Back row Travis returns to Saints after NRLW stint

Paige Travis won four back-to-back Challenge Cups with St Helens

St Helens have re-signed back rower Paige Travis after her one-season stint in the NRLW with Parramatta Eels.

The 26-year-old spent six years with Saints and was part of the side that dominated women's rugby league, including winning a historic Women's Challenge Cup, League Leaders' Shield and Women's Super League treble in 2021.

She also won four Challenge Cups in a row between 2021 and 2024 before joining Parramatta on an initial two-year contract from the start of 2025.

"I stayed up watching the games I could this year, my mum goes to every game, and the girls are family to me, so Saints never really left me," she said.

"The club's support meant everything. I wanted to go and explore that opportunity and I had their backing, and that's why this is the only club I would ever come back to.

"I think I'm coming back home as a better player, on and off the pitch. I've learned a lot by being in a full-time professional environment in Australia, which is something I hope the Women's Super League can do one day."

Travis played in every game for Parramatta, making 11 appearances in total, before she was released by the club at the end of the season.

An established international, Travis has made nine appearances for England and featured at the 2022 Rugby League World Cup as well as against Australia in Las Vegas earlier this year.

"Every club in the UK would want her, and that shows how highly valued the programme we run here is," head coach Craig Richards said.

"It speaks volumes about our culture and how we treat people because, in Paige's mind, it was always about coming back to Saints.

"We're proud of how we do things, and it's a pat on the back for all the coaching and backroom staff for the fantastic work they do."