THE son of Clive Sullivan MBE, the last Great British captain to lift the World Cup, the flying Welsh wing Anthony joined Saints from Hull KR for £80,000 in 1991.

Although a fine servant during his early days Saints – often in a side that blew hot and cold living in the shadows of bitter rivals Wigan – Sullivan came into his own during the summer era.

The dry grounds and attractive brand of football Saints began to play were meat and drink to the speedster on the flanks with the majestic swerve to beat a defender inside or out.

It also helped his game immensely when Saints slotted in record buy Paul Newlove into their Super League jigsaw in 1996, particularly as strong-running second row Chris Joynt was also a feature of that left edge.

In that glorious Challenge Cup and Super League double-winning season the graceful flankman delivered a return of 23 touchdowns from 22 appearances.

The Welsh international crossed at Wembley in 1997’s repeat win over Bradford – and the medals kept coming in what were essentially his latter years as a player.

A Grand Final winner under Ellery Hanley’s stewardship in 1999, Sullivan was at his jet-heeled best during a dazzling 2000 Super League campaign.

The week after the Wide to West try, Saints went to league leaders Wigan in the qualifying semi-final and one passage of play was classic Sullivan.

Catching the ball deep in his own half, Sullivan brushed off Brett Dallas before beating the cream of British rugby league’s backline Gary Connolly, Kris Radlinski and Jason Robinson en route to a blistering 80- metre touchdown.

Saints went on to win 54-16 and then polished off the Warriors again at Old Trafford in the Grand Final a fortnight later, with Sullivan adding another winner’s ring to his trophy cabinet.

Sullivan completed his medal collection in 2001 with a World Club Challenge win over Brisbane and then a third Challenge Cup victory over Bradford before joining Cardiff rugby union before the end of the season.