St Helens man released to join Championship club

Ben Davies has joined up with Championship side Oldham after being released from his contract by St Helens with immediate effect. Davies has penned a deal until the end of the 2026 season with the Roughyeds and that brings an end to his six-season stint at the Totally Wicked Stadium.

The centre joined St Helens from Widnes Vikings in 2020 and he went on to make 41 appearances for the club in that time. He scored 11 tries for the Saints, too, with his last run out coming in the Challenge Cup against West Hull earlier this season.

Despite Saints being low on numbers in the outside backs, Davies failed to catch Paul Wellens’ eye enough to feature more than once this season, with a loan to Castleford Tigers yielding just one appearance, too.

He’ll be keen to star in the Championship, though, with the 25-year-old joining a club who currently sit fourth in the league table with an 1895 Cup semi-final to look forward to as well. He could be set to make his debut for the club this week as Sean Long’s side take on Doncaster.

Ex-St Helens man Ben Davies opens up on Oldham move

“I can’t wait to get involved, rip in with the lads, get some game time and have fun doing it,” Davies told Roughyeds TV.

“I am fit, firing and ready to go. I will get butterflies pulling on that Oldham shirt and playing for a great club with a real history.

“Oldham are great club and what they are doing at the moment is striving to be the best. The club is going in the right direction with players who are aspiring to be Super League players and achieve that goal. Everyone is confident and the team is on a high. I want to add to that and improve the team.

“I think I’m an exciting player so can’t wait to play under Sean Long who is a Saints legend. I’m off the cuff but consistent and will always put 110 per cent effort into everything I do.”

Speaking of his latest recruit, Long added: “Ben is a good player who is still only young but has played a lot of Super League.

“We are a bit short with injuries in the outside backs and back row so Ben can play both which is great for us. He’s a good guy and that is what we want – good people who work hard for the team. He’s really excited to see what we are doing off the field and he just wants to play rugby.

“He’s been in and out of the team at Saints but wants to play every week and be consistent. I’ve told him that if he plays well for us then he will keep his spot.”