The 2021 Super League Grand Final was the 24th official grand final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXVI. The game was contested between Catalans Dragons and St Helens at Old Trafford. The game concluded by St Helens edging out Catalans by two points.
Background The two finalists finished first and second in the regular season with Catalans winning 19 of their 23 games and St Helens 16 out of 21. These league positions earned both clubs the chance to go to the second (semi-final) round of the play-offs and home advantage in their semi-final matches. Team1 Catalans Dragons231904688398172.982.612 St Helens211605548229239.376.19
Route to the final Catalans Dragons Catalans finished first in the regular season, to claim their first League Leaders Shield since entering the competition in 2000. In their semi-final, they played Hull KR, the lowest ranked winning team from the elimination finals. Catalans won the match 28–10, with tries from Benjamin Garcia, Josh Drinkwater, Arthur Mourgue, Fouad Yaha and Joe Chan to reach their first ever grand final, and becoming the first non English team in super league era to do so. Round Opposition Score Preliminary Final Hull KR (H) 28-10 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.
St Helens Reigning and defending champions St Helens finished second in the regular season and faced Leeds Rhinos (the highest ranked team to win an elimination final), in their semi-final. St Helens won the match 36–8, to reach the grand final for a 3rd consecutive year, a record 13th time. Round Opposition Score Preliminary Final Leeds Rhinos (H) 36-8 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.
Match details
Catalans DragonsPositionSt Helens29 Sam Tomkins1 Lachlan Coote2 Tom Davies2 Tommy Makinson 3 Samisoni Langi3 Kevin Naiqama 13', 66', 68'4 Dean Whare 44' 4 Mark Percival5 Fouad Yaha5 Regan Grace6 James Maloney6 Jonny Lomax7 Josh Drinkwater21 Lewis Dodd8 Gil Dudson 20' 71'8 Alex Walmsley 27' 58'9 Michael Mcilorum 62'9 James Roby10 Julian Bousquet 23' 57'10 Matty Lees 30' 68'11 Matt Whitley14 Sione Mata'utia12 Mike McMeeken 50'20 Joe Batchelor13 Benjamin Garcia 61' 71'13 Morgan Knowles 35' 54'1 Arthur Mourgue 62'Interchange15 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 27' 54'17 Mickael Goudemand 44'16 Kyle Amor22 Joel Tomkins 20' 57' 61'17 Agnatius Paasi 30' 58'28 Sam Kasiano 23' 75'18 Jack Welsby 35' Steve McNamaraCoach Kristian Woolf
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