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| 2011 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 October 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Feeder | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Phil Bentham | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,107 | ||||||||||||
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The 2011 Super League Grand Final was the 14th official Grand Final and the championship-deciding game of the Super League XVI season. It was held on Saturday, 8 October at Manchester, England's Old Trafford stadium. The match was contested by St. Helens and the Leeds Rhinos, who last faced each other in a grand final in 2009. British rock band Feeder were due to provide the pre-match music entertainment, only for their show to be called off due to the pitch being wet and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson not allowing a stage to be built on the pitch. Leeds won the game by 32 points to 16.[1][2]
St Helens had finished the regular season in 3rd place with 37 points while Leeds had finished 5th with 31 points.
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 3 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 782 | 515 | +267 | 37 | |
| 5 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 757 | 603 | +154 | 31 |
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off | 26-18 | |
| Semi-Final | 26-18 | |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off | 42-10 | |
| Preliminary Semi-Final | 34-28 | |
| Semi-Final | 26-24 | |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
8 October 2011
18:00 UTC+1 |
| St. Helens |
16–32 | |
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| Tries: Thomas Makinson, Michael Shenton Goals: Jamie Foster (4) |
Report |
Tries: Rob Burrow, Brent Webb, Ryan Hall, Carl Ablett, Zak Hardaker Goals: Kevin Sinfield (6) |
| St Helens | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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| 1 | Fullback | 1 | ||
| 27 | Winger | 23 | ||
| 3 | Centre | 27 | ||
| 5 | Centre | 12 | ||
| 22 | Winger | 5 | ||
| 25 | Stand-off | 13 | ||
| 20 | Scrum half | 6 | ||
| 10 | Prop | 8 | ||
| 9 | Hooker | 9 | ||
| 11 | Prop | 10 | ||
| 12 | 2nd Row | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2nd Row | 3 | ||
| 16 | Loose forward | 21 | ||
| 17 | Interchange | 7 | ||
| 14 | Interchange | 14 | ||
| 15 | Interchange | 16 | ||
| 19 | Interchange | 17 | ||
| Coach | ||||
The World Club Challenge was set to take place between the winner of the Super League Grand Final, Leeds Rhinos and the winner of the NRL Grand Final, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on 17 February 2012, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium.[3]