2006 Super League Grand Final

The 2006 Super League Grand Final was the 9th official Grand Final and 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 FC, who finished second after the weekly rounds.

2006 (2006) Super League Grand Final
St. Helens Hull 26 4
1 2 Total ST H 10 16 26 HUL 4 0 4
Date	14 October 2006
Stadium	Old Trafford
Location	Manchester
Harry Sunderland Trophy	Paul Wellens ( St Helens)
Headliners	Deacon Blue
Referee	Karl Kirkpatrick
Attendance	72,575
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports
Commentators	Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson
Super League Grand Final ← 2005 2007 →

Background

Further information: Super League XI

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St. Helens	28	24	0	4	939	430	+509	48
2	Hull	28	20	0	8	720	578	+142	40

Route to the Final

St Helens

Further information: 2006 St Helens RFC season

Round	Opposition	Score
Qualifying Semi-Final	Hull F.C. (H)	12–8
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Hull FC

Round	Opposition	Score
Qualifying Semi-Final	St Helens (A)	12–8
Elimination Final	Bradford Bulls (H)	19–12
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details

14 October 2006 18:00 UTC+1

St. Helens	26 - 4	Hull F.C.
Tries: Meli 18' Pryce 39' Talau 50' Gardner 53' Cunningham 62' Goals: Lyon (3)	Report	Tries: Domic 24'

Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 72,575 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington)

St Helens		Position	Hull FC
1	Paul Wellens	Fullback	1	Shaun Briscoe
2	Ade Gardner	Winger	14	Motu Tony
3	Jamie Lyon	Centre	4	Sid Domic
4	Willie Talau	Centre	3	Kirk Yeaman
5	Francis Meli	Winger	5	Gareth Raynor
6	Leon Pryce	Stand Off	13	Paul Cooke
7	Sean Long (c)	Scrum half	7	Richard Horne
17	Paul Anderson	Prop	8	Ewan Dowes
9	Keiron Cunningham	Hooker	9	Richard Swain (c)
10	Jason Cayless	Prop	10	Garreth Carvell
11	Lee Gilmour	2nd Row	12	Shayne McMenemy
12	Jon Wilkin	2nd Row	11	Lee Radford
16	Jason Hooper	Loose forward	24	Danny Washbrook
14	James Roby	Interchange	6	Richard Whiting
19	James Graham	Interchange	19	Graeme Horne
15	Mike Bennett	Interchange	26	Scott Wheeldon
23	Maurie Fa'asavalu	Interchange	15	Paul King
	Daniel Anderson	Coach		Peter Sharp

See also

• Super League XI

External links

• 2006 Super League Grand Final at rlphotos.com