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• Tony Adams MBE to become new Rugby League president

  
  TONY Adams MBE has been nominated to become the 29th President of the Rugby Football League in 2019.

• Alan Tabern proud of World Darts Championship return

  
  IT has been six years and a long climb back to the World Championship stage for Alan Tabern ­— but the Grange Park darter is looking forward to his return to Alexandra Palace.

• Clubs rewarded for producing Saints players

  
  ST HELENS junior clubs have always played a key role in nurturing Super League players for the future ­— and for a number of years that work has been rewarded with payments by the RFL collected from the pro clubs they have signed for.

• VOTE: How will Saints line up in 2019?

  
  SAINTS' pre-season training is well under way with a new look side ready to take the field in 2019 and go one better than last term.

• Saints Past Players to meet on Friday

  
  THE Saints’ Players Association will be holding an informal evening for members on Friday, 14 December in the Red Vee Bar at the Totally Wicked Stadium, starting at 6pm.

• Billinge hit by two late goals

  
  BILLINGE suffered a heartbreaking 3-1 defeat to Cheshire League Premier Division leaders Altrincham Reserves on Saturday as they succumbed to two late, late goals.

• Pilks romp to victory

  
  PILKINGTON romped home with a resounding 4-1 victory over a strong Knutsford team.

• Newton stick to the plan

  
  NEWTON stuck to their game plan, good basic rugby and they dominated Prenton from the kick off to win 33-17.

• Tyldesley 5 West Park 39

  
  PLAYED in atrocious conditions the visitors dominated this game from start to finish scoring three tries in the first 15 minutes, limiting the home side to a solitary try, and that in the final minutes of the game.

• Striders success in Clwyd

  
  ST HELENS Striders Scott Robertson and Ian Wright travelled to Wales to tackle the Vale of Clwyd Half Marathon and their excursion was a successful one.

• Player fatigue not a factor in Saints big game losses, says Holbrook

  
  COACH Justin Holbrook does not believe player fatigue was a factor in Saints falling short in the two big semi-finals last year.

• FINAL FLASHBACK: 2000 and Saints' Grand Final win over Wigan

  
  WHILE we are in the off-season, we are going to take this time to look back at some of the great games Saints have won over the years.

• Three St Helens sides in the hat for Challenge Cup draw

  
  RED Star Belgrade may have grabbed the early headlines by joining the draw for the 2019 Challenge Cup ­— but Clock Face Miners will make their own bit of history by joining rugby league's most historic competition for the first time.

• QUIZ: A cryptic Saints XIII to tackle

  
  IN response to the series of Saints brainteasers we have been devising, Dave Dooley from the Saints Heritage Society has come up with a cryptic one of his own.

• Holbrook: Changes will be good for our game

  
  COACH Justin Holbrook believes Saints and rugby league will benefit from the changes being made ahead of the 2019 Super League season.

• Squad is in better shape to tackle 2019, says Holbrook

  
  SAINTS boss Justin Holbrook says he has thought deeply in the off-season about the way the club fell short in the big games last term.

• ANSWERS: Match the Saints with the place names

  
  HOW well do you know your Saints...... and your geography?

• Holbrook Q&A: Naiqama's spark, Kevin de Bruyne chants, Coote's left foot and Widdop talk

  
  SAINTS pre-season training is well under way and the St Helens Star’s Mike Critchley caught up with coach Justin Holbrook at Cowley to get some updates.

• Nathan Brown gives Tommy Makinson NRL advice

  
  FORMER Saints coach Nathan Brown says his Newcastle Knights club are not in talks to sign 2018 Golden Boot winner Tommy Makinson despite recent speculation.

• Off the Ball: Reducing subs is a good move for rugby league

  
  IF you look back at the development of substitutes ­— in both codes of rugby ­— you will end up with a good list of positives but plenty of negatives.