WIDNES have not beaten St Helens in the Challenge Cup since winning the 1930 Final at Wembley.
Saints have won the last six Cup meetings between the sides since then.
They have Saints also won their last three Super League meetings with Widnes – with the Vikings’ last league win against the Saints coming 40-26, at home, on April 21, 2014.
Previous Challenge Cup Meetings:
2012 (Round 4) Widnes 38 St Helens 40
1996 (Semi-Final) St Helens 25 Widnes 14 (at Central Park, Wigan)
1992 (Round 1) Widnes 2 St Helens 10
1991 (Semi-Final) St Helens 19 Widnes 2 (at Central Park, Wigan)
1989 (Semi-Final) St Helens 16 Widnes 14 (at Central Park, Wigan)
1976 (FINAL) St Helens 20 Widnes 5 (at Wembley Stadium)
1961 (First Round Replay) Widnes 10 St Helens 29
1961 (First Round) St Helens 5 Widnes 5
1930 (FINAL) St Helens 3 Widnes 10 (at Wembley Stadium)
1926 (Round 1) Widnes 7 St Helens 101925 (Round 1) Widnes 10 St Helens 8
2015 Meetings:
St Helens 34, Widnes 16 (SLR12, 24/4/15)
Widnes 20, St Helens 30 (SLR5, 13/3/15)
Career Milestones:
Jon Wilkin needs one try to reach a career century of touchdowns. His total of 99 has been scored as follows: 8 for Hull KR (2000-2002), 90 for St Helens (2003-2015) and 1 for England (2004-2005, 2008-2009 & 2011-2012). Wilkin also made 6 non-scoring appearances for Great Britain (2006-2007).
Consecutive Appearances:
St Helens’ Mose Masoe has the longest run of consecutive appearances amongst Super League players, with 50.
Masoe made his Saints debut as a substitute in a 38-18 win against Hull KR at Langtree Park on March 7 2014. He is an ever-present in the St Helens side since then.
1 Mose Masoe (St Helens) 50
2 Danny Washbrook (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 42
3 Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons) 38
4 Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants) 35
5 = Paul Aiton (Leeds Rhinos), Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves) 34
First Utility Super League Scorers:
Tries:
1 Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 19
2 Tom Lineham (Hull FC) 15
3 = Ken Sio (Hull Kingston Rovers), Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings) 14
5 = Tommy Makinson (St Helens), Jordan Turner (St Helens) 13
7 = Kieran Dixon (Hull Kingston Rovers), Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers), Dominic Manfredi (Wigan Warriors) 12
10 = Zeb Taia (Catalans Dragons), Albert Kelly (Hull Kingston Rovers) 11
Goals:
1 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 65
2 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 60
4 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 59
5 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 57
6 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 56
7 = Jack Owens (Widnes Vikings), Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 39
9 Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves) 37
10 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 35
Goals Percentage:
1 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 86.76 (59/68)
2 Danny Tickle (Widnes Vikings) 84.61 (11/13)
3 Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 82.60 (19/23)
4 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 82.27 (65/79)
5 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 77.92 (60/77)
6 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 76.92 (60/78)
7 Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils) 76.08 (35/46)
8 Craig Hall (Wakefield Trinity Wildcats) 71.05 (27/38)
9 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 70.90 (39/55)
10 Gareth O’Brien (Warrington Wolves) 69.56 (16/23)
Points:
1 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 162
2 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 145
3 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 136
4 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 134
5 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 132
6 Matty Smith (Wigan Warriors) 127
7 Jack Owens (Widnes Vikings) 106
8 = Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves), Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 94
10 = Josh Griffin (Salford Red Devils), Tommy Makinson (St Helens) 90
Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Leading Scorers
Tries:
1 Kris Brining (York City Knights) 6
2 = Matty Fozard (Batley Bulldogs), Wayne Reittie (Batley Bulldogs), Steve Parry (Gloucestershire All Golds), Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers), Ryan Brierley (Leigh Centurions), Tommy Johnson (North Wales Crusaders), Rob Massam (North Wales Crusaders), Tommy Makinson (St Helens), Chris Atkin (Swinton Lions) 4
Goals:
1 Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions) 19
2 = Tommy Johnson (North Wales Crusaders), Ryan Shaw (Bradford Bulls), Cain Southernwood (Batley Bulldogs) 16
5 Chris Atkin (Swinton Lions) 14
Points:
1 Tommy Johnson (North Wales Crusaders) 48
2 Chris Atkin (Swinton Lions) 44
3 = Ryan Shaw (Bradford Bulls), Cain Southernwood (Batley Bulldogs) 40
5 = Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers), Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions) 38
2015 Leading Scorers:
(All competitions)
Tries:
1 Liam Kay (Leigh Centurions) 26
2 = Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors), Ryan Brierley (Leigh Centurions) 21
4 = Tommy Makinson (St Helens), Lee Gaskell (Bradford Bulls) 17
6 = Tom Lineham (Hull FC), Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers), Kevin Brown (Widnes Vikings), Gregg McNally (Leigh Centurions), Menzie Yere (Sheffield Eagles) 16
Goals:
1 Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions) 99
2 Ryan Shaw (Bradford Bulls) 81
3 = Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers), Lewis Palfrey (Oldham) 68
5 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos) 67
6 Scott Dureau (Catalans Dragons) 65
7 = Wes Naiqama (London Broncos), Tommy Johnson (North Wales Crusaders) 64
9 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 62
10 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 61
Points:
1 Martyn Ridyard (Leigh Centurions) 215
2 Ryan Shaw (Bradford Bulls) 210
3 Josh Mantellato (Hull Kingston Rovers) 200
4 Tommy Johnson (North Wales Crusaders) 160
5 Lewis Palfrey (Oldham) 153
6 Wes Naiqama (London Broncos) 152
7 = Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos), Chris Atkin (Swinton Lions) 148
9 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 147
10 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Paul Sykes (Featherstone Rovers) 138
