2017 Super League Grand Final
The 2017 Super League Grand Final was the 20th official Grand Final championship-deciding game of the Super League XXII. It was held at Old Trafford, Manchester on 7 October 2017, kick off 18.00. Leeds Rhinos became champions for a record 8th time after beating Castleford Tigers 24–6 in front of a sell out crowd of 72,827.[1][2]
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| Date | 7 October 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Danny McGuire ( Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Razorlight | ||||||||||||
| Referees | James Child | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,827 | ||||||||||||
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Background
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Castleford Tigers |
30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos |
30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 |
Castleford Tigers
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Semi-Final |  St Helens (H) |
23-22 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Leeds Rhinos
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Semi-Final |  Hull F.C. (H) |
18-16 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Match details
Views during the match
7 October 2017 |
| Castleford Tigers |
6–24 | Leeds Rhinos |
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| Tries: Foster Goals: Gale |
Tries: Briscoe (2) McGuire (2) Goals: Watkins (3) Drop Goals: McGuire (2) |
| Castleford Tigers | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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| 5 | Greg Eden |
Fullback | 31 | Jack Walker |
| 2 | Greg Minikin |
Winger | 2 | Tom Briscoe |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jake Webster |
Centre | 3 | Kallum Watkins |
| 4 | Michael Shenton |
Centre | 14 | Liam Sutcliffe |
| 25 | Jy Hitchcox |
Winger | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| 16 | Ben Roberts |
Stand Off | 4 | Joel Moon |
| 7 | Luke Gale |
Scrum Half | 6 | Danny McGuire |
| 14 | Nathan Massey |
Prop | 16 |  Brad Singleton |
| 9 | Paul McShane |
Hooker | 9 | Matt Parcell |
| 15 |  Jesse Sene-Lefao |
Prop | 17 | Mitch Garbutt |
| 11 | Oliver Holmes |
2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones Buchanan |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken |
2nd Row | 13 | Stevie Ward |
| 13 | Adam Milner |
Loose Forward | 10 | Adam Cuthbertson |
| 10 | Grant Millington |
Interchange | 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 17 | Junior Moors |
Interchange | 12 | Carl Ablett |
| 18 | Matt Cook |
Interchange | 19 | Brett Ferres |
| 34 | Alex Foster |
Interchange | 20 | Anthony Mullally |
| Darryl Powell |
Coach | Brian McDermott | ||
References
- "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Wonderful Wigan add Final chapter to illustrious history". The Birmingham Post. England. 1998-10-26. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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