In his brief profession to date, reigning Younger Participant of the 12 months Harry Robertson has set Tremendous League alight and people round him predict that to go up a notch in 2026 for St Helens.
I imply, who can neglect his sensational footwork throughout considered one of Tremendous League’s best ever moments as he ripped aside Leeds Rhinos earlier than Shane Wright went over within the dying seconds of the play-off contest in a now historic strive dubbed ‘Left to Wright’?
Robertson, in that second, was merely a stage above and categorically was the participant that drew in so many Rhinos defenders to provide the house for his teammates to ship the ball large to go over.
That, amongst many different moments, led to him being topped Tremendous League’s Younger Participant of the 12 months and with one other pre-season at centre beneath his belt, those that have seen him in motion have claimed his rugby to be merely ‘freakish’ (in one of the simplest ways).
Whereas he understands that he now performs an integral position at Saints, and did in considered one of their most particular tries of their historical past, he’s fast to provide others credit score for his or her involvement too.
“Obviously, I had my part in that, but it was other moments of brilliance,” Robertson informed Sky Sports activities.
“Tristan’s (Sailor) go, Matt Whitley would not get plenty of credit score however he discovered two passes beneath strain and for his place, that is not one thing you demand of them.
“Then obviously, for (Shane) Wrighty to finish it in the corner, it was a team effort and everyone played their part. It was really special.”
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St Helens’ Shane Wright sums up what it was like to attain the successful strive of their play-off in opposition to Leeds.
Robertson could lower a laidback determine however it’s clear that just below the floor he’s an ultra-competitive skilled, even at simply 20 years of age, and that turns into evident once you ask him about his unimaginable achievements in 2025. He not solely needs to match them, he needs to higher them.
“Hopefully more of the same. I am still eligible to win Young Player of the Year again, so that’s a goal,” he added.
“Hopefully we do better as a team this year as well.
“I get pleasure from it (at centre). That is clearly my second yr as a centre and my second pre-season.
“I feel like that might be why I am having a bit more success and getting used to the position, especially the way that we are playing. I am getting a lot more ball.”
Silverware is an expectation, not an choice
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Highlights of Penrith Panthers up in opposition to St Helens within the World Membership Problem.
Whereas considered one of Tremendous League’s gigantic golf equipment, St Helens haven’t picked up a trophy since 2023 once they gained the World Membership Problem in opposition to Penrith Panthers on the NRL aspect’s residence turf with a dramatic drop aim in golden level additional time.
That second goes down as Robertson’s favorite Tremendous League second within the competitors’s 30-year historical past however is aware of his aspect now need to deliver trophies again to the membership, with something much less merely not an choice.
Certainly, St Helens parted methods with Paul Wellens following the conclusion of the 2025 season and have since appointed former Salford boss Paul Rowley to the highest job.
Rowley is famend for his free-flowing attacking type of rugby and Robertson hopes if they will get that type proper beneath the strain of expectation, they will get again to the highest of Tremendous League.
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St Helens beat Penrith Panthers to win the World Membership Problem in dramatic trend with an extra-time golden level successful dropgoal!
“It has been really good, it has freshened up a lot of the squad,” Robertson stated.
“I think we needed it, especially Rowls with his new play style, I think everyone knows what his play style is. He likes to throw the ball around.
“We aren’t going to go away from how we defend and our id in that, however with the brand new assault, it is trying fascinating.
“I feel like every year you play for Saints, semi-finals aren’t good enough. Even getting to the Grand Finals that probably is not good enough. You want to win it.
“Now we have not completed too properly prior to now couple of years and we want these trophies.
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St Helens captain James Roby analyses the unimaginable strive that helped them beat Penrith Panthers to win the World Membership Problem.
“Obviously this year, the same as every year, we want to go out and win everything- League Leaders, Grand Final, Challenge Cup, we want to win everything.
“I feel he (Rowley) is aware of what he has bought to enhance. Possibly he has gone to different golf equipment prior to now and he is bought to enhance throughout, however he is actually honed in on the stuff that we actually want to enhance as a staff.
“Silverware is what you play the game for at the end of the day. The only reason I play is to win a Grand Final or a Challenge Cup.
“It’s one thing I’ve not but skilled, so it will likely be fairly particular and I hope it occurs.
“When Saints won the World Cup Challenge, I was watching that, I think I was maybe 16. Obviously, I wasn’t too far away at that point.
“I knew a number of the lads, I’d meet and practice with them each every so often.
“It was a really special moment for all of them, and that sort of fuelled me. I wanted a bit of that.
“So how they celebrated and what it meant to them, that is a second to dream of in sport and any sport.”
World Cup in his sights? That is a goal!
If Robertson continues on the trajectory he is currently on, there is no limit to what he can achieve in the game.
While he prefers to not look too far in the future, the youngster did admit that he has his sights set on getting a seat on the plane when England head Down Under later this year for the Rugby League World Cup 2026.
“I don’t really look that far ahead but I do want to be playing for my country, that is the big goal of mine.
“I need to play for my nation and I simply to be probably the greatest within the Tremendous League- that’s in any place, I do not actually care the place I play, I simply need to be the very best on the finish of the day
“I think playing for England is the pinnacle of the game, especially watching the Ashes recently gone, I feel like we didn’t showcase what we can do as a country.
“That’s nothing in opposition to the lads that performed, I simply really feel like we may be primary on the earth, and that is one thing that now we have had an element to play in and I like it
“Hopefully, the World Cup is what I am aiming for, but I’m still young, I think I have got a few years left yet.”
Sky Sports activities will once more present each sport of the Tremendous League reside this season – together with two matches in every spherical solely reside, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
