2014 Super League Grand Final

St Helens RLFC	Wigan Warriors
14	6

	1	2	Total
STH	2	12	14
WIG	6	0	6

Date

11 October 2014

Stadium

Old Trafford

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Harry Sunderland Trophy

James Roby

Referees

Phil Bentham

Attendance

70,102

Broadcast partners

Broadcasters

Sky Sports

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The 2014 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding match of Super League XIX. It was held on Saturday 11 October 2014, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK with a 6pm kick-off time. The game was played between the top two teams from the regular season, St Helens RLFC and Wigan Warriors.

The 2014 Super League season (known as the First Utility Super League XIX due to sponsorship by First Utility) was the 19th season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. Fourteen teams competed for the League Leader's Shield over 27 rounds (including the Magic Weekend in Manchester), after which the highest finishing teams will enter the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy.

Def Castleford, 41-0 in the Qualifying Final on 19 September
Def Catalans Dragons, 30-12 in the Semifinal on 2 October.

Def Huddersfield, 57-4 in the Qualifying Final on 18 September
Def Warrington, 16-12 in the Semifinal on 3 October.

Following a fiery opening that started with the kind of big tackles that this derby game has become known for, the game suffered a dramatic twist in only the second minute of the game when Wigan Prop, Ben Flower, was sent off by referee Phil Bentham after he punched a defenceless Lance Hohaia.

This forced Wigan to play 78 minutes with 12-men, causing a switch in the Wigan approach to one of smash-and-grab. A valiant first-half performance by Wigan's 12-men meant they entered the break with a 6-2 lead.

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