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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 A view of Old Trafford during the match | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 1 |  Castleford Tigers
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30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos
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30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 |
Route to Final
editCastleford Tigers
editFinishing 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
editLeeds 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
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| Castleford Tigers
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6–24 | Leeds Rhinos
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| Tries: Foster Goals: Gale |
Tries: Briscoe (2) McGuire (2) Goals: Watkins (3) Drop Goals: McGuire (2) |
| Castleford Tigers | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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| 5 | Greg Eden
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Fullback | 31 | Jack Walker
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| 2 | Greg Minikin
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Winger | 2 | Tom Briscoe
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| 3 |  Jake Webster
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Centre | 3 | Kallum Watkins
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| 4 | Michael Shenton
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Centre | 14 | Liam Sutcliffe
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| 25 | Jy Hitchcox
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Winger | 5 | Ryan Hall
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| 16 | Ben Roberts
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Stand Off | 4 | Joel Moon
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| 7 | Luke Gale
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Scrum half | 6 | Danny McGuire
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| 14 | Nathan Massey
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Prop | 16 |  Brad Singleton
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| 9 | Paul McShane
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Hooker | 9 | Matt Parcell
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| 15 |  Jesse Sene-Lefao
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Prop | 17 | Mitch Garbutt
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| 11 | Oliver Holmes
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2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones Buchanan
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| 12 | Mike McMeeken
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2nd Row | 13 | Stevie Ward
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| 13 | Adam Milner
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Loose forward | 10 | Adam Cuthbertson
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| 10 | Grant Millington
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Interchange | 7 | Rob Burrow
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| 17 | Junior Moors
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Interchange | 12 | Carl Ablett
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| 18 | Matt Cook
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Interchange | 19 | Brett Ferres
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| 34 | Alex Foster
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Interchange | 20 | Anthony Mullally
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| Darryl Powell
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Coach | Brian McDermott
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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.