The 2017 Super League Grand Final was the 20th official Grand Final championship-deciding game of the Super League XXII. It was held at Old Trafford, Manchester on 7 October 2017, kick off 18.00. Leeds Rhinos became champions for a record 8th time after beating Castleford Tigers 24âÂÂ6 in front of a sell out crowd of 72,827.
Finishing top of the table in the regular season, Castleford qualified directly to the play-off semi-final where they met St Helens at home. The game went to golden point extra time before a Luke Gale drop goal gave Castleford the win 23âÂÂ22.
Leeds also had direct qualification to the semi-final where they hosted Hull F.C. at Headingley. In another close game it was Leeds who triumphed 18âÂÂ16.
Prior the 2017 Super League Grand Final, Castleford and Leeds had met four previous times during the year with Castleford winning all four encounters including a 66-10 victory in round 3. Castleford went into the match as heavy favourites to win their first ever championship however in the grand final itself, Leeds would comfortably win 24-6 with Castleford's only points coming in the final minute of the match.