St. Helens  12
Catalans Dragons  10
St. Helens  12
Catalans Dragons  10
DATE
COMPETITION
VENUEATTENDANCE(HT)
9th Oct 2021
Super League Grand Final
NEUTRAL
45162
HT:6-4
MATCH NOTES : Match played at Old Trafford, Manchester

1 - Lachlan Coote
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 31

GOALS
2
WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

3 - Kevin Naiqama
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 32

TRIES
2
WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

5 - Regan Grace
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 24

WINNING HONOURS
2019 SLGF 2020 SLGF 2021 RLCCF
2021 SLGF

7 - Lewis Dodd
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 19

WINNING HONOURS
2021 SLGF 2023 WCC

11 - Sione Matautia
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 25

WINNING HONOURS
2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF 2023 WCC

12 - Joe Batchelor
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 26

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF

16 - Iggy Paasi
AGE AT TIME OF MATCH 29

WINNING HONOURS
2021 RLCCF 2021 SLGF 2022 SLGF
2023 WCC

Age in brackets is at time of match - Total average age for this team is 0 - ** non-playing sub


COACH : Kristian Woolf


(2020-01-01 : 2022-09-25 )


MATCH REPORT


MATCH REPORT : Saints claim three-peat after beating Catalans Dragons at Old Trafford! Saints have won the Super League Grand Final for the third year in a row, after beating the Catalans Dragons 12-10 at Old Trafford on Saturday evening! Saints dominated the opening five minutes to the game. First Tommy Makinson was held up over the line before we fumbled the ball in the right corner as we looked for an offload. Despite the early dominance it was Catalans who had the chance to go ahead after Saints got caught offside following a charged down kick. James Maloney put the ball through the sticks to make it 2-0 early on to the French side. We grabbed our first points of the game in the 13th minute. A flowing move from left to right ended with Lachlan Coote finding Kevin Naiqama, who along with Coote was playing his final game for the Club, managed to ground the ball despite Catalans’ best attempts to hold the Fijian up. Coote missed the conversion, we led 4-2. The Saints could have had our lead extended a few minutes later as Regan Grace touched down under the sticks, but the try was not referred to the video referee after a supposed Saints knock on in the build up. Saints were then awarded a penalty after a Benjamin Garcia high shot on Jonny Lomax in the middle of the field. Coote took the kick and nailed it to give us a 6-2 lead.The visitors were then awarded a second penalty within kicking range, once again they opted to go for two points. Maloney converted from in front of the sticks, 6-4. Saints had a chance to grab a second try a minute before the break, but Grace was bundled into touch by some scrambling Dragons defenders. 6-4 was the score at the break, as Naiqama’s 13th minute try was the solitary four-pointer of the game so far. Two penalties a-piece for both sides via the boots of Maloney and Coote the other scores.
,br> Catalans could have had their first try a few minutes into the second half. Tommy Makinson made the tackle on Fouad Yaha but it was deemed high, Makinson was then sent to the sin bin for ten minutes. The French side did grab their first try of the game in the 50th minute. A high kick to the corner was nor dealt with by Saints and Mike McMeeken reacted quickest to ground the ball. Maloney added the extras, 10-6. Saints could have gone ahead on the hour mark as Joe Batchelor made a big break down our right-hand side, but his pass was intercepted by Sam Tomkins. Saints looked to have levelled the game in the 66th minute. A grubber kick by Lomax was chased by Naiqama, who won the race to the ball and grounded it for his second of the game. The try was awarded after a video referee review. Coote added a crucial two points to give us a 12-10 lead back. That was the be the final score of the game, as Saints won their third Grand Final in a row to be crowned Champions of the Betfred Super League once again!

Catalans Dragons Team: Sam Tomkins, Tom Davies, Samisoni Langi, Dean Whare, Fouad Yaha, James Maloney, Josh Drinkwater, Gil Dudson, Michael McIlorum, Julian Bousquet, Matt Whitley, Mike McMeeken, Benjamin Garcia.

Interchanges: Arthur Mourgue, Mickael Goudemand, Joel Tomkins, Sam Kasiano.

Tries: Mike McMeeken (50)

Conversions: James Maloney (1 from 1)

Penalties: James Maloney (2 from 2)








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