2007 Super League Grand Final

none April 2022 2007 Super League Grand Final 260px 2007 Super League logo St. Helens Leeds Rhinos ST H St Helens 16 LEE Leeds Rhinos 16 6 0 6 8 25 33 13 October 2007 Old Trafford ENG Manchester Harry Sunderland Trophy ENG Rob Burrow (Leeds 16 Leeds Rhinos) Headliners Kaiser Chiefs Ashley Klein 71,352 Sky Sports Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson Super League Grand Final 2006 2008 The 2007 Super League Grand Final was tenth 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 Super League XII 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). 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. The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the Stretford End of Old Trafford. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm BBC Grand Final as it happened BBC Sport 2007-10-16 2007-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20071015024507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm 15 October 2007 live 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. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts116px St. Helens271908783422+36138216px Leeds Rhinos271818747487+26037 Route to the Final St Helens Round Opposition Score Qualifying Semi-Final leeds 16 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 16 St Helens (A) 10-8 Elimination Final wigan 16 Wigan Warriors (H) 36-6 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. Match details #eeeeee 13 October 200718:00 UTC+1 St. Helens 16px 6 - 33 Report 16px Leeds Rhinos Tries: Roby 26'Goals: Long Tries: Webb 19'Lauitiiti 50'Donald 52'Smith 69'Jones-Buchanan 79'Goals: Sinfield (6)Drops: Burrow Old Trafford, Manchester 71,352 Ashley Klein (Australia) St HelensPositionLeeds Rhinos1 ENG Paul Wellens Fullback1 AUS Brent Webb2ENG Ade Gardner Winger2AUS Scott Donald 3AUS Matthew Gidley Centre3NZL Clinton Toopi4SAM Willie Talau Centre4ENG Keith Senior5SAM Francis Meli Winger5ENG Lee Smith6ENG Leon Pryce Stand Off6ENG Danny McGuire7ENG Sean Long Scrum half7ENG Rob Burrow 8ENG Nick Fozzard Prop8NZL Kylie Leuluai9WAL Keiron Cunningham Hooker9ENG Matt Diskin 10AUS Jason Cayless Prop10ENG Jamie Peacock11ENG Lee Gilmour 2nd Row11ENG Jamie Jones-Buchanan30AUS Chris Flannery 2nd Row12ENG Gareth Ellis12ENG Jon Wilkin Loose forward13ENG Kevin Sinfield (c) 14ENG James Roby Interchange14NZL Ali Lauitiiti15ENG Mike Bennett Interchange16ENG Ryan Bailey17ENG James Graham Interchange18ENG Ian Kirke23SAM Maurie Fa'asavalu Interchange22ENG Carl Ablett AUS Daniel Anderson CoachAUS Tony Smith References Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Category:Leeds Rhinos matches 2007 Grand final