{"id":159667,"date":"2025-09-25T14:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/159667\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:20:13","slug":"saints-squad-for-eliminator-against-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/159667\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints squad for Eliminator against Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St.Helens First Team 21-man squad announcements are sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/sthelensflooring.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St Helens Flooring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off at AMT Headingley Stadium is set for 8pm on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s knockout rugby league: the winner progresses to the Semi-Finals to take on either Hull KR or Wigan, while the losing team\u2019s season comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>By finishing fifth in the regular Betfred Super League season, the Saints remain in the hunt to reach Old Trafford and the Grand Final, but it will be a tough task away from home. However, Paul Wellens\u2019 men are up for that challenge, with a focussed determination to finish 2025 in a strong fashion.<\/p>\n<p>After 27 rounds the Rhinos finished in third place, earning their first home Play-Off fixture since 2017. It will be the fifth meeting of the season between St.Helens and Leeds, and Brad Arthur\u2019s side will be fired up to get one back over Saints after back-to-back losses during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Saints\u2019 last trip to Headingley was a memorable one: in sweltering conditions, a remarkable defensive display secured a narrow 0-6 victory. Can the Saints keep their season alive and get a fourth win in 2025 over Leeds?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticketing.co.uk\/saintsrlfc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your tickets to see the Eliminator Play-Off, online now, by clicking here!<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Saints 2025 Members receive \u00a35 off standard ticket prices, plus heavily discounted coach travel for all supporters!<\/p>\n<p>Paul Wellens spoke to Saints TV earlier this week, to preview Saturday night\u2019s big fixture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4f0.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf0\"\/> SQUAD NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Coach Wellens makes seven changes to the squad he named for last week\u2019s final regular-season fixture against Castleford Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Saints Mark Percival, Alex Walmsley, Daryl Clark, Matty Lees and Curtis Sironen return to the squad selection, alongside young stars George Delaney, following his one-match suspension, and Harry Robertson, who this week was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintsrlfc.com\/2025\/09\/23\/robertson-nominated-for-super-league-young-player-of-the-year\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nominated for Super League\u2019s Young Player of the Year Award.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our players that step out of the 21 this time are: Agnatius Paasi, Lewis Murphy, George Whitby, Will Roberts, Leon Cowen, Jake Davies and Cole Marsh. Unfortunately for Murphy he sadly suffered a reoccurrence of a quad injury, and all at the Club are wishing him well with his recovery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/21-vs-Leeds-EP-SQ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\"  \/><br \/>\nSt.Helens\u2019 21-man squad vs Leeds Rhinos<\/p>\n<p>1. Jack Welsby, 2. Kyle Feldt, 4. Mark Percival, 5. Jon Bennison, 6. Tristan Sailor, 7. Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. Daryl Clark, 10. Matty Lees, 11. Curtis Sironen, 12. Joe Batchelor, 13. Morgan Knowles, 14. Moses Mbye, 15. James Bell, 16. Matt Whitley, 19. George Delaney, 21. Noah Stephens, 23. Jake Burns, 26. Harry Robertson, 36. Deon Cross, 37. Shane Wright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St.Helens First Team 21-man squad announcements are sponsored by St Helens Flooring. 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