2000 Super League Grand Final

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 (2000) Super League Grand Final  ()
12 Total
WIG 412 16
ST H 1118 29
Date14 October 2000
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationEngland Manchester
Harry Sunderland TrophyEngland Chris Joynt ( St Helens)
RefereeRussell Smith
Attendance58,132[1]
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Background

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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.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wigan Warriors 28 24 1 3 960 405 +555 49
2   St. Helens 28 23 0 5 988 627 +361 46

Route to the Final

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Wigan Warriors

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Wigan
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Semi-Final   St Helens (H) 54-16
Final Eliminator   Bradford Bulls (H) 40-12
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

St Helens

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St Helens
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Play-off   Bradford Bulls (H) 16-11
Qualifying Semi-Final   Wigan Warriors (A) 54-16
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Match details

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14 October 2000
Wigan Warriors   16 - 29   St. Helens
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
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 58,132
Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)
St Helens Position Wigan Warriors
1   Paul Wellens Fullback 1   Jason Robinson
2   Steve Hall Winger 2   Brett Dallas
3   Kevin Iro Centre 3   Kris Radlinski
  Sean Hoppe Centre   Steve Renouf
5   Anthony Sullivan Winger 5   David Hodgson
6   Tommy Martyn Stand Off 6   Tony Smith
  Sean Long Scrum half   Willie Peters
  Apollo Perelini Prop   Terry O'Connor
9   Keiron Cunningham Hooker 9   Terry Newton
  Julian O'Neill Prop   Neil Cowie
  Tim Jonkers 2nd Row   Mick Cassidy
  Chris Joynt 2nd Row   Denis Betts
  Paul Sculthorpe Loose forward   Andy Farrell
  Fereti Tuilagi Interchange   Lee Gilmour
  Scott Barrow Interchange   Chris Chester
  John Stankevitch Interchange   Tony Mestrov
  Sonny Nickle Interchange   Brady Malam
Coach   Frank Endacott

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ news.bbc.co.uk (14 October 2000). "Joynt inspires Saints triumph". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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