but despite this were confirmed as league leaders' as Wigan also lost. The final round of the regular season was a top against bottom clash in which St Helens won 36–16 over an already relegated Toulouse. As league leaders', St Helens began their play-off campaign at the semi-finals stage with a 19–12 home win over Salford Red Devils. At the 2022 Super League Awards on 20 September, Jack Welsby was named the Young Player of the Year. On 24 September, St Helens won 24–12 against Leeds Rhinos to become the first club to win four consecutive Super League Grand Finals. Jonny Lomax was named as the man of the match.

## Results
### Pre-season friendlies

W Win L Loss
Pre-season results :
| Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
* ↑ Alex Walmsley Testimonial

### Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
| 7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
| 8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
| 11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
| 12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |

#### 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

| Eliminators | Eliminators | Eliminators | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 2 | Wigan Warriors | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 10 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | | | |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | | | | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 12 |
| | | | | | | 1 | St Helens | 24 |
| | | | 1 | St Helens | 19 | | | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 6 | Salford Red Devils | 12 | | | |
| 6 | Salford Red Devils | 28 | | | | | | |
    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 |

## Players
### Transfers
#### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Will Hopoate | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 Years | August 2021 |
| Curtis Sironen | Manly Sea Eagles | 2 Years | September 2021 |
| Joey Lussick | Parramatta Eels | 3 Years | September 2021 |
| James Bell | Leigh Centurions | 2 Years | September 2021 |
| Konrad Hurrell | Leeds Rhinos | 1 Year | October 2021 |

#### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| James Bentley | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | June 2021 |
| Joel Thompson | Retired | — | June 2021 |
| Lachlan Coote | Hull KR | 2 Years | July 2021 |
| Theo Fages | Huddersfield Giants | 3 Years | October 2021 |
| Kevin Naiqama | Sydney Roosters | 1 Year | December 2021 |