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|year = 2007
|year = 2007
|title = Super League Grand Final
|title = Super League Grand Final
|image = Engage Super League logo.jpg
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|alt = 2007 Super League logo
|alt = 2007 Super League logo
|home = [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]]
|home = [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]
|away = [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|away = [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|home_abbr = ST H {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}}
|home_abbr = ST H {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}}
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|date = 13 October 2007
|date = 13 October 2007
|stadium = [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]
|stadium = [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]
|location = Manchester, United Kingdom
|location = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester
|MoM_title = [[Harry Sunderland Trophy]]
|MoM_title = [[Harry Sunderland Trophy]]
|MoM = [[Rob Burrow]], Leeds
|MoM = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Burrow]] ({{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]])
|anthem_title = [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]
|anthem_title = Headliners
|anthem = [[Russell Watson]]
|anthem = [[Kaiser Chiefs]]
|referee = [[Ashley Klein]]
|referee = [[Ashley Klein]]
|attendance = 71352
|attendance = 71,352
|network = [[Sky Sports]]
|network = [[Sky Sports]]
|commentators = [[Eddie Hemmings (rugby league)|Eddie Hemmings]]
|commentators = [[Eddie Hemmings (rugby league)|Eddie Hemmings]]
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|next = [[2008 Super League Grand Final|2008]]
|next = [[2008 Super League Grand Final|2008]]
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The '''2007 [[Super League]] Grand Final''' was held on Saturday 13 October 2007, at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]] in [[Manchester]], [[England]]. The game was played between [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]], who finished top of the league after the 27 weekly rounds, and [[Leeds Rhinos]], who finished second after the weekly rounds.
The '''2007 Super League Grand Final''' was '''10th official Grand Final''' and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the [[Super League XII]] season. Held on Saturday 13 October 2007, at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]] in [[Manchester]], the game was played between [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]], who finished top of the league after the 27 weekly rounds, and [[Leeds Rhinos]], who finished second after the weekly rounds.


==Route to final==
==Background==
{{see|Super League XII}}
{{further|Super League XII}}
Going into this game, St Helens had never lost in a Grand Final - they had won in [[1999 Super League Grand Final|1999]], [[2000 Super League Grand Final|2000]], [[2002 Super League Grand Final|2002]] and [[2006 Super League Grand Final|2006]]. Leeds Rhinos had one win from [[2004 Super League Grand Final|2004]] and two losses ([[1998 Super League Grand Final|1998]] and [[2005 Super League Grand Final|2005]]).<ref name="BBCa"/>

The St Helens stand-off, [[Leon Pryce]], made a record-breaking seventh Grand Final appearance by playing in this game with previous appearances playing with [[Bradford Bulls]] and St Helens.<ref name="BBCa"/>

The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the [[Stretford End]] of Old Trafford.<ref name="BBCa">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm|publisher= BBC |title= Grand Final as it happened |author=BBC Sport |access-date=2007-10-16 | date=2007-10-13| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071015024507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm| archive-date= 15 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref>

[[Katherine Jenkins]] was forced to withdraw herself from the pre-match entertainment due to a flu bug, her replacement was [[Russell Watson]], who performed the Grand Final hymn, [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]. Watson performed before the game at the [[1998 Super League Grand Final|first Super League Grand Final]].<ref name="BBCa"/>


'''Regular Season Final Standings'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=20 abbr="Position" |
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Position"|
!width=175 |Team
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"|Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"|W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Drawn"|D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"|L
!width=20 abbr="Points for" |PF
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points for"|PF
!width=20 abbr="Points against" |PA
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points against"|PA
!width=20 abbr="Points difference" |PD
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points difference"|PD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"|Pts
|-
|-
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]]
|1||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]
|27||19||0||8||783||422||+361||'''38'''
|27||19||0||8||783||422||+361||'''38'''
|-
|-
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|2||style="text-align:left;"|[[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|27||18||1||8||747||487||+260||'''37'''
|27||18||1||8||747||487||+260||'''37'''
|-
|}
|}


===St Helens===
===Route to the Final===
====St Helens====
Position in Super League table: '''1st'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"

<!-- |+ '''Leeds''' -->
* Qualifying semi-final: Won 10-8 v Leeds
!width="25" | Round

