SIA SOLIOLA SIGNED off at St Helens in style by scoring a try as they beat Wigan 14-6 to win the Super League Grand Final at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground on Saturday.
However, the game was particularly bad tempered, with one particular moment of violence overshadowing the rugby, in a match that ultimately saw Wigan reduced to 12 men.
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Prop Ben Flower was sent off as early as the second minute, as the Welshman reacted badly to a clash with former New Zealand Warriors man Lance Hohaia, throwing two punches at the St Helens stand-off, one while Hohaia was lying helpless on the floor.
Today's Super League Grand Final was overshadowed by this brutal act of violence
Updated at 21.07
SIA SOLIOLA SIGNED off at St Helens in style by scoring a try as they beat Wigan 14-6 to win the Super League Grand Final at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground on Saturday.
However, the game was particularly bad tempered, with one particular moment of violence overshadowing the rugby, in a match that ultimately saw Wigan reduced to 12 men.
Prop Ben Flower was sent off as early as the second minute, as the Welshman reacted badly to a clash with former New Zealand Warriors man Lance Hohaia, throwing two punches at the St Helens stand-off, one while Hohaia was lying helpless on the floor.
Additional reporting by Paul Fennessy
- © AFP, 2014
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