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Championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition
The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League play-offs. The winning team receives the Super League Trophy and goes on to play the NRL champions in the World Club Challenge. As of 2024, the Rob Burrow Award is awarded to the man of the match, replacing the Harry Sunderland Trophy. The match is normally played at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester.
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The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. Warrington are the only British-based club to have played every season in the top flight. They have won the League Championship three times and the Challenge Cup nine times.
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Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system, in which they are reigning champions.
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For one night every October, Old Trafford stops being a football ground. James Young went along as Wakefield Trinity and Warrington Wolves turned Manchester into rugby league country.
THE date and venue for next year's Super League Grand Final have been confirmed, with tickets now on sale