2000 Super League Grand Final

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2000 (2000) Super League Grand Final  ()
12 Total
WIG 412 16
ST H 1118 29
Date14 October 2000
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationEngland Manchester
Harry Sunderland TrophyEngland Chris Joynt ( St Helens)
RefereeRussell Smith
Attendance58,132[1]
Broadcast partners
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The 2000 Super League Grand Final was the third official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding game of 2000's Super League V. Held on Saturday 14 October 2000 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens and Wigan Warriors. Wigan wore blue for the encounter and St Helens wore their traditional red and white. The match was refereed by Russell Smith of Castleford and played before a crowd of 58,132. In the end St Helens, inspired by their captain Chris Joynt, defeated Wigan Warriors 29–16.[2]

Background

Tetleys Super League V reverted to 12 teams after Gateshead Thunder and Sheffield Eagles left the league although Huddersfield Giants subsequently became Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and finished bottom for the third consecutive season. Wigan Warriors finished top for the first time since Super League III when they won the Grand Final.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wigan Warriors 28 24 1 3 960 405 +555 49
2 St. Helens 28 23 0 5 988 627 +361 46

Route to the Final

Wigan Warriors

Wigan
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Semi-Final St Helens (H) 54-16
Final Eliminator Bradford Bulls (H) 40-12
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

St Helens

St Helens
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Play-off Bradford Bulls (H) 16-11
Qualifying Semi-Final Wigan Warriors (A) 54-16
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Match details

14 October 2000
Wigan Warriors 16 - 29 St. Helens
Tries: Andy Farrell, Dave Hodgson, Tony Smith
Goals: Andy Farrell (2)
Tries: Sean Hoppe, Chris Joynt (2), Fereti Tuilagi, Tim Jonkers
Goals: Sean Long (4)
Drop Goals Paul Sculthorpe
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 58,132
Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)
St Helens Position Wigan Warriors
1 England Paul Wellens Fullback 1 England Jason Robinson
2 England Steve Hall Winger 2 Australia Brett Dallas
3 New Zealand Kevin Iro Centre 3 England Kris Radlinski
New Zealand Sean Hoppe Centre Australia Steve Renouf
5 England Anthony Sullivan Winger 5 England David Hodgson
6 England Tommy Martyn Stand Off 6 England Tony Smith
England Sean Long Scrum half Australia Willie Peters
New Zealand Apollo Perelini Prop Republic of Ireland Terry O'Connor
9 England Keiron Cunningham Hooker 9 England Terry Newton
New Zealand Julian O'Neill Prop England Neil Cowie
Netherlands Tim Jonkers 2nd Row Republic of Ireland Mick Cassidy
England Chris Joynt 2nd Row England Denis Betts
England Paul Sculthorpe Loose forward England Andy Farrell
Samoa Fereti Tuilagi Interchange England Lee Gilmour
England Scott Barrow Interchange England Chris Chester
England John Stankevitch Interchange Australia Tony Mestrov
England Sonny Nickle Interchange New Zealand Brady Malam
Coach New Zealand Frank Endacott

References

  1. ^ Butler, Cliff; Ponting, Ivan (June 2000). Manchester United Official Yearbook 2001: The Definitive Guide to the 2000−2001 Season. Carlton Books Limited. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-2339995-2-4.
  2. ^ news.bbc.co.uk (14 October 2000). "Joynt inspires Saints triumph". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

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