The 2025 season was St Helens rugby league football club's 28th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They competed in the 2025 Super League season and in the 2025 Challenge Cup.
Preseason friendlies
Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport 25 January; 15:00 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium 12–26 Robertson, Bell Whitby (2/2) 4,766
Super League
Fixtures
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVPos.Report 14 February; 20:00 Round 1 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium 82–0 Sailor (4), Knowles (2), Robertson (2), Murphy, Sironen, Feldt, Lomax, Percival, Batchelor, Delaney Percival (11/15) 12,218 BBC TwoSky Sports + 4th 22 February; 20:00 Round 2 Castleford Tigers A Wheldon Road 46–6 Robertson (2), Batchelor, Feldt, Lomax, Paasi, Walmsley, Welsby, Bennison Percival (5/9) 7,723 Sky Sports + 3rd 1 March; 14:30 Round 3 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue 26–6 Welsby, Robertson, Clark, Feldt Percival (4/4 + 1 pen.) 7,604 BBC OneSky Sports + 3rd 7 March; 20:00 Round 4 Hull Kingston Rovers H Totally Wicked Stadium 10–20 Sironen, Welsby Percival (1/2) 11,438 Sky Sports Action 3rd 21 March; 20:00 Round 5 Warrington Wolves H Totally Wicked Stadium 12–14 Knowles, Sambou Percival (2/2) 14,068 Sky Sports Main Event 3rd 29 March; 17:30 (BST) Round 6 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus 13–14 Sailor (2) Percival (2/2)Drop-goals Lomax (2) 9,386 Sky Sports + 3rd 11 April; 20:00 Round 7 Wakefield Trinity H Totally Wicked Stadium 26–14 Whitley (2), Knowles, Robertson Whitby (5/5) 10,108 Sky Sports + 4th 18 April, 15:00(Good Friday) Round 8(Rivals Round) Wigan Warriors A Brick Community Stadium 14–24 Murphy, Paasi Whitby (2/2 + 1 pen.) 24,294 Sky Sports Main Event 4th 24 April, 20:00 Round 9 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 18–32 Bennison (2), Percival (2) Whitby (1/4) 10,214 Sky Sports Action 5th 3 May; 19:30 Round 10(Magic Weekend) Leeds Rhinos N St James' Park 4–17 Whitley Whitby (0/1) 31,294 Sky Sports Action 5th 15 May; 20:00 Round 11 Catalans Dragons H Totally Wicked Stadium 40–0 Whitby (3), Walmsley, Cross, Sailor, Murphy Whitby (6/7) 10,337 Sky Sports Action 4th 23 May; 20:00 Round 12 Huddersfield Giants A Kirklees Stadium 46–4 Welsby (3), Sailor (2), Sironen (2), Murphy Whitby (7/8) 4,029 Sky Sports + 6th 30 May; 20:00 Round 13 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park 4–34 Murphy Whitby (0/1) 11,087 Sky Sports Action 5th 15 June; 15:00 Round 14 Salford Red Devils A Salford Community Stadium 46–4 Feldt (4), Robertson (2), Sironen, Walmsley, Dagnall Whitby (2/4), Feldt (3/5) Sky Sports + 6th 20 June; 20:00 Round 15 Leeds Rhinos H Totally Wicked Stadium 18–4 Cross, Dagnall, Sailor Feldt (3/3) 11,179 Sky Sports + 5th 29 June; 15:00 Round 16 Salford Red Devils H Totally Wicked Stadium 58–0 Feldt (3), Dagnall (2), Sailor (2), Burns (2), Knowles, Clark Lomax (7/11) 10,192 Sky Sports + 5th 5 July; 15:00 Round 17 Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium 13–6 Feldt (2) Lomax (2/2)Drop-goals Lomax 11,355 Sky Sports + 4th 11 July; 20:00 Round 18 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium 6–0 Dagnall Lomax (1/1) 15,093 Sky Sports Main Event 3rd 17 July; 20:00 Round 19 Leigh Leopards H Totally Wicked Stadium 4–16 Robertson Feldt (0/1) 11,805 Sky Sports Action 4th 1 August; 20:00 Round 20 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium 40–0 Dagnall (2), Percival, Feldt, Clark, Robertson, Sailor Feldt (6/7) 9,824 Sky Sports + 5th 8 August; 20:00 Round 21 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue 34–4 Feldt (2), Walmsley, Knowles, Clark, Robertson Feldt (5/6) 7,684 Sky Sports + 5th 17 August; 14:30 Round 22 Huddersfield Giants H Totally Wicked Stadium 52–4 Percival (2), Feldt (2), Sailor (2), Dagnall, Lomax, Knowles Feldt (8/9) 9,826 BBC TwoSky Sports + 3rd 22 August; 20:00 Round 23 Hull F.C. H Totally Wicked Stadium 16–10 Knowles, Mbye Feldt (2/2 + 2 pen.) 12,005 Sky Sports Action 2nd 29 August; 20:00 Round 24 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park 8–12 Cross Percival (1/1 + 2 pen.) 12,169 Sky Sports Action 4th 5 September; 20:00 Round 25 Wigan Warriors H Totally Wicked Stadium 4–18 Cross Feldt (0/1) 17,980 Sky Sports Action 5th 12 September; 20:00 Round 26 Leigh Leopards A Leigh Sports Village 10–28 Feldt, Robertson Percival (1/2) 10,011 Sky Sports Action 5th 19 September; 20:00 Round 27 Castleford Tigers H Totally Wicked Stadium 26–24 Feldt (2), Stephens, Bell, Bennison Feldt (3/4), Bennison (0/1) 10,058 Sky Sports Action 5th
Table
Play-offs
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport 27 September; 20:00 Eliminators Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Rugby Stadium 16–14 Lomax, Bennison, Wright Percival (1/1), Bennison (1/2) 11,108 Sky Sports Action 27 September; 17:30 Semi-final Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park 12–20 Cross, Robertson Lomax (2/2) BBC TwoSky Sports Action
Challenge Cup
On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.
St Helens were first drawn on 14 January to play West Hull A.R.L.F.C. away in Round 3 following West Hull's Round 2 24–18 victory against Hunslet A.R.L.F.C. on 25 January. The fixture was originally set to be played at West Hull's Johnny Whiteley Park in Gipsyville, however after the venue was ruled out due to having an unsuitable pitch, the fixture was moved to Hull Kingston Rovers' Craven Park stadium on the other side of the city.
Following their victory against West Hull, St Helens beat the Leeds Rhinos 22–14 at home on 14 March, qualifying them for the quarter-finals against the Warrington Wolves. St Helens were ultimately knocked out of the 2025 Challenge Cup by Warrington during the quarter-final fixture.
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport 8 February; 14:15 Round 3 West Hull A.R.L.F.C. A Craven Park 38–0 Bennison (2), Whitby, Robertson, Whitley, Sailor, Murphy Whitby (5/7) 5,000+ Not televised 14 March; 20:00 Round 4 Leeds Rhinos H Totally Wicked Stadium 22–14 Feldt, Sailor, Whitley, Robertson Percival (3/4) 7,531 The Sportsman 6 April; 14:30 Quarter-finals Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium 12–20 Sailor, Clark Bennison (2/2) 10,114 BBC Two
Transfers Gains Player Club Contract Date Tristan Sailor Brisbane Broncos 2 Years August 2024 Kyle Feldt North Queensland Cowboys 2 Years August 2024 Lewis Murphy Sydney Roosters 2 Years September 2024 Deon Cross Salford Red Devils 2 Years April 2025
Loans in Player Club Loan period Date Shane Wright Salford Red Devils End of season August 2025
Losses Player Club Contract Date Lewis Dodd South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 Years May 2024 Tommy Makinson Catalans Dragons 2 Years June 2024 Sam Royle TBC October 2024 Ben Lane TBC October 2024 Sione Mata'utia N/A Retirement November 2024 Waqa Blake Bradford Bulls 2 Years November 2024 McKenzie Buckley Widnes Vikings 1 Year November 2024 Ben Davies Oldham R.L.F.C. 1 Year May 2025 Konrad Hurrell FC Lézignan XIII End of Super XIII season September 2025
Loans out Player Club Loan period Date Ben Davies Castleford Tigers Two weeks February 2025 Tee Ritson Barrow Raiders End of season February 2025 Jonny Vaughan Salford Red Devils End of season March 2025 Leon Cowen Swinton Lions End of season June 2025 Will Roberts Widnes Vikings End of season August 2025 Dayon Sambou Halifax R.L.F.C. Two months July 2025 George Whitby Halifax R.L.F.C. Two months July 2025 Jake Davies Salford Red Devils Two weeks August 2025 Ciaran Nolan Salford Red Devils Two weeks August 2025
Squad
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