2024 Super League Grand Final
Rugby league championship match
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The 2024 Super League Grand Final, named the 2024 Betfred Super League Grand Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th official Super League Grand Final and the championship-deciding rugby league game of the 2024 Super League season. The match saw Wigan Warriors take on Hull KR at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
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| Date | 12 October 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||
| Rob Burrow Award | Bevan French | ||||||||||||
| Jerusalem | Laura Wright | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Chris Kendall | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,173 | ||||||||||||
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Wigan Warriors were the defending champions, having won six titles including in 2023, while Hull KR were making their first appearance at a Grand Final, having last won a league title in the First Division, the Super League's predecessor, in 1985.
Wigan successfully retained their title with a narrow 9–2 victory to claim their seventh Super League title, and in doing so, become the first team in Super League era to win all 4 major trophies in the same year.
Background
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Warriors |
27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 723 | 338 | +385 | 44 |
| 2 |  Hull Kingston Rovers |
27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 719 | 326 | +393 | 42 |
Route to the final
Wigan Warriors
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-final |  Leigh Leopards (H) |
38–0 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
2023 Grand Final winners Wigan finished the regular season as league leaders, earning the Warriors a bye to the semi-final. They played the lowest ranked winner from the eliminators, which was the Leigh Leopards.
Final score: Wigan Warriors 38–0 Leigh Leopards[1]
Hull Kingston Rovers
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Semi-final |  Warrington Wolves (H) |
10–8 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Hull Kingston Rovers ended the regular season in 2nd place, having lost a highly contested match against Wigan in the 25th round of the season. The position earned them a bye to the semi-finals, where they would play the highest ranked winner of the Eliminators, which was the Warrington Wolves.
Final score: Hull Kingston Rovers 10-8 Warrington Wolves[2]
Pre-match
Broadcasting
The 2024 Super League season marked the introduction of the SuperLeague+ over-the-top streaming platform, allowing for the Grand Final to be broadcast globally on the platform alongside terrestrial broadcasters.[3]
In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports aired the event, with highlights on terrestrial channel BBC Two.[4]
Sky Sport's coverage was shared globally with Fox League in Australia and the US, Digicel in the Pacific Region, Premier Sports in South East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, ESPN Africa in Central and Southern Africa, Sportsnet in Canada, SportsMax in the Caribbean and Sportdigital in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.[3]
Entertainment
Pre-match and half-time entertainment was provided by The Lathums.[5]
Officiating
Chris Kendall was the referee for the match, with Richard Thompson and Johnny Roberts as touch judges. Liam Moore was the video referee, while Jack Smith was the reserve referee.[6]
Team selection
The Wigan Warriors squad remained unchanged following their semi-final match against Leigh.[7]
Hull KR's centre Oliver Gildart was replaced by Jack Broadbent, following his performance in the semi-final against Warrington, while captain and loose forward Elliot Minchella, returned to the squad following a two-match ban, displacing Matty Storton to a substitution. Dean Hadley was assigned as second-row, having covered for Minchella as loose forward during his ban.[8]
Match details
Details
| 12 October 2024 18:00 BST (UTC+01) |
| Wigan Warriors | 9–2 | Hull KR |
| Try: French 23' Con: Keighran 24' Pen: Keighran 62' Drop: Smith 40' | Report | Pen: Lewis 57' |
| Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 68,173 Referee: Chris Kendall Touch Judges: Richard Thompson & Johnny Roberts Video referee: Liam Moore[6] Rob Burrow Award: Bevan French |
| Wigan Warriors | Position | Hull KR | ||
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| 1 | Jai Field | Fullback | 2 | Niall Evalds |
| 2 | Abbas Miski | Wing | 35 | Joe Burgess |
| 3 | Adam Keighran  24', 62' |
Centre | 1 | Peta Hiku |
| 4 | Jake Wardle | Centre | 36 | Jack Broadbent |
| 5 | Liam Marshall | Wing | 5 | Ryan Hall |
| 6 | Bevan French  23' |
Stand-off | 27 | Tyrone May |
| 7 | Harry Smith | Scrum-half | 7 | Mikey Lewis 57' |
| 8 | Ethan Havard  46'  72' |
Prop | 8 | Sauaso Sue 18' 48' 76' |
| 17 | Kruise Leeming 48' 78' |
Hooker | 14 | Matt Parcell 64' |
| 16 | Luke Thompson 67' 71' |
Prop | 16 | Jai Whitbread 30' |
| 21 | Junior Nsemba 13' 27' |
Second-row | 11 | Dean Hadley |
| 12 | Liam Farrell | Second-row | 12 | James Batchelor |
| 13 | Kaide Ellis | Loose forward | 13 | Elliott Minchella |
| 10 | Liam Byrne 13' 27' 55' 71' |
Interchange | 9 | Jez Litten 64' |
| 15 | Patrick Mago 48' 55' |
15 | Sam Luckley 30' 48' | |
| 19 | Tyler Dupree 67' 72' |
17 | Matty Storton 76' | |
| 27 | Tom Forber 47' 78' |
20 | Kelepi Tanginoa 18' 76' | |
 Matt Peet |
Head coach |  Willie Peters | ||
Post-match
By winning the Grand Final, Wigan Warriors won their second 'quadruple' since the 1993-94 season, having also won of the World Club Challenge, the Challenge Cup and the League Leaders' Shield. The quadruple has only been achieved elsewhere by Bradford Bulls in 2003 and St Helens in 2006.[9]
As winners of the Grand Final, Wigan are expected to play the 2025 World Club Challenge against 2024 NRL Grand Final winners Penrith Panthers in February 2025. However, Penrith have announced they were not willing to play the match due to logistical and player welfare concerns relating to the 2025 Rugby League Las Vegas event held the following March.[10]
Television viewing figures for the Sky Sports broadcast averaged at 374,000 during the match, marking a rise in viewership by 40% when compared to the 2023 final.[11]
