| 2025 (2025) Betfred Super League Grand Final | |||||||||||||
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 The match took place atOld Trafford | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 11 October 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Old Trafford | ||||||||||||
| Location | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||
| Rob Burrow Award | Mikey Lewis | ||||||||||||
| Jerusalem | Camilla Kerslake | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Liam Moore | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 68,853 | ||||||||||||
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The2025 Super League Grand Final,named the2025Betfred Super League Grand Final for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th officialSuper League Grand Final and the championship-decidingrugby league game of the2025 Super League season. The match was contested betweenHull Kingston Rovers andWigan Warriors atOld Trafford inManchester, England, a repeat of the2024 Grand Final.
Wigan Warriors are the defending champions, having won seven Super League Grand Finals including in2024, and were looking to win three successive Grand Finals for the first time after also winning the2023 final. Hull Kingston Rovers, meanwhile, were making their second consecutive appearance at a Grand Final in an attempt to win their first evertreble, having finishing top of the Super League table and lifted theLeague Leader's Shield and having also won the2025 Challenge Cup final.[1][2]
Hull Kingston Rovers defeated Wigan 24-6 to claim their first Super League title, and in doing so, became the fifth winners of a Grand Final and achieved their first ever treble.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 786 | 292 | +494 | 44 |
| 2 |  Wigan Warriors | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 794 | 333 | +461 | 42 |
| Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-final |  St Helens (H) | 20–12 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue. | ||
Hull Kingston Rovers finished the regular season as league leaders, earning the team a bye to the semi-final. They played the lowest ranked winner from the eliminators, which wasSt Helens.
Final score: Hull Kingston Rovers 20-12 St Helens[4]
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| Semi-final |  Leigh Leopards (H) | 18–6 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) =Neutral venue. | ||
2024 Grand Final winners Wigan finished the regular season in second place, earning the Warriors a bye to the semi-final. They played the highest ranked winner from the eliminators, which was theLeigh Leopards, a repeat of their 2024 semi-final fixture.
Final score: Wigan Warriors 18–6 Leigh Leopards[5]
In the United Kingdom, both regular providersSky Sports, via their Main Event channel, and the SuperLeague+streaming platform aired the Grand Final, with highlights of the Grand Final also aired a day later onBBC Two.[6] Live radio coverage of the final was also provided byBBC Radio 5 Live.[7]
Sky Sports' coverage was also shared withFox League in Australia andFox Sports in the USA,Digicel in the Pacific Region,Premier Sports Asia in South East Asia,Dubai TV,Sportsnet in Canada,SportsMax in the Caribbean andSportdigital in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. A deal agreed betweenIMG andSport Media Group also saw the Grand Final broadcast for the first time on Sport Media's main channel in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova and Ukraine.[6]
| Region | Network |
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 United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Two (nextday highlights) |
 Australia | Fox League |
 United States | Fox Sports 1 |
 Canada | Sportsnet |
| Caribbean | SportsMax |
| Pacific Islands | Digicel |
| South East Asia | Premier Sports |
 United Arab Emirates | Dubai TV |
 Estonia Latvia Lithuania Moldova Ukraine | Sport Media Group, Channel 1 |
Pre-match and half-time entertainment was provided byThe Pigeon Detectives,[8] with the Grand Final anthem 'Jerusalem' sang byCamilla Kerslake.[9]
Liam Moore refereed the match and was aided by touch judges Marcus Griffiths and Richard Thompson. Thevideo referee was Jack Smith, while the reserve referee wasChris Kendall.[10]
Hull KRs' squad remained largely unchanged from their semi-final victory against St Helens, with the exception of Noah Booth replacing Eribe Doro, and the retiringMichael McIlorum's selection initially being in doubt due to recovering from a fractured ankle;[11] McIlorum finished his career by playing in the Grand Final with his ankle still fractured, although he was substituted during the first half.[12]Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, who was to also retire after the Grand Final, initially faced a three match ban due to committing a Grade C head contact offence in the semi-final fixture, however this ban was overturned upon appeal.[13]
The Wigan Warriors squad remained unchanged following their semi-final match against Leigh.[14]
Prize money was £200,000 for the victors and £140,000 for the runners-up.[15]
| Hull KR | 24–6 | Wigan Warriors |
|---|---|---|
Tries:Lewis 20'Burgess 27', 79'Litten 62'Goals:Mourgue  21'Martin pen 53',60',80'(3/4) | report | Tries:Smith 49' Goals:Keighran pen 39'(1/2) |
Old Trafford,Manchester Attendance: 68,853 Referee: Liam Moore Touch judges:Marcus Griffiths and Richard Thompson Video referee: Jack Smith[10] Rob Burrow Award:Mikey Lewis (Hull KR) |
| Hull KR | Position | Wigan Warriors | ||
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| 35 | Arthur Mourgue | Fullback | 1 | Jai Field |
| 2 | Tom Davies | Wing | 2 | Abbas Miski |
| 3 | Peta Hiku | Centre | 3 | Adam Keighran |
| 4 | Oliver Gildart | Centre | 4 | Jake Wardle |
| 5 | Joe Burgess | Wing | 5 | Liam Marshall |
| 6 | Mikey Lewis | Stand-off | 6 | Bevan French |
| 7 | Tyrone May | Scrum-half | 7 | Harry Smith |
| 8 | Sauaso Sue 22' | Prop | 16 | Liam Byrne 22' 30' |
| 14 | Michael McIlorum 17' | Hooker | 9 | Brad O'Neill 18' to 28' 58' |
| 10 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 29' 51' 70' | Prop | 10 | Luke Thompson 30' |
| 11 | Dean Hadley | Second-row | 21 | Sam Walters 58' |
| 12 | James Batchelor | Second-row | 12 | Liam Farrell |
| 13 | Elliot Minchella 58' 71' | Loose forward | 13 | Kaide Ellis 47' 65' |
| 9 | Jez Litten 17' | Interchange | 8 | Ethan Havard 30' |
| 15 | Sam Luckley 58' | 11 | Junior Nsemba 30' | |
| 16 | Jai Whitbread 29' 71' | 15 | Patrick Mago 47' | |
| 17 | Rhyse Martin 22' | 17 | Kruise Leeming 22' 58' | |
| 18 | Jack Broadbent | Concussion substitute | 20 | Harvie Hill |
| Willie Peters | Head coach |  Matt Peet | ||
By winning the Grand Final, Hull Kingston Rovers claimed their first Super League title, becoming the first new winners of a Grand Final since theLeeds Rhinos in2004 and also becoming rugby league champions for the first time since1984-85. Following victories in the Challenge Cup Final and winning the League Leader's Shield, Hull Kingston Rovers also achieved their first evertreble, becoming only the seventh club to do so. By comparison, Wigan's loss in the Grand Final represented their first season of rugby league since the appointment of coachMatt Peet in 2022 where they did not win a single trophy.[3]
A day after the final, Hull Kingston Rovers held a victory parade from their home stadium atCraven Park toHull City Hall.[16] As winners of the Grand Final, Hull Kingston Rovers are expected to play the2026 World Club Challenge against2025 NRL Grand Final winnersBrisbane Broncos in February 2026.[17]
Television viewing figures for the Sky Sports broadcast averaged at 455,000 during the match, marking a rise in viewership by 22% when compared to the 2024 final, which itself saw a 40% rise.[18]