Rugby League

It was a disappointing weekend for Merseyside teams as St Helens, Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings all lost. All three teams have made promising starts to their respective campaigns but suffered setbacks in Round 6 of the season.

St Helens continue their undefeated start to the season, beating the Warrington Wolves 28-2.

Widnes Vikings’ four game unbeaten run was ended by Barrow Raiders after a 24-34 loss at home. Despite a fast-paced start from Widnes, the away side had too much threat in attack.

Widnes Vikings face Leigh Centurions on Monday in the Challenge Cup fourth round at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium. The Vikings previously met the Centurions in the semi-final of the 1895 Cup in 2019, which turned out to be a feisty encounter.

St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf named an unchanged squad for their home clash this Friday night against Wakefield Trinity, whilst Warrington travel to the Stade Ernest Wallon this Saturday, hoping to continue their unbeaten run against Toulouse

North West sides were victorious in the opening round of matches in the Betfred Super League. Defending champions St Helens defeated Catalans Dragons 28-8 in a repeat of last year's grand final.

St Helens open the Super League season at home against title challengers Catalan Dragons tonight (February 10) in a grand final rematch. The Dragons won their first ever League Leaders' Shield last year but couldn’t achieve the double, as Saints edged a 12-10 victory at Old Trafford.

Widnes Vikings boss Simon Finnigan praised his side's "silky" performance after they demolished Workington Town in their second game of the Betfred Championship. The 70-18 win puts Widnes top of the early season standings, and Finnigan said the performance was...

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Widnes Vikings are now top of the rugby league Championship after a storming 68-18 victory over Workington Town at the DCBL Stadium. The victory was secured after a rampant second-half performance, which saw Simon Finnigan's side score 38 unanswered points.