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1999 Super League Grand Final

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1999 (1999) Super League Grand Final  ()
12 Total
BRA 60 6
ST H 26 8
Date9 October 1999
StadiumOld Trafford
LocationEngland Manchester
Harry Sunderland TrophyNew Zealand Henry Paul ( Bradford)
RefereeStuart Cummings
Attendance50,717
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The 1999 Super League Grand Final was the Second official Grand Final conclusive and championship-deciding game of the Super League IV season. The match was played between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford.

Background

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Super League IV retained the top five play off after the success of the previous years Grand Final. The league was expanded to 14 teams with Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Gateshead Thunder both made their debuts in Super League although Gateshead Thunder and Sheffield Eagles both left the league after merging with Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants respectively. Bradford Bulls finished as League Leaders for the first time since they finished top in Super League II as Champions.

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Bradford Bulls 30 25 1 4 897 445 +452 51
2 St. Helens 30 23 0 7 1034 561 +473 46

Route to the Final

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Bradford Bulls

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By finishing first in the regular season, Bradford automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to St Helens and in a one-sided game, they brushed St Helens aside 40–4 to qualify for the Grand Final.

St Helens

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The play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. St Helens had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to Leeds Rhinos St Helens won 38–14 to go through to the semi-final. This was an away fixture to Bradford where they were beaten 40–4. However this loss did not end their season. The losers of the qualifying semi-final got another chance by playing the winners of the other semi-final in a final eliminator. Therefore Saints' third play-off game was a home tie against Castleford Tigers where they won through 36–6.

St Helens
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Play-off Leeds Rhinos (H) 38-14
Qualifying Semi-Final Bradford Bulls (A) 40-4
Final Eliminator Castleford Tigers (H) 36-6
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Match details

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9 October 1999
Bradford Bulls 6 - 8 St. Helens
Tries: Henry Paul
Goals: Henry Paul
Report
Tries: Kevin Iro
Goals: Sean Long (2)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 50,717
Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes)
Bradford Bulls Position St Helens
England Stuart Spruce Fullback England Paul Atcheson
Tonga Tevita Vaikona Winger England Chris Smith
EnglandScott Naylor Centre New Zealand Kevin Iro
Republic of Ireland Michael Withers Centre England Paul Newlove
5 England Leon Pryce Winger England Anthony Sullivan
6 New Zealand Robbie Paul Stand Off 6 England Paul Sculthorpe
7 New Zealand Henry Paul Scrum half 7 England Tommy Martyn
England Paul Anderson Prop New Zealand Apollo Perelini
9 England James Lowes Hooker 9 England Keiron Cunningham
England Stuart Fielden Prop Australia Julian O'Neill
Australia David Boyle 2nd Row Samoa Fereti Tuilagi
England Bernard Dwyer 2nd Row England Sonny Nickle
13 England Steve McNamara Loose forward 13 England Chris Joynt
England Paul Deacon Interchange England Paul Wellens
England Nathan McAvoy Interchange England Sean Long
England Mike Forshaw Interchange New Zealand Sean Hoppe
England Brian McDermott Interchange Samoa Vila Matautia
Australia Matthew Elliott Coach England Ellery Hanley

References

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