2008 St Helens RLFC season

The 2008 St Helens R.F.C. season was the 136th in the club's history. They competed in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.

2008 Fixtures/Results

edit
Competition Round Opposition Result Score Home/Away Venue Attendance Date
Super League XIII 1 Hull Kingston Rovers Loss 22-24 Away Craven Park 8,713 10/02/2008
Super League XIII 2 Warrington Wolves Win 30-22 Home Knowsley Road 13,396 15/02/2008
Super League XIII 3 Bradford Bulls Win 22-16 Away Odsal 10,756 22/02/2008
Super League XIII 4 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 34-30 Home Knowsley Road 10,777 02/03/2008
Super League XIII 5 Hull Win 30-29 Home Knowsley Road 10,204 07/03/2008
Super League XIII 6 Catalans Dragons Loss 10-24 Away Stade Gilbert Brutus 7,828 15/03/2008
Super League XIII 7 Wigan Warriors Win 46-10 Home Knowsley Road 17,500 21/03/2008
Super League XIII 8 Huddersfield Giants Loss 26-28 Away Galpharm Stadium 7,131 24/03/2008
Super League XIII 9 Leeds Rhinos Loss 10-14 Home Knowsley Road 11,188 28/03/2008
Super League XIII 10 Castleford Tigers Loss 24-30 Away The Jungle 7,529 06/04/2008
Super League XIII 11 Harlequins RL Win 58-12 Home Knowsley Road 8,533 11/04/2008
Challenge Cup Rnd 4 London Skolars Win 56-0 Home Knowsley Road 3,258 20/04/2008
Super League XIII 12 Warrington Wolves Win 30-22 Away Halliwell Jones Stadium 13,024 25/04/2008
Super League XIII 13 Wigan Warriors Win 57-16 Cardiff Millennium Stadium 32,516 04/05/2008
Challenge Cup Rnd 5 Warrington Wolves Win 40-34 Home Knowsley Road 8,570 10/05/2008
Super League XIII 14 Catalans Dragons Win 28-10 Home Knowsley Road 8,550 17/05/2008
Super League XIII 15 Hull Win 8-16 Away KC Stadium 14,653 25/05/2008
Challenge Cup QtrFinal Hull Kingston Rovers Win 18-24 Away Craven Park 8,304 01/06/2008
Super League XIII 16 Hull Kingston Rovers Win 52-10 Home Knowsley Road 8,404 06/06/2008
Super League XIII 17 Bradford Bulls Win 58-20 Home Knowsley Road 9,009 13/06/2008
Super League XIII 18 Leeds Rhinos Win 12-26 Away Headingley Carnegie Stadium 18,303 20/06/2008
Super League XIII 18 Huddersfield Giants Win 46-16 Home Knowsley Road 8,597 29/06/2008
Super League XIII 20 Harlequins RL Win 0-54 Away Twickenham Stoop 4,276 05/07/2008
Super League XIII 21 Castleford Tigers Win 68-12 Home Knowsley Road 8,430 11/07/2008
Super League XIII 21 Wigan Warriors Win 12-46 Away JJB Stadium 19,958 18/07/2008
Challenge Cup Semi-Final Leeds Rhinos Win 26-16 Huddersfield Galpharm Stadium 19,842 26/07/2008
Super League XIII 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Win 10-42 Away Belle Vue 5,781 03/08/2008
Super League XIII 24 Warrington Wolves Win 17-16 Home Knowsley Road 10,258 08/08/2008
Super League XIII 25 Harlequins RL Win 16-32 Away Twickenham Stoop 3,269 17/08/2008
Super League XIII 26 Huddersfield Giants Win 22-40 Away Galpharm Stadium 6,150 24/08/2008
Challenge Cup Final Hull F.C. Win 16-28 Away Wembley Stadium 82,821 30/08/2008
Super League XIII 27 Wigan Warriors Draw 16-16 Home Knowsley Road 14,113 05/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs Week 2 Leeds Rhinos Win 38-10 Home Knowsley Road 11,407 19/09/2008
Super League XIII Playoffs Grand Final Leeds Rhinos Loss 16-24 Neutral Old Trafford 68,810 04/10/2008
Super League XIII
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   St. Helens (L) 27 21 1 5 940 457 +483 43 Semi-final
2   Leeds Rhinos (C) 27 21 0 6 863 413 +450 42
3   Catalans Dragons 27 16 2 9 694 625 +69 34 Elimination semi-finals
4   Wigan Warriors 27 13 3 11 648 698 −50 29
5   Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28
6   Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 −23 28
7   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 11 1 15 564 713 −149 23
8   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 11 0 16 574 760 −186 22
9   Harlequins 27 11 0 16 569 763 −194 22
10   Huddersfield Giants 27 10 1 16 638 681 −43 21
11   Hull F.C. 27 8 1 18 538 699 −161 17
12   Castleford Tigers 27 7 1 19 593 869 −276 15
Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

References

edit