   st helens rugby football club, nicknamed saints, are a professional rugby league club from st helens in north west england who play in the super league and were a founder member of the northern rugby football union. they have been league champions on 13 occasions and runners up 12 times and are the third most successful side in the challenge cup with 12 wins from 21 final appearances placing them behind rivals wigan., who have won 19 finals from 30 appearances, and leeds, who have won the cup on 13 occasions, having lost 12 finals. they are the current super league champions. in the 2011 season, saints broke with tradition by moving out of st helens and playing at the halton stadium in nearby widnes as construction of their new home, langtree park, took place. saints played their first game at langtree park in january 2012, a friendly match against widnes. when rugby league moved their season to summertime with the start of super league in 1996, saints racked up an impressive success rate on the field. however, a barren run of silverware followed success in the 2008 challenge cup, when they retained the cup for a third successive year (defeating hull 28-16 at wembley stadium) paul wellens received the lance todd trophy for his man of the match display.
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