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2021 Super League Grand Final

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2021 (2021) Super League Grand Final  ()
12 Total
CAT 46 10
STH 66 12
Date9 October 2021
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationManchester
Harry Sunderland TrophyFiji Kevin Naiqama
( St Helens)
JerusalemLaura Wright
RefereeLiam Moore
Attendance45,177
Broadcast partners
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The 2021 Super League Grand Final was the 24th official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXVI. The game was contested between Catalans Dragons and St Helens at Old Trafford.

Background

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The two finalists finished first and second in the regular season with Catalans winning 19 of their 23 games and St Helens 16 out of 21. These league positions earned both clubs the chance to go to the second (semi-final) round of the play-offs and home advantage in their semi-final matches.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP WPCT
1 Catalans Dragons 23 19 0 4 688 398 172.9 82.61
2 St Helens 21 16 0 5 548 229 239.3 76.19

Route to the final

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Catalans Dragons

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Catalans finished first in the regular season, to claim their first League Leaders Shield since entering the competition in 2000. In their semi-final, they played Hull KR, the lowest ranked winning team from the elimination finals. Catalans won the match 28–10, with tries from Benjamin Garcia, Josh Drinkwater, Arthur Mourgue, Fouad Yaha and Joe Chan to reach their first ever grand final, and becoming the first non English team in super league era to do so.

Round Opposition Score
Preliminary Final Hull KR (H) 28-10
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

St Helens

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Reigning and defending champions St Helens finished second in the regular season and faced Leeds Rhinos (the highest ranked team to win an elimination final), in their semi-final. St Helens won the match 36–8, to reach the grand final for a 3rd consecutive year, a record 13th time.

Round Opposition Score
Preliminary Final Leeds Rhinos (H) 36-8
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details

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9 October 2021
18:00 BST (UTC+01)
Catalans Dragons 10–12 St Helens
Tries: McMeeken rugby ball 50'
Goals: Maloney 9' (pen), 27' (pen), 51'
Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)
Tries: Naiqama rugby ball 13' rugby ball 66
Makinson Yellow card 45'
Goals: Coote 21' (pen), 67'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 45,177
Referee: Liam Moore
Harry Sunderland Award:
Kevin Naiqama (St Helens)
Catalans Dragons Position St Helens
29 England Sam Tomkins Fullback 1 Scotland Lachlan Coote
2 England Tom Davies Wing 2 England Tommy Makinson Yellow card 45'
3 Tonga Samisoni Langi Centre 3 Fiji Kevin Naiqama rugby ball 13', rugby ball 66', downward-facing red arrow 68'
4 New Zealand Dean Whare red cross icon downward-facing red arrow 44' Centre 4 England Mark Percival
5 France Fouad Yaha Wing 5 Wales Regan Grace
6 Australia James Maloney Scrum-half 6 England Jonny Lomax
7 Australia Josh Drinkwater Stand-off 21 England Lewis Dodd
8 Wales Gil Dudson downward-facing red arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 71' Prop 8 England Alex Walmsley downward-facing red arrow 27' upward-facing green arrow 58'
9 England Michael Mcilorum downward-facing red arrow 62' Hooker 9 England James Roby
10 France Julian Bousquet downward-facing red arrow 23' upward-facing green arrow 57' Prop 10 England Matty Lees downward-facing red arrow 30' upward-facing green arrow 68'
11 England Matt Whitley Second-row 14 Australia Sione Mata'utia
12 England Mike McMeeken rugby ball 50' Second-row 20 England Joe Batchelor
13 France Benjamin Garcia downward-facing red arrow 61' upward-facing green arrow 71' Prop 13 England Morgan Knowles downward-facing red arrow 35' upward-facing green arrow 54'
1 France Arthur Mourgue upward-facing green arrow 62' Interchange 15 England Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook upward-facing green arrow 27' downward-facing red arrow 54'
17 France Mickael Goudemand upward-facing green arrow 44' 16 England Kyle Amor
22 England Joel Tomkins upward-facing green arrow 20' downward-facing red arrow 57' upward-facing green arrow 61' 17 Tonga Agnatius Paasi upward-facing green arrow 30' downward-facing red arrow 58'
28 New Zealand Sam Kasiano upward-facing green arrow 23' downward-facing red arrow 75' 18 England Jack Welsby upward-facing green arrow 35'
England Steve McNamara Coach Australia Kristian Woolf

Notes

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References

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