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The Super League Grand Final (commonly referred to as the Grand Final) is the last game of the European Super League's domestic season. The game is played between two teams who have qualified via a play-off structure, the teams who compete in these play-offs having been decided by the league positions after the end of the regular season's weekly rounds.

Use of a play-off system to decide the Championship brought back a rugby league tradition. The Super League Premiership, which had previously taken place between the highest placed teams in the competition, was discontinued as the purpose of its original incarnation had been to take the place of the previous Championship-deciding play-off system.

The Super League Grand Final was introduced for the 1998 season. The inaugural Grand Final match was played that year on Saturday 24 October, between Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos. The venue of every Super League Grand Final to date has been Old Trafford, Manchester.

The Harry Sunderland Trophy is the award given to the man-of-the-match in the Grand Final.

[edit] Results

Super League	Year	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Attendance	Harry Sunderland Trophy Recipient
III	1998	Wigan Warriors	10–4	Leeds Rhinos	43,533	Jason Robinson (Wigan Warriors)
IV	1999	St Helens	8–6	Bradford Bulls	50,717	Henry Paul (Bradford Bulls)
V	2000	St Helens	29–16	Wigan Warriors	58,132	Chris Joynt (St Helens)
VI	2001	Bradford Bulls	37–6	Wigan Warriors	60,164	Michael Withers (Bradford Bulls)
VII	2002	St Helens	19–18	Bradford Bulls	61,138	Paul Deacon (Bradford Bulls)
VIII	2003	Bradford Bulls	25–12	Wigan Warriors	65,537	Stuart Reardon (Bradford Bulls)
IX	2004	Leeds Rhinos	16–8	Bradford Bulls	65,537	Matt Diskin (Leeds Rhinos)
X	2005	Bradford Bulls	15–6	Leeds Rhinos	65,537	Leon Pryce (Bradford Bulls)
XI	2006	St Helens	26–4	Hull FC	72,582	Paul Wellens (St Helens)
XII	2007	Leeds Rhinos	33–6	St Helens	71,352	Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos)
XIII	2008	Leeds Rhinos	24–16	St Helens	68,810	Lee Smith (Leeds Rhinos)
XIV	2009	Leeds Rhinos	18–10	St Helens	63,259	Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos)

[edit] Statistics

Most Appearances: - St Helens (7), Bradford (6), Leeds (6), Wigan (4), Hull FC (1)
Most Wins: - St Helens (4), Leeds (4), Bradford (3), Wigan (1)

[edit] See also

• Super League (Europe)
• Grand Final

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