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 Rhinos | Tries: Burrow; McGuire Goals: Sinfield (4/4 conversions) Drop goals: Sinfield |
| Warrington Wolves | Tries: Fa'afili; Sullivan; Westwood Goals: Briers (2/4 conversions) Drop goals: Briers (2) |
Team sheets
| Leeds Rhinos | Warrington Wolves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Jordan Tansey | Fullback | Stuart Reardon | 5 |
| 2 | Scott Donald | Wing | Henry Fa'afili | 2 |
| 30 | Clinton Toopi | Centre | Martin Gleeson | 3 |
| 4 | Keith Senior | Centre | Toa Kohe-Love | 4 |
| 3 | Chev Walker | Wing | Richie Barnett | 18 |
| 6 | Danny McGuire | Five-Eighth | Lee Briers | 6 |
| 7 | Rob Burrow | Halfback | Chris Bridge | 25 |
| 18 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Prop | Paul Wood | 16 |
| 9 | Matt Diskin | Hooker | Mark Gleeson | 14 |
| 10 | Jamie Peacock | Prop | Paul Rauhihi | 20 |
| 22 | Ian Kirke | Second Row | Logan Swann | 11 |
| 12 | Gareth Ellis | Second Row | Mike Wainwright | 12 |
| 13 | Kevin Sinfield | Lock | Ben Westwood | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Shane Millard | Chris Riley | 24 | |
| 11 | Ali Lauiti'iti | Michael Sullivan | 7 | |
| 29 | Jamie Thackray | Rob Parker | 19 | |
| 8 | Ryan Bailey | Steve Pickersgill | 22 | |
| Tony Smith | Coach | Paul Cullen | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard 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.