St Helens have confirmed Jonny Lomax will be their captain for the upcoming 2024 season, with the stalwart succeeding Super League legend James Roby following his retirement.

One-club man Roby headed up the Saints on the field for six seasons, between 2018 and 2023, with the legendary hooker leading his hometown club to four consecutive Super League titles in that time.

Lomax is another of the Red V’s academy products, joining the club aged 11 and progressing through the ranks to make his senior debut against Wakefield Trinity as a fresh-faced 18-year-old in March 2009.

Since then, a further 325 competitive appearances in the club’s colours have followed for the Billinge-born ace, scoring 133 tries in the process with numerous trophy lifts along the way.

Now 33, the half-back is 7th in Saints’ all-time appearance list, just five off 6th-placed Sean Long, and 4th in their all-time try-scorers list, just the one off levelling 3rd-placed Paul Newlove in that column.

St Helens stalwart Jonny Lomax recalls ’emotional’ moment when receiving captaincy
The former Orrell St James youngster – who has 11 England caps and four for Great Britain to his name – is a boyhood Saints fan, and described being handed the captaincy of the club as a ‘huge honour’.

He was told that he would be leading the Saints out in 2024 during their recent pre-season camp in Cyprus.

In a press release, Lomax said: “This is a huge honour for me. Upon being told the news when were in camp, it was pretty emotional as well.