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Wilkin signs long-term Saints deal
Fri December 9, 2011
England forward Jon Wilkin has effectively committed the rest of his career to St Helens by signing a new four-year contract.

The 28-year-old back rower, who will celebrate a 10-year testimonial with Saints in 2012, is now tied to the club until the end 2015.

Wilkin has made 231 appearances, scoring 74 tries, since joining Saints from Hull KR as an 18-year-old in 2003.

"It's fantastic to pledge myself to St Helens for the next four seasons," he said. "I've had an amazing 10 years with them to date and am really looking forward to more success with them.

"We are all excited about the new season ahead at our new home, Langtree Park, and there is a real sense of expectation in the squad."

The announcement comes just a week after St Helens scrum-half Jonny Lomax signed a new deal taking him to the end of 2015.

Saints chairman Eamonn McManus said: "Jon had a stand-out Four Nations recently where he more than proved himself against some of the best back rowers in the world.

"He is also now a senior member of the squad and a great ambassador for the club and for the game of rugby league.

"We are at the beginning of a new era for the Saints and Jon will be a key component of it."

Evolution of kit creates a revolution in performance
Fri October 21, 2011
by Matt Barrett
New research from Gillette and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has revealed the dramatic impact that the technological evolution of kit and equipment has had on modern rugby performance.

Ahead of the Gillette Four Nations, tests into biomechanics and physiology were conducted at LJMU with St Helens and England international Jon Wilkin. They showed the performance benefits of modern kit were equivalent to two more successful kicks per game and adding an additional 10 minutes of high intensity workload to a rugby player's game.

The tests compared kicking performance using the latest boots, ball and kicking tee versus 15 year old boots, ball and kicking off sand. The difference between these factors resulted in a 59% improvement in accuracy, a greater range of 22m and 23% greater velocity.

Dr Graeme Close, Senior Lecturer in Sports Science at Liverpool John Moores University, commented on the findings;

"Modern players can now attempt kicks from greater distances, at least 50m and sometimes even from their own half. This was almost unthinkable 15 years ago, where 40m was about the limit and the very best kickers were only averaging around 60% success. Teams can no longer afford to give a penalty away anywhere in their own half.

"It is clear that this is predominantly due to improvements in technology and equipment rather than better technique or more training. On the basis of these findings and Super League data, we are looking at an improvement of two more successful kicks per game, equivalent to four points per match, which is clearly a huge difference over the course of a season."

Physiology tests conducted in an environmental chamber comparing the official England kit from the upcoming Gillette Four Nations and the kit from the 1995 Rugby World Cup also revealed the significant impact on performance of modern kit technology. Over the course of a 10-minute run, when wearing the 1995 kit, the rugby player had a higher temperature, sweated by a rate of 0.3litres/hour more (over half a pint of water) and had an increased heart rate of between 2-8bpm higher.

As Dr Close explains; "Modern kits have improved athlete performance in every way. When they are hot, an athlete will work much harder and burn carbohydrates at a higher rate. If you extrapolate these findings to a game situation, the importance is clear. 15 years ago, players wearing old kits may have depleted their carbohydrate stores by around the 50-60 minute mark.

"The new kits have the potential to preserve muscle carbohydrate stores and therefore could add an additional 10 minutes of high intensity workload to a rugby player's game, which is typically very intense with lots of short, quick sprints. This extra 10 minutes ensures today's players can maintain performance through to the end of the match and avoid fatigue."

Jared Regan, Brand Manager at Gillette said, "Gillette has a long standing relationship with the RFL and ahead of the Gillette Four Nations, we wanted to demonstrate that in order to be the best, the England rugby players must use the best kit and equipment on the pitch. The evolution of technology in the last decade has meant that even small improvements in equipment have resulted in big differences in performance.".

Video: Jon Wilkin undergoing kicking tests in a biomechanics lab and physiology tests in an environment chamber

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2012 Stobart Super League

St Helens 
11 games; 1 tries, 4 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [04 Feb 12] W 34-24 v London (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 2 [10 Feb 12] W 38-10 v Salford City (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 3 [19 Feb 12] D 36-36 v Hull KR (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 4 [24 Feb 12] L 32-34 v Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 5 [04 Mar 12] L 16-17 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 6 [09 Mar 12] L 10-22 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 7 [17 Mar 12] L 8-12 v Bradford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 8 [25 Mar 12] W 46-6 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 9 [30 Mar 12] W 28-16 v Warrington (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 12] L 10-28 v Wigan (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 14 [21 May 12] W 31-18 v Leeds (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
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2011 International Origin

