In his brief profession to this point, reigning Younger Participant of the Yr 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 overlook his sensational footwork throughout one in all Tremendous League’s biggest 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 degree above and categorically was the participant that drew in so many Rhinos defenders to present the area for his teammates to ship the ball huge to go over.
That, amongst many different moments, led to him being topped Tremendous League’s Younger Participant of the Yr and with one other pre-season at centre below his belt, those that have seen him in motion have claimed his rugby to be merely ‘freakish’ (in the easiest way).
Whereas he understands that he now performs an integral function at Saints, and did in one in all their most particular tries of their historical past, he’s fast to present others credit score for his or her involvement too.
“Clearly, I had my half in that, however it was different moments of brilliance,” Robertson instructed Sky Sports activities.
“Tristan’s (Sailor) move, Matt Whitley would not get quite a lot of credit score however he discovered two passes below stress and for his place, that is not one thing you demand of them.
“Then clearly, for (Shane) Wrighty to complete it within the nook, it was a workforce effort and everybody performed their half. It was actually particular.”
St Helens’ Shane Wright sums up what it was like to attain the profitable strive of their play-off towards Leeds.
Robertson might minimize 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 while you ask him about his unimaginable achievements in 2025. He not solely needs to match them, he needs to raised them.
“Hopefully extra of the identical. I’m nonetheless eligible to win Younger Participant of the Yr once more, in order that’s a purpose,” he added.
“Hopefully we do higher as a workforce this 12 months as nicely.
“I take pleasure in it (at centre). That is clearly my second 12 months as a centre and my second pre-season.
“I really feel like that could be why I’m having a bit extra success and getting used to the place, particularly the best way that we’re taking part in. I get much more ball.”
Silverware is an expectation, not an possibility
Highlights of Penrith Panthers up towards St Helens within the World Membership Problem.
Whereas one in all Tremendous League’s gigantic golf equipment, St Helens haven’t picked up a trophy since 2023 after they received the World Membership Problem towards Penrith Panthers on the NRL aspect’s dwelling turf with a dramatic drop purpose 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 convey trophies again to the membership, with something much less merely not an possibility.
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’ll get that type proper below the stress of expectation, they’ll get again to the highest of Tremendous League.
St Helens beat Penrith Panthers to win the World Membership Problem in dramatic trend with an extra-time golden level profitable dropgoal!
“It has been actually good, it has freshened up quite a lot of the squad,” Robertson mentioned.
“I feel we would have liked it, particularly Rowls together with his new play type, I feel everybody is aware of what his play type is. He likes to throw the ball round.
“We aren’t going to go away from how we defend and our identification in that, however with the brand new assault, it is wanting attention-grabbing.
“I really feel like yearly you play for Saints, semi-finals aren’t adequate. Even attending to the Grand Finals that in all probability isn’t adequate. You wish to win it.
“We now have not carried out too nicely previously couple of years and we want these trophies.
St Helens captain James Roby analyses the unimaginable strive that helped them beat Penrith Panthers to win the World Membership Problem.
“Clearly this 12 months, the identical as yearly, we wish to exit and win everything- League Leaders, Grand Last, Problem Cup, we wish to win every little thing.
“I feel he (Rowley) is aware of what he has bought to enhance. Perhaps he has gone to different golf equipment previously and he is bought to enhance throughout, however he is actually honed in on the stuff that we actually want to enhance as a workforce.
“Silverware is what you play the sport for on the finish of the day. The one purpose I play is to win a Grand Last or a Problem Cup.
“It’s one thing I’ve not but skilled, so it is going to be fairly particular and I hope it occurs.
“When Saints received the World Cup Problem, I used to be watching that, I feel I used to be possibly 16. Clearly, I wasn’t too distant at that time.
“I knew a few of the lads, I might meet and practice with them each every so often.
“It was a extremely particular second for all of them, and that form of fuelled me. I needed a little 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 may be a purpose!
If Robertson continues on the trajectory he’s at present on, there isn’t a restrict to what he can obtain within the sport.
Whereas he prefers to not look too far sooner or later, the teen did admit that he has his sights set on getting a seat on the airplane when England head Down Beneath later this 12 months for the Rugby League World Cup 2026.
“I do not actually look that far forward however I do wish to be taking part in for my nation, that’s the large purpose of mine.
“I wish to play for my nation and I simply to be among the best within the Tremendous League- that’s in any place, I do not actually care the place I play, I simply wish to be the very best on the finish of the day
“I feel taking part in for England is the head of the sport, particularly watching the Ashes just lately gone, I really feel like we did not showcase what we are able to do as a rustic.
“That’s nothing towards the lads that performed, I simply really feel like we might be primary on the planet, and that is one thing that we have now had an element to play in and I adore it
“Hopefully, the World Cup is what I’m aiming for, however I am nonetheless younger, I feel I’ve bought just a few years left but.”
Sky Sports activities will once more present each sport of the Tremendous League stay this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely stay, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
