2021 Super League Grand Final

2021 (2021) Super League Grand Final  ()
Catalans Dragons St Helens 10 12
1 2 Total CAT 4 6 10 STH 6 6 12
Date	9 October 2021
Stadium	Old Trafford
Location	Manchester, England
Harry Sunderland Trophy	Kevin Naiqama (St Helens)
Jerusalem	Laura Wright
Referees	Liam Moore James Child (Video Referee)
Attendance	45,177
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Sky Sports
Commentators	Terry O'Connor Barrie McDermott
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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]

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

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