'When Two Tribes go to War': Saints see off the Rhinos...

Tonight's game against Leeds Rhinos was played with passion and determination. Saints battled their way to a deserved win but but Leeds Rhinos clung on to pole position with the last kick of an epic match at Knowsley Road. Click here for full match report.


Match Summary...

Full Time Score:
St Helens 26 Leeds 18

Saints:
Tries: Gidley (2), Roby, Pryce, Wheeler
Goals: Long (3)

Leeds:
Tries: Senior (2), Hall
Goals: Sinfield (3)

Teams:
Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 11. Lee Gilmour, 21. Gary Wheeler ; 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Sean Long; 10. James Graham, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 17. Paul Clough.
Subs: 8. Jason Cayless, 14. James Roby, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu, 28. Matty Ashurst.

Leeds:
1. Brent Webb; 2. Scott Donald, 3. Lee Smith, 4. Keith Senior, 5. Ryan Hall; 6. Danny McGuire, 7. Rob Burrow; 8 Kylie Leuluai, 14. Matt Diskin, 10. Jamie Peacock, 18. Carl Ablett, 11. Jamie Jones-Buchanan, 13. Kevin Sinfield.
Subs: 16. Ryan Bailey, 19. Luke Burgess, 20. Ashley Gibson, 22. Danny Allan.


Referee: Phil Bentham (Warrington)

Attendance: 13,966

Saints remain 3rd after win against Salford...

Saints welcomed Salford City Reds back to Knowsley Road for their first Super League game there this season. With three key players out of the game Saints won by 38 points to 12 taking the two points to place them third in the table. Click Here to see full match report.


Match Summary...

Full Time Score:
St Helens 38 Salford 12

Saints:
Tries: Wilkin (2), Pryce, Flannery, Gardner, Graham, Cunningham
Goals: Long (5)

Salford:
Tries: Fitzpatrick, Thorley
Goals Ratchford (2):

Teams:
Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 13. Chris Flannery, 21. Gary Wheeler; 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Sean Long; 10. James Graham, 9. Keiron Cunningham, (c), 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 24. Andrew Dixon, 17. Paul Clough.
Subs : 8. Jason Cayless, 14. James Roby, 28. Matty Ashurst, 31. Jake Emmitt.

Salford:
1. Karl Fitzpatrick ; 3. Mark Henry, 15. Stuart Littler, 14. Jordan Turner, 19. Stefan Ratchford; 6. Jeremy Smith, 17. Robbie Paul; 8. Ray Cashmere, 9. Malcolm Alker (c), 10. Craig Stapleton, 20. Luke Adamson, 12. Rob Parker, 13. Luke Swain.
Subs: 16. Phil Leuluai, 21. Andrew Thornley, 22. Stephen Nash, 23. Adam Sidlow.


Referee: Richard Silverwood (Dewsbury)

Attendance: 9,723

Saints beat Celtic...

Saints fans travelled to Brewery Field in Bridgend, Wales to face newcomers to Super League the Celtic Crusaders. Defending well in this low scoring game and in terrible weather conditions Saints secured a victory winning 4 points to nil. For full match report Click Here.

Match Summary...

Full Time Score:
Celtic 0 St Helens 4

Celtic:
Tries:
Goals:

Saints:
Tries: Armstrong
Goals:

Teams:
Celtic:
13. Marshall Chalk; 18. Mark Lennon, 3. Josh Hannay, 4. Mark Dalle Cort, 5. Anthony Blackwood; 6. Damien Quinn, 14. Matt Smith; 8. Ryan O'Hara, 9. Lincoln Withers, 10. Mark Bryant, 21. Chris Beasley, 12. Darren Mapp (c), 15. Peter Lupton.
Subs: 11. Adam Peek, 16. Ben Flower, 17. Jordan James, 23. Neil Budworth.

Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 11. Lee Gilmour, 29. Tom Armstrong; 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Sean Long; 10. James Graham, 9. Keiron Cunningham (c), 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 24. Andrew Dixon, 16. Tony Puletua.
Subs: 8. Jason Cayless, 14. James Roby, 17. Paul Clough, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu.


Referee: Phil Bentham (Warrington)

Attendance: 6,351

Saints edged off the perch by The Robins...

With five minutes remaining The Robins bobbed over a penalty to take the game from Saints winning 19-20. Both teams made errors throughout the game, and both teams played some exciting rugby, but it was Saints slack defence that led to them conceding a penalty and losing the game. Not a dissapointing score...but a wake up call for St Helens. For full match report Click Here.

Match Summary...

