'Left to Wright' etched into Tremendous League historical past as St Helens provide you with certainly one of sport's most dramatic moments • The Tycoon Herald

Twenty passes. 38 seconds. Shane Wright etches his identify into Tremendous League historical past as St Helens expertise the ecstasy that sport can present.

With simply two seconds left on the clock after which the hooter sounding, Jonny Lomax begins with the ball and it goes to Jack Welsby, Tristan Sailor, Welsby once more, Lomax once more, Wright, Welsby once more, Matt Whitley, Sailor once more, Harry Robertson, Sailor once more, Lomax once more, Whitley once more, James Bell, Welsby once more, after which Wright to go over and ship Headingley’s away finish into pandemonium.

A membership with the tagline ‘By no means Write Off The Saints’, they’ve turn into recognized for his or her capability to maintain taking part in over their 30 years on the prime of the game. Nonetheless, their latest stagnant assault has appear them endure. Not on this night time, although.

Twenty-five years in the past, St Helens’ most immortal attempt was scored on September 22, 2000 as they managed to defeat Bradford Bulls with ‘Extensive to West’, certainly one of rugby league’s best moments.

Sky Sports activities Rugby League‘s stalwart Eddie Hemmings’ immortal commentary went: “That is the final play. Lengthy kicks it broad to Iro. Iro to Corridor, Corridor is trapped.

“Again it goes to Hoppe, over the shoulder to Corridor, there’s Jonkers.

“Right here is Lengthy and Lengthy fancies it, Lengthy fancies it. It is broad to West, it is broad to West, Dwayne West, inside to Joynt, Joynt, Joynt, Joynt!

“Oh! Oh! Fantastic! They have won it. They have won it. Chris Joynt has won it. It is unbelievable here. It is frankly unbelievable.

“Chris Joynt has gained the match for St Helens. What a last passage of play. What a run. What a attempt. What a match. What drama.”

On September 27, 2025, precisely 25 years later, St Helens head coach Paul Wellens went from celebrating on the pitch as a participant to going much more berserk as head coach as they went ‘Left to Wright’.

Now, Sky Sports activities Rugby League’s Dave Woods has uttered the soon-to-be immortalised phrases: “Leeds desperate to put hands on bodies to stop things from happening.

“Whitley, Sailor, it’s with Robertson. He cuts again on the within with so many our bodies forward of him.

“Robertson on the outside, ducks underneath tackles, Robertson plays it back and a flick back to the middle.

“Whitley, Lomax… Oh! They’ll rating, they’re going to rating.

“It is going to be a dive for the line for Shane Wright.

“Have you ever ever seen something like that? That’s totally, totally extraordinary.”

Whereas sport is understood for serving up moments even script writers would deem ridiculous, Wellens felt there might have been one thing “written in the stars”.

“It’s quite ironic that I was at the press event Monday and that was brought up to me a few times around its 25 year anniversary (of Wide to West),” he stated.

“Some people believe in fate, some don’t but it’s pretty peculiar that the game is won in a very similar fashion to what it was 25 years ago.

“I spoke to the team about that numerous times throughout the course of the year, saying you are never done till you are done and keep going at the game.”

And on his huge celebrations? He’s rolling with it… for now.

“I don’t know whether I’m going to be regretting that in time to come or not but I think the game’s about emotion isn’t it and passion and you know I’m not going to apologise for that,” Wellens added.

“I mean it’s just at the time I was obviously ecstatic for my team and the players and the staff who worked so hard so yeah I reacted in the way I did and I looked behind the sticks and saw the fans who supported us home and away all year and had tough moments, had good moments.

“It will be significant that you simply have a good time moments like that I feel it is key.”

Left to Wright: In footage

Leeds’ Arthur: It’s a ‘shattering’ second

Whereas a few of sports activities best moments leaves 13 gamers, their coaches, and set of followers on cloud 9, there are 13 different gamers, coaches, and set of followers who’re left in disbelief at what they’ve simply witnessed.

Certainly, Leeds Rhinos head Brad Arthur admitted he was “shattered” by the second.

“Yeah, it’s shattering, mate. Not for me, like I’m disappointed and shattered, but just shattered for the players,” Arthur stated.

“They worked their backsides off all year, put a heap of effort into that, invested so much into that performance.

“Shattered for our followers who’ve invested a lot into the crew. It is a merciless recreation generally.

“I don’t think we deserve for it to end like that, but it did and we have to deal with it.

“It’ll be a tricky capsule to swallow for some time, however it’ll must make us higher.”

Tremendous League fixtures

Knockout stage

Elimination play-offs

Fri September 26: Leigh Leopards 26-10 Wakefield Trinity
Sat September 27 Leeds Rhinos 14-16 St Helens

Semi-finals

Fri October 3: Wigan Warriors vs Leigh Leopards – 8pm
Sat October 4: Hull KR vs St Helens – 5.30pm

Grand Closing (Previous Trafford)

Sat October 11: TBC vs TBC – 6pm

Watch each Tremendous League recreation dwell on Sky Sports activities. Watch each Tremendous League semi-finals dwell on Sky Sports activities on October 3 and 4.