SAINTS travel to Huddersfield on Sunday in the Fourth Round of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup.
The Giants are seeking their first home Challenge Cup victory against the Saints since 1954 – and first ever at the John Smith’s Stadium.
St Helens have emerged victorious from Cup visits to Huddersfield on three successive occasions since then.
The Giants have won their last three home Super League fixtures against the Saints however – last tasting league defeat against Sunday’s opponents on 28 March, 2010 (24-6).
Previous Challenge Cup Meetings:
2009 (Semi-Final) Huddersfield 24 St Helens 14 (at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)
2006 (FINAL) Huddersfield 12 St Helens 42 (at Twickenham)
2005 (Round 4) Huddersfield 22 St Helens 26
2004 (Semi-Final) Huddersfield 6 St Helens 46 (at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)
2001 (Quarter Final) St Helens 54 Huddersfield 16
1994 (Round 4) Huddersfield 16 St Helens 23
1981 (Round 1) Huddersfield 8 St Helens 10
1978 (Quarter Final) St Helens 31 Huddersfield 5
1972 (Round 2) St Helens 32 Huddersfield 9
1968 (Round 1) St Helens 0 Huddersfield 5
1962 (Round 2) St Helens 2 Huddersfield 13
1954 (Round 2) Huddersfield 12 St Helens 5
1953 (FINAL) Huddersfield 15 St Helens 10 (at Wembley Stadium)
1937 (Round 1) St Helens 4 Huddersfield 11
1924 (Round 2) Huddersfield 24 St Helens 13
1915 (FINAL) Huddersfield 37 St Helens 3 (at Watersheddings, Oldham)
1913 (Round 1) St Helens 0 Huddersfield 19
Last Meeting:
Huddersfield 25 St Helens 16 (SLR17, 3/6/13)
Career Milestones:
Paul Wellens needs one point to reach 1,000 for his career.
He’s scored 953 points (218 tries, 40 goals, 1 field goal) for St Helens since 1998.
He has also scored points for Great Britain (18 – 4 tries, 1 goal), England (16 – 4 tries) and Lancashire (12 – 3 tries).
Challenge Cup Milestones:
(Super League players reaching significant figures in Challenge Cup games only)
Paul Wellens – 10 points away from 150 (140 for St Helens, 2001-2002, 2004-2007 & 2009-2013)
Try-Scoring Runs:
Tommy Makinson (1-2-1-2) has scored tries in their Saints’ last four games.
Winning Runs:
Saints and Leigh share the longest winning streak in the game, having both won their first seven matches of 2014.
Consecutive Appearances:
Castleford’s Craig Huby has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 52. He last missed a Tigers game on 9 April, 2012 – an 18-12 home defeat to St Helens. His streak then started on 14 April, 2012 – a 23-16 Challenge Cup defeat at Featherstone.
1 Craig Huby (Castleford Tigers) 52
2 Danny Houghton (Hull FC) 47
3 Josh Jones (St Helens) 41
4 Daryl Clark (Castleford Tigers) 37
5 Danny Addy (Bradford Bulls) 36
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 8
2 = Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers) 7
Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 7
4 = Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 6
Omari Caro (Hull Kingston Rovers) 6
Goals:
1 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 28
2 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 25
Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 25
4 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 22
Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 22
Goals Percentage:
1 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 90.90 (20/22)
2 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 90.32 (28/31)
3 Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 89.28 (25/28)
4 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 84.61 (22/26)
5 Jamie Foster (Bradford Bulls) 83.33 (15/18)
Points:
1 Luke Walsh (St Helens) 64
2 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 54
Jarrod Sammut (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 54
4 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 52
5 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 48
6 Marc Sneyd (Castleford Tigers) 45
7 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 41
8 Tom Makinson (St Helens) 38
Cup Draw:
Rugby League Hall of Fame members Alex Murphy and Garry Schofield will conduct the draw for the fifth round of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup live on BBC2 on Sunday (April 6).
The 16 winners from this weekend’s fourth round ties will go into the draw, which takes place between 4.00pm and 4.30pm following the conclusion of the televised tie, Huddersfield Giants v St Helens.
The fifth round ties will be played over the weekend of April 26 and 27 with one tie screened live on BBC1 on Saturday April 26 (2.30pm)
