2014 Super League Grand Final

2014 (2014) Super League Grand Final  ()
St Helens RLFC Wigan Warriors 14 6
1 2 Total STH 2 12 14 WIG 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St Helens	27	19	0	8	796	563	+233	38[3]
2	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	14 – 6	Wigan Warriors
Tries: Soliola  54' Makinson  69' Goals: Percival 30', 54', 69'	(Report)	Tries: Burgess  40' Goals: Smith 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  5'	Scrum Half	7	Matty Smith
16	Kyle Amor	Prop	10	Ben Flower 3'
9	James Roby	Hooker	19	Sam Powell  31'
8	Mose Masoe  10'	Prop	17	Dom Crosby  24'
10	Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook	2nd Row	11	Joel Tomkins  56'
11	Iosia Soliola  21'	2nd Row	12	Liam Farrell
3	Jordan Turner	Loose Forward	13	Sean O'Loughlin (c)
13	Willie Manu  5'	Interchange	22	Eddy Pettybourne  48'
18	Alex Walmsley  10' 24'	Interchange	24	Tony Clubb  24' 48'
27	Greg Richards  24'	Interchange	25	John Bateman  56'
28	Luke Thompson  21'	Interchange	27	George Williams  31'
Nathan Brown		Coach	Shaun Wane

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

• Super League XIX

References

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