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Super League Grand Final 2024

Super League Grand Final 2024: Review

Wigan Warriors completed history on Saturday 12th October when they won the final leg of an amazing four title season. Wigan defeated Hull KR 9-2 in a hard-fought final to record the clean sweep of World Club Challenge, Challenge Cup, League Leaders' Shield and the Super League Grand Final. No Super League team has managed to win all four titles in one season before.

Hull KR were trying to win their first major title since taking the then First Division title in the 1984/85 season. Hull KR had also finished runners-up to Wigan for the League Leaders' Shield, losing out by just two points over the course of the season.

in a tight final, Australian Bevan French scored the only try of the game in the 23rd minute. Adam Keighran converted after the try and then Harry Smith contributed a drop goal after 40 minutes.  Hull KR made it on to the scoreboard via a penalty from Mikey Lewis in the 57th minute and finally Keighran scored a penalty for Wigan on 62 minutes to complete the scoring.

Bevan French received the Rob Burrow Award as the player of the match.

Wigan were completing back-to-back Super League Grand Finals for the first time in their history and have now won the overall title seven times. 

Super League Grand Final Preview and Stats

Wigan advanced to the Super League semi-finals by finishing top of the regular season table.

In the semi-finals Wigan defeated Leigh 38-0

Wigan have won the Super League Final on six previous occasions, including in 2023.

Hull KR made it to the Super League semi-finals by virtue of finishing second (two points behind Wigan) in the regular season table.

In their semi-final Hull KR defeated Warrington 10-8

This will be Hull KR's first appearance in a Super League Grand Final.

Of the last eight recent head to head match-ups between the two teams Wigan have won five, Hull KR have won three:

• 6/9/24 Super League Regular Season Round 18 Wigan v Hull KR 24-20
• 18/5/24 Challenge Cup Semi-Final (neutral venue) Hull KR v Wigan 6-38
• 26/4/24 Super League Regular Season Round 9 Hull KR v Wigan 26-10
• 7/10/23 Challenge Cup Semi-Final Wigan v Hull KR 42-12
• 4/8/23 Super League Regular Season Round 21 Wigan v Hull KR 64-6
• 23/7/23 Challenge Cup Semi-Final (neutral venue)  Hull KR v Wigan 11-10 (after extra-time)
• 25/5/23 Super League Regular Season Round 13 Hull KR v Wigan 22-26 (after extra-time)
• 18/2/23 Super League Regular Season Round 1 Hull KR v Wigan 27-18

Super League Previous Winners

Only four teams have won the Super League since its inception in 1996: St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls. Below are details of the last twenty winners, who they beat in the final, final score and league leaders:

As you can see from above, being the league leader after the close of the regular season is something of a poisoned chalice with only eight of the twenty league leaders going on to actually lift the Super League trophy.

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Super League Format

• Super League involves twelve teams that play each other twice in a home and away basis.
• The 12 clubs also play an additional six fixtures on a loop format to bring the number of games played by each team in a season to 27
• The 27 games includes the 'Magic Weekend' where one full round of fixtures take place over one weekend at one venue
• 'Magic Weekend' in 2024 will take place on August 17-18 at Elland Road
• At the end of the regular 27 fixture season, the top-six teams enter into the play-offs
• The Play-Off format is as follows: 

Elimination Semi-Final A: The team that finished 3rd in the Regular Season V The team that finished 6th in the Regular Season. 

Elimination Semi-Final B: 4th team V 5th team.

Semi-Final 1: 1st ranked Regular Season team v Winner of Elimination Semi-Final A

Semi-Final 2: 2nd ranked Regular Season team v Winner of Elimination Semi-Final B

Final: Winner of Semi-Final 1 v Winner of Semi-Final 2

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We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. The data in this Super League Preview & Betting Guide is managed by James Banting who looks after the Rugby Tipsters and results in the Rugby Tips Section. Our Commercial Content Manager Luke Bradshaw-Lee is a keen Rugby fan; he fact checks the article for accuracy and publication. Together they produce our Rugby Union Previews and Rugby League Previews.

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