!width="150" | Opposition
===Leeds Rhinos===
!width="60" | Score
Position in Super League table: 2nd

* Qualifying semi-final Lost 10-8 to St Helens

* Final eliminator: Won 36-6 v [[Wigan Warriors]]

==Pre-match==

Going into this game, St Helens had never lost in a Grand Final - they had won in [[1999 Super League Grand Final|1999]], [[2000 Super League Grand Final|2000]], [[2002 Super League Grand Final|2002]] and [[2006 Super League Grand Final|2006]]. Leeds Rhinos had one win from [[2004 Super League Grand Final|2004]] and two losses ([[1998 Super League Grand Final|1998]] and [[2005 Super League Grand Final|2005]]).<ref name="BBCa"/>

The St Helens stand-off, [[Leon Pryce]], made a record-breaking seventh Grand Final appearance by playing in this game with previous appearances playing with [[Bradford Bulls]] and St Helens.<ref name="BBCa"/>

The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the [[Stretford End]] of Old Trafford.<ref name="BBCa">{{cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm|publisher= BBC |title= Grand Final as it happened |author=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-10-16 | date=2007-10-13| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20071015024507/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7043251.stm| archivedate= 15 October 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

[[Katherine Jenkins]] was forced to withdraw herself from the pre-match entertainment due to a flu bug, her replacement was [[Russell Watson]], who performed the Grand Final hymn, [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]. Watson performed before the game at the [[1998 Super League Grand Final|first Super League Grand Final]].<ref name="BBCa"/>

St Helens's kit consisted of a white jersey with a red ‘Vee-neck', white shorts and red stockings. Leeds wore navy blue kit with yellow trim.

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
!width="200" | {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]]
!width="200" | [[Rugby league positions|Position]]
!width="200" | {{leagueicon|Leeds Rhinos|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]]
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Qualifying Semi-Final
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Paul Wellens]]
| {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos]] (H)
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Fullback'''
|bgcolor=DDFFDD| 10-8
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Brent Webb]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" style="background-color:white;"| <small>'''Key:''' (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = [[Home advantage#Neutral venues|Neutral venue]].</small>
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ade Gardner]]
|}
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Winger'''

| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Scott Donald]]
====Leeds Rhinos====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"
<!-- |+ '''Leeds''' -->
!width="25" | Round
!width="150" | Opposition
!width="60" | Score
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Qualifying Semi-Final
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Matthew Gidley]]
| {{leagueicon|st helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]] (A)
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Centre'''
|bgcolor=FFDDDD| 10-8
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Clinton Toopi]]
|-
|-
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Elimination Final
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Willie Talau]]
| {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors]] (H)
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Centre'''
|bgcolor=DDFFDD| 36-6
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Keith Senior]]
|-
|-
| colspan="3" style="background-color:white;"| <small>'''Key:''' (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = [[Home advantage#Neutral venues|Neutral venue]].</small>
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Francis Meli]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Winger'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Lee Smith (rugby league)|Lee Smith]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Leon Pryce]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Stand Off'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Danny McGuire]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Sean Long]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Scrum Half'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Rob Burrow]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Nick Fozzard]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Prop'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Kylie Leuluai]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Keiron Cunningham]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Hooker'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Matt Diskin]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jason Cayless]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Prop'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jamie Peacock]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Lee Gilmour]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''2nd Row'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jamie Jones-Buchanan]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Chris Flannery (rugby league)|Chris Flannery]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''2nd Row'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Gareth Ellis]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Jon Wilkin]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Loose Forward'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Kevin Sinfield]] (c)
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" |
| align="center" colspan="1" |
| align="center" colspan="1" |
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[James Roby]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ali Lauitiiti]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Mike Bennett (rugby league)|Mike Bennett]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[James Graham (rugby league)|James Graham]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Ian Kirke]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Maurie Fa'asavalu]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Interchange'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Carl Ablett]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" |
| align="center" colspan="1" |
| align="center" colspan="1" |
|-
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
| align="center" colspan="1" | '''Coach'''
| align="center" colspan="1" | [[Tony Smith (rugby league b. 1967)|Tony Smith]]
|}
|}


