Overview
- Wakefield beat Warrington 23-10 at Old Trafford on Saturday to claim the 2026 Super League Grand Final and the club’s first top‑flight crown since 1968.
- The match was decided by a dominant first half in which Wakefield led 19-0 after tries from Cameron Scott, Isaiah Vagana and Jazz Tevaga plus a Jack Sinfield drop goal.
- Tom Johnstone won the Rob Burrow Award after scoring a key second‑half try that ended Warrington’s fightback and helped secure the victory.
- Head coach Daryl Powell and owner Matt Ellis framed the result as the completion of a multi‑year rebuild that began after relegation in 2023 and propelled the club from the Championship back to the top of the game.
- The club has scheduled an open‑top bus parade and civic reception in Wakefield and now faces immediate offseason tasks such as resolving Lachlan Walmsley’s reported lack of a 2027 contract, broader squad retention and medical assessments while Warrington must regroup after their fifth Grand Final defeat.