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Wakefield Trinity crowned Super League champions with 23-10 Grand Final win over Warrington
October 4, 2026 at 05:30 PM
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BNBBC News
Rugby fans descend on Wakefield for celebratory bus parade
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TGThe Guardian
Wakefield’s wondrous Super League fairytale a victory for loyalty and logic | Aaron Bower
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BNBBC News
Wakefield: 'An unbelievable story' - inside the unfancied club's rapid ascent to Super League glory
(opens the publisher’s site)Wakefield Trinity won their first Super League title since 1968, beating Warrington 23-10 at Old Trafford two years after promotion from the Championship.
- Wakefield Trinity defeated Warrington Wolves 23-10 at Old Trafford, clinching their first league title since 1968 and becoming the sixth club to win the Super League trophy.
- Tom Johnstone scored a try for Wakefield and received the Rob Burrow Award as man of the match.
- Tens of thousands of supporters lined the streets of Wakefield on Sunday as the team paraded the trophy on an open-top bus.
- Owner Matt Ellis said his investment in the club totalled about £10m, having predicted in 2023 that Wakefield would win a trophy within five years.