Saints, Leeds meet again in GF

Sean Long had the last laugh on his home-town team after helping St Helens reach a record seventh Super League Grand Final at Wigan's expense in a 14-10 scoreline. The veteran halfback made his mark on his final appearance at Knowsley Road as Saints overcame their arch rival to earn the right to meet defending champion Leeds at Old Trafford next Saturday in a repeat of the 2007 and 2008 finals. It was fitting the 33-year-old Long should have a say in the biggest Saints-Wigan derby for five years, having revealed in his controversial autobiography that he had rejected the chance to rejoin Wigan for 2010. Long, who is joining Hull after next week's final appearance in Saints colours, scored a crucial try on the stroke of half-time to give his side a 10-6 interval lead and then sent former Kiwis winger Francis Meli over for the... [read full story]                    

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