Fans travel across the world to see Wakefield Trinity in Super League Grand Final
This is Wakefield Trinity's first grand final and if they win, they’ll take the super league title
Last updated 2nd Oct 2026
Wakefield’s route to their first ever final was anything but a close shave.
They thumped hot favourites Wigan 33-6 at the Brick Community Stadium on Saturday night to put them 80 minutes from a first league title since 1968.
Meanwhile, some call them the "underdogs" because just two seasons ago, they were in rugby league's second tier.
The Super League Grand Final 2026 will take place on Saturday at Old Trafford in Manchester at 6pm.
Jenna Lucy lives in Dubai and booked a last minute flight on Saturday to make the game.
Jenna flies back today (Friday 2 October) before heading back to Dubai on Monday.
She said: "Literally we said straight away, oh my goodness I need to look at flights, I'm getting a flight home. My mum had literally bought the tickets as soon as that whistle blew in the semi-final."
Jenna continued and said: "To see Wakefield in this position, it's obviously never been seen before. But we've got to win this. We've got to win this game... but no pressure! Exciting, exciting scenes and I'm so glad I can go back and watch it."
Meanwhile, Daryl Powell has told his Wakefield players that immortality awaits if they complete a stunning transformation from top-flight also-rans to Super League champions with victory.
“For the group we’ve got together it is an unbelievable opportunity. I told them, if you are good enough to do that at the club you will be remembered forever, and that will be awesome.”
Powell, who played in the first Grand Final for Leeds in 1998 and subsequently coached Castleford all the way to Old Trafford in 2017, was tempted to Trinity in 2023 despite a recent relegation and real fears that the advent of the sport’s new IMG era could prohibit a swift return.
Backed by the club’s new millionaire owner and boyhood fan Matt Ellis, Powell embarked on a five-year plan to restore Trinity to the top echelons of the domestic game, and even Ellis concedes he is surprised that the revolution has arrived two years ahead of schedule.
“Saturday was the proudest moment for me, going to Wigan and seeing 5,000 of us packing out that end,” said Ellis. “I went to Wigan in 2023 when we had 50 fans there and we’d lost 12 games out of 12.
“Driving through Wakefield this week, people are beeping horns, they are carrying Trinity umbrellas and wearing Trinity tops. The club’s sold out of everything. Fans are coming back from Thailand, Vietnam and Canada.
“Some of the team from the 1960s are passing away now, and you still get 500 people at their funerals. You can see how much it meant and still means. We’ve missed a generation but the younger fans are getting the vibe back. We are on the verge of writing a new history.”