|
2014 Super League Grand Final
The 2014 Super League Grand Final was the 17th official Grand Final and conclusive and deciding match of Super League XIX. It was held on Saturday 11 October 2014, at Old Trafford, Manchester with a 6pm kick-off time. The game was played between the top two teams from the regular season, St Helens RLFC and Wigan Warriors. Background The 2014 Super League season (known as the First Utility Super League XIX due to sponsorship by First Utility) was the 19th season of rugby league football since the Super League format was introduced in 1996. Fourteen teams competed for the League Leaders' Shield over 27 rounds (including the Magic Weekend in Manchester), after which the highest finishing teams will enter the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy. Route to the Final St Helens Wigan Match details Following a fiery opening that started with the kind of big tackles that this derby game has become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 St Helens RLFC Season
The 2014 St Helens R.F.C. season is the club's 140th in its history; its 119th in rugby league. The Saints will be looking to end a 6-year silverware drought this season by competing for the Super League XIX title as well as the 113th edition of the Challenge Cup. This season marks Australian Nathan Brown (rugby league born 1973), Nathan Brown's second season as head coach of the club, continuing from his first season in 2013 which ended in a 5th-place finish and an early playoff exit courtesy of an 11–10 defeat at Leeds Rhinos. They began their season by taking on last seasons runner-up Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, which ended in an 8–38 win for Saints. This win sent Saints on a win streak that lasted for eight Super League games before being defeated on 18 April 2014 by arch-rivals Wigan Warriors at Langtree Park in the annual Good Friday derby match. Easter was a period to forget for the Saints as they were beaten by Widnes Vikings for their second leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Utility
Shell Energy Retail Limited is the UK consumer gas, electricity and broadband operations business of Shell. The company does not generate electricity, instead purchasing it from international markets. Originally known as First Utility, the company had a relationship with Shell, where it acted as an intermediary to purchase wholesale energy on the global market. Shell reached an agreement to purchase the company in December 2017, and completed the acquisition in February 2018. Rebranding to Shell Energy in the UK took place in March 2019 and the business now forms part of Shell's New Energies division. History First Utility was launched in 2008 by co-founders Mark Daeche, Darren Braham and Marcus Citron as a spin-out from First Telecom. In January 2012, the company appointed the former lastminute.com CEO Ian McCaig as its new CEO. As a small new entrant to the market, the company experimented with new technology. The company was the first in the UK to offer smart meters to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matty Smith (rugby League)
Mathew Joe Smith (born 23 July 1987) is a former English rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship. He has played for the England Knights and England at international level. He previously played for his home town club St Helens, spending time on loan from Saints at the Widnes Vikings, Celtic Crusaders and the Salford City Reds in the Super League. He moved to the Salford City Reds on a permanent deal, before moving to the Wigan Warriors and then back to his hometown club St Helens. He played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship on dual registration from St Helens during his second spell for the club. Smith has spent time on loan from the Catalans Dragons at the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. In December 2019 it was announced Smith had signed with championship club Widnes Vikings on a 1 year deal. Background Smith was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England. Before converting to rugby league, Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Burgess (rugby League)
Joe Burgess (born 14 October 1994) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and England at international level. He previously spent two spells with the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and has also played for the Sydney Roosters and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. Background Joe Burgess was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Playing career Wigan academy Burgess joined the Wigan Warriors' academy at the age of 16 from local club Ince Rose Bridge. He played a crucial part in the U19s success in the 2013 season, scoring 24 tries in just 18 appearances. Wigan Warriors For his efforts he was rewarded with 2 appearances in the Super League in 2013, making his début and scoring a try against Hull FC. In the 2014 season he established himself as the Wigan Warriors' first choice winger, partially because of Josh Charnley's absence. This despite being so surprised at being asked to train with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Percival
Mark Percival (born 29 April 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for St Helens in the Super League and England at international level. He made his début for Saints in 2013, winning the Super League Grand Final with the club in 2014. Background Percival was born in Widnes, Cheshire, England. Percival played junior rugby for Halton Hornets before joining St Helens' academy side. Club career Percival made his first team début against Leeds on 1 March 2013. St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Percival was selected to play at centre in their 14–6 victory over the Wigan side at Old Trafford. In April 2017, Percival signed a new four-year contract with Saints. He was named in the Super League Dream Team for the first time at the end of the 2017 season. He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium. He played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over Salford at Old Trafford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Makinson
