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St Helens or simply ''Saints'' are a professional Rugby League club from St Helens , Merseyside , England . They play in the Super League . Their home ground is known as Knowsley Road . Plans are currently in place for the club to move to a new 18000 capacity stadium. HISTORY St Helens have been one of the sport's most successful teams throughout their history after the famous Wigan club, who are their bitter rivals. They were founder members of the Northern Union which Broke Away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. Founded in 1873 , the club moved in 1890 , defeating Manchester Rangers in the first match played at Knowsley Road. In 1895 Saints were one of 22 Clubs That Resigned from the Rugby Football Union and established the Northern Union . The first match of the new code was an 8-3 win at home to Rochdale Hornets before 3,000 spectators, Bob Doherty scoring Saints’ first try. The Challenge Cup was launched in 1897 and in its first final, at Headingley the "Gallant Youths" of Batley defeated Saints 10-3, Dave "Red" Traynor scoring St Helens’ try. Perhaps the golden era of the club came in the 1960's as well as more lately in the recent Super League era. With a galaxy of stars including Tom Van Vollenhoven , Alex Murphy , Dick Huddart and Vince Karalius, the 1960's was a decade of great success for the Saints, with the League and Challenge Cup double achieved in 1966 . Saints have also become the most successful side of the Summer Era . Since the inception of Super League they have won the competition on four occasions, and have added four Challenge Cups to their five previous successes. They also won the World Club Challenge in 2001. They have a strong rivalry with Wigan Warriors , games between the two clubs are one of the biggest Derbies in British rugby league- undoubtedly it is the biggest derby, historically. These derbies arouse fierce local passions in the two towns, and are always hard fought battles. Even during Wigan 7 years of being consective champions saints would run them close. During super league it is St Helens who has had the most success in terms of siverware but it is Wigan who have won more derby games in the summer era. CURRENT SQUAD ''As of 24 January , 2006 '': HONOURS
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