"their reputation as the team of the year by defeating Hull 26 points to 4 in the Super League Grand Final. Once more St Helens confirmed their status as the outstanding team of the summer era. Additionally, Paul Wellens received the Man of Steel Award for the 2006 season. In December 2006 St Helens were awarded with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award at the Annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year Ceremony. This accolade recognises the best team in any sport within the United Kingdom. At the same ceremony Daniel Anderson was given the BBC Sports"
"a neck, I'd probably hang myself."" In November 2012, Simmons was named assistant coach at NRL side Wests Tigers. Royce Simmons Royce Simmons (born 2 May 1960 in Gooloogong, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, former player and most recently a former head coach of St. Helens in the European Super League. A former test , New South Wales representative and long-serving Penrith Panthers player in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, he later became coach of the club after his retirement. On 25 June 2016, Simmons was inducted into the Penrith Panthers hall"
"teammate Keiron Cunningham's appointment as head coach from 2015 onwards. Sean Long Sean Bernard Long (born 24 September 1976) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. An England and Great Britain international , Long is regarded by many as one of the finest British players of his generation. He began his career with Wigan, and also played for Widnes and Hull FC, but is best known for his time playing for St. Helens in the European Super League with whom he won a total of four Super League championships and five Challenge Cups, as"
"position is held by Justin Holbrook. St Helens R.F.C. St Helens R.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in St Helens, Merseyside who compete in the European Super League, the top tier of competition for rugby league in Europe. Formed in 1873, St Helens are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union and have been league champions on 13 occasions. St Helens are also the third most successful side in the Challenge Cup with 12 wins in 21 Final appearances. St Helens are founding members of the Super League and are one of only four"
"October 2014, Cunningham was appointed as Head Coach of St. Helens. He appointed former Saints teammate Sean Long to assist him for his role. On 10 April 2017 it was announced on the BBC North West Today lunchtime bulletin that Cunningham had been sacked after 24 years associated with the club. Keiron Cunningham Keiron Cunningham (born 28 October 1976) is a British professional rugby league coach and former player. A Great Britain and Wales international representative , he played his entire professional career at St. Helens, making nearly 500 appearances for the club between 1994 and 2010 and winning numerous"
"Millward who had been sacked by the club. He left the position at the end of 2008's Super League XIII, returning to Australia. In August 2006, St Helens won the Rugby League Challenge Cup after beating Huddersfield Giants 42–12 at Twickenham in the final. The club then went on to win the 2006 Grand Final. In December 2006, Anderson was rewarded for St Helens' dominance throughout the season when he won the BBC Coach of the Year Award. This was the first time a rugby league coach had received the award. He was also named Super League's coach of the"
"Ian Millward Ian ""Basil""/""Minibus"" Millward (born 22 August 1960) is an Australian rugby league coach, occasional tv pundit and former player. Millward is now the assistant coach of St George Illawarra in the NRL Millward is the former head coach of Wigan, St. Helens, Leigh and Castleford. He was in charge at Wigan from May 2005, his appointment coming just two weeks after an acrimonious departure from the club's fiercest rivals, St Helens. He was sacked by Wigan on 11 April 2006 for their poor start to 2006's Super League XI season - having won just one of eight league"
"John Stankevitch John Stankevitch (born 6 November 1979 in Whiston, Merseyside, England) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s, and coach of the 2000s and 2010s. Stankevitch played for St. Helens and Widnes in the European Super League as a and as a . Having won the 1999 Championship, St. Helens contested the 2000 World Club Challenge against National Rugby League Premiers the Melbourne Storm, with Stankevitch playing from the interchange bench in the loss. This was Stankevitch's First Team début and proved to be his first of many games during a trophy laden period at"
"and Glen Tomlinson. Bobbie Goulding Bobbie ""Bobbie Dazzler"" Goulding (born 4 February 1972) is an English rugby league football coach and former player. A former Great Britain and England international representative scrum-half, Goulding played for a number of clubs including Wigan and St. Helens, both of whom he won Challenge Cup Finals with. He also played for Leeds, Widnes, Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1162), Salford, Leigh, Rochdale Hornets, and Australian side Eastern Suburbs. As a player, he most famously captained St Helens in their double year of 1996. Goulding was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Born in Widnes, Goulding's"
"Shaun McRae Shaun McRae (born 21 December 1959) is a rugby league coach, who is a former director of rugby at Hull F.C. after a spell with the Salford City Reds. Shaun McRae, nicknamed 'Bomber', was born in 1959 and began his rugby league coaching career as an assistant for the Canberra Raiders in the mid-late 1980s. He was later appointed Head Coach with St Helens (1996–1998) in the European Super League, where he won the Coach of the Year award in 1996. He coached his team to victory in the 1996 Challenge Cup and Super League I championship. His"
"Royce Simmons Royce Simmons (born 2 May 1960 in Gooloogong, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, former player and most recently a former head coach of St. Helens in the European Super League. A former test , New South Wales representative and long-serving Penrith Panthers player in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, he later became coach of the club after his retirement. On 25 June 2016, Simmons was inducted into the Penrith Panthers hall of fame alongside Grahame Moran, Greg Alexander and Craig Gower. After trialling with both St. George and Souths, Simmons"
