26th August: Saints take the first Super League title

   26/08/2013
Richard de la Riviere looks back at what happened in Rugby League over the years on this day: 26th August A 13-try master class saw St Helens become the inaugural Super League champions as they showed top-four hopefuls Warrington no mercy on this day in 1996, winning 66-14 amid a red-hot atmosphere at Knowsley Road. The win ended a 21-year wait

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