2000 Super League Grand Final

The 2000 Super League Grand Final was the third official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding game of 2000's Super League V. Held on Saturday 14 October 2000 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens and Wigan Warriors. Wigan wore blue for the encounter and St Helens wore their traditional red and white. The match was refereed by Russell Smith of Castleford and played before a crowd of 58,132. In the end St Helens, inspired by their captain Chris Joynt, defeated Wigan Warriors 29–16.[2]

2000 (2000) Super League Grand Final  ()
Wigan Warriors St. Helens
16 29
12 Total
WIG 412 16
ST H 1118 29
Date14 October 2000
StadiumOld Trafford
Location Manchester
Harry Sunderland Trophy Chris Joynt ( St Helens)
RefereesRussell Smith
Attendance58,132[1]
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators

Background
Further information: Super League V

Tetleys Super League V reverted to 12 teams after Gateshead Thunder and Sheffield Eagles left the league although Huddersfield Giants subsequently became Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants and finished bottom for the third consecutive season. Wigan Warriors finished top for the first time since Super League III when they won the Grand Final.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wigan Warriors 282413960405+55549
2 St. Helens 282305988627+36146

Route to the Final

Wigan Warriors
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Semi-Final St Helens (H) 54-16
Final Eliminator Bradford Bulls (H) 40-12
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

St Helens
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Play-Off Bradford Bulls (H) 16-11
Qualifying Semi-Final Wigan Warriors (A) 54-16
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details
14 October 2000
Wigan Warriors 16 - 29 St. Helens
Tries: Andy Farrell, Dave Hodgson, Tony Smith
Goals: Andy Farrell (2)		 Tries: Sean Hoppe, Chris Joynt (2), Fereti Tuilagi, Tim Jonkers
Goals: Sean Long (4)
Drop Goals Paul Sculthorpe
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 58,132
Referee: Russell Smith (Castleford)
St Helens Position Wigan Warriors
1 Paul Wellens Fullback 1 Jason Robinson
2 Steve Hall Winger 2 Brett Dallas
3 Kevin Iro Centre 3 Kris Radlinski
Sean Hoppe Centre Steve Renouf
5 Anthony Sullivan Winger 5 David Hodgson
6 Tommy Martyn Stand Off 6 Tony Smith
Sean Long Scrum Half Willie Peters
Apollo Perelini Prop Terry O'Connor
9 Keiron Cunningham Hooker 9 Terry Newton
Julian O'Neill Prop Neil Cowie
Tim Jonkers 2nd Row Mick Cassidy
Chris Joynt 2nd Row Denis Betts
Paul Sculthorpe Loose Forward Andy Farrell
Fereti Tuilagi Interchange Lee Gilmour
Scott Barrow Interchange Chris Chester
John Stankevitch Interchange Tony Mestrov
Sonny Nickle Interchange Brady Malam
Coach Frank Endacott

References
  1. Butler, Cliff; Ponting, Ivan (June 2000). Manchester United Official Yearbook 2001: The Definitive Guide to the 2000−2001 Season. Carlton Books Limited. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-2339995-2-4.
  2. news.bbc.co.uk (14 October 2000). "Joynt inspires Saints triumph". BBC Sport. UK: BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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