On Saturday evening, St.Helens go to AMT Headingley Stadium to face Leeds Rhinos in a knockout Play-Off fixture, and kick-off is set for 8pm.
TICKET & ENTRY INFORMATION
Saints’ away match tickets for this fixture came off sale with the Club at 5pm on Friday, 26th September. Any uncollected tickets, now the sales period has stopped, will be transferred to the Rhinos’ Ticket Office for collection on match night.
Saints supporters will be located in both the West Stand (Standing) and North Stand (Reserved Seating) at AMT Headingley Stadium.
For full ticket and travel details, please click here.
SQUAD NEWS
Paul Wellens makes seven changes to the squad he named for last week’s final regular-season fixture against Castleford Tigers.
Mark Percival, Alex Walmsley, Daryl Clark, Matty Lees and Curtis Sironen return to the squad selection, alongside young stars George Delaney and Harry Robertson.
Click the image below to read our Eliminator Play-Off squad news in full.
Brad Arthur has made four changes to his Leeds squad that lost to Wigan last Friday night. The West Yorkshire side welcome back fullback Lachie Miller, centre Ash Handley, winger Ryan Hall and scrum-half Jake Connor.
Leeds Rhinos’ 21-man squad vs St.Helens
1. Lachie Miller, 3. Harry Newman, 4. Ash Handley, 5. Ryan Hall, 6. Brodie Croft, 8. Mikolaj Oledzki, 10. Keenan Palasia, 11. James Bentley, 12. James McDonnell, 14. Jarrod O’Connor,15. Sam Lisone, 16. Morgan Gannon, 17. Cooper Jenkins, 18. Jake Connor, 19. Tom Holroyd, 20. Jack Sinfield, 26. Max Simpson, 28. Kallum Watkins, 29. Presley Cassell, 31. Chris Hankinson, 32. Joe Shorrocks.
🛣️ THE ROAD TO OLD TRAFFORD
⛵ SAILOR EXCITED FOR PLAY-OFF RUGBY
This will be the fifth time that Saints have played Leeds in all competitions this season, and they’ve all had that finals intensity about them. So, Tristan knows we will have to bring our all, but he wants to replicate that intensity of our last trip to Headingley and maybe come away with a few more points.
Watch the full player preview with Trist on Saints TV
WHO WILL BE THE MATCH OFFICIALS?
Jack Smith will be the Referee on Saturday night, and he will be assisted by Warren Turley and Neil Horton as Touch Judges, with Chris Kendall as Video Referee.
COACH PREVIEW
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Saints are now playing knockout rugby league, with no second chances, and the Head Coach says it feels almost like the start of a new competition.
Saturday’s game against Leeds will be the fifth meeting between the Saints and the Rhinos in 2025, and Wellens knows to expect an intense contest at Headingley.
FOLLOW THE GAME WITH SAINTS
Are you not going to be with us in Leeds? You can keep updated with the Saints’ official club coverage!
Saints fans will be get full updates with the Saints’ Live Match Centre – your hub to find out all the key news, including both match day lineups, and you can follow along with live, detailed game updates.
St.Helens’ social media channels will also keep supporters up to date with every major moment, so follow us!
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IN THE HOME KIT – NOW 20% OFF
The Saints will be wearing the 2025 Home Kit on Saturday night.
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!
💪 MORGAN IS MOTIVATED FOR THE PLAY-OFFS
Looking ahead to Saturday night’s Eliminator against Leeds, Morgan Knowles is excited to play at Headingley, and knows to expect an intense battle as both sides look to keep their seasons going.
Watch the full interview with Morgan on Saints TV
THE RECORD AGAINST LEEDS
St.Helens and Leeds have faced each other 84 times in the Betfred Super League era. Saints have won 50 of those games, with the Rhinos winning the other 34 and no draws between the sides.
Leeds’ biggest margin of victory was a 70-0 home victory back in 2004. Saints’ biggest win over the Rhinos was a 48-0 away win in 2020.
Last ten meetings
Leeds 0, St Helens 6 (SLR18, 11/07/25)
St Helens 18, Leeds 4 (SLR15, 20/06/25)
Leeds 17, St Helens 4 (SLR10, 03/05/25)
St Helens 22, Leeds 14 (CCR4, 14/03/25)
St Helens 40, Leeds 10 (SLR12, 24/05/24)
Leeds 6, St Helens 20 (CCR6, 22/03/24)
Leeds 8, St Helens 18 (SLR5, 15/03/24)
St Helens 22, Leeds 18 (SLR20, 28/07/23)
Leeds 12, St Helens 13 GPET (SLR13, 26/05/23)
St Helens 24, Leeds 25 (SLR3, 03/03/23)
Previous play-off meetings
Leeds 12, St Helens 24 (SLGF, 24/9/22) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
St Helens 36, Leeds 8 (SLSF, 1/10/21)
Leeds 20, St Helens 13 (SLSF, 2/10/15)
Leeds 11, St Helens 10 (SLPSF, 20/9/13)
Leeds 32, St Helens 16 (SLGF, 8/10/11) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Leeds 18, St Helens 10 (SLGF, 10/10/09) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
Leeds 24, St Helens 16 (SLGF, 4/10/08) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
St Helens 38, Leeds 10 (SLQSF, 19/9/08)
Leeds 33, St Helens 6 (SLGF, 13/10/07) (at Old Trafford, Manchester)
St Helens 10, Leeds 8 (SLQSF, 28/9/07)
St Helens 16, Leeds 19 (SLQSF, 30/9/05)
St Helens 38, Leeds 30 (SLEPO, 22/9/01)
St Helens 38, Leeds 14 (SLQPO, 17/9/99)
Leeds 44, St Helens 16 (SLFE, 18/10/98)
TUNE IN TO WATCH LIVE
Fans not in attendance can watch the game live on Sky Sports + on Saturday night, with coverage commencing at 7:30pm.
The full match replay will be available for Saints TV subscribers on Sunday afternoon.
