Leeds Rhinos 18–16 Hull FC — Semi-Final, 2017 Super League Finals Series
29 Sep 2017 · Headingley, Leeds · Attendance: 12,500
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Semi-Final, 2017 Super League finals series: Leeds Rhinos 18–16 Hull FC, at Headingley, Leeds on 29 Sep 2017.
Sourcing caveat: Try minutes were not identified precisely in sources found. Attendance (12,500) comes from a single source (Rugby League Project) rather than two independently corroborating figures.
Scorers
| Leeds Rhinos | Tries: Ward; Mullally; Sutcliffe Goals: Watkins (3 goals) |
| Hull FC | Tries: Ellis; Fonua; Manu Goals: Sneyd (2 goals) |
Team sheets
| Leeds Rhinos | Hull FC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jack Walker | Fullback | Jamie Shaul | 1 |
| 2 | Tom Briscoe | Wing | Mahe Fonua | 2 |
| 3 | Kallum Watkins | Centre | Carlos Tuimavave | 3 |
| 14 | Liam Sutcliffe | Centre | Jake Connor | 14 |
| 5 | Ryan Hall | Wing | Fetuli Talanoa | 5 |
| 4 | Joel Moon | Five-Eighth | Albert Kelly | 6 |
| 6 | Danny McGuire (c) | Halfback | Marc Sneyd | 7 |
| 17 | Mitch Garbutt | Prop | Scott Taylor | 8 |
| 9 | Matt Parcell | Hooker | Danny Houghton | 9 |
| 16 | Brad Singleton | Prop | Liam Watts | 10 |
| 13 | Stevie Ward | Second Row | Sika Manu | 21 |
| 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Second Row | Mark Minichiello | 12 |
| 10 | Adam Cuthbertson | Lock | Gareth Ellis (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 7 | Rob Burrow | Josh Griffin | 4 | |
| 12 | Carl Ablett | Josh Bowden | 22 | |
| 19 | Brett Ferres | Chris Green | 15 | |
| 20 | Anthony Mullally | Brad Fash | 28 | |
| Brian McDermott | Coach | Lee Radford | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Phil Bentham |
Match report
Leeds Rhinos beat Hull FC 18-16 at Headingley to reach a record-equalling 10th Grand Final, in a match that doubled as a guard-of-honour farewell for retiring Leeds legends Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire, and Hull's final match before Gareth Ellis's retirement. Leeds raced to a 12-0 lead through Stevie Ward and Anthony Mullally, but Hull FC fought back either side of half-time to edge ahead, before a Brad Singleton try was disallowed (held up over the line) and Liam Sutcliffe's try won it for Leeds.