2012 Super League Grand Final
6 October 2012 · Old Trafford, Manchester
2012 Super League Grand Final result: Leeds Rhinos def. Warrington Wolves, 26-18, at Old Trafford, Manchester on 6 October 2012.
Sourcing caveat: See the finals-series match report for this fixture for a fuller scoring breakdown and its own sourcing notes.
Result
| Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leeds Rhinos | 26 |
| Runner-up | Warrington Wolves | 18 |
Attendance: 70,676
Super League 2012 — full season ladder & finals series
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 994 | 449 | +545 | 42 |
| 2 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 909 | 539 | +370 | 41 |
| 3 | St Helens | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 795 | 480 | +315 | 36 |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 812 | 611 | +201 | 36 |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 823 | 662 | +161 | 32 |
| 6 | Hull FC | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 696 | 621 | +75 | 32 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | +35 | 28 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 633 | 764 | -131 | 26 |
| 9 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 633 | 756 | -123 | 23 |
| 10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 753 | 729 | +24 | 21 |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 618 | 844 | -226 | 17 |
| 12 | London Broncos | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 588 | 890 | -302 | 14 |
| 13 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 554 | 948 | -394 | 12 |
| 14 | Widnes Vikings | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 532 | 1082 | -550 | 12 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (Top-Eight play-off format) that season.
Finals series
Qualifying Play-off
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2012 | Wigan Warriors 46–6 Catalans Dragons | DW Stadium, Wigan | 7,232 |
| 15 Sep 2012 | Warrington Wolves 6–28 St Helens | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 10,190 |
Elimination Play-off
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2012 | Leeds Rhinos 42–20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Headingley, Leeds | 9,044 |
| 16 Sep 2012 | Hull FC 46–10 Huddersfield Giants | KC Stadium, Hull | 8,662 |
Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2012 | Catalans Dragons 20–27 Leeds Rhinos | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | 11,523 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Warrington Wolves 24–12 Hull FC | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 7,323 |
Qualifying Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2012 | Wigan Warriors 12–13 Leeds Rhinos | DW Stadium, Wigan | 12,334 |
| 29 Sep 2012 | St Helens 18–36 Warrington Wolves | Langtree Park, St Helens | 12,715 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2012 | Warrington Wolves 18–26 Leeds Rhinos | Old Trafford, Manchester | 70,676 |
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood |
Scorers
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Kevin Sinfield 18'; Ben Jones-Bishop 27'; Carl Ablett — minute unconfirmed; Ryan Hall — minute unconfirmed Goals: Kevin Sinfield (5/5) |
| Warrington Wolves | Tries: Richard Myler 3'; Joel Monaghan — minute unconfirmed; Ryan Atkins — minute unconfirmed Goals: Brett Hodgson (3/4) |
Teams
| Leeds Rhinos | Warrington Wolves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zak Hardaker | Fullback | Brett Hodgson | 1 |
| 2 | Ben Jones-Bishop | Wing | Chris Riley | 2 |
| 3 | Kallum Watkins | Centre | Stefan Ratchford | 19 |
| 12 | Carl Ablett | Centre | Ryan Atkins | 4 |
| 5 | Ryan Hall | Wing | Joel Monaghan | 5 |
| 6 | Danny McGuire | Stand-off | Lee Briers | 6 |
| 13 | Kevin Sinfield | Scrum-half | Richard Myler | 7 |
| 8 | Kylie Leuluai | Prop | Ben Harrison | 13 |
| 7 | Rob Burrow | Hooker | Mick Higham | 14 |
| 10 | Jamie Peacock | Prop | Chris Hill | 20 |
| 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Second Row | Ben Westwood | 12 |
| 15 | Brett Delaney | Second Row | Trent Waterhouse | 11 |
| 16 | Ryan Bailey | Lock | Simon Grix | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 17 | Ian Kirke | Adrian Morley | 8 | |
| 20 | Darrell Griffin | Michael Monaghan | 9 | |
| 25 | Stevie Ward | Paul Wood | 16 | |
| 31 | Shaun Lunt | Mike Cooper | 17 | |
| Brian McDermott | Coach | Tony Smith | ||
Harry Sunderland Trophy
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos). Sinfield won the Harry Sunderland Trophy — Super League's Grand Final Man of the Match award, not renamed the Rob Burrow Award until 2024 — for an all-round display of try, place-kicking and leadership.
Match context
Leeds Rhinos beat Warrington Wolves 26-18 at Old Trafford to win their sixth Super League title — a rematch of that year's Challenge Cup Final, which Warrington had won 35-18, so Leeds' Grand Final win was framed as revenge. Warrington struck first through Richie Myler inside the opening few minutes, and the teams were level 14-14 at half-time after tries from Sinfield and Ben Jones-Bishop for Leeds and Joel Monaghan and Ryan Atkins for Warrington either side of the break. Leeds took control after half-time, with Carl Ablett's try and a late Ryan Hall score sealing the win. Remarkably, it was the second consecutive season Leeds had won the Grand Final having finished 5th in the regular season, beating Wakefield Trinity, Catalans Dragons, Wigan Warriors and Warrington in successive playoff rounds — in contrast to League Leaders' Shield winners Wigan, who had topped the table by 5 points but were eliminated in the semi-finals after their week 3 "club call" gamble (choosing to play Leeds rather than Warrington) backfired, losing 12-13. Kevin Sinfield's all-round display — a try, five successful conversions and captaincy throughout — earned him the Harry Sunderland Trophy.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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