Sports26 September, 20262 min read
Wakefield Trinity Beat Warrington Wolves 23-10 To Win First Super League Title Since 1968
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Wakefield Trinity won their first Super League Grand Final, beating Warrington 23-10 at Old Trafford. It is Wakefield's first top-flight title since 1968, maiden Super League crown.
20 outlets told this the same way.
Wakefield win at Old Trafford
Wakefield Trinity beat Warrington Wolves 23-10 in the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, with Trinity racing into a 19-0 lead in the first half. Daryl Powell’s side scored tries through Cameron Scott, Isaiah Vagana and Jazz Tevaga, and Jack Sinfield added a drop goal as the Wolves struggled to respond. Arron Lindop’s try gave Warrington brief hope early in the second half, but Tom Johnstone went over at the other end to seal the result.
Jack Sinfield’s drop goal and Johnstone’s decisive try left Warrington needing more than three converted tries, and the final whistle brought Wakefield’s first Super League title since 1968. ESPN described the match as Wakefield pummelling Warrington 23-10, after Trinity “roaring into a 19-0 half-time lead” and surviving Corey Hall’s yellow card soon after the restart.
Quotes and the turning points
Tom Johnstone told Fox Sports, “I can’t quite believe it. I keep crying, I can’t help myself, it is such a special club.”
Daryl Powell said, “We went to Wigan last week and that’s a hell of a job to go there and win, and I think that sort of showed us exactly what we could do,” after Wakefield’s semi-final win at Wigan Warriors.
Corey Hall’s sin-bin for a forearm smash on Arron Lindop gave Warrington a man advantage, and Lindop went over to offer a glimmer of a comeback.
The Guardian said the decisive swing came when Jazz Tevaga forced his way over from close range before Jack Sinfield’s drop goal opened up a four-score lead.
The BBC also noted that “We found most of the victims near the stairwells on the third and fourth floors,” tying its match report to the same named fire service chief Mahmud Iqbal from a separate story in its feed.
What the win changes next
Wakefield’s victory marked a first Grand Final triumph for veteran coach Daryl Powell, who assumed control of the ailing club in 2023 shortly after their relegation to the Betfred Championship. Fox Sports said the win ended Trinity’s 58-year wait for a top-flight league title and made Wakefield only the sixth winner of Super League, joining Wigan Warriors, St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls and Hull KR. The BBC framed the result as Wakefield becoming champions of England for the first time since 1968, after they were in the Championship two years earlier and returned to the Super League via the IMG grading system.
Warrington’s defeat extended their wait for another title to a 72nd year, and the BBC described it as their fifth Grand Final defeat in the Super League era. Radio Times set the match for Saturday 3 October 2026 with kick-off at 6pm, and it said the game would be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports+.