Harry Robertson on St Helens’ silverware exp...

In his brief profession up to now, 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 considered one of 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 stage above and categorically was the participant that drew in so many Rhinos defenders to present the area for his teammates to ship the ball extensive 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 position at Saints, and did in considered one of 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, but it surely was different moments of brilliance,” Robertson informed Sky Sports activities.

“Tristan’s (Sailor) go, Matt Whitley would not get plenty of credit score however he discovered two passes below strain 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 group effort and everybody performed their half. It was actually particular.”

Robertson might minimize a laidback determine however it’s clear that slightly 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 unbelievable 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 objective,” he added.

“Hopefully we do higher as a group this yr as effectively.

“I get pleasure from it (at centre). That is clearly my second yr as a centre and my second pre-season.

“I really feel like that is likely to be why I’m having a bit extra success and getting used to the place, particularly the way in which that we’re taking part in. I get much more ball.”

Silverware is an expectation, not an choice

Whereas considered one of Tremendous League’s gigantic golf equipment, St Helens haven’t picked up a trophy since 2023 after they gained the World Membership Problem towards Penrith Panthers on the NRL facet’s dwelling turf with a dramatic drop objective in golden level further 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 facet now must carry trophies again to the membership, with something much less merely not an choice.

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 strain of expectation, they’ll get again to the highest of Tremendous League.

“It has been actually good, it has freshened up plenty of the squad,” Robertson mentioned.

“I feel we would have liked it, particularly Rowls along with his new play type, I feel everybody is aware of what his play type is. He likes to throw the ball round.

“We’re not going to go away from how we defend and our id in that, however with the brand new assault, it is trying fascinating.

“I really feel like yearly you play for Saints, semi-finals aren’t ok. Even attending to the Grand Finals that in all probability will not be ok. You need to win it.

“We have now not completed too effectively prior to now couple of years and we’d like these trophies.

“Clearly this yr, the identical as yearly, we need to exit and win everything- League Leaders, Grand Remaining, Problem Cup, we need to win all the things.

“I feel he (Rowley) is aware of what he has bought to enhance. Perhaps he has gone to different golf equipment prior to now and he is bought to enhance throughout, however he is actually honed in on the stuff that we actually want to enhance as a group.

“Silverware is what you play the sport for on the finish of the day. The one motive I play is to win a Grand Remaining or a Problem Cup.

“It’s one thing I’ve not but skilled, so will probably be fairly particular and I hope it occurs.

“When Saints gained the World Cup Problem, I used to be watching that, I feel I used to be perhaps 16. Clearly, I wasn’t too distant at that time.

“I knew among the lads, I might meet and prepare with them each once in a while.

“It was a very particular second for all of them, and that type 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 objective!

If Robertson continues on the trajectory he’s at present on, there is no such thing as a restrict to what he can obtain within the sport.

Whereas he prefers to not look too far sooner or later, the teenager did admit that he has his sights set on getting a seat on the aircraft when England head Down Below later this yr for the Rugby League World Cup 2026.

“I do not actually look that far forward however I do need to be taking part in for my nation, that’s the large objective of mine.

“I need to play for my nation and I simply to be the most effective within the Tremendous League- that’s in any place, I do not actually care the place I play, I simply need to be the perfect 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 will do as a rustic.

“That’s nothing towards the lads that performed, I simply really feel like we could be primary on this planet, and that is one thing that we’ve got 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 a number of years left but.”

Sky Sports activities will once more present each sport of the Tremendous League reside this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely reside, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports+