2021 Super League Grand Final

The 2021 Super League Grand Final was the 24th official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXVI. The game was contested between Catalans Dragons and St Helens at Old Trafford.[1]

2021 (2021) Super League Grand Final  ()
Old Trafford hosted the match

Catalans Dragons
St Helens
10 12
12 Total
CAT 46 10
STH 66 12
Date9 October 2021
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationManchester, England
Harry Sunderland TrophyKevin Naiqama (St Helens)
JerusalemLaura Wright
RefereesLiam Moore
James Child (Video Referee)
Attendance45,177
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators

Route to final

The two finalists finished first and second in the regular season with Catalans winning 19 of their 23 games and St Helens 16 out of 21. These league positions earned both clubs byes to the second (semi-final) round of the play-offs and home advantage in their semi-final matches.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP WPCT
1 Catalans Dragons 23 19 0 4 688 398 172.9 82.61
2 St Helens 21 16 0 5 548 229 239.3 76.19

Catalans Dragons

Catalans finished first in the regular season, to claim their first League Leaders Shield since entering the competition in 2000. In their semi-final, they played Hull KR, the lowest ranked winning team from the elimination finals. Catalans won the match 28–10, with tries from Benjamin Garcia, Josh Drinkwater, Arthur Mourgue, Fouad Yaha and Joe Chan to reach their first ever grand final, and becoming the first non English team in super league era to do so.[3]

St Helens

Reigning and defending champions St Helens finished second in the regular season and faced Leeds Rhinos (the highest ranked team to win an elimination final), in their semi-final. St Helens won the match 36–8, to reach the grand final for a 3rd consecutive year, a record 13th time.[4]

Match

Details
9 October 2021
18:00 BST (UTC+01)
Catalans Dragons 10 – 12 St Helens
Try: McMeeken 50'
Goal: Maloney 9' (pen), 27' (pen), 51'
 Report (RFL)
Report (Sky Sports)		 Try: Naiqama 13' 66'
Goal: Coote 21' (pen), 67'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 45,177
Referee: Liam Moore
Player of the Match: Kevin Naiqama (St Helens)
FB 29 Sam Tomkins
WG 2 Tom Davies
CE 3 Samisoni Langi
CE 4 Dean Whare 44'
WG 5 Fouad Yaha
FE 6 James Maloney
HB 7 Josh Drinkwater
PR 8 Gil Dudson 20' 71'
HK 9 Michael Mcilorum 62'
PR 10 Julian Bousquet 23' 57'
SR 11 Matt Whitley
SR 12 Mike McMeeken
LK 13 Benjamin Garcia 61' 71'
Substitutes:
IC 1 Arthur Mourgue 62'
IC 17 Mickael Goudemand 44'
IC 22 Joel Tomkins 20' 57' 61'
IC 28 Sam Kasiano 23' 75'
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB 1 Lachlan Coote
WG 2 Tommy Makinson 45' to 55'
CE 3 Kevin Naiqama 68'
CE 4 Mark Percival
WG 5 Regan Grace
SH 6 Jonny Lomax
SO 21 Lewis Dodd
PR 8 Alex Walmsley 27' 58'
HK 9 James Roby
PR 10 Matty Lees 30' 68'
SR 14 Sione Mata'utia
SR 20 Joe Batchelor
LK 13 Morgan Knowles 35' 54' (c)
Substitutes:
IC 15 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 27' 54'
IC 16 Kyle Amor
IC 17 Agnatius Paasi 30' 58'
IC 18 Jack Welsby 35'
Coach:
Kristian Woolf

References
  1. "Super League Grand Final 2021: Kevin Naiqama stars as St Helens make it three in row with 12-10 win over Catalans Dragons".
  2. "Match Centre".
  3. "Catalans book Betfred Super League Grand Final place".
  4. "St Helens reach third-successive Grand Final".
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