2000 Super League Grand Final

none 2000 Super League Grand Final 2000 Super League logo Wigan Warriors St. Helens WIG Wigan Warriors 16 ST H St Helens 16 4 12 16 11 18 29 14 October 2000 Old Trafford ENG Manchester Harry Sunderland Trophy ENG Chris Joynt (St Helens 16 St Helens) Jerusalem Russell Smith 58,132Butler Cliff Ponting Ivan Manchester United Official Yearbook 2001: The Definitive Guide to the 2000−2001 Season 215 Carlton Books Limited June 2000 978-0-2339995-2-4 Sky Sports Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson Super League Grand Final 1999 2001 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. news.bbc.co.uk Joynt inspires Saints triumph BBC Sport UK BBC 14 October 2000 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/972485.stm 28 November 2010 Background Super League V 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. TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Wigan Warriors 16 Wigan Warriors282413960405+555492St Helens 16 St. Helens282305988627+36146 Route to the Final Wigan Warriors + Wigan Round Opposition Score Qualifying Semi-Final st helens 16 St Helens (H) 54–16 Final Eliminator bradford 16 Bradford Bulls (H)40-12 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. St Helens + St Helens Round Opposition Score Qualifying Play-off bradford 16 Bradford Bulls (H)16-11 Qualifying Semi-Final wigan 16 Wigan Warriors (A) 54–16 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. Match details #eeeeee 14 October 2000 Wigan Warriors 16px 16 - 29 16px St. Helens Tries: Andy Farrell, Dave Hodgson, Tony SmithGoals: Andy Farrell (2) Tries: Sean Hoppe, Chris Joynt (2), Fereti Tuilagi, Tim Jonkers Goals: Sean Long (4) Drop Goals Paul Sculthorpe Old Trafford, Manchester 58,132 Russell Smith (Castleford) St HelensPositionWigan Warriors1 ENG Paul Wellens Fullback1ENG Jason Robinson2 ENG Steve Hall Winger2 AUS Brett Dallas3NZL Kevin Iro Centre3ENG Kris RadlinskiNZL Sean Hoppe CentreAUS Steve Renouf5 ENG Anthony Sullivan Winger5ENG David Hodgson6ENG Tommy Martyn Stand Off6ENG Tony SmithENG Sean Long Scrum halfAUS Willie Peters NZL Apollo Perelini Prop IRE rugby league Terry O'Connor9 ENG Keiron Cunningham Hooker9ENG Terry Newton NZL Julian O'Neill PropENG Neil CowieHolland Tim Jonkers 2nd Row IRE rugby league Mick CassidyENG Chris Joynt 2nd RowENG Denis BettsENG Paul Sculthorpe Loose forwardENG Andy Farrell SAM Fereti Tuilagi InterchangeENG Lee GilmourENG Scott Barrow InterchangeENG Chris ChesterENG John Stankevitch Interchange AUS Tony MestrovENG Sonny Nickle InterchangeNZL Brady Malam CoachNZL Frank Endacott References External links 2000 Super League Grand Final at rlphotos.com 2000 Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches Category:Wigan Warriors matches Grand final