"McKinnon (Wests Tigers), Aaron Heremaia (New Zealand Warriors), Eamon O'Carroll (Wigan Warriors), Martin Aspinwall (Castleford Tigers), Tony Martin (Crusaders) and Jamie Ellis (Leigh Centurions). Shaun McRae Shaun McRae (born 21 December 1959) is a rugby league coach, who is a former director of rugby at Hull F.C. after a spell with the Salford City Reds. Shaun McRae, nicknamed 'Bomber', was born in 1959 and began his rugby league coaching career as an assistant for the Canberra Raiders in the mid-late 1980s. He was later appointed Head Coach with St Helens (1996–1998) in the European Super League, where he won the"
"St Helens contested the 2003 World Club Challenge against 2002 NRL Premiers, Sydney Roosters. Martyn played at scrum half back in Saints' 38-0 loss. In 2008 he joined the coaching staff of Super League side Warrington, to act as a kicking coach for the academy side. In December 2009 he joined Widnes in a similar role. Tommy Martyn Tommy Martyn (born 4 June 1971) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and coach of the 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Oldham, St. Helens in the"
"injury, Wellens announced his retirement from playing on 24 June 2015. In total he played 495 times for St Helens, in the process winning 5 Super League titles, 5 Challenge Cup winners medals, two World Club Challenges, the Man of Steel Award, the Lance Todd Trophy, the Harry Sunderland Trophy, and was named in the Super League Dream Team on four occasions. Paul still lives in the St.Helens area and has 3 children Harry, Ava and Joseph. He is also a big part of his son's rugby team Thatto Heath. Paul Wellens Paul Simon Wellens (born 27 February 1980) is"
"Keiron Cunningham Keiron Cunningham (born 28 October 1976) is a British professional rugby league coach and former player. A Great Britain and Wales international representative , he played his entire professional career at St. Helens, making nearly 500 appearances for the club between 1994 and 2010 and winning numerous trophies. He has been frequently cited as being among the best players in the European Super League history and is widely regarded to be one of St Helens' greatest players of all time. The youngest of ten siblings, two of his brothers, Eddie Cunningham and Tommy Cunningham, also played for St"
"and is jointly held by; Ron Willett, Kel Coslett and Dave Hall. Coslett went on to coach Wigan, Rochdale Hornets and St. Helens, and remains involved at St Helens more than 50-years after first signing. Kel Coslett Thomas Kelvin Coslett (born 14 Jan 1942), also known by the nickname of ""Kel"", is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and rugby league coach of the 1970s and 1980s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC and Llanelli RFC, as"
"2014 St Helens RLFC season The 2014 St Helens R.F.C. season is the club's 140th in its history; its 119th in rugby league. The Saints will be looking to end a 6-year silverware drought this season by competing for the Super League XIX title as well as the 113th edition of the Challenge Cup. This season marks Australian Nathan Brown's second season as head coach of the club, continuing from his first season in 2013 which ended in a 5th-place finish and an early playoff exit courtesy of an 11-10 defeat at Leeds Rhinos. They began their season by taking"
"Bobbie Goulding Bobbie ""Bobbie Dazzler"" Goulding (born 4 February 1972) is an English rugby league football coach and former player. A former Great Britain and England international representative scrum-half, Goulding played for a number of clubs including Wigan and St. Helens, both of whom he won Challenge Cup Finals with. He also played for Leeds, Widnes, Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1162), Salford, Leigh, Rochdale Hornets, and Australian side Eastern Suburbs. As a player, he most famously captained St Helens in their double year of 1996. Goulding was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England. Born in Widnes, Goulding's usual position was"
"St Helens R.F.C. St Helens R.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in St Helens, Merseyside who compete in the European Super League, the top tier of competition for rugby league in Europe. Formed in 1873, St Helens are one of the 22 original members of the Northern Rugby Football Union and have been league champions on 13 occasions. St Helens are also the third most successful side in the Challenge Cup with 12 wins in 21 Final appearances. St Helens are founding members of the Super League and are one of only four teams to have appeared in every"
"down due to illness. He held the position for a year before he was moved sideways by the club to make way for the appointment of new head coach Ian Millward, who had left St. Helens just two weeks earlier and was recruited for his experience. Betts continued to work under Millward until the end of the 2005 season but left in November after refusing to take a post as coaching the academy U21 side. In January 2006 he took up a post as skills and development coach with Guinness Premiership rugby union club Gloucester, a position which he left"
"at the end of this season for Swinton, where he currently plays as a semi-professional. He left Swinton and coaches an amateur team called Clock Face. Neil Rigby Neil Rigby was a professional rugby league footballer, who played professionally for St. Helens in the European Super League before leaving for his current, Championship 1 team Swinton. He plays primarily as a second row-forward. He signed professionally for St Helens from Blackbrook Royals ARLFC. He made his only first-grade appearance in St Helens' 2006's Super League XI 26-22 defeat away to Catalans Dragons in 2006, where St Helens played a mostly"
"during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and in the 26-18 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984. Billy Benyon is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee. Billy Benyon William Benyon (born 7 March 1945), also known by the nickname of ""Billy"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and coach of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire,"
