St Helens and Leeds Rhinos face off at Magic Weekend for the first time in 2025 as both club's look to bounce back from defeats when they meet at St James' Park on Saturday, kick off 7.30pm.

Here's more on our opposition, St Helens:

2025 and Magic Weekend history...

St Helens have found themselves out of form of late, but Paul Wellens' side enter round ten in the knowledge that a result in Newcastle followed by a weekend without a fixture can put the side back on track as the season approaches the halfway stage.

Since losing out to Hull KR 20-10, the side have had mixed results in all competitions, losing five of their last eight games after starting the season with a perfect four wins from four. Warrington have proved to be a particularly pointy thorn in the Red Vee's side as the Wolves have come away as victors on three occasions in the last month with a 14-12 win at the Totally Wicked Stadium, a 32-18 triumph at the Halliwell Jones and a 20-12 quarter final result to knock Saints out of the Betfred Challenge Cup. Wigan proved tricky in round eight as well as one of the in-form sides in Super League continued their run of four straight wins against their local rivals.

Wellens' trust in his young talent has come to fruition on occasions too, beating Catalans by a drop goal out in Perpignan as well as Leeds in the Cup and Wakefield in round seven. Harry Robertson, George Whitby and Dayon Sambou have been some of the names that have stepped up in recent weeks to feature weekly for the Saints, but stalwarts Jack Welsby, Jonny Lomax and Alex Walmsley still provide plenty of punch when required.

Magic Weekend is one of the stages where Saints have flourished since the weekend event first started in 2007. Saints have won nine of 17 games at Magic against eight different teams (Leeds will be their ninth different opposition), notably winning three in a row between 2017 and 2019 against Hull FC, Widnes and Castleford.

Round Nine Review

Take a look at the highlights:

Magic Weekend History

2007 - Won 34-18 vs Wigan

2008 - Won 57-16 vs Wigan

2009 - Lost 18-38 vs Wigan

2010 - Won 54-0 vs Hull KR

2011 - Drew 16-16 vs Wigan

2012 - Lost 16-42 vs Wigan

2013 - Lost 22-48 vs Warrington

2014 - Lost 24-41 vs Warrington

2015 - Won 20-16 vs Warrington

2016 - Lost 48-20 vs Huddersfield

2017 - Won 45-0 vs Hull FC

2018 - Won 38-18 vs Widnes

2019 - Won 36-16 vs Castleford

2021 - Lost 31-30 vs Catalans Dragons

2022 - Won 20-18 vs Wigan

2023 - Won 48-6 vs Huddersfield

2024 - Lost 20-0 vs Wigan

Key Name

Tristan Sailor

Brought in from Brisbane for the 2025 season, Tristan Sailor has stepped up Saints' attack as the club's joint leading try scorer with six tries.

Opening his Saints career with four tries against Salford in round one, the 26-year old hasn't missed a game in 2025 at half back and more recently at full back. He is also one of the club's leading ball carriers, metre makers and total try involvements as he combines with Jack Welsby and either Academy products Robertson or Whitby.

Sailor began his NRL career in 2019 with St George Illawarra Dragons, playing two seasons with the Dragons alongside playing for the club's reserves. He took the opportunity to play under Kevin Walters at Brisbane in 2023 and 2024, playing 16 times and scoring once for the Broncos. In the NSW and Queensland Cup competitions, he played 60 games, scored 23 tries and kicked 65 goals before testing himself in Super League on a two-year deal.

Last time out at Magic

Tickets and more information

Magic Weekend will celebrate its 18th birthday in 2025 and will return to the first May Bank Holiday, just as when it was launched in Cardiff in 2007 as a trailblazing concept for Rugby League and for British sport.

Adult tickets start at just £30 for the day, with 2025 Season, Flexi and Supporter Members receiving a further 50% off their own ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.therhinos.co.uk or over the phone on 0371 413 1315 (please check opening times here) Not a 2025 Member yet? You can sign up for a Season, Flexi or Supporter Membership now to receive 50% off your Magic Tickets. Membership prices start from only £30. More information on Membership types and prices can be found here.

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