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date = 13 October 2007<br />18:00 [[Western European Summer Time|UTC+1]] |
date = 13 October 2007<br />18:00 [[Western European Summer Time|UTC+1]] |
team1 = [[St Helens RLFC|St Helens]] [[Image:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] |
team1 = [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] [[Image:Saintscolours.svg|16px]] |
score = 6 - 33|
score = 6 - 33|
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7041479.stm Report]|
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7041479.stm Report]|
team2 = [[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] [[Leeds Rhinos]] |
team2 = [[Image:Rhinoscolours.svg|16px]] [[Leeds Rhinos]] |
points1 = '''Tries:''' [[James Roby|Roby]] 26'<br>'''Goals:''' [[Sean Long|Long]]|
points1 = '''Tries:''' [[James Roby|Roby]] 26'<br />'''Goals:''' [[Sean Long|Long]]|
points2 = '''Tries:''' [[Brent Webb|Webb]] 19'<br>[[Ali Lauitiiti|Lauitiiti]] 50'<br>[[Scott Donald|Donald]] 52'<br>[[Lee Smith (rugby league)|Smith]] 69'<br>[[Jamie Jones-Buchanan|Jones-Buchanan]] 79'<br>'''Goals:''' [[Kevin Sinfield|Sinfield]] (6)<br>'''Drops:''' [[Rob Burrow|Burrow]]|
points2 = '''Tries:''' [[Brent Webb|Webb]] 19'<br />[[Ali Lauitiiti|Lauitiiti]] 50'<br />[[Scott Donald|Donald]] 52'<br />[[Lee Smith (rugby league)|Smith]] 69'<br />[[Jamie Jones-Buchanan|Jones-Buchanan]] 79'<br />'''Goals:''' [[Kevin Sinfield|Sinfield]] (6)<br />'''Drops:''' [[Rob Burrow|Burrow]]|
stadium = [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] |
stadium = [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] |
attendance = 71,352 |
attendance = 71,352 |
referee= [[Ashley Klein]] (Australia)}}
referee= [[Ashley Klein]] (Australia)}}


{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:90%;"
== Man of the Match ==
|-

! colspan="2" style="width:138px; background:white; color:red; border:2px solid red;"|'''St Helens'''
[[Harry Sunderland Trophy]] Winner: [[Rob Burrow]], Leeds Rhinos.
![[Rugby league positions|Position]]
! colspan="2" style="width:138px; background:black; color:yellow; border:2px solid yellow;"|'''Leeds Rhinos'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
!
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Wellens]]
|| '''Fullback'''
!1
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brent Webb]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!2
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ade Gardner]]
|| '''Winger'''
!2
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Donald]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!3
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Gidley]]
|| '''Centre'''
!3
||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Clinton Toopi]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!4
||{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Willie Talau]]
|| '''Centre'''
!4
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Senior]]
|-
!5
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Francis Meli]]
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Winger'''
!5
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Smith (rugby league)|Lee Smith]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!6
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leon Pryce]]
|| '''Stand Off'''
!6
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny McGuire]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!7
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sean Long]]
|| '''Scrum half'''
!7
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Burrow]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!8
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Fozzard]]
|| '''Prop'''
!8
||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kylie Leuluai]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!9
||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Keiron Cunningham]]
|| '''Hooker'''
!9
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Diskin]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!10
||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Cayless]]
|| '''Prop'''
!10
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Peacock]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!11
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Gilmour]]
|| '''2nd Row'''
!11
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Jones-Buchanan]]
|-
!13
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Flannery (rugby league)|Chris Flannery]]
| style="text-align:center;"| '''2nd Row'''
!12
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gareth Ellis]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!12
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jon Wilkin]]
|| '''Loose forward'''
!13
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kevin Sinfield]] (c)
|- style="text-align:center;"
!
||
||
!
||
|- style="text-align:center;"
!14
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Roby]]
|| '''Interchange'''
!14
||{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ali Lauitiiti]]
|-
!
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Bennett (rugby league)|Mike Bennett]]
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Interchange'''
!16
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ryan Bailey (rugby league)|Ryan Bailey]]
|-
!10
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[James Graham (rugby league)|James Graham]]
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Interchange'''
!17
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ian Kirke]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!
||{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Maurie Fa'asavalu]]
|| '''Interchange'''
!18
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Carl Ablett]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
!
||
||
!
||
|-
!
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Anderson (rugby league)|Daniel Anderson]]
| style="text-align:center;"| '''Coach'''
!
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony Smith (rugby league b. 1967)|Tony Smith]]
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Super League XII|Grand final]]
[[Category:St Helens R.F.C. matches]]
[[Category:Leeds Rhinos matches]]
[[Category:Super League Grand Finals|2007]]
[[Category:2007 Super League season|Grand final]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 24 February 2024

