2008 Super League Grand Final
The 2008 Super League Grand Final was the 11th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XIII season. Held on Saturday 4 October 2008, at Old Trafford, Manchester, the match was between League Leaders St. Helens and defending champions from 2007 Leeds Rhinos.
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 Leeds Rhinos celebrating their victory after the full-time whistle | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 4 October 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location |  Manchester | ||||||||||||
| Harry Sunderland Trophy | Lee Smith ( Leeds Rhinos) | ||||||||||||
| Headliners | Scouting for Girls | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Ashley Klein | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,810 | ||||||||||||
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Background
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  St. Helens |
27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos |
27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 |
St Helens
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | Leeds Rhinos (H) |
38-10 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Leeds Rhinos
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying Semi-Final | St Helens (A) |
38-10 |
| Elimination Final |  Wigan Warriors (H) |
18-14 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. | ||
Match details
4 October 2008 18:00 UTC+1 |
| St. Helens |
16 - 24 | Leeds Rhinos |
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| Tries: Graham 6' Gidley 43' Gardner 59' Goals: Long (2) |
Report | Tries: Smith 24' Hall 37' McGuire 49', 63' Goals: Sinfield (4) |
| St Helens | Position | Leeds Rhinos | ||
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| 1 | Paul Wellens |
Fullback | 5 | Lee Smith |
| Ade Gardner |
Winger | 22 | Ryan Hall | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Matthew Gidley |
Centre | 19 | Carl Ablett | |
 Willie Talau |
Centre | 4 | Keith Senior | |
| Francis Meli |
Winger | 2 | Scott Donald | |
| Leon Pryce |
Stand Off | 6 | Danny McGuire | |
| Sean Long |
Scrum Half | 7 | Rob Burrow | |
| 10 | James Graham |
Prop | 8 |  Kylie Leuluai |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Keiron Cunningham (c) |
Hooker | 9 | Matt Diskin |
| Bryn Hargreaves |
Prop | 10 | Jamie Peacock | |
| Lee Gilmour |
2nd Row | 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | |
| 12 | Jon Wilkin |
2nd Row | 12 | Gareth Ellis |
| 13 | Chris Flannery |
Loose Forward | 13 | Kevin Sinfield (c) |
| 14 | James Roby |
Interchange | 14 | Ali Lauitiiti |
| Nick Fozzard |
Interchange | 16 | Ryan Bailey | |
| Paul Clough |
Interchange | 17 | Nick Scruton | |
| Maurie Fa'asavalu |
Interchange | 18 | Ian Kirke | |
| Daniel Anderson |
Coach | Brian McClennan | ||
2009 World Club Challenge
The Rhinos' win in the grand final earned them the right to play against the 2008 NRL season premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles on 1 March 2009 in the World Club Challenge.
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