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.[2]
| 2000 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 October 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Chris Joynt ( St Helens) | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,132[1] | ||||||||||||
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Background
editTetleys 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Wigan Warriors
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28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 960 | 405 | +555 | 49 |
| 2 | St. Helens
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28 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 988 | 627 | +361 | 46 |
Route to the Final
editWigan Warriors
edit| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Semi-Final | St Helens (H)
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54-16 |
| Final Eliminator |  Bradford Bulls (H)
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40-12 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
St Helens
edit| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off | Bradford Bulls (H)
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16-11 |
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Wigan Warriors (A)
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54-16 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
Match details
edit14 October 2000
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16 - 29 | St. Helens
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| Tries: Andy Farrell, Dave Hodgson, Tony Smith Goals: Andy Farrell (2) |
Tries: Sean Hoppe, Chris Joynt (2), Fereti Tuilagi, Tim Jonkers Goals: Sean Long (4) Drop Goals Paul Sculthorpe |
| St Helens | Position | Wigan Warriors | ||
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| 1 | Paul Wellens
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Fullback | 1 | Jason Robinson
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| 2 | Steve Hall
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Winger | 2 |  Brett Dallas
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| 3 |  Kevin Iro
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Centre | 3 | Kris Radlinski
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| Sean Hoppe
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Centre | Steve Renouf
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| 5 | Anthony Sullivan
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Winger | 5 | David Hodgson
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| 6 | Tommy Martyn
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Stand Off | 6 | Tony Smith
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| Sean Long
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Scrum half | Willie Peters
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| Apollo Perelini
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Prop |  Terry O'Connor
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| 9 | Keiron Cunningham
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Hooker | 9 | Terry Newton
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| Julian O'Neill
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Prop | Neil Cowie
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 Tim Jonkers
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2nd Row | Mick Cassidy
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| Chris Joynt
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2nd Row | Denis Betts
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| Paul Sculthorpe
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Loose forward | Andy Farrell
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 Fereti Tuilagi
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Interchange | Lee Gilmour
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| Scott Barrow
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Interchange | Chris Chester
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| John Stankevitch
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Interchange | Tony Mestrov
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| Sonny Nickle
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Interchange | Brady Malam
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| Coach | Frank Endacott
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References
edit- ^ Butler, Cliff; Ponting, Ivan (June 2000). Manchester United Official Yearbook 2001: The Definitive Guide to the 2000−2001 Season. Carlton Books Limited. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-2339995-2-4.
- ^ news.bbc.co.uk (14 October 2000). "Joynt inspires Saints triumph". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2010.