Welcome to our full live coverage of the Betfred Super League Grand Final, from the build-up to up-to-the-minute blow-by-blow coverage of the match itself as St Helens take on Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Rohan Smith's post-match press conference saw him say that Leeds were second best on the night, but he believed his team showed all the traits of being champions...
βThe effort, connection and trust has been commendable. But you are here to win it and clearly we were the second best team. Everyone is hurting as we thought we had enoughβ
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Rhyse Martin finally gets a try! Lovely play down the right wing of Leeds, a 1-2 and Martin crosses the line. He also converted to make it 38 consecutive conversions in a row, a new record.
Mark Percival gets himself on the scoresheet thanks to a little kick from Jack Welsby, leaving the Leeds back line with no chance. The kick couldn't be much easier for Makinson. 24-6 Saints!
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Konrad Hurrell gets his 10th try of the season, spinning in the tackle away from three Leeds defenders and gets it down on the whitewash. Makinson converts easily. 18-6 to St Helens!
π΄βͺοΈ Saints 16-6 Rhinos π¦
Kruise Leeming gets one back for Leeds, managing to squeeze himself over the line after a line break from Zak Hardaker. Fast hands from Leeds and they go into half-time just 12-6 down.
Young Jon Bennison gets another vital try for Saints in the corner, and it's 12-0 St Helens after Makinson converts.
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Matty Lees gives Saints an early try on the board after just two minutes, the quickest try in Grand Final history! Tommy Makinson converts.
π΄βͺοΈ Saints 6-0 Rhinos π¦
Tonight, Matt Prior is looking to join an elite group of players to win both NRL and Super League Grand Finals
Paul Wellens tells The Sportsman that the current St Helens squad are a different animal to 2011...
The Leeds 13: Myler, Briscoe, Hardaker, Sutcliffe, Handley, Austin, Smith, Tetevano, Bentley, Martin, Oledzki, Prior, O'Connor
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The Saints 13: Bennison, Makinson, Hurrell, Percival, Hopoate, Welsby, Lomax, Paasi, Roby, Lees, Batchelor, Sironen, Knowles
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Jon Wilkin arrives at Old Trafford with an excellent splash of Partridge...
We are pitchside at Old Trafford as we wait just a few more hours until St Helens and Leeds Rhinos get underway for the ultimate prize Rugby League has to offer in the Northern Hemisphere.
We are pitchside at Old Trafford and the atmosphere is already building ahead of the @Betfred @SuperLeague Grand Final!
@Saints1890 vs @LeedsRhinos, who have you got?
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Despite having a positive record in regular Super League games against Leeds, St Helens have never defeated the Rhinos in a Grand Final (4 attempts).
Who are you backing to come out on top at Old Trafford? π€
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Saints won the League Leaders' Shield this season, finishing clear of local rivals Wigan Warriors. They then overcame Salford Red Devils 19-12 in a tense semi-final at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
Leeds came from the bottom end of the Betfred Super League under Richard Agar to become the form side in the sport after Rohan Smith took over. They beat Catalans Dragons on the road in the first round of the play-offs, then went to Wigan and beat them too to reach Old Trafford.
We're collating the most memorable moments from the Betfred Super League Grand Finals over the last 25 years...
Comment your favourites down below!
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St Helens have named their 21-man squad ahead of the Super League Grand Final.
Introducing our 21 man squad ahead of Saturday's @superleague #GrandFinal β
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Leeds Rhinos have named their 21-man squad for the Super League Grand Final...
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Betfred caught up with St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf as he prepares to take the Saints to Old Trafford in his final game in charge.
π | Can Kristian Woolf take @Saints1890 to a fourth consecutive Betfred @SuperLeague title in his last game as Head Coach?
Full interview streaming now π
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The man that defeated Muhammad Ali, and former WBC, IBF and The Ring heavyweight title holder Larry Holmes reacts to the world of Rugby League!
Check out the Mantality podcast, hosted by former Leeds Rhinos second rower Stevie Ward.
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The player with the most Betfred Super League Grand Final wins is Jamie Peacock, who was victorious at Old Trafford on nine occasions, three times with Bradford Bulls and six times with Leeds Rhinos.
We might not have got to see him last weekend, but we caught up with Betfred Super League Man of Steel award winner Brodie Croft just after he got his hands on the award on Monday.
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Earlier this week, we caught up with Leeds Rhinos' Matt Prior to discuss the changes Rohan Smith made that took them from relegation candidates to Grand Final hopefuls in just months.
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This week's edition of The Last Tackle is a Grand Final special. And commentary great Eddie Hemmings revealed on the show that he is expecting a Grand Final first...
So here it is, Merry... Grand Final! The culmination of another brilliant Betfred Super League season arrives on Saturday night as St Helens face Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford to decide who are this year's champions.
Stick with The Sportsman over the next 48 hours for unrivalled coverage of club rugby league's biggest night of 2022.
