Leeds Rhinos 17–18 Warrington Wolves — Elimination Play-off, 2006 Super League Finals Series

22 Sep 2006 · Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds · Attendance: 10,508

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

Elimination Play-off, 2006 Super League finals series: Leeds Rhinos 17–18 Warrington Wolves, at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds on 22 Sep 2006.

Sourcing caveat: Individual try minutes were not confirmed across sources and are omitted rather than guessed at. This is the oldest season attempted in this backlog so far — the position-order/squad-number conflation issue seen worsening round-by-round was expected here, but both lineups instead fetched cleanly on the first attempt with real, varied squad numbers (e.g. Leeds' Jordan Tansey at 28 (Fullback), Clinton Toopi at 30 (Centre); Warrington's Chris Bridge at 25 (Halfback)) rather than a suspicious sequential 1-13 index, so no re-fetch was needed. Coaches confirmed directly from the same match page and cross-checked via web search: Tony Smith (Leeds — consistent with 13ay's finding of his "November 2003 - October 2007" tenure, which covers all of 2006) and Paul Cullen (Warrington — a Warrington Wolves Foundation post corroborates his tenure beginning in 2005, and 13ax already established he remained in post until his May 2008 resignation, spanning this September 2006 match).

Scorers

Leeds RhinosTries: Burrow; McGuire
Goals: Sinfield (4/4 conversions)
Drop goals: Sinfield
Warrington WolvesTries: Fa'afili; Sullivan; Westwood
Goals: Briers (2/4 conversions)
Drop goals: Briers (2)

Team sheets

Leeds RhinosWarrington Wolves
28Jordan TanseyFullbackStuart Reardon5
2Scott DonaldWingHenry Fa'afili2
30Clinton ToopiCentreMartin Gleeson3
4Keith SeniorCentreToa Kohe-Love4
3Chev WalkerWingRichie Barnett18
6Danny McGuireFive-EighthLee Briers6
7Rob BurrowHalfbackChris Bridge25
18Jamie Jones-BuchananPropPaul Wood16
9Matt DiskinHookerMark Gleeson14
10Jamie PeacockPropPaul Rauhihi20
22Ian KirkeSecond RowLogan Swann11
12Gareth EllisSecond RowMike Wainwright12
13Kevin SinfieldLockBen Westwood15
Substitutes
14Shane MillardChris Riley24
11Ali Lauiti'itiMichael Sullivan7
29Jamie ThackrayRob Parker19
8Ryan BaileySteve Pickersgill22
Tony SmithCoachPaul Cullen

Match officials

RefereeRichard Silverwood

Match report

Warrington Wolves beat Leeds Rhinos 18-17 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on 22 September 2006 in a Super League Elimination Playoff. Two Lee Briers field goals proved decisive in a tight, low-margin knockout, eliminating the third-placed Rhinos and sending 6th-seeded Warrington through to face 4th-seeded Bradford Bulls.

Sources

← 2006 Super League Season — ladder & full finals series