The 1999 Super League Grand Final was the Second official Grand Final conclusive and championship-deciding game of the Super League IV season. The match was played between St. Helens and

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on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford.

Background

Super League IV retained the top five play off after the success of the previous years Grand Final. The league was expanded to 14 teams with

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and

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both made their debuts in Super League although

and Sheffield Eagles both left the league after merging with

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

and

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respectively.

finished as League Leaders for the first time since they finished top in Super League II as Champions.

Route to the Final

Bradford Bulls

By finishing first in the regular season, Bradford automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to St Helens and in a one-sided game, they brushed St Helens aside 40–4 to qualify for the Grand Final.

St Helens

The play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. St Helens had finished second so had to play a qualifying play-off first. Drawn at home to

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St Helens won 38–14 to go through to the semi-final. This was an away fixture to Bradford where they were beaten 40–4. However this loss did not end their season. The losers of the qualifying semi-final got another chance by playing the winners of the other semi-final in a final eliminator. Therefore Saints' third play-off game was a home tie against Castleford Tigers where they won through 36–6.

Match details

References

External links

1999 Super League Grand Final at rlphotos.com
{{1999 in rugby league Super League Grand Finals St Helens R.F.C. matches Bradford Bulls matches

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Super League Grand Final 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-Off series. The winning team receives the Super League Trop ...