2014 Super League Grand Final

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2014 (2014) Super League Grand Final  ()
St Helens RLFC Wigan Warriors
14 6
1 2 Total
STH File:Saintscolours.svg 2 12 14
WIG File:Wigancolours.svg 6 0 6
Date 11 October 2014
Stadium Old Trafford
Location Manchester, United Kingdom
Harry Sunderland Trophy James Roby
Referee Phil Bentham
Attendance 70,102
Broadcast partner
Broadcaster Sky Sports
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The 2014 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 11 October 2014,[1] at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK with a 6pm kick-off time. The top two teams from the regular season, St Helens RLFC and Wigan Warriors, locked horns to fight for the Super League XIX title.[2]

Route to final

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Further information: 2014 Super League season results
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Saintscolours.svg St Helens 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38[3]
2 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37

St Helens

Def Castleford, 41-0 in the Qualifying Final on 19 September
Def Catalans, 30-12 in the Semifinal on 2 October.[4]

Wigan

Def Huddersfield, 57-4 in the Qualifying Final on 18 September
Def Warrington, 16-12 in the Semifinal on 3 October.[5]

Summary

Following a fiery opening that started with the kind of big tackles that this derby game has become known for, the game suffered a dramatic twist in only the second minute of the game when Wigan Prop, Ben Flower, was sent off by referee Phil Bentham after he punched a defenceless Lance Hohaia.[6] This forced Wigan to play 78 minutes with 12-men, causing a switch in the Wigan approach to one of smash-and-grab. A valiant first-half performance by Wigan's 12-men meant they entered the break with a 6-2 lead.[7]

Despite further strong defensive displays by the Wigan outfit in the ensuing second-half, Iosia Soliola forced himself over the Wigan try-line in his final appearance in the Red-Vee to put St Helens ahead and in control of the game. An admirable yet desperate display by Wigan to get themselves back into contention was halted when Tommy Makinson crashed over for Saints 12 minutes from time to make the score 14-6 after a precise kick over-the-top of the Wigan defence from Saints stalwart, Paul Wellens. Despite a late Wigan flurry, Makinson's try proved to be the one that sealed the game and the championship for St Helens meaning that the Saints claimed their first championship title since 2006 and their sixth overall in the Super League era (St Helens are now equal with, Leeds Rhinos for titles since 1996, both have 6 titles).[8][9]

Match details

12 October 2014
18:00 BST
St Helens File:Saintscolours.svg 14 – 6 File:Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors
Tries: Soliola Try 54'
Makinson Try 69'
Goals: Percival 3/3 30', 54', 69'		 (Report) Tries: Burgess Try 40'
Goals: Smith 1/3 17'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 70,102
Referee/s: Phil Bentham
Man of the Match: James Roby
St Helens Position Wigan Warriors
17 Paul Wellens (c) Fullback 1 Matthew Bowen
2 Tommy Makinson Winger 2 Josh Charnley
22 Mark Percival Centre 5 Anthony Gelling
4 Josh Jones Centre 23 Dan Sarginson
5 Adam Swift Winger 32 Joe Burgess
15 Mark Flanagan Stand Off 6 Blake Green
6 Lance Hohaia Substituted off 5' Scrum Half 7 Matty Smith
16 Kyle Amor Prop 10 Ben Flower Red card.svg 3'
9 James Roby Hooker 19 Sam Powell Substituted off 31'
8 Mose Masoe Substituted off 10' Prop 17 Dom Crosby Substituted off 24'
10 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 2nd Row 11 Joel Tomkins Substituted off 56'
11 Iosia Soliola Substituted off 21' 2nd Row 12 Liam Farrell
3 Jordan Turner Loose Forward 13 Sean O'Loughlin (c)
13 Willie Manu Substituted in 5' Interchange 22 Eddy Pettybourne Substituted in 48'
18 Alex Walmsley Substituted in 10'Substituted off 24' Interchange 24 Tony Clubb Substituted in 24'Substituted off 48'
27 Greg Richards Substituted in 24' Interchange 25 John Bateman Substituted in 56'
28 Luke Thompson Substituted in 21' Interchange 27 George Williams Substituted in 31'
Nathan Brown Coach Shaun Wane

World Club Series

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Main article: 2015 World Club Series

By winning this match the Saints had qualified for the World Club Series final, to be played early in the 2015 season against the winners of the 2014 NRL Grand final, the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

See also

References

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External links

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