This article details
St Helens rugby league football club's 2022 season. This is the Saints' 26th consecutive season in the
Super League.
Season review
On 10 February, St Helens began their Super League campaign against
Catalans Dragons. In a rematch of the
2021 Grand Final they repeated their success, this time with a 28–8 win.[1] This was followed with a 38–6 win
Hull F.C. that saw St Helens move to top of the table on points difference.[2] Their good form continued as they won their opening five games[3] before suffering an unexpected 22–20 away loss to
Toulouse Olympique.[4] In April, St Helens faced Catalans Dragons in the quarter-finals of the
Challenge Cup and progressed with a 36–20 win.[5] They then reinforced their position at the top of the league with wins over
Wigan Warriors and
Huddersfield Giants.[6] In the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, St Helens lost to Wigan.[7] Meanwhile they continued to perform well in the league and a 13–12 win over
Wakefield Trinity in July moved them six points clear at the top of the table.[8]
At the end of August, St Helens suffered their only home loss of the season, 34–18 to Wakefield, but despite this were confirmed as
league leaders' as Wigan also lost.[9] The final round of the regular season was a top against bottom clash in which St Helens won 36–16 over an already relegated Toulouse.[10] As league leaders', St Helens began their play-off campaign at the semi-finals stage with a 19–12 home win over
Salford Red Devils.[11] At the 2022
Super League Awards on 20 September,
Jack Welsby was named the Young Player of the Year.[12] On 24 September, St Helens won 24–12 against
Leeds Rhinos to become the first club to win four consecutive Super League Grand Finals.
Jonny Lomax was named as the
man of the match.[13]