England 
1 games; [View] International Origin [10 Jun 11] L 12-16 v Exiles (H). [SR] 
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2011 Four Nations Test Series

England 
3 games; [View] Round 1 [29 Oct 11] W 42-4 v Wales (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 2 [05 Nov 11] L 20-36 v Australia (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 3 [12 Nov 11] W 28-6 v New Zealand (H). [SR] 
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2011 engage English Super League

St Helens 
23 games; 3 tries, 12 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [12 Feb 11] D 16-16 v Wigan. [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 11] W 56-22 v Salford City (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 11] L 18-25 v Warrington (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 4 [05 Mar 11] W 22-16 v Catalans (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 9 [08 Apr 11] W 34-18 v Crusaders (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 10 [15 Apr 11] W 52-6 v Wakefield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 11 [22 Apr 11] L 24-28 v Wigan (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 11] W 22-20 v Castleford (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 13 [02 May 11] D 24-24 v Hull FC (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 14 [14 May 11] L 18-40 v Huddersfield (A). [HB] 
[View] Round 15 [27 May 11] W 28-12 v Crusaders (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [03 Jun 11] W 42-16 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 17 [12 Jun 11] D 14-14 v Bradford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 11] L 10-32 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 19 [24 Jun 11] L 28-35 v Warrington (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 20 [01 Jul 11] W 28-14 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 21 [10 Jul 11] W 46-6 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [15 Jul 11] W 40-18 v Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 11] W 46-26 v Castleford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 11] W 19-6 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 11] L 22-24 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 27 [10 Sep 11] W 34-16 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 3 [01 Oct 11] W 26-18 v Wigan. [SR] 
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2010 engage English Super League

St Helens 
19 games; 6 tries, 24 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [06 Feb 10] L 12-32 v Hull FC (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 2 [14 Feb 10] W 38-6 v Bradford (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 3 [20 Feb 10] W 42-12 v Les Catalans (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 6 [12 Mar 10] W 37-30 v Crusaders (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 7 [19 Mar 10] W 28-18 v Warrington (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 10] W 24-6 v Huddersfield (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 9 [02 Apr 10] L 10-18 v Wigan (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 10 [05 Apr 10] W 52-18 v Castleford (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 11 [10 Apr 10] W 32-24 v Harlequins (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 21 [09 Jul 10] L 20-30 v Catalans (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 10] W 32-18 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 23 [25 Jul 10] W 50-6 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 24 [31 Jul 10] W 26-24 v Warrington (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [13 Aug 10] W 60-12 v Bradford (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 26 [21 Aug 10] W 36-10 v Crusaders (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 27 [04 Sep 10] W 40-30 v Castleford (H). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [10 Sep 10] W 28-12 v Warrington (H). [F8] 
[View] Finals Week 3 [24 Sep 10] W 42-22 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 
[View] Grand Final [02 Oct 10] L 10-22 v Wigan. [F8] 
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2009 engage English Super League

St Helens 
27 games; 9 tries, 36 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [13 Feb 09] W 26-14 v Warrington (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 2 [22 Feb 09] W 23-6 v Huddersfield (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 3 [27 Feb 09] L 19-20 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 4 [07 Mar 09] W 4-0 v Celtic (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 5 [13 Mar 09] W 38-12 v Salford City (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 6 [20 Mar 09] W 26-18 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 7 [27 Mar 09] W 42-18 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 8 [09 Apr 09] W 19-12 v Wigan (A). [F8] 
[View] Round 9 [13 Apr 09] W 44-22 v Hull FC (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 10 [19 Apr 09] W 68-22 v Castleford (A). [SR] 12 Pts; 3t
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 09] L 30-34 v Bradford (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 14 [22 May 09] W 22-12 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 15 [05 Jun 09] W 30-6 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 16 [12 Jun 09] W 50-10 v Castleford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [21 Jun 09] W 44-18 v Bradford (A). [F8] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [26 Jun 09] W 30-0 v Celtic (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 20 [11 Jul 09] W 40-26 v Warrington (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 21 [17 Jul 09] L 20-22 v Wakefield (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 22 [25 Jul 09] W 44-24 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [31 Jul 09] W 10-6 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 24 [16 Aug 09] L 10-26 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [21 Aug 09] W 12-10 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 26 [04 Sep 09] L 10-18 v Leeds (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 27 [11 Sep 09] L 12-24 v Les Catalans (H). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 1 [19 Sep 09] W 15-2 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 3 [03 Oct 09] W 14-10 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Grand Final [10 Oct 09] L 10-18 v Leeds. [SR] 
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2008 World Cup

England 
3 games; [View] Pool A [25 Oct 08] W 32-22 v PNG. [BE] 
[View] Pool A [02 Nov 08] L 4-52 v Australia. [BE] 
[View] Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] L 22-32 v New Zealand. [BE] 
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2008 International Test Matches

England 
1 tries, 4 points. 
		 
