{"id":235204,"date":"2023-09-08T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=235204"},"modified":"2023-09-08T10:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:41:21","slug":"paul-wellens-believes-forgotten-st-helens-can-live-long-in-the-memory-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/paul-wellens-believes-forgotten-st-helens-can-live-long-in-the-memory-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Wellens believes &#x27;forgotten&#x27; St Helens can live long in the memory | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PAUL Wellens believes St Helens are primed to make more memories after being \u2018forgotten.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>If it is possible, the four-times defending Super League champions and the current global kings after February\u2019s World Club Challenge win in Australia have flown under the radar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AM20670.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Now all of a sudden, Saints are level on points with Wigan and Catalans at the summit with three matches remaining.<\/p>\n<p>And boss Wellens, who many were doubting earlier this year, says this is the result of not being distracted by external noise, good or bad.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe certainly weren\u2019t under the radar at the start of the year when we went to Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut since then, through missing players through suspension and injury and struggling for form, you can be very easily forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say there\u2019s not quite been the same hype around us as recent seasons but that\u2019s something myself and the players are comfortable with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, what we do know is the big games are coming thick and fast and they\u2019re the ones this group of players wants to be a part of.<\/p>\n<h2>MOST READ IN RUGBY LEAGUE<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM-OFF-PLATFORM-ROBINSON.jpg\"><\/picture><span>JASE ACE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m council estate kid who scored in World Cup final, now it&#8217;s someone else&#8217;s turn<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/F5HWUz_XMAABSR3.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Late cross-code giant David Watkins hailed as &#8216;George Best of rugby league&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23793633.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PAY DAY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How much do rugby referees get paid?<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SD-SPORT-HIRST.jpg\"><\/picture><span>IT&#8217;S HIRST-ORY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Keegan Hirst retires and says &#8216;I\u2019m OK being remembered as the \u201cgay one\u201d\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf people are talking about us, great. If they\u2019re not, that\u2019s also great.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd with this group of players, I don\u2019t worry about them buying into any hype too much. There\u2019s been a lot of hype around this team for a few years and rightly so.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Rugby League<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/F5HWUz_XMAABSR3.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Late cross-code giant David Watkins hailed as &#8216;George Best of rugby league&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RW-COMP-Danny-Cipriani-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DEAD SCARY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I joked I&#8217;d been hit by bus after boozing but I nearly died, says Danny Cipriani<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SD-SPORT-HIRST.jpg\"><\/picture><span>IT&#8217;S HIRST-ORY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Keegan Hirst retires and says &#8216;I\u2019m OK being remembered as the \u201cgay one\u201d\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RF-COMP-CIPRAINI-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SCRUMBELIEVABLE<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eddie Jones grilled me on sex with Kirsty Gallacher, says Danny Cipriani<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I know they don\u2019t get caught up in how good they are or how good they\u2019ve been \u2013 they have a focus on what they need to do next.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the challenge for us all, not just the players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One man making headlines for his feats is winger Tommy Makinson, who is now eighth in Super League\u2019s all-time try scoring list with 174.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AW9_0702.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But as he has been reminded, there is one Saints player above him on 199, his boss.<\/p>\n<p>Wellens, whose side faces Leigh tonight, added: \u201cIt has been laughed about in the dressing room a few times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut rest assured, I know Tommy\u2019s going to waltz past my mark in no time and honestly, no-one would be more delighted than me to see him do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved scoring tries but I loved winning more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/23862939\/super-league-world-champions-st-helens-paul-wellens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAUL Wellens believes St Helens are primed to make more memories after being \u2018forgotten.\u2019 If it is possible, the four-times defending Super League champions and the current global kings after&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Paul Wellens believes &#x27;forgotten&#x27; 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