2011 Super League Grand Final
The 2011 Super League Grand Final was the 14th official Grand Final and the championship-deciding game of the Super League XVI season. It was held on Saturday, 8 October at Manchester, England's Old Trafford stadium. The match was contested by St. Helens and the Leeds Rhinos, who last faced each other in a grand final in 2009. British rock band Feeder were due to provide the pre-match music entertainment, only for their show to be called off due to the pitch being wet and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson not allowing a stage to be built on the pitch. Leeds won the game by 32 points to 16.[1][2]
| 2011 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 October 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Feeder | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Phil Bentham | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,107 | ||||||||||||
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Background
St Helens had finished the regular season in 3rd place with 37 points while Leeds had finished 5th with 31 points.
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 3 |  St. Helens |
27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 782 | 515 | +267 | 37 |
| 5 |  Leeds Rhinos |
27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 757 | 603 | +154 | 31 |
St Helens
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off |  Wigan Warriors (A) |
26-18 |
| Semi-Final | Wigan Warriors (H) |
26-18 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
Leeds Rhinos
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off |  Hull F.C. (H) |
42-10 |
| Preliminary Semi-Final |  Huddersfield Giants (A) |
34-28 |
| Semi-Final |  Warrington Wolves (A) |
26-24 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
Match details
8 October 2011 18:00 UTC+1 |
| St. Helens |
16–32 | Leeds Rhinos |
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| Tries: Thomas Makinson, Michael Shenton Goals: Jamie Foster (4) |
Report |
Tries: Rob Burrow, Brent Webb, Ryan Hall, Carl Ablett, Zak Hardaker Goals: Kevin Sinfield (6) |
| St Helens | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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 Paul Wellens (c) |
Fullback | 1 |  Brent Webb | |
| 27 | Thomas Makinson |
Winger | 23 | Ben Jones-Bishop |
| 3 | Michael Shenton |
Centre | 27 | Zak Hardaker |
| 5 |  Francis Meli |
Centre | 12 | Carl Ablett |
| 22 | Jamie Foster |
Winger | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| 25 | Lee Gaskell |
Stand-off | 13 | Kevin Sinfield (c) |
| 20 | Jonny Lomax |
Scrum half | 6 | Danny McGuire |
| 10 | James Graham (c) |
Prop | 8 | Kylie Leuluai |
| 9 | James Roby |
Hooker | 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Danny Buderus |
| 11 | Tony Puletua |
Prop | 10 | Jamie Peacock |
| 12 | Jon Wilkin |
2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan |
| 4 | Iosia Soliola |
2nd Row | 3 | Brett Delaney |
| 16 | Paul Clough |
Loose forward | 21 | Chris Clarkson |
| 17 | Gary Wheeler |
Interchange | 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 14 | Scott Moore |
Interchange | 14 | Ali Lauitiiti |
| 15 |  Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook |
Interchange | 16 | Ryan Bailey |
| 19 | Andrew Dixon |
Interchange | 17 | Ian Kirke |
| Royce Simmons |
Coach | Brian McDermott | ||
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge was set to take place between the winner of the Super League Grand Final, Leeds Rhinos and the winner of the NRL Grand Final, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on 17 February 2012, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.[3]
References
- "Leeds claim Grand Final glory as inspired Rob Burrow sinks St Helens". Guardian. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "St Helens 16 Leeds 32". Daily Telegraph. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- "Headingley to stage World Club Challenge 2012". BBC Sport. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.