St Helens have had to cancel this weekend’s reserves fixture agaisnt Hull KR on account of their unprecedented injury crisis at the club, but that has seen them loan out seven of those who would have been in action.
A club statement explained: “Due to a severe and unprecedented injury crisis across the Saints’ squads, and with some intense fixture congestion over the coming weeks, St.Helens are unfortunately unable to fulfil this weekend’s Reserves fixture against Hull KR.
“This decision has been made to prioritise player welfare and to try to best serve our younger squad integrity.”
Those seven loanees include Alfie Sinclair and Cole Marsh, who both head to Whitehaven, having already featured for them earlier this season. Haven will take on Rochdale Hornets on Sunday afternoon on the road.
Forward Alfie Tate will head to play for Salford where he will come up against two of his St Helens teammates as half-back Luca Walsh and prop forward Sam Oakes have joined Swinton on a short-term loan.
Another duo will head to Halifax Panthers with outside back Luckas Sableman-Blue and prop Oliver Evans linking up with Kyle Eastmond’s club for Sunday’s game against Barrow Raiders.
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😇 Seven Saints will go out on short-term loans for valuable match minutes this weekend, as our Reserves match against Hull KR has been cancelled.
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— St.Helens R.F.C. (@Saints1890) August 7, 2026
