Pre-season training gets underway for senior Saints players

New assistant coach Ian Watson, who joined Saints in the off-season from a similar role assisting Willie Peters at Hull KR, will take charge of training until new boss Kevin Walters arrives once his World Cup duties with Australia are concluded in on Sunday.

The club posted a snippet of the players walking into the to the training ground and then in the gym as the new-look Saints to prepare for the 2027 Super League campaign.

Featured in the clip were players like skipper Matty Lees, Daryl Clark, George Whitby and George Delaney - who all missed the back end of the campaign.

New recruit Solomona Faataape was also in shot as the players got to work.

Time to get to work. 😤 #RedVolution 🔻 https://t.co/tOaj4DNmcl

— St.Helens R.F.C. (@Saints1890) November 9, 2026

As yet there a start date for Super League, the number of teams and the number of games has not been confirmed.

Nor has the official start and dates for the Challenge Cup.

However with the competition expected to expand to 15 with the inclusion of London Broncos, it could start as early as the last week of January to accommodate the bye rounds and a Grand Final date on Saturday, 2 October.