St Helens beat Hull KR to give Lomax and Percival a farewell win
St Helens closed their 2026 Super League season with a 36-12 win over Hull KR at BrewDog Stadium on 11 September, giving Jonny Lomax and Mark Percival a winning send-off in their final game. Sky Sports
It was a farewell night from the start. Lomax and Percival were led out to a guard of honour, with both sets of players lining up to applaud them onto the pitch. Lomax then scored his first try of the season in the victory. Sky Sports
The game was a Round 27 fixture, the last round of the regular season, kicking off at 20:00 in St Helens. St Helens R.F.C. Saints controlled the evening to finish with a flourish in front of their own supporters.
The result meant different things for the two clubs. Hull KR arrived in sixth place as the reigning Super League champions. St Helens R.F.C.
In rugby league, the regular season decides who reaches the play-offs, a short knockout series that ends in the Grand Final to crown the champions. Hull KR had already secured one of the final play-off places. St Helens, the record nine-time Grand Final winners, missed out this time. Super League
That context did not take the emotion out of the night. Lomax and Percival later sat down together for a joint Saints TV interview to reflect on playing their last career game side by side. St Helens R.F.C.
For fans, this means a memory to keep. The score will fade. A packed home ground saying goodbye to two long-serving players with a big win will not. The BBC billed it simply as Lomax and Percival bowing out in victory to end the season, and Saints delivered exactly that.
