It's time to finally start St.Helens' 2025 season! It all begins with history, as for the first time in 56 years the Red V take on an amateur team in competitive match action, we face West Hull at Sewell Group Craven Park at 2pm on Saturday, 8th February.
🎟 TICKET & ENTRY INFORMATION
St.Helens have been allocated Unreserved Seating tickets in the RSV North Stand of the Sewell Group Craven Park.
Tickets will be available on the day at the gate at Sewell Group Craven Park, but please note like the Totally Wicked Stadium it is a cashless venue, so for tickets, food or drinks please bring a debit or credit card.
Ticket Prices
- Adults – £10
- Concession (66+) – £5
Entry
Saints supporters will enter the ground through turnstiles 9 and 10.
🚗 PARKING
Parking will be available in the West Stand Car Park on a first come first served basis, costing £5 per car – again as a cashless venue only card payments will be taken.
FOOD & DRINK
Hull KR’s Craven Streat will not be open for this fixture, but there will be food and drinks options available to purchase in the North Stand and West Stand kiosks for supporters.
📰 SQUAD NEWS
Head Coach Wellens names a 21-man squad with a mix of experience and youth, with a selection of our senior Saints complemented by our younger talent looking to make their mark.
Click or tap on the image below to read more about our Squad News in full.
West Hull’s 19-man squad to face St.Helens
1. Elliott Jones, 2. Keiran Masike, 3. Tom Verity, 4. Jack Watts, 5. Eligh Wilkinson, 6. Josh Wood, 7. Jack Townend, 8. Oscar Ellerington, 9. Jacob Moore, 10. Josh Jarvis, 11. Kian Goodhand, 12. Benn Arbon, 13. Josh Oliver, 14. Matty Grant, 15. Louis Crowther, 16. Ryan Wilson, 17. Robbie Jones, 18. AJ Chambers, 19. Lloyd Ofori.
🛣️ WEST HULL’S CUP STORY SO FAR…
All 12 Super League clubs enter the Challenge Cup a round earlier in 2025, via a seeded draw that guaranteed the 12 top flight teams would be drawn an away game to one of the 20 Second Round winners.
Snow caused disruption and cancellations to the First Round, meaning that when the Third Round draw was made Saints had a possible four opponents; Hunslet ARLFC vs Stanley Rangers, and the other First Round possible opponents of West Hull vs Edinburgh Eagles. Hunslet defeated Stanley in a tight and entertaining contest, 20-32, whilst West Hull ran riot against Edinburgh winning 90-0 – setting up a a clash of two National Conference League heavyweights.
Two of the most consistent sides in the NCL, this past weekend West Hull secured an away day victory, in a tight and thrilling contest at The Oval in Hunslet, by 18 points to 24. An away win over the reigning NCL Champions has setup a dream tie for West Hull against the 13-times Challenge Cup holders – St.Helens.
📲 FOLLOW THE GAME WITH SAINTS
There will be no live stream broadcast of this fixture, however fans not in attendance will be updated in full with the Saints’ Live Match Centre – your hub to find out the team news, follow live game updates, see behind the scenes photos, and click to read all the key stories of the fixture.
St.Helens’ social media accounts will keep supporters up to date of every key moment, so ensure you are following us!
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📺 HOW CAN I WATCH THE GAME BACK?
Highlights and the full match replay of this game will be available for Saints TV subscribers, alongside the post-match reaction from Paul Wellens, plus player interviews too.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Scott Mikalauskas will be the Referee for Saturday afternoon’s game, and he will be supported by Touch Judges Neil Horton and Adam Williams.
There will be no video referee for this fixture.
WEARING THE RED V
The Saints’ 2025 Home Kit will be worn on Saturday afternoon!
Taking centre stage, the iconic Saints crest has been transformed into a futuristic holographic badge and is placed in the centre of the shirt for the first time in 16 years. The shirt has elasticated sleeve cuffs that feature a woven oval SH pattern taken from one of the core elements of the Club crest, with the SH also watermarked into the Red V and on the side panels of the shorts.
Get yours online by visiting saintssuperstore.com!
