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CHAMPIONS Saints have announced their squad numbers for next year's 2021 Super League season.

New NRL recruit Joel Thompson takes Zeb Taia’s number 11 shirt. Sione Mata’utia will be in number 14, Agnatius Paasi takes 17 and Dan Norman 25.

Matty Lees takes Luke Thompson’s number 10 jersey, young player of the year James Bentley takes the 12 shirt in the second row.

The club’s player of the year Morgan Knowles takes the iconic number 13 shirt graced by some loose forward legends of the past with Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook now in 15.

Jack Welsby will wear number 18.

Ben Davies, who made his debut against Salford at centre gets a squad number for 2021 as does 2019 Academy Player of the Year, Sam Royle who takes the number 30.

Here are the squad numbers: 1. Coote, 2, Makinson, 3 Naiqama, 4 Percival, 5.Grace, 6 Lomax, 7 Fages, 8 Walmsley 9 Roby 10 Lees, 11 Thompson, 12, Bentley, 13. Knowles, 14 Mata’utia, 15 McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 16. Amor, 17. Paasi, 18. Welsby, 19. Smith, 20. Batchelor, 21. Dood, 22. Simm, 23 Wingfield, 24. Eaves, 25, Norman, 26 Nisbet, 27. Foster, 28, Rizzelli, 29, Davies, 30. Royle.

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I think Saints have a great 1-18, some great youngsters and prospects in there and will be tough to beat.

nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:29 am I think Saints have a great 1-18, some great youngsters and prospects in there and will be tough to beat.

Like all clubs they have had their share of dud overseas forwards - really depends how they perform

The likes of Sione Mata'utia is highly rated but inconsistent (bit like Peter)

nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:29 am I think Saints have a great 1-18, some great youngsters and prospects in there and will be tough to beat.

They were lucky with injuries in 2020, if they get their fair share in 2021 I don't think the depth and quality of that squad will be good enough to win cups. However, I do agree about your view on 1-18.

I would like think even without looking at our 2021 squad numbers, we have a good blend of youth and experience to match if not dominate all teams next season, (including Stains), especially our matchday 1-17.

I would say the only position we lack strength in depth currently is wing.

Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:05 pm

nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:29 am I think Saints have a great 1-18, some great youngsters and prospects in there and will be tough to beat.

They were lucky with injuries in 2020, if they get their fair share in 2021 I don't think the depth and quality of that squad will be good enough to win cups. However, I do agree about your view on 1-18.

They were even luckier with the bounce of the ball and 50/50 decisions in the GF