SAINTS travel to Widnes this Friday having won 13 from 15 matches against the Vikings.
Last season a depleted side lost 40-26 at the Select Security Stadium on Easter Monday but won the ‘return’ 44-22 in July.
Super League Summary:
Widnes won 2
St Helens won 13
High & Lows:
Widnes highest score: 40-26 (H, 2014) (also widest margin)
St Helens highest score: 62-0 (H, 2012) (also widest margin)
Career Milestones:
James Roby needs one appearance to reach 350 for his career. Roby has played 316 games for St Helens since 2004, to go with representative appearances for Great Britain (7 Tests, 2006-2007) and England (26 games, 2008-2013).
Super League Milestones:
Paul Wellens – 1 try away from 200 (199 for St Helens, 1998-2015)
Winning Runs:
St Helens have won their last seven Super League matches. Their last league defeat was 17-16 at Huddersfield on September 12 2014.
Consecutive Appearances:
Hull FC’s Joe Westerman has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 48. Westerman last missed a Hull game on 25 May, 2013 – a 22-16 Magic Weekend win against Hull KR at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium.
His streak then started on 31 May, 2013 – an 18-6 home win against Leeds.
1 Joe Westerman (Hull FC) 48
2 Zeb Taia (Catalans Dragons) 38
3 Morgan Escare (Catalans Dragons) 36
4 Mose Masoe (St Helens) 34
5 Ben Pomeroy (Catalans Dragons) 31
First Utility Super League Leading Scorers:
Tries:
1 Justin Carney (Castleford Tigers) 6
2 Danny McGuire (Leeds Rhinos) 5
3 = Jordan Turner (St Helens), Chris Riley (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats), Lloyd White (Widnes Vikings) 4
Goals:
1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 22
2 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 16
3 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 15
4 Craig Hall (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 14
5 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 13
Goals Percentage:
1 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 88.88 (16/18)
2 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 84.61 (22/26)
3 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 83.33 (10/12)
4 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 78.94 (15/19)
5 Craig Hall (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 77.77 (14/18)
Points:
1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 53
2 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 40
3 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 32
4 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 31
5 = Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers), Mark Percival (St Helens) 30
