As they prepare to take on Penrith in the World Club Challenge, St Helens players and officials have revealed the role of the back-to-back NRL premiers in their record Super League dominance.
Knowles and Lees, who were England World Cup team-mates last year, were members of the 2015 Academy team which was unbeaten in matches against Wests Tigers, Central Coast, Parramatta and Penrith.
The Wests Tigers Cubs included Ryan Papenhuyzen, Adam Doueihi, Moses Suli and Alex Seyfarth, while Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai played for a Panthers SG Ball outfit beaten 28-10 by St Helens. "That was the last game that we played, against Penrith, which they have done every tour," Knowles said."We struggled in the first couple of games and got better as the tour went on.
“Apart from the first tour, there is someone in our squad from every age group that has done it, and it has been really good for our club. "It is not a coincidence. It is definitely beneficial to come out here at such a young age and to have some of the life experiences as well."
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