St Helens to host Sydney Roosters in World Club Challenge
St Helens will take on Sydney Roosters in the World Club Challenge at the Totally Wicked Stadium in February.
The World Club Challenge will take place at the Totally Wicked Stadium on Saturday, February 22 (7:45pm kick-off).
Super League champions Saints will take part in their first World Club Challenge since 2015 against current world champions and NRL Premiers Sydney Roosters.
St Helens coach Kristian Woolf said: “We are really excited about the opportunity to face the Roosters in such a prestigious fixture.
“It will be a great challenge for us to test ourselves against the current World Club champions and we are aiming to stand up and represent Super League and this part of the world in what will be a huge game.”
Roosters boss Trent Robinson said: “This is an important fixture on the rugby league calendar and we’re looking forward to heading to England to compete against St Helens for the 2020 World Club Challenge title.”
The 2020 World Club Challenge will be shown live on Sky Sports.
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