2006 Super League Grand Final
| 2006 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 October 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Paul Wellens, St Helens | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Karl Kirkpatrick | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,582 | ||||||||||||
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The 2006 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League XI. Held on Saturday, 14 October at Manchester's Old Trafford ground, the game was played between St Helens, who finished top of the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Hull, who finished second after the weekly rounds.
Route to final
Regular season final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1st |  St Helens
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28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 939 | 430 | +509 | 48 |
| 2nd |  Hull
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28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | +142 | 40 |
St Helens
Position in Super League table: 1st
- Qualifying semi-final: Won 12-8 v Hull FC
Hull FC
Position in Super League table: 2nd
- Qualifying semi-final Lost 12-8 to St Helens
- Final eliminator: Won 19-12 v Bradford Bulls
Pre-match
Deacon Blue performed before the game.
Teams
| St Helens
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Position | Hull
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| Paul Wellens | Fullback | Shaun Briscoe |
| Ade Gardner | Winger | Motu Tony |
| Jamie Lyon | Centre | Sid Domic |
| Willie Talau | Centre | Kirk Yeaman |
| Francis Meli | Winger | Gareth Raynor |
| Leon Pryce | Stand Off | Paul Cooke |
| Sean Long (c) | Scrum Half | Richard Horne |
| Paul Anderson | Prop | Ewan Dowes |
| Keiron Cunningham | Hooker | Richard Swain (c) |
| Jason Cayless | Prop | Garreth Carvell |
| Lee Gilmour | 2nd Row | Shayne McMenemy |
| Jon Wilkin | 2nd Row | Lee Radford |
| Jason Hooper | Loose Forward | Danny Washbrook |
| James Roby | Interchange | Richard Whiting |
| James Graham | Interchange | Graeme Horne |
| Mike Bennett | Interchange | Scott Wheeldon |
| Maurie Fa'asavalu | Interchange | Paul King |
| Daniel Anderson | Coach | Peter Sharp |
Match details
14 October 2006
18:00 UTC+1 |
| St Helens
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26 - 4 | Hull
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| Tries: Meli 18' Pryce 39' Talau 50' Gardner 53' Cunningham 62' Goals: Lyon (3) |
Report |
Tries: Domic 24' |
Harry Sunderland Trophy Winner: Paul Wellens, St Helens.