6 33 8 25 Harry Sunderland Trophy Rob Burrow, Leeds Stadium Old Trafford Attendance 71,352 | 6 0 25 33 Date 13 October 2007 Referee Ashley Klein | |
Location Manchester, United Kingdom Similar 1999 Super League G, 2010 Super League G, 2012 Super League G, 2015 Super League G, 2014 Super League G | ||
The 2007 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XII season. Held on Saturday 13 October 2007, at Old Trafford in Manchester, the game was played between St Helens, who finished top of the league after the 27 weekly rounds, and Leeds Rhinos, who finished second after the weekly rounds.
Contents
Route to final
Regular Season Final Standings
St Helens
Position in Super League table: 1st
Leeds Rhinos
Position in Super League table: 2nd
Pre-match
Going into this game, St Helens had never lost in a Grand Final - they had won in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Leeds Rhinos had one win from 2004 and two losses (1998 and 2005).
The St Helens stand-off, Leon Pryce, made a record-breaking seventh Grand Final appearance by playing in this game with previous appearances playing with Bradford Bulls and St Helens.
The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the Stretford End of Old Trafford.
Katherine Jenkins was forced to withdraw herself from the pre-match entertainment due to a flu bug, her replacement was Russell Watson, who performed the Grand Final hymn, Jerusalem. Watson performed before the game at the first Super League Grand Final.
St Helens's kit consisted of a white jersey with a red ‘Vee-neck', white shorts and red stockings. Leeds wore navy blue kit with yellow trim.
Man of the Match
Harry Sunderland Trophy Winner: Rob Burrow, Leeds Rhinos.