2006 Super League Grand Final
| 2006 Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 14 October 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Paul Wellens ( St Helens) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Deacon Blue | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Karl Kirkpatrick | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,575 | ||||||||||||
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The 2006 Super League Grand Final was the 9th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of
Old Trafford ground, the game was played between St. Helens, who finished top of the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Hull FC
, who finished second after the weekly rounds.
Background
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Helens
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28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 939 | 430 | +509 | 48 |
| 2 |  Hull
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28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | +142 | 40 |
Route to the Final
St Helens
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Hull F.C. (H)
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12-8 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Hull FC
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | St Helens (A)
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12-8 |
| Elimination Final |  Bradford Bulls (H)
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19-12 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Match details
14 October 2006
18:00 UTC+1 |
| St. Helens
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26 - 4 | Hull F.C.
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| Tries: Meli 18' Pryce 39' Talau 50' Gardner 53' Cunningham 62' Goals: Lyon (3) |
Report |
Tries: Domic 24' |
(Warrington)
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| St Helens | Position | Hull FC | ||
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| 1 | Paul Wellens
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Fullback | 1 | Shaun Briscoe
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| 2 | Ade Gardner
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Winger | 14 |  Motu Tony
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| 3 |  Jamie Lyon
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Centre | 4 | Sid Domic
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| 4 | Willie Talau
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Centre | 3 | Kirk Yeaman
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| 5 | Francis Meli
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Winger | 5 | Gareth Raynor
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| 6 | Leon Pryce
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Stand Off | 13 | Paul Cooke
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| 7 | Sean Long (c)
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Scrum half | 7 | Richard Horne
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| 17 | Paul Anderson
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Prop | 8 | Ewan Dowes
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| 9 |  Keiron Cunningham
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Hooker | 9 |  Richard Swain (c)
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| 10 | Jason Cayless
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Prop | 10 | Garreth Carvell
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| 11 | Lee Gilmour
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2nd Row | 12 | Shayne McMenemy
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| 12 | Jon Wilkin
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2nd Row | 11 | Lee Radford
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| 16 | Jason Hooper
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Loose forward | 24 | Danny Washbrook
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| 14 | James Roby
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Interchange | 6 | Richard Whiting
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| 19 | James Graham
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Interchange | 19 | Graeme Horne
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| 15 | Mike Bennett
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Interchange | 26 | Scott Wheeldon
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| 23 | Maurie Fa'asavalu
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Interchange | 15 | Paul King
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| Daniel Anderson
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Coach | Peter Sharp
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See also
- Super League XI