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| + | '''St. Helens RFC'''<ref>[http://www.saintsrlfc.com/ Official club site]</ref> are an [[England|English]] [[rugby league]] club based in the town of [[St. Helens]], [[Merseyside]]. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the [[Super League (Europe)|Engage Super League]]<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk Super League official web site]</ref>. St.Helens are the most successful club in English Rugby League history. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | In 1895 St. Helens joined twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six [[shilling]]s per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games. | ||
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| + | St. Helens have played at Knowsley Road since 1890. The ground has a capacity of 17,500 but a plans are underway to build a modern stadium on the site of a disused glassworks<ref>[http://www.sthelensstadium.com St. Helens new stadium]</ref>. The club is sponsored by glass manufacturer Pilkington who are also based in the town. The current St.Helens home kit is all white with a large red chevron across the chest. | ||
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| + | ==Honors== | ||
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| + | ===World Club Challenge=== | ||
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| + | *2001 | ||
| + | *2007 | ||
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| + | ===Challenge Cup=== | ||
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| + | *1955-56 | ||
| + | *1960-61 | ||
| + | *1965-66 | ||
| + | *1971-72 | ||
| + | *1975-76 | ||
| + | *1996 | ||
| + | *1997 | ||
| + | *2001 | ||
| + | *2004 | ||
| + | *2006 | ||
| + | *2007 | ||
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| + | ===Super League<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk/club.php?id=33476 Super League statistics]</ref>=== | ||
| + | *1996 | ||
| + | *1999 | ||
| + | *2000 | ||
| + | *2002 | ||
| + | *2006 | ||
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| + | ===National Championship=== | ||
| + | *1931-32 | ||
| + | *1952-53 | ||
| + | *1958-59 | ||
| + | *1965-66 | ||
| + | *1969-70 | ||
| + | *1970-71 | ||
| + | *1974-75 | ||
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| + | ===Challenge Cup=== | ||
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| + | ===Premiership=== | ||
| + | *1975-76 | ||
| + | *1976-77 | ||
| + | *1984-85 | ||
| + | *1992-93 | ||
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| + | ===LancashireCup=== | ||
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| + | *1926-27 | ||
| + | *1953-54 | ||
| + | *1960-61 | ||
| + | *1961-62 | ||
| + | *1962-63 | ||
| + | *1963-64 | ||
| + | *1964-65 | ||
| + | *1967-68 | ||
| + | *1968-69 | ||
| + | *1984-85 | ||
| + | *1991-92 | ||
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| + | ===Lancashire League=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1929-30 | ||
| + | *1931-32 | ||
| + | *1952-53 | ||
| + | *1956-57 | ||
| + | *1958-59 | ||
| + | *1959-60 | ||
| + | *1963-64 | ||
| + | *1964-65 | ||
| + | *1965-66 | ||
| + | *1966-67 | ||
| + | *1968-69 | ||
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| + | ===Regal Trophy=== | ||
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| + | *1987-88 | ||
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| + | ==Notes & references== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
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Revision as of 16:17, January 19, 2008
This article is currently undergoing a major revision. Please do not edit this page until this template is removed. St. Helens RFC[1] are an English rugby league club based in the town of St. Helens, Merseyside. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the Engage Super League[2]. St.Helens are the most successful club in English Rugby League history.
History
In 1895 St. Helens joined twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six shillings per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.
St. Helens have played at Knowsley Road since 1890. The ground has a capacity of 17,500 but a plans are underway to build a modern stadium on the site of a disused glassworks[3]. The club is sponsored by glass manufacturer Pilkington who are also based in the town. The current St.Helens home kit is all white with a large red chevron across the chest.
Honors
World Club Challenge
- 2001
- 2007
Challenge Cup
- 1955-56
- 1960-61
- 1965-66
- 1971-72
- 1975-76
- 1996
- 1997
- 2001
- 2004
- 2006
- 2007
Super League[4]
- 1996
- 1999
- 2000
- 2002
- 2006
National Championship
- 1931-32
- 1952-53
- 1958-59
- 1965-66
- 1969-70
- 1970-71
- 1974-75
Challenge Cup
Premiership
- 1975-76
- 1976-77
- 1984-85
- 1992-93
LancashireCup
- 1926-27
- 1953-54
- 1960-61
- 1961-62
- 1962-63
- 1963-64
- 1964-65
- 1967-68
- 1968-69
- 1984-85
- 1991-92
Lancashire League
- 1929-30
- 1931-32
- 1952-53
- 1956-57
- 1958-59
- 1959-60
- 1963-64
- 1964-65
- 1965-66
- 1966-67
- 1968-69
Regal Trophy
- 1987-88