2014 Super League Grand Final

none 2014 Super League Grand Final 100px 2014 Super League logo St Helens RLFC Wigan Warriors STH St Helens 16 WIG Wigan 16 2 12 14 6 0 6 11 October 2014 Old Trafford ENG Manchester Harry Sunderland Trophy ENG James Roby (st helens 16 St Helens) Headliners James Phil Bentham 70,102 Sky Sports Eddie Hemmings Mike Stevenson Super League Grand Final 2013 2015 The 2014 Super League Grand Final was the 17th official grand final and conclusive and deciding match of Super League XIX. It was held on Saturday 11 October 2014,2014 Super League fixtures announced http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/29207/2014-super-league-fixtures-announced Super League 23 January 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140114215400/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/29207/2014-super-league-fixtures-announced 14 January 2014 at Old Trafford, Manchester with a 6pm kick-off time. The game was played between the top two teams from the regular season, St Helens RLFC and Wigan Warriors. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/11141146/Super-League-Grand-Final-2014-Wigan-favourites-but-St-Helens-have-momentum-ahead-of-Old-Trafford-showdown.html Super League Grand Final 2014: Wigan favourites but St Helens have momentum ahead of Old Trafford showdown 4 October 2014 Daily Telegraph 7 October 2014 Background Super League XIX The 2014 Super League season (known as the First Utility Super League XIX due to sponsorship by First Utility)First Utility powers title sponsorship of Super League http://superleague.co.uk/article/29353/first-utility-powers-title-sponsorship Super League 23 January 2014 was the 19th season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. Fourteen teams competed for the League Leaders' Shield over 27 rounds (including the Magic Weekend in Manchester), after which the highest finishing teams will enter the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy. Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 St Helens 16 St. Helens 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38League Table http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/league_table Super League 27 September 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130921120347/http://www.superleague.co.uk/matchday/league_table 21 September 2013 2 Wigan 16 Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37 Route to the Final St Helens 2014 St Helens RLFC season + St Helens Round Opposition Score Qualifying Play-Off castleford 16 Castleford Tigers (H) 41-0 Semi-Final catalans 16 Catalans Dragons (H) 30-12 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. Wigan 2014 Wigan Warriors season + Wigan Round Opposition Score Qualifying Play-Off huddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants (H) 57-4 Semi-Final warrington 16 Warrington Wolves (A) 16-12 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. Match details C1D8FF 12 October 201418:00 BST St. Helens St Helens 16 14–6 (Report) Wigan 16 Wigan Warriors Tries: Soliola 54 Makinson 69 Goals: Percival 3/3 30', 54', 69' Tries: Burgess 40 Goals: Smith 1/3 17' Flower 0 3 Old Trafford, Manchester 70,102 Phil Bentham James Roby St HelensPositionWigan Warriors 17ENG Paul Wellens (c) FB 1AUS Matthew Bowen 2ENG Tommy Makinson WG 2ENG Josh Charnley 22ENG Mark Percival CE 5COK Anthony Gelling 4ENG Josh Jones CE 23ENG Dan Sarginson 5ENG Adam Swift WG 32ENG Joe Burgess 15ENG Mark Flanagan SO 6AUS Blake Green 6NZL Lance Hohaia SH 7ENG Matty Smith 16IRE rugby league Kyle Amor PR 10WAL Ben Flower 9ENG James Roby HK 19ENG Sam Powell 8SAM Mose Masoe PR 17ENG Dom Crosby 10IRE rugby league Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook SR 11ENG Joel Tomkins 11NZL Iosia Soliola SR 12ENG Liam Farrell 3ENG Jordan Turner LF 13ENG Sean O'Loughlin (c) 13TON Willie Manu Interchange 22USA Eddy Pettybourne 18 ENG Alex Walmsley Interchange 24ENG Tony Clubb 27 ENG Greg Richards Interchange 25ENG John Bateman 28ENG Luke Thompson Interchange 27ENG George Williams AUS Nathan Brown CoachENG Shaun Wane 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, became the first and only player to be sent off in a grand final by referee Phil Bentham after he punched Lance Hohaia in the face, thus knocking him out, then as he lay defenceless on the floor, he punched him in the face again. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/11156623/St-Helens-14-Wigan-Warriors-6-Moment-of-madness-from-Wales-international-Ben-Flower-costs-Wigan-dear.html St Helens 14 Wigan Warriors 6: Moment of madness from Wales international Ben Flower costs Wigan dear 11 October 2014 Daily Telegraph 15 October 2014 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/29559845 St Helens 14-6 Wigan Warriors BBC Sport Despite further 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). https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/oct/11/st-helens-wigan-super-league-grand-final-match-report St Helens win Grand Final after Wigan's Ben Flower is sent off 11 October 2014 Guardian 15 October 2014 https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-league/29559845 St Helens 14–6 Wigan Warriors 11 October 2014 BBC Sport 15 October 2014 World Club Series 2015 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. References External links 2014 Category:Wigan Warriors matches Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Grand Finals Category:October 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom