More than 50 former St Pats players have gone on to play for the town's professional team, Wigan Warriors,[2] and many have gone on to play Test rugby league, the highest level, for Great Britain and England RL including Joe Egan,[3] Andy Gregory, John Fieldhouse, Joe Lydon, Andy Platt, Mike Gregory, Shaun Edwards, Martin Dermott, Shaun Wane, Ian Lucas, Phil Clarke, Chris Joynt, Mick Cassidy, Kris Radlinski, Sean O'Loughlin, Sam Tomkins,[4] Liam Farrell, Josh Charnley, Tom Davies.

In 2014, St Pats reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, and were drawn against Leigh Centurions.

Although St Pats were drawn at home, the club played the fixture at Leigh Sports Village, as their own ground did not meet the RFL's minimum requirements to host the fixture.

Although cup matches against professional opposition usually generate a significant financial windfall for amateur teams, St Pats revealed they had made just £63 from their Challenge Cup game against Leigh in the previous year due to the costs of hosting the game at another venue.

[7] In 2017, St Pats' first round Challenge Cup tie against Leigh Miners Rangers was broadcast online on the BBC Sport website, and was the first time the opening round of the Challenge Cup had been shown live.