"match. Roby scored two of England's 15 tries in their romp over their opponents and went on to beat the Kiwis 2–1. In 2017, Roby was named in England's World Cup squad. James Roby James William Mark Roby (born 22 November 1985) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative , he has played his entire professional career to date at St Helens, winning 2006's and 2014's Super League Championships with them and the Challenge Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Individually, he has"
"James Roby James William Mark Roby (born 22 November 1985) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative , he has played his entire professional career to date at St Helens, winning 2006's and 2014's Super League Championships with them and the Challenge Cup in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Individually, he has been named to the Super League Dream Team on five occasions, won the 2014 Harry Sunderland Trophy, and was the 2007 Man of Steel. Roby was born in Whiston, Merseyside, and he"
"the league before the play—off era. St Helens defeated Bradford 8—6 in the 1999 Super League Grand Final, their first Grand Final, with more than 50,000 people witnessing Chris Joynt lift the trophy at Old Trafford. They also won the World Club Challenge in 2001 and 2007, beating Brisbane both times. The success of the Saints in Super League began under the leadership of Shaun McRae in 1996. During his tenure the club won one league title (1996), a year in which he was named Super League's coach of the year, and enjoyed back—to—back successes over Bradford in the Challenge"
"Sinfield currently holds the record for captaining the most Super League title winning sides after captaining Leeds to 7 of their grand final successes. St. Helens contested the final 6 years in a row (from 2006 until 2011) during which time they succeeded only once in lifting the trophy against Hull F.C. in 2006; after which they suffered consecutive defeats against Leeds in 2007, 2008, 2009, Wigan in 2010 and Leeds once again in 2011. The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association. Named after Harry Sunderland,"
"of trophies in the St Helens cabinet, after the club had suddenly become so accustomed to success, would need to change in the ""new"" brand Super League that formed in 1996; hence Hughes' departure in 1996 and replacement with Australian Shaun McRae. Following on from their most constant ambition for successes, first experienced really in the sixties, Saints became one of the most successful side of the summer era. Since the inception of Super League in 1996, they have won the title on five occasions, and have added seven Challenge Cups to their five previous successes. Indeed, they won the"
"Paul Wellens Paul Simon Wellens (born 27 February 1980) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. A Great Britain and England international , he played his entire career with St Helens, with whom he won several Super League championships and Challenge Cup titles. Wellens also became only the third player to have won the Lance Todd Trophy, Harry Sunderland Trophy, and the Man of Steel Award. Born in St Helens, Wellens was educated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, along with his twin sister Claire who is now a Drama teacher at De La Salle. Wellens joined the"
"tour, with 'personal reasons' cited as the reason by Great Britain coach Brian Noble. As 2006 Super League champions, St Helens faced 2006 NRL Premiers Brisbane Broncos in the 2007 World Club Challenge. Long captained Saints from scrum half in their 18-14 victory. St. Helens in 2007 took all honours apart from the Super League title when they were beaten by Leeds at Old Trafford in the Grand Final. In 2007 Long received a testimonial match for St Helens against Leigh. Former St Helens players returned for the game, including Chris Joynt, Tommy Martyn and Paul Newlove. St Helens won"
"to Widnes, Cheshire and the Halton Stadium, which they shared with Widnes Vikings. This was Australian Royce Simmons first year as head coach of the club, taking over from fellow Australian Mick Potter, who had two years in charge. The position of club captain at St Helens was shared by Paul Wellens and James Graham, following the retirement of club legend Keiron Cunningham at the end of the 2010 season. They began their season by taking on bitter rivals Wigan Warriors at the Magic Weekend, in a rerun of their defeat at the 2010 Super League Grand Final, a game"
"St. Helens; W. Harry Frodsham, and the rugby league footballer Eric Frodsham. Alf Frodsham Alfred ""Alf"" Frodsham (birth registered fourth ¼ 1902 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coach of the 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for St. Helens, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5, and coached at club level for St. Helens. Alf Frodsham's birth was registered in Prescot district, Lancashire, England. Alf Frodsham won caps for England while at St. Helens in 1927 against"
"game before the season began with a 6-62 win away at Rochdale Hornets with a St Helens Select XIII team. 2014 St Helens RLFC season The 2014 St Helens R.F.C. season is the club's 140th in its history; its 119th in rugby league. The Saints will be looking to end a 6-year silverware drought this season by competing for the Super League XIX title as well as the 113th edition of the Challenge Cup. This season marks Australian Nathan Brown's second season as head coach of the club, continuing from his first season in 2013 which ended in a 5th-place"
"Justin Holbrook Justin Holbrook (born 13 January 1976) is the head coach of St Helens in the European Super League and an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played in the 1990s and 2000s for the Newcastle Knights, Penrith Panthers and the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League, as a goal-kicking . Holbrook commenced his National Rugby League career with the Newcastle Knights in 1999 under coach Warren Ryan. He spent the 2001 NRL season with the Penrith Panthers under coach Royce Simmons. For the 2002 NRL season Holbrook played for the Sydney Roosters under coach Ricky Stuart."