Wingfield signs Saints extension

St.Helens have announce that 22-year-old forward Jake Wingfield has agreed to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club until at least the end of the 2025 Betfred Super League season, with a third-year option to be triggered based on matches played.

The former Blackbrook ARLFC junior is a proud product of the Saints' youth system having come through the Club's Scholarship and Academy programmes and represented Lancashire at the Academy level before making his senior debut in 2020 against Salford Red Devils.

Wingfield impressed on debut and progressed to make seven First Team match appearances in 2021, before having a breakthrough season in 2022 where he racked up a further twenty appearances, including the Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.

2023 began in a similar vein for the 22-year-old, coming off the bench in the Saints' seismic World Club Challenge victory over NRL champions Penrith Panthers at the BlueBet Stadium in Australia.

Wingfield also grabbed his first senior try this season against Halifax Panthers in the Challenge Cup. Injuries have sadly limited the strong forward to just ten matches in the current campaign, but he is targeting to be back to his best for the start of 2024.

Speaking to saintsrlfc.com about extending his stay with the Red V, Jake Wingfield said: "I'm over the moon, to be honest, I've enjoyed my time here for the last three years in the First Team and progressing through the system. 

I've been at the Club seven years now and there is no other place I would rather be, especially with the success we have had over the recent years, it feels like a no-brainer."

With his future for the next two years secured, Wingfield wants to work hard and earn his way into becoming a consistent regular within the Saints' forward pack.

"For me, it's getting a consistent run of games, I know I've had some inconsistency coming from injuries but that is part and parcel of the game. Hopefully, I have better luck in the next couple of years and get a good run of games, I feel like I'll progress a lot more and work my way into that [matchday] seventeen as a consistent spot."