1998 Super League Grand Final
| 1998 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 24 October 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Jason Robinson ( Wigan) | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,533 | ||||||||||||
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The 1998 JJB Super League Grand Final was the first staging of the Super League Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding game of 1998's
Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the first time the League Championship had been decided by play-off since the 1972–73 Championship Final. The game was played between Wigan Warriors and Leeds Rhinos
.
Background
JJB Sports Super League IV.
Route to the Grand Final
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Wigan Warriors
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23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 762 | 222 | +540 | 42 |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos
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23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 662 | 369 | +293 | 38 |
Wigan Warriors
By finishing first in the regular season, Wigan qualified directly to the play-off semi-finals. They were drawn against Leeds at home and beat their eventual Grand Final opponents 17–4.
Leeds Rhinos
The play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. Leeds had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to
St Helens
where they cruised through 44–16.
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Qualifying Play-off | Halifax Blue Sox (H)
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13-6 |
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Wigan Warriors (A)
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17-4 |
| Final Eliminator | St Helens (H)
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44-16 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue. | ||
Match details
24 October 1998
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| Wigan Warriors
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10–4 | Leeds Rhinos
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| Tries: Robinson Goals: Farrell (3) |
Report |
Tries: Blackmore |
(Castleford)
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| Wigan Warriors | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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| 1 | Kris Radlinski
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Fullback | 1 |  Iestyn Harris (c)
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| 2 | Jason Robinson
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Winger | 22 | Leroy Rivett
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| 3 |  Danny Moore
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Centre | 3 |  Richie Blackmore
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| 4 | Gary Connolly
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Centre | 4 | Brad Godden
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| 5 | Mark Bell
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Winger | 5 | Francis Cummins
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| 6 | Henry Paul
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Stand Off | 13 | Daryl Powell
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| 7 | Tony Smith
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Scrum half | 7 | Ryan Sheridan
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| 16 |  Terry O'Connor
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Prop | 8 |  Martin Masella
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| 9 | Robbie McCormack
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Hooker | 21 | Terry Newton
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| 10 | Tony Mestrov
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Prop | 25 | Darren Fleary
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| 17 | Stephen Holgate
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2nd Row | 11 | Adrian Morley
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| 20 | Lee Gilmour
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2nd Row | 17 | Anthony Farrell
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| 13 | Andy Farrell (c)
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Loose forward | 12 | Marc Glanville
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| 25 | Paul Johnson
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Interchange | 24 | Marcus St Hilaire
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| 12 | Simon Haughton
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Interchange | 14 | Graham Holroyd
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| 14 | Mick Cassidy
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Interchange | 27 | Andy Hay
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| 8 | Neil Cowie
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Interchange | 20 | Jamie Mathiou
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| John Monie
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Coach | Graham Murray
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See also
- Super League III
References
- The Birmingham Post. England. 26 October 1998. Retrieved 5 October 2009.