IT is something that seemed barely possible when this year started.

At that stage, Warrington Wolves’ recent meetings with St Helens had brought them nothing but heartbreak.

Saints had won the past seven meetings between the two clubs going into 2024 but now, The Wire stand on the brink of a rare treble.

Having beaten their neighbours twice on their own turf this year – 31-8 in the Challenge Cup in April and 24-10 in Super League in July – winning Saturday’s meeting at The Halliwell Jones Stadium would complete a bit of club history.

It would be just the sixth time Warrington have beaten St Helens three times within the same calendar year – and the past two occasions have been part of runs to being crowned champions of England.

The last team to do it was the all-conquering 1953-54 team, who won 7-2 at Knowsley Road on January 2, 1954 and 12-8 at Wilderspoon on February 27 before triumphing 11-0 on home soil in the Championship semi-finals.

They went one better in 1948, beating Saints four times in the calendar year with the first two games of that run – an 8-2 win at Knowsley Road on January 10 and a 21-3 triumph at Wilderspool on March 6 – forming part of their title-winning 1947-48 season.

The new campaign then saw them win 12-4 at Knowsley Road on October 16 and 15-5 at Wilderspool on December 4.

There were also three Warrington wins over St Helens in 1897, 1900 and 1909, the results for which are listed below

1909

Won 15-9 at Knowsley Road, January 23

Won 78-6 at Wilderspool, April 12

Won 19-15 at Wilderspool, September 18

1900

Won 6-0 at Knowsley Road, March 17 (Challenge Cup)

Won 7-0 at Knowsley Road, November 24

Won 6-5, December 24

1897

Won 7-3 at Wilderspool, February 22

Won 8-3 at Knowsley Road, October 23

Won 8-0 at Wilderspool, December 27