Jonny Lomax has made 388 appearances for St Helens, winning five Grand Finals, one Challenge Cup and a World Club Challenge; he earned four caps for Great Britain and 11 for England, which included a World Cup final appearance against Australia in 2017
St Helens legend Jonny Lomax is to retire at the end of the 2026 Super League season, he announced on Tuesday.
Lomax, who has not featured since fracturing his jaw in Saints' defeat by Warrington Wolves in June, has made 388 appearances for the club, winning five Grand Finals, one Challenge Cup and a World Club Challenge.
He won four caps for Great Britain and 11 for England, which included a World Cup final appearance against Australia in 2017.
Lomax confirmed the move with a post on his Instagram that read: "At the end of 2026, I will call time on my playing career. This was something I always planned, and those closest to me have always been aware of.
"Over the last 20 years [18 professionally], I have been able to live out a boyhood dream. Achieving far more than I could ever have imagined. Representing and captaining my hometown club and, of course, the pinnacle, representing England and Great Britain.
"I will retire at the age of 36, grateful for the life the game has given me, knowing I have given it everything I could, with the scars to prove it [19 operations, including 12 knee ops by the age of 26]. Despite this, I still feel lucky.
"For those that have supported me throughout it all… I hope I have been able to do you proud."
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Saints are currently on 28 points and seventh in the Super League standings, one place outside of the play-off positions with three games to go.
They need to leapfrog one of Hull KR (sixth, 30 points), Leigh Leopards (fifth, 32 points) or Wakefield Trinity (fourth, 32 points) down the stretch.
Current Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos, as well as Wigan Warriors – tied on 38 points but with an inferior point differential – and Warrington Wolves, two back in third, have already qualified for the play-offs.
Sky Sports will show every game of the Super League live this season, including two matches each round exclusively live. The remaining five matches will be broadcast on Sky Sports+.