Tommy Makinson (born 10 October 1991) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for St Helens R.F.C., St Helens in the Betfred Super League and England national rugby league team, England at international level. He spent time on loan from St Helens at the Rochdale Hornets in 2013 Championship 1, Championship 1 and Whitehaven R.L.F.C., Whitehaven in the 2013 RFL Championship, Championship. Earlier in his career he also played as a and . Makinson has played his entire Super League career to date for Saints, with whom he won the 2014 Super League Grand Final, 2014, 2019 Super League Grand Final, 2019, 2020 Super League Grand Final, 2020, 2021 Super League Grand Final, 2021 and the 2022 Super League Grand Finals. Background Makinson was born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Career Makinson signed for the St Helens club from Wigan amateur side Wigan St Judes, after previously playing for Hindley, Greater Manchester, Hindley bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iosia Soliola
Iosia Soliola (born 4 August 1986) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League (NRL). He played for New Zealand and Samoa at international level. He previously played as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, and as a forward for St Helens in the Super League, with whom he won the 2014 Super League Grand Final. Whilst playing in Europe he gained selection for the Exiles. Background Soliola was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of Samoan descent. After making his début in Jersey Flegg, Soliola moved onto Premier League in which he played with Eli Hayes and won a premiership with the Roosters in 2004. Professional playing career 2000s In 2005, Soliola made his NRL début for the Roosters against South Sydney, and went on to play 19 games for the club that season. He was chosen to make his international début at the age of 19 for New Zealand in the Tri-nations series of 2005, however was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Summer Time
During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and evenings one hour more. BST begins at 01:00 GMT every year on the last Sunday of March and ends at 01:00 GMT (02:00 BST) on the last Sunday of October. The starting and finishing times of daylight saving were aligned across the European Union on 22 October 1995, and the UK retained this alignment after it left the EU; both BST and Central European Summer Time begin and end on the same Sundays at 02:00 Central European Time, 01:00 GMT. Between 1972 and 1995, the BST period was defined as "beginning at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day after the third Saturday in March or, if that day is Easter Day, the day after the second Saturday in March, and ending at two o'clock, Greenwich mean time, in the morning of the day a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrington Wolves
The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warrington Zingari Football Club in 1876, they are one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895 and the only one that has played every season in the top flight. They are nicknamed "The Wire" in reference to the wire-drawing industry in the town. Warrington have local rivalries with Widnes, St Helens and Wigan. They have won three league championships and are the fourth most successful team in the Challenge Cup with nine victories, behind Wigan, St Helens and Leeds. Their most successful season came in 1953–54 when they completed a championship and Challenge Cup 'double', beating Halifax twice in the space of four days to first win the Challenge Cup 8–4 in a replay at Odsal, then clinch the champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield is also one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, making them one of the world's first rugby league teams. The club itself was founded in 1864, making it the oldest rugby league club in the world. They have won seven Championships and six Challenge Cups, but did not earn another honour between 1962 and 2013 until gaining the 2013 League Leaders Shield after topping the table for the first time in 81 years. The club, particularly amongst older supporters, is sometimes referred to as Fartown, after the area and the ground in Fartown, Huddersfield that was the club's home venue from 1878 to 1992. The club was known as Huddersfield Barrac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from outside England. The Dragons play regular home games at Stade Gilbert Brutus in the centre of the city. Catalans Dragons are the first non-British team to win the Challenge Cup since the competition started in 1896, after beating Warrington Wolves 20–14 at Wembley Stadium on 25 August 2018. The club was formed in 2000 by a merger of XIII Catalan and AS Saint-Estève into Union Treiziste Catalane (UTC). They won the 2005 French Championship and the Lord Derby Cup in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, they were granted a Super League licence, taking the name Catalans Dragons. UTC continues to compete in the French Championship's Elite One Championship as a feeder club for the Dragons, now under the name Saint-Estève XIII Catalan. History 2000â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed in the top division for the majority of their existence, having only been relegated twice in their history. They have won the Challenge Cup four times. Their most recent major trophy was the 1986 Challenge Cup. Castleford have a rivalry with neighbours Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity. The club has been based at Wheldon Road since 1927, after moving from the Sandy Desert in Lock Lane. The club's current home colours are black and amber. History 1896–1906: First Castleford club Castleford RFC joined the Northern Rugby Football Union for the 1896–97 season, its second and remained in the ranks of the semi-professionals until the end of the 1905–06 season. Not much is known about the original Castleford club, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
