2000 Super League Grand Final

14 October 2000 · Old Trafford, Manchester

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2000 Super League Grand Final result: St Helens def. Wigan Warriors, 29-16, at Old Trafford, Manchester on 14 October 2000.

Sourcing caveat: See the finals-series match report for this fixture for a fuller scoring breakdown. No verified direct post-match coach quotes could be located in the sources checked for this Grand Final.

Result

TeamScore
WinnerSt Helens29
Runner-upWigan Warriors16

Attendance: 58,132

Super League 2000 — full season ladder & finals series

PosClubPWDLPFPADiffPts
1Wigan Warriors282413960405+55549
2St Helens282305988627+36146
3Bradford Bulls2820351004408+59643
4Leeds Rhinos2817011692626+6634
5Castleford Tigers2817011585571+1434
6Warrington Wolves2813015735817-8226
7Hull FC2812115630681-5125
8Halifax Blue Sox2811116664703-3923
9Salford City Reds2810018542910-36820
10Wakefield Trinity Wildcats288020557771-21416
11London Broncos286022456770-31412
12Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants2840245021026-5248

Qualified for the finals series — top 5 (Top-Five play-off format) that season.

Finals series

Qualifying Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
22 Sep 2000St Helens 16–11 Bradford BullsKnowsley Road, St Helens8,864

Elimination Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
23 Sep 2000Leeds Rhinos 22–14 Castleford TigersHeadingley, Leeds13,685

Qualifying Semi-Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
29 Sep 2000Wigan Warriors 16–54 St HelensJJB Stadium, Wigan19,186

Elimination Semi-Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
30 Sep 2000Bradford Bulls 46–12 Leeds RhinosOdsal Stadium, Bradford15,077

Preliminary Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
7 Oct 2000Wigan Warriors 40–12 Bradford BullsJJB Stadium, Wigan14,620

Grand Final

DateResultVenueAttendance
14 Oct 2000St Helens 29–16 Wigan WarriorsOld Trafford, Manchester58,132

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Match officials

RefereeRussell Smith

Scorers

St HelensTries: Chris Joynt — minute unconfirmed; Chris Joynt — minute unconfirmed; Sean Hoppe — minute unconfirmed; Fereti Tuilagi — minute unconfirmed; Tim Jonkers — minute unconfirmed
Goals: Sean Long (4/UNCONFIRMED)
Drop goals: Paul Sculthorpe (1)
Wigan WarriorsTries: Andy Farrell — minute unconfirmed; David Hodgson — minute unconfirmed; Tony Smith — minute unconfirmed
Goals: Andy Farrell (2/UNCONFIRMED)

Teams

St HelensWigan Warriors
17Paul WellensFullbackJason Robinson5
24Steve HallWingBrett Dallas2
3Kevin IroCentreKris Radlinski1
15Sean HoppeCentreSteve Renouf3
5Anthony SullivanWingDavid Hodgson26
20Tommy MartynStand OffTony Smith6
7Sean LongScrum HalfWillie Peters7
8Apollo PereliniPropTerry O'Connor8
9Keiron CunninghamHookerTerry Newton9
10Julian O'NeillPropNeil Cowie10
22Tim JonkersSecond RowMick Cassidy11
11Chris Joynt (c)Second RowDenis Betts12
13Paul SculthorpeLoose ForwardAndy Farrell (c)13
Substitutes
14Fereti TuilagiLee Gilmour14
12Sonny NickleChris Chester19
26John StankevitchTony Mestrov17
—Scott BarrowBrady Malam23
Ian MillwardCoachFrank Endacott

Harry Sunderland Trophy

Chris Joynt (St Helens). Joynt won the Harry Sunderland Trophy after captaining St Helens to the title and scoring two tries.

Match context

St Helens beat Wigan Warriors 29-16 at Old Trafford, winning their second consecutive Super League Grand Final title. Wigan had finished top of the regular-season table but reached the decider via the Preliminary Final's second-chance route, after St Helens had already beaten them 54-16 in the Qualifying Semi-Final a fortnight earlier. Captain Chris Joynt's brace of tries, plus a Paul Sculthorpe field goal, secured the win. David Hodgson's try for Wigan, at 19 years 67 days, made him — at the time — the youngest player to score in a Super League Grand Final. Coaches: Ian Millward (St Helens), Frank Endacott (Wigan).

Sources

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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