2007 Super League Grand Final

2007 (2007) Super League Grand Final ()
2007 Super League Grand Final
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Date	13 October 2007
Stadium	Old Trafford
Location	Manchester
Harry Sunderland Trophy	Rob Burrow ( Leeds Rhinos)
Headliners	Kaiser Chiefs
Referee	Ashley Klein
Attendance	71,352
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports;
Commentators	Eddie Hemmings; Mike Stephenson;
	Super League Grand Final ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Super League Grand Final was 10th official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XII season. Held on Saturday 13 October 2007, at Old Trafford in Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens, who finished top of the league after the 27 weekly rounds, and Leeds Rhinos, who finished second after the weekly rounds.

Background

Going into this game, St Helens had never lost in a Grand Final - they had won in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Leeds Rhinos had one win from 2004 and two losses (1998 and 2005).^[1]

The St Helens stand-off, Leon Pryce, made a record-breaking seventh Grand Final appearance by playing in this game with previous appearances playing with Bradford Bulls and St Helens.^[1]

The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the Stretford End of Old Trafford.^[1]

Katherine Jenkins was forced to withdraw herself from the pre-match entertainment due to a flu bug, her replacement was Russell Watson, who performed the Grand Final hymn, Jerusalem. Watson performed before the game at the first Super League Grand Final.^[1]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St. Helens	27	19	0	8	783	422	+361	38
2	Leeds Rhinos	27	18	1	8	747	487	+260	37

Route to the Final

St Helens

Round	Opposition	Score
Qualifying Semi-Final	Leeds Rhinos (H)	10-8
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Leeds Rhinos

Round	Opposition	Score
Qualifying Semi-Final	St Helens (A)	10-8
Elimination Final	Wigan Warriors (H)	36-6
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details

13 October 2007
18:00 UTC+1

St. Helens	6 - 33	Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Roby 26' Goals: Long	Report	Tries: Webb 19' Lauitiiti 50' Donald 52' Smith 69' Jones-Buchanan 79' Goals: Sinfield (6) Drops: Burrow

Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 71,352
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)

St Helens		Position	Leeds Rhinos
	Paul Wellens	Fullback	1	Brent Webb
2	Ade Gardner	Winger	2	Scott Donald
3	Matthew Gidley	Centre	3	Clinton Toopi
4	Willie Talau	Centre	4	Keith Senior
5	Francis Meli	Winger	5	Lee Smith
6	Leon Pryce	Stand Off	6	Danny McGuire
7	Sean Long	Scrum half	7	Rob Burrow
8	Nick Fozzard	Prop	8	Kylie Leuluai
9	Keiron Cunningham	Hooker	9	Matt Diskin
10	Jason Cayless	Prop	10	Jamie Peacock
11	Lee Gilmour	2nd Row	11	Jamie Jones-Buchanan
13	Chris Flannery	2nd Row	12	Gareth Ellis
12	Jon Wilkin	Loose forward	13	Kevin Sinfield (c)

14	James Roby	Interchange	14	Ali Lauitiiti
	Mike Bennett	Interchange	16	Ryan Bailey
10	James Graham	Interchange	17	Ian Kirke
	Maurie Fa'asavalu	Interchange	18	Carl Ablett

	Daniel Anderson	Coach		Tony Smith

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d BBC Sport (13 October 2007). "Grand Final as it happened". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

[BBCa-1] BBC Sport (13 October 2007). "Grand Final as it happened". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.

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