2012 World Club Challenge

The 2012 World Club Challenge (also known due to sponsorship as the Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge) was the thirteenth consecutive World Club Challenge and was contested by Super League XVI champions, Leeds Rhinos and 2011 NRL Premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.^[1]

2012 (2012) World Club Challenge
Headingley hosted the match
Leeds Rhinos Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Super League) (National Rugby League) 26 12
1 2 Total LEE 16 10 26 MAN 6 6 12
Date	17 February 2012
Stadium	Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Location	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Man of the Match	Ryan Hall
Referee	Ashley Klein
Attendance	21,062
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports (Live) Fox Sports (Delay) Nine Network: *Channel 9 (Delay) *GEM (Live) Māori Television (Live)
Commentators	Eddie Hemmings Mike Stephenson Phil Clarke
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Background

Leeds Rhinos

Further information: 2011 Super League grand final

Leeds had finished the 2011 Super League season in 5th place before making their way to the Grand Final with wins over Hull F.C. (42-10), Huddersfield (34-28) and Warrington (26-24). In the Super League Grand Final, Leeds defeated St. Helens 32–16.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Further information: 2011 NRL Grand Final

The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles finished the 2011 NRL season in 2nd place and went on to defeat the 6th placed New Zealand Warriors 24–10 in the Grand Final. To get to their 3rd Grand Final appearance since 2007, Manly defeated North Queensland 42–8, and the Brisbane Broncos 24–14.

Following the off-season, they lost one trial match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-36 before flying to England for the World Club Challenge. Unlike 2009, Manly would not play a warm up game while in England.

Teams

Leeds Rhinos

Manly-Warringah

FB 1 Brent Webb RW 2 Ben Jones-Bishop RC 6 Kallum Watkins LC 4 Zak Hardaker LW 5 Ryan Hall SO 13 Kevin Sinfield (c) SH 6 Danny McGuire PR 8 Kylie Leuluai HK 7 Rob Burrow PR 10 Jamie Peacock SR 11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan SR 15 Brett Delaney LF 12 Carl Ablett Substitutions: IC 9 Paul McShane IC 20 Darrell Griffin IC 16 Ryan Bailey IC 18 Chris Clarkson Coach: Brian McDermott

FB 1 Brett Stewart RW 2 David Williams RC 3 Jamie Lyon (c) LC 4 Steve Matai LW 5 Michael Oldfield FE 6 Kieran Foran HB 7 Daly Cherry-Evans PR 8 Jason King HK 9 Matt Ballin PR 10 Brent Kite SR 11 Anthony Watmough SR 12 Tony Williams LK 13 Glenn Stewart Substitutions: IC 14 Jamie Buhrer IC 15 Vic Mauro IC 16 Darcy Lussick IC 17 George Rose Coach: Geoff Toovey

Match details

Leeds Rhinos	26 – 12	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries: Ryan Hall (2) Kallum Watkins Ben Jones-Bishop Carl Ablett Goals: Kevin Sinfield (3/5)	[2]	Tries: Brett Stewart Daly Cherry-Evans Goals: Jamie Lyon (2/2)

Sunday 17 February 20:00 UTC+0

Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds Attendance: 21,062 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Ryan Hall [3]

The game was highlighted by Ryan Hall's 90-metre intercept try off a Brett Stewart pass midway through the first half to give Leeds a 10–0 lead.^[4] Leeds' win in front of a full house at Headingley saw them get revenge for their 28–20 loss to Manly in the 2009 World Club Challenge at Elland Road.