Victorious boss Paul Wellens reckons St Helens’ epic World Club Challenge win is “monumental” for his club and the whole of British rugby league.
Super Saints’ produced a dramatic 13-12 golden-point victory over Penrith Panthers in Sydney courtesy of Lewis Dodd’s extra-time drop goal. It’s their maiden win on Australian soil and the first time a British side has succeeded down there since Wigan beat Brisbane Broncos in 1994. NRL clubs had won seven of the last eight deciders and Saints had been widely written off.
But they delivered a brilliant display and Wellens hopes it can lift Super League as a whole. He said: “I remember as a kid watching that Wigan team come over to win in Brisbane in '94. Given a victory like that's never happened since I think it's seismic for British rugby league. We came over here with determination around getting a result and the belief that we could win.