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2008 engage English Super League

St Helens 
24 games; 10 tries, 40 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [10 Feb 08] L 22-24 v Hull KR (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 6 [15 Mar 08] L 10-24 v Les Catalans (A). [BE] 
[View] Round 7 [21 Mar 08] W 46-10 v Wigan (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 8 [24 Mar 08] L 26-28 v Huddersfield (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 9 [28 Mar 08] L 10-14 v Leeds (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 10 [06 Apr 08] L 24-30 v Castleford (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 11 [11 Apr 08] W 58-12 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 12 [25 Apr 08] W 30-22 v Warrington (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 13 [04 May 08] W 57-16 v Wigan. [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 14 [17 May 08] W 28-10 v Les Catalans (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 15 [25 May 08] W 16-8 v Hull FC (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 16 [06 Jun 08] W 52-10 v Hull KR (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 17 [13 Jun 08] W 58-20 v Bradford (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 18 [20 Jun 08] W 26-12 v Leeds (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 19 [29 Jun 08] W 46-16 v Huddersfield (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 20 [05 Jul 08] W 54-0 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 21 [11 Jul 08] W 68-12 v Castleford (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 22 [18 Jul 08] W 46-12 v Wigan (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 23 [03 Aug 08] W 42-10 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [09 Aug 08] W 17-16 v Warrington (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 25 [17 Aug 08] W 32-16 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 27 [05 Sep 08] D 16-16 v Wigan (H). [SR] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [19 Sep 08] W 38-10 v Leeds (H). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Grand Final [04 Oct 08] L 16-24 v Leeds. [SR] 
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2007 World Club Challenge

St Helens 
1 games; [View] WCC [23 Feb 07] W 18-14 v Broncos (H). [LK]
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2007 engage English Super League

St Helens 
20 games; 4 tries, 16 points. 
		 [View] Round 3 [04 Feb 07] W 18-10 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 4 [02 Mar 07] W 34-22 v Bradford (H). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 5 [09 Mar 07] W 48-12 v Warrington (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 07] L 12-24 v Hull FC (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 7 [23 Mar 07] W 42-14 v Hull KR (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 8 [06 Apr 07] W 32-14 v Wigan (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 13 [05 May 07] W 34-18 v Wigan. [SR] 
[View] Round 14 [18 May 07] W 34-14 v Wakefield (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 15 [28 May 07] W 40-12 v Warrington (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 17 [17 Jun 07] W 40-0 v Hull KR (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 18 [30 Jun 07] W 54-4 v Huddersfield (H). [LK] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 19 [06 Jul 07] L 10-22 v Leeds (H). [LK] 
[View] Round 20 [13 Jul 07] L 4-10 v Bradford (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 22 [03 Aug 07] W 31-20 v Hull FC (H). [F8] 
[View] Round 23 [11 Aug 07] L 0-21 v Les Catalans (A). [LK] 
[View] Round 25 [31 Aug 07] W 32-10 v Harlequins (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 26 [07 Sep 07] W 36-16 v Warrington (H). [HB] 
[View] Round 27 [14 Sep 07] L 12-20 v Wigan (A). [F8] 
[View] Finals Week 2 [28 Sep 07] W 10-8 v Leeds (H). [LK] 
[View] Grand Final [13 Oct 07] L 6-33 v Leeds. [LK] 
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2006 Tri-Nations Test Series

Great Britain Lions 
2 games; [View] Tri-Nations Match 4 [04 Nov 06] W 23-12 v Australia (A). [BE]
[View] Tri-Nations Match 6 [18 Nov 06] L 10-33 v Australia (A). [BE]
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2006 engage English Super League

