# 2020 St Helens R.F.C. season

This article details the St Helens's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

## Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss
* All fixtures are subject to change

### Betfred World Club Challenge

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 22 February, 19:45 | — | Sydney Roosters | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12-20 | Thompson, Walmsley | Makinson (3) | 16,108 | Sky Sports | |

### Coral Challenge Cup

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 19 September, 14:30 | 6 | Warrington Wolves | N | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 18-20 | Lomax, Naiqama, Grace | Coote (3) | — | BBC Sport | |

### Regular season

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 2 February, 19:45 | 1 | Salford Red Devils | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 48–8 | Taia, Walmsley (2), Fages, Naiqama (2), Welsby (2) | Coote (3), Percival (5) | 12,008 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 6 February, 19:45 | 2 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 0–19 | — | — | 12,562 | Sky Sports | Report |
| 16 February, 15:00 | 3 | Hull FC | A | KCOM Stadium | W | 32–18 | Costello, Thompson, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Bentley, Smith | Makinson (6) | 12,399 | — | |
| 29 February, 18:00 | 5 | Toronto Wolfpack | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 32–0 | Lomax (2), Bentley, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Smith | Makinson (6) | 4,123 | Sky Sports | |
| 6 March, 19:45 | 6 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 10–12 | Thompson, Knowles | Makinson | 10,418 | — | |
| 15 March, 15:00 | 7 | Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 14–28 | Makinson, Welsby, Thompson | Makinson | 7,268 | Sky Sports | |
| 2 August, 16:15 | 4 | Catalans Dragons | N | Emerald Headingley Stadium | W | 34-6 | Coote (2), Makinson, Taia, Walmsley, Bentley | Coote (5) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 9 August, 18:30 | 8 | Leeds Rhinos | N | Emerald Headingley Stadium | W | 48-0 | Grace (3), Graham, Coote, Fages, Walmsley, Makinson | Coote (8) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 16 August, 16:00 | 9 | Castleford Tigers | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 10-0 | Fages | Coote (3) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 30 August, 13:00 | 10 | Hull KR | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 32-18 | Welsby (2), Naiqama, Walmsley, Smith | Coote (6) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 4 September, 18:00 | 11 | Huddersfield Giants | N | Emerald Headingley Stadium | W | 54-6 | Coote (2), Grace (2), Costello, Walmsley, Peyroux, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Smith | Coote (9) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 11 September, 18:00 | 12 | Hull KR | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 21-20 | Grace, Walmsley, Welsby | Coote (4) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 29 September, 19:00 | 14 | Wigan Warriors | N | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 42-0 | Grace (2), Walmsley, Welsby (2), Bentley, Knowles | Coote (7) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 9 October, 17:30 | 15 | Wakefield Trinity | N | Emerald Headingley Stadium | W | 20-16 | Coote (2), Grace, McCarthy-Scarsbrook | Coote (2) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 15 October, 19:00 | 16 | Wakefield Trinity | N | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 48-6 | Makinson (3), Roby (2), Grace, Naiqama, Dodd, Walmsley | Coote (6) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 23 October, 19:00 | 17 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 40-8 | Simm (3), Naiqama, Fages, Smith, Taia | Coote (6) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 26 October, 17:00 | 18 | Salford Red Devil’s | N | Emerald Headingley Stadium | L | 10–12 | Eaves | Dodd (3) | — | Sky Sports | |
| 30 October, 20:15 | 19 | Wigan Warriors | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 6–18 | Coote | Coote (1) | — | Sky Sports | |

### Play Offs Preliminary Semi Final

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 20 November, 19:45 | Semi Final | Catalans Dragons | H | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 48-2 | Naiqama (3), Coote (2), Lomax, Grace, Bentley | Coote (8) | — | Sky Sports | |

### Betfred Super League Grand Final

| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 27 November, 20:00 | Grand Final | Wigan Warriors | N | KCOM Stadium | W | 8-4 | Welsby | Coote (2) | — | Sky Sports | |

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 278 | 146.8 | 26 | 76.47 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | St Helens (C) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 195 | 240.5 | 24 | 70.59 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 365 | 204 | 178.9 | 24 | 70.59 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 376 | 259 | 145.2 | 16 | 61.54 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 390 | 94.6 | 20 | 58.82 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 436 | 92.9 | 18 | 52.94 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 86.6 | 14 | 38.89 | |
| 8 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 328 | 379 | 86.5 | 12 | 37.50 | |
| 9 | Salford Red Devils | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 354 | 469 | 75.5 | 16 | 44.44 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 503 | 64.4 | 10 | 26.32 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 290 | 526 | 55.1 | 6 | 17.65 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 as a result of the covid 19 outbreak, the RFL announced a suspension of fixtures in the Betfred Super League season indefinitely, during which time, the season’s structure and fixture rescheduling will be considered..
* ↑ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).