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2017 Super League Grand Final
The 2017 Super League Grand Final was the 20th official Grand Final championship-deciding game of the Super League XXII. It was held at Old Trafford, Manchester on 7 October 2017, kick off 18.00. Leeds Rhinos became champions for a record 8th time after beating Castleford Tigers 24–6 in front of a sell out crowd of 72,827.[1][2]
| 2017 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 7 October 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Danny McGuire ( Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Razorlight | ||||||||||||
| Referee | James Child | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,827 | ||||||||||||
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Background edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 |
Route to Final edit
Castleford Tigers edit
Finishing top of the table in the regular season, Castleford qualified directly to the play-off semi-final where they met St Helens at home. The game went to golden point extra time before a Luke Gale drop goal gave Castleford the win 23–22.[3]
Leeds Rhinos edit
Leeds also had direct qualification to the semi-final where they hosted Hull F.C. at Headingley. In another close game it was Leeds who triumphed 18–16.[4]
Match details edit
7 October 2017 |
| Castleford Tigers | 6–24 | Leeds Rhinos |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Foster Goals: Gale | Tries: Briscoe (2) McGuire (2) Goals: Watkins (3) Drop Goals: McGuire (2) |
| Castleford Tigers | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Greg Eden | Fullback | 31 | Jack Walker |
| 2 | Greg Minikin | Winger | 2 | Tom Briscoe |
| 3 | Jake Webster | Centre | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| 4 | Michael Shenton | Centre | 14 | Liam Sutcliffe |
| 25 | Jy Hitchcox | Winger | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| 16 | Ben Roberts | Stand Off | 4 | Joel Moon |
| 7 | Luke Gale | Scrum half | 6 | Danny McGuire |
| 14 | Nathan Massey | Prop | 16 | Brad Singleton |
| 9 | Paul McShane | Hooker | 9 | Matt Parcell |
| 15 | Jesse Sene-Lefao | Prop | 17 | Mitch Garbutt |
| 11 | Oliver Holmes | 2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones Buchanan |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | 2nd Row | 13 | Stevie Ward |
| 13 | Adam Milner | Loose forward | 10 | Adam Cuthbertson |
| 10 | Grant Millington | Interchange | 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 17 | Junior Moors | Interchange | 12 | Carl Ablett |
| 18 | Matt Cook | Interchange | 19 | Brett Ferres |
| 34 | Alex Foster | Interchange | 20 | Anthony Mullally |
| Darryl Powell | Coach | Brian McDermott | ||
References edit
- ^ "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Castleford Tigers 23-22 St Helens". BBC Sport. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Leeds 18-16 Hull FC". BBC Sport. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Wonderful Wigan add Final chapter to illustrious history". The Birmingham Post. England. 26 October 1998. Retrieved 5 October 2009.