CHAMPIONS Saints have all winter to milk their back-to-back Super League success.

Kristian Woolf has given the team time off and he expects to bring the players back in for pre-season training in January.

The Betfred Super League 2021 season will start later than usual - having ended so late and the need to give the players time for a period of recovery.

Here a reminder of how next year's Super League will pan out - just in case it got lost in the build up to the Grand Final.

The season will kick off on March 11, with the Betfred Super League Grand Final to be played on October 9 at Old Trafford.

Clubs will play 13 home fixtures in a 27-game Regular Season, including the Dacia Magic Weekend.

Magic Weekend will be played at St James' Park, Newcastle, on 29/30 May.

The play-offs will again see the six-team play-off format used in 2020.

Executive chairman Robert Elstone said: “With our players performing at the highest level, late into November, it is important that we give our players time to recover and prepare properly for the 2021 campaign.

“Many of them will be looking to force themselves into the selection decisions for the Rugby League World Cup and pre-season will be a key part of their plans.

“What is also clear with the ongoing uncertainty around Covid-19 is that a later start date gives us a better chance of playing more games in front of fans in 2021.”

The 12th team, who replace Toronto, will be announced on Monday at noon.

Meanwhile, fixtures for the 2021 Betfred Super League season will be released in January.