Full Time Score:
Saints 19 Hull KR 20

Saints:
Tries: Puletua, Wheeler, Wellens
Goals: Long (3)
Drop: Long

Hull KR:
Tries: Galea, Fox, Webster
Goals: Dobson (4)

Teams:
Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 11. Lee Gilmour, 29. Tom Armstrong; 14. James Roby, 7. Sean Long; 10. James Graham, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 16. Tony Puletua, 17. Paul Clough.
Subs: 20. Gareth Frodsham, 21. Gary Wheeler, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu, 24. Andrew Dixon.

Hull KR:
1. Shaun Briscoe; 2. Peter Fox, 4. Jake Webster, 19. Kris Welham, 28. Ben Cockayne; 21. Chaz I’Anson, 7. Michael Dobson; 8. Nick Fozzard, 15. Daniel Fitzhenry, 17. Makali Aizue, 3. Chev Walker, 12. Ben Galea, 13. Scott Murrell.
Subs: 9. Ben Fisher, 11. Clint Newton, 16. Jason Netherton, 24. Rhys Lovegrove.

Referee: Ian Smith (Oldham)

Attendance: 11,830

Saints Overpower The Giants...

Saints secured two points this afternoon at the Galpharm Stadium beating Huddersfield Giants 23-6. Long had another bad kicking day, but nevertheless scored his 1,000 goal for St Helens. For full match report Click Here.

Match Summary

Final Score
Huddersfield 6 St Helens 23

Huddersfield:
Tries: Whaturia
Goals: Hodgson (1)

Saints:
Tries: Wellens, Gardner, Gilmour, Puletua, Wheeler
Goals: Long (1)
Drop: Long

Teams:
Huddersfield:
1. Brett Hodgson; 2. Martin Aspinwall, 19. Michael Lawrence, 4. Paul Whaturia, 5. David Hodgson; 3. Kevin Brown, 7. Luke Robinson; 16. Keith Mason, 20. Scott Moore, 10. Darrell Griffin, 12. Andy Raleigh, 13. Stephen Wild, 14. Simon Finnigan.
Subs: 11. Jamahl Lolesi, 15. Paul Jackson, 17. Michael Korkidas, 24. Shaun Lunt.

Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 11. Lee Gilmour, 29. Tom Armstrong; 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Sean Long; 16. Tony Puletua, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 17. Paul Clough.
Subs: 14. James Roby, 20. Gareth Frodsham, 21. Gary Wheeler, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu.

Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)

Attendance: 11,338

Saints keep the Wolves form the door...

The Boys are Back in Town!!!

Friday the 13th wasn't an unlucky day for Saints first game of the Super League XIV Season, they staged a superb fightback to defeat Warrington 26-14 at Knowsley Road.

Warrington had a 14-0 advantage early in the second half and it looked like Saints would struggle to come back...but they 'upped the anti' after Gilmour's 30 yard dash resulted in a successful try putting St Helens on the scoreboard. From then on it was business as usual for Super Saints with 4 tries in 21 minutes. For full match report Click Here.

Match Summary...

Final Score:
St Helens 26 Warrington 14

Saints:
Tries: Gilmour, Gardner, Gidley (2), Graham, Armstrong
Goals: Long (1 from 6)

Warrington:
Tries: Higham, Rauhihi
Goals: Hicks (3 from 3)

Teams:
Saints:
1. Paul Wellens; 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 11. Lee Gilmour, 29. Tom Armstrong; 6. Leon Pryce, 7. Sean Long; 10. James Graham, 9. Keiron Cunningham (c), 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 16. Tony Puletua.
Subs: 8. Jason Cayless, 14. James Roby, 17. Paul Clough, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu.

Warrington:
19. Chris Riley; 23. Chris Hicks, 2. Paul Johnson, 4. Matt King, 5. Kevin Penny; 6. Lee Briers, 7. Michael Monaghan, 8. Adrian Morley (c), 14. Mickey Higham, 16. Garreth Carvel, 11. Louis Anderson, 12. Ben Westwood, 21. Matty Blythe.
Subs: 10. Paul Rauhihi, 15. Paul Wood, 24. Ben Harrison, 25. Chris Bridge.

Referee: Ian Smith (Oldham)

Attendance: 17,009

RAE puts IRIS in the top two in the UK

News: 18th December 2008
The UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) outcomes, announced today, show that 75% of the research activities of the Informatics Research Institute are at international level, with 25% at the world leading level.

Based on a research measure that takes account of the number of staff submitted, Research Fortnight ranks IRIS activities in the top 2 submissions made to the Library and Information Management panel.

Over 29 staff were included in the submission compared with 20 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, showing significant growth in research activity.

This confirms the Informatics Institute as one of the leading multidisciplinary research institutes that brings together expertise in social, technological and computational aspects of information systems.

Source: Information Research Institute (IRIS)