St Helens miss out on playoffs after Charnley news caps Leigh’s perfect night

Leigh 48-10 St Helens Charnley scores and agrees confirms extension For the first time in over 60 years, an end-of-season playoff series in England’s top division will take place without St Helens after their miserable season was given the emphatic ending it deserved with a heavy defeat by Leigh. You have to go back to 1962 to find a playoff campaign that did not feature one of rugby league’s most successful clubs. They have featured in every edition in Super League history and won a record 10 titles in the summer era, but in truth the writing has been on the wall for some time that this would be the year that run ended. Continue reading...

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