St Helens 
26 games; 6 tries, 24 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Feb 06] W 40-16 v Harlequins (A). [SR] 
[View] Round 3 [24 Feb 06] W 13-4 v Leeds (H). [BE] 
[View] Round 4 [03 Mar 06] W 18-10 v Warrington (A). [BE]
[View] Round 5 [12 Mar 06] W 18-16 v Huddersfield (A). [BE]
[View] Round 6 [17 Mar 06] W 38-16 v Bulls (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [24 Mar 06] W 46-0 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 8 [07 Apr 06] W 16-6 v Harlequins (H). [BE]
[View] Round 9 [14 Apr 06] W 48-10 v Wigan (H). [SR]
[View] Round 10 [17 Apr 06] W 34-20 v Les Catalans (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 12 [28 Apr 06] W 34-8 v Wakefield (H). [BE]
[View] Round 13 [06 May 06] L 16-19 v Huddersfield (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [12 May 06] W 34-22 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 15 [27 May 06] W 28-14 v Wigan (A). [BE]
[View] Round 16 [08 Jun 06] L 26-27 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Round 17 [16 Jun 06] L 18-20 v Bradford (A). [BE]
[View] Round 18 [24 Jun 06] W 28-6 v Salford City (H). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 19 [02 Jul 06] W 52-36 v Wakefield (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 20 [07 Jul 06] W 52-26 v Les Catalans (H). [SR]
[View] Round 21 [14 Jul 06] W 30-24 v Harlequins (H). [SR]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 06] W 18-14 v Leeds (A). [SR]
[View] Round 23 [04 Aug 06] W 56-8 v Huddersfield (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 24 [13 Aug 06] W 72-4 v Castleford (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 06] W 54-18 v Leeds (H). [SR] 
[View] Round 28 [17 Sep 06] W 38-30 v Warrington (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Finals Week Two [29 Sep 06] W 12-8 v Hull FC (H). [SR]
[View] Grand Final [14 Oct 06] W 26-4 v Hull FC. [SR] 
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2006 Challenge Cup

St Helens 
2 tries, 8 points. 
		 
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2005 English Super League

St Helens 
26 games; 11 tries, 1 field goals, 45 points. 
		 [View] Round 1 [11 Feb 05] W 40-18 v Widnes (H). [LK]
[View] Round 2 [18 Feb 05] L 18-30 v Rhinos (A). [LK]
[View] Round 3 [25 Feb 05] W 34-24 v Huddersfield (H). [LK]
[View] Round 4 [04 Mar 05] W 18-16 v Warrington (A). [LK]
[View] Round 5 [11 Mar 05] W 46-12 v Salford (H). [BE]
[View] Round 7 [25 Mar 05] L 20-22 v Wigan (A). [LK] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 8 [28 Mar 05] W 34-27 v Bulls (H). [LK]
[View] Round 10 [16 Apr 05] W 30-20 v London (A). [LK]
[View] Round 11 [24 Apr 05] W 36-22 v Huddersfield (A). [LK]
[View] Round 12 [29 Apr 05] W 31-30 v Warrington (H). [SR]
[View] Round 13 [13 May 05] L 6-44 v Hull (A). [SR]
[View] Round 14 [21 May 05] W 29-22 v Widnes (A). [SR]
[View] Round 16 [05 Jun 05] W 66-4 v Bulls (A). [SR] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 17 [10 Jun 05] W 33-22 v Salford (A). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 18 [17 Jun 05] D 28-28 v London (H). [SR]
[View] Round 19 [03 Jul 05] W 38-26 v Wildcats (A). [F8] 8 Pts; 2t
[View] Round 20 [08 Jul 05] W 18-10 v Hull (H). [LK]
[View] Round 21 [15 Jul 05] W 40-18 v Wigan (H). [F8]
[View] Round 22 [22 Jul 05] W 27-20 v Leigh (A). [LK] 1 Pts; 1fg
[View] Round 23 [05 Aug 05] W 30-10 v Warrington (A). [SR]
[View] Round 24 [12 Aug 05] W 60-4 v Wildcats (H). [SR]
[View] Round 25 [20 Aug 05] W 50-4 v London (H). [SR] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 27 [09 Sep 05] W 38-12 v Wigan (A). [BE] 4 Pts; 1t
[View] Round 28 [17 Sep 05] L 18-32 v Bulls (H). [LK]
[View] Qualifying Semi-Final [30 Sep 05] L 16-19 v Rhinos (H). [LK]
[View] Final Eliminator [07 Oct 05] L 18-23 v Bulls (H). [F8] 12 Pts; 3t
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Wilkin, Jon

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