Warrington Wolves 24–26 Leeds Rhinos — Qualifying Semi-Final, 2011 Super League Finals Series

30 Sep 2011 · Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington · Attendance: 12,074

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

Qualifying Semi-Final, 2011 Super League finals series: Warrington Wolves 24–26 Leeds Rhinos, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington on 30 Sep 2011.

Sourcing caveat: Warrington's try-scorer list differs between sources: the Yorkshire Evening Post credits Monaghan, Bridge and a King brace (which reconciles mathematically to the 24-point score), while one Rugby League Project table rendering instead credited a Riley brace only (which does not reconcile) — the mathematically consistent version is used here, with the conflict flagged rather than silently resolved. Ryan Atkins' number on this match's source page reads "23" — an unusually high number for an established regular, printed alongside an internal duplicate elsewhere on the same page (both Warrington wingers briefly rendered as "2" before a targeted re-fetch resolved the wingers). Given that clash and Atkins' consistent 4 in this backlog's other 2011 Warrington entries, his number here is recorded as 4 rather than the page's "23". Chris Bridge's number on the same page reads "4" (clashing with Atkins) rather than his usual 13 seen elsewhere this season, so his number is likewise recorded as 13 here for consistency rather than the page's misreading.

Scorers

Warrington WolvesTries: Monaghan; Bridge; King (2)
Goals: Bridge (4/4 conversions)
Leeds RhinosTries: Ablett; Hall (2); Burrow
Goals: Sinfield (5/6 conversions)

Team sheets

Warrington WolvesLeeds Rhinos
1Brett HodgsonFullbackBrent Webb1
5Joel MonaghanWingBen Jones-Bishop23
3Matt KingCentreZak Hardaker27
4Ryan AtkinsCentreCarl Ablett12
2Chris RileyWingRyan Hall5
6Lee BriersFive-EighthKevin Sinfield (c)13
7Richard MylerHalfbackDanny McGuire6
8Adrian Morley (c)PropKylie Leuluai8
9Michael MonaghanHookerDanny Buderus9
10Garreth CarvellPropJamie Peacock10
11Louis AndersonSecond RowJamie Jones-Buchanan11
17Simon GrixSecond RowBrett Delaney3
13Chris BridgeLockChris Clarkson21
Substitutes
12Ben WestwoodRob Burrow7
15Jon ClarkeRyan Bailey16
18Mike CooperIan Kirke17
26David SolomonaWeller Hauraki20
Tony SmithCoachBrian McDermott

Match officials

RefereeSteve Ganson

Match report

Leeds Rhinos won 26-24 away at Warrington Wolves' Halliwell Jones Stadium on 30 September 2011 in a Super League Qualifying Semi-Final — the fixture Warrington picked for themselves under the era's "club call" rule, choosing to play Leeds (the lower-ranked Preliminary Semi-Final winner) over Wigan, expecting an easier route after beating Leeds twice in the regular season. Instead the match went to the wire: with around two minutes left, Warrington had a match-levelling drop-goal attempt charged down, but the touch judge ruled Richie Myler offside on the charge-down and referee Steve Ganson awarded a penalty, which Kevin Sinfield converted to seal the win — sending massive underdogs Leeds through to the Grand Final at Warrington's expense.

Sources

← 2011 Super League Season — ladder & full finals series