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How Super League Grand Final Was Won: Wakefield Trinity 23 Warrington Wolves 10 Match Report

Daryl Powell’s side led 19-0 at halftime and became only the sixth Super League champions, ending a 58-year wait for top-flight glory.

  • On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Wakefield Trinity defeated Warrington Wolves 23-10 at a sold-out Old Trafford to claim their first Super League title since 1968.
  • Coach Daryl Powell and owner Matt Ellis orchestrated the club's extraordinary three-year rise from relegation to champions, ending a 58-year title drought for Wakefield Trinity.
  • Wakefield established a dominant 19-0 half-time lead with tries from Cameron Scott, Isaiah Vagana, and Jazz Tevaga. Tom Johnstone earned the Rob Burrow Trophy as man of the match.
  • The sold-out Grand Final pushed Betfred Super League season attendances past two million for the first time. RL Commercial managing director Rhodri Jones called it a "fantastic way to finish" the landmark season.
  • While Warrington Wolves suffered their fifth Grand Final defeat, Wakefield Trinity prepares for next year's arrival of global superstar Roger Tuivasa-Scheck, signaling continued ambition.
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Yorkshire Evening Post broke the news in Leeds, United Kingdom on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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