2007 (2007) Super League Grand Final  ()
12 Total
ST H 60 6
LEE 825 33
Date13 October 2007
StadiumOld Trafford
StandortEngland Manchester
Harry Sunderland TrophyEngland Rob Burrow ( Leeds Rhinos)
HeadlinersKaiser Chiefs
RefereeAshley Klein
Attendance71,352
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters
Commentators
← 2006
2008 →

The 2007 Super League Grand Final was 10th official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League XII season. Held on Saturday 13 October 2007, at Old Trafford in Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens, who finished top of the league after the 27 weekly rounds, and Leeds Rhinos, who finished second after the weekly rounds.

Background

[edit]

Going into this game, St Helens had never lost in a Grand Final - they had won in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Leeds Rhinos had one win from 2004 and two losses (1998 and 2005).[1]

The St Helens stand-off, Leon Pryce, made a record-breaking seventh Grand Final appearance by playing in this game with previous appearances playing with Bradford Bulls and St Helens.[1]

The pre-match coin toss was won by Leeds Rhinos. They chose to kick off and defended from the Stretford End of Old Trafford.[1]

Katherine Jenkins was forced to withdraw herself from the pre-match entertainment due to a flu bug, her replacement was Russell Watson, who performed the Grand Final hymn, Jerusalem. Watson performed before the game at the first Super League Grand Final.[1]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 St. Helens 27 19 0 8 783 422 +361 38
2 Leeds Rhinos 27 18 1 8 747 487 +260 37

Route to the Final

[edit]

St Helens

[edit]
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Semi-Final Leeds Rhinos (H) 10-8
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Leeds Rhinos

[edit]
Round Opposition Score
Qualifying Semi-Final St Helens (A) 10-8
Elimination Final Wigan Warriors (H) 36-6
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue.

Match details

[edit]
13 October 2007
18:00 UTC+1
St. Helens 6 - 33 Leeds Rhinos
Tries: Roby 26'
Goals: Long
Bericht
Tries: Webb 19'
Lauitiiti 50'
Donald 52'
Smith 69'
Jones-Buchanan 79'
Goals: Sinfield (6)
Drops: Burrow
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 71,352
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
St Helens Position Leeds Rhinos
England Paul Wellens Fullback 1 Australien Brent Webb
2 England Ade Gardner Winger 2 Australien Scott Donald
3 Australien Matthew Gidley Centre 3 Neuseeland Clinton Toopi
4 Samoa Willie Talau Centre 4 England Keith Senior
5 Samoa Francis Meli Winger 5 England Lee Smith
6 England Leon Pryce Stand Off 6 England Danny McGuire
7 England Sean Long Scrum half 7 England Rob Burrow
8 England Nick Fozzard Prop 8 Neuseeland Kylie Leuluai
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham Hooker 9 England Matt Diskin
10 Australien Jason Cayless Prop 10 England Jamie Peacock
11 England Lee Gilmour 2nd Row 11 England Jamie Jones-Buchanan
13 Australien Chris Flannery 2nd Row 12 England Gareth Ellis
12 England Jon Wilkin Loose forward 13 England Kevin Sinfield (c)
14 England James Roby Interchange 14 Neuseeland Ali Lauitiiti
England Mike Bennett Interchange 16 England Ryan Bailey
10 England James Graham Interchange 17 England Ian Kirke
Samoa Maurie Fa'asavalu Interchange 18 England Carl Ablett
Australien Daniel Anderson Coach Australien Tony Smith

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d BBC Sport (13 October 2007). "Grand Final as it happened". BBC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007.