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