His honours include winning the Super League in 2002 and 2010 and the Challenge Cup in 2004. The 2019 Super League Grand Final was the 21st championship-deciding game of the 2019 Super League season. He has played for both New Zealand and the Cook Islands at international level. The 2019 Super League Grand Final is here and we will have all the build-up, team news, live updates and reaction from Old Trafford. It was held at Old Trafford in Manchester on 12 October 2019. But, having demolished Castleford and Wigan on their way to the final, Salford could not rekindle the magic that saw them earn their final appearance, despite Bibby's first-half try which gave the 13,000 travelling Salford fans reason to believe. Wales international Knowles touched down for his fifth try of the season, with Taia running in after Ken Sio cheaply knocked on inside his own 10 as Saints turned the screw. A League Leaders' Shield win in 2018 was followed in August by a first Challenge Cup final appearance for over a decade. They got off the mark in the 13th minute when Hanna Butcher’s flat pass sent centre Abby Eatock galloping down the right channel. Running across the pitch looking for space on the last tackle, Percival took matters into his own hands when he nudged a neat grubber kick at a slight angle past the Salford back line and picked his moment to run through a wall of defenders to regain the ball and touch down under the posts. Fleet Street's first female football reporter, Julie Welch, tells Football Focus' Caroline de Moraes about the ups and downs of making her way in such a male-dominated industry. The venue of every Super League Grand Final to date has been Old Trafford, Manchester.[3]. After another traumatic at Headingley for the men’s team, the women’s success in lifting both major trophies was not to be sniffed at and was certainly rapturously received at the final hooter. “To only lose three league games all year is an unbelievable achievement. Notwithstanding that St Helens were great tonight (as they have been all season), you have to feel for Salford. Super League XXV runs for 29 rounds, before the playoffs leading up to the Grand Final on 10th October. Coach Adrian Lam Captain Sean O’Loughlin. That’s it. Wonderful try from Mark Percival. Tommy Makinson of St Helens celebrates with team-mate Theo Fages after kicking a drop goal in the Super League Grand Final. Follow our live blog for coverage of the 2019 Super League Grand Final between Salford Red Devils and St Helens. Kelsey Gentles took Georgia Roche's fine pass to hit back for a third Castleford try, but the night, and indeed the season, belonged to Leeds. I honestly thought kendall the ref had a 100% nightmare of a game, in the first half Walmsley should have been done for obstructing then Salford had a perfectly good try disallowed for obstructing which when you saw it ,it was okay, a bad day at the office Kendall, Great game could have been much closer if Kendall got the decisions right well done saints for the win but great respect to Salford maybe now you'll get the surport yous need. The ball bounces everywhere from a kick through but Ken Sio cleans up. Well done Salford. The inaugural Grand Final match was played that year on Saturday 24 October, between Wigan and Leeds. The winners also collect £100,000 with the runner up collecting £50,000. Coote converted to give Saints a 6–0 lead. "They ran St Helens close and Saints had to win that game. Makinson's stunning effort, on the verge of the full-time hooter, followed two Lachlan Coote penalties which put the game beyond Salford's reach and ensured that Justin Holbrook ended his time as Saints coach with a major trophy. Regan Grace breaks free earlier in the set before Salford again hold firm on their own line. Both sides in the region’s war with ministers are using NHS data to make their own arguments. I played RU for 18 months, to a fairly high standard. Martin Gleeson is the Assistant Attack Coach at the rugby union club; Wasps RFC. Brilliant kick from Joey Lussick as Salford get brilliant field position on the back of it. He has played for Samoa and New Zealand at international level. Coote converts (1/1). The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the man of the match in the Grand Final. The Red Devils are enjoying better field position now in the contest, which is still scoreless after nine minutes. Saints will now get the chance to take on Sydney Roosters in February for the right to be called world champions but Australian Kristian Woolf will have the honour of leading them into that battle as he prepares to fill the considerable hole created by his compatriot Holbrook’s departure. Delivering the trophy today is the icing on the cake. The result was fair. Read our community guidelines in full, The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes, Leeds Rhinos celebrate their Grand Final triumph, Fran Goldthorp scores her second try of the game. Gil Dudson is adjudged to have knocked on for Salford near the line, though the defender was all over the prop whilst he was playing it. Manchester United vs Liverpool: Anatomy of a rivalry. Odion Ighalo has only started in the Carabao Cup for Man United this season but is due to be on the bench against Paris Saint-Germain. Hopefully, it's the start of a few successful years for Salford.". Morgan Knowles, former Gold Coast and Newcastle star Zeb Taia and Mark Percival scored tries and former North Queensland and Penrith fullback Lachlan Coote kicked five goals from as many attempts to deny Ian Watson’s team of so-called misfits who had defied all logic to reach a maiden Grand Final. Jen Williams investigates. Lomax, Makinson, Naiqama, Percival, Grace, Fages, Walmsley, Roby, Thompson, Taia, Knowles, Peyroux, Coote. She’s definitely one we’re going to have to keep an eye on as a rugby league community because she’s brilliant at everything – she’s brilliant at rugby union and a great cricketer.”. Use of a play-off system to decide the Championship brought back a rugby league tradition that had fallen out of use in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The try was awarded and Inu added the extras to give Salford a 10–0 lead after 15 minutes. Salford opened the scoring on 2 minutes, as Lee Mossop had the ball stolen, and Krisnan Inu slotted over a penalty goal from 40m out. St Helens opened the scoring through Morgan Knowles, receiving a short ball from Alex Walmsley to crash over to the left of the posts. Greg Burke is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a prop or loose forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League.