Summary

  • Leeds face Castleford in Grand Final at Old Trafford on 7 October

  • Ward and Mullally give Leeds early 12-0 lead

  • Ellis, Fonua and Manu put Hull in front but Sutcliffe restores Leeds' advantage

  • Leeds duo Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire playing final games at Headingley

  • Hull's defeat means an end to the retiring Gareth Ellis' career

  1. Hull team newspublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    Hull stick with the same starting line-up which beat Castleford in their previous game.

    The only change to the bench sees Josh Griffin replace Danny Washbrook.

    Hull: Shaul; Fonua, Connor, Tuimavave, Talanoa; Kelly, Sneyd; Taylor, Houghton, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Ellis.

    Replacements: Griffin, Bowden, Green, Fash.

  2. Leeds team newspublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    Leeds' Danny McGuire makes the 450th appearance of his career, while Carl Ablett is named in a Rhinos team for the 300th time.

    Leeds: Walker; Briscoe, Watkins, Sutcliffe, Hall; Moon, McGuire; Garbutt, Parcell, Singleton, Ward, Jones-Buchanan, Cuthbertson.

    Replacements: Burrow, Ablett, Ferres, Mullally.

  3. Listen to live commentarypublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    If our live text commentary isn't quite enough for you, there's also a host of radio commentary options available.

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra's coverage will get under way following the conclusion of England's One-Day International against West Indies, while you can also choose to listen to Radio Leeds or Radio Humberside's broadcasts by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.

  4. Hull aim to break Headingley hoodoopublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    You may recall me mentioning earlier that Hull have had a pretty miserable time at Headingley in the last few years.

    By last few years, I meant to say "decade", as the Black and Whites haven't won at Leeds since 2007.

    "That's a little bit more motivation to break that," head coach Lee Radford told BBC Radio Humberside.

    "We'll be speaking about that during the build-up."

  5. Leeds legends hoping for fitting goodbyepublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    Leeds won the treble in 2015 and are back in the title race this season after enduring a disappointing campaign last year.

    That treble-winning side contained a trio of departing legends in Kylie Leuluai, Jamie Peacock and Kevin Sinfield, and the Rhinos are hoping to give similar send-offs to Rob Burrow and Danny McGuire, who are leaving at the end of the season.

    "We experienced this a couple of years ago, but we've got to play well," head coach Brian McDermott told BBC Radio Leeds.

    "We'd do it anyway for Rob and Magsy, but we've got to put that emotion to one side. There might be some nervous emotion about them leaving that we have to manage."

  6. The form guidepublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    Leeds come into tonight's fixture in slightly the better form, with four wins in their past five games helping to seal a home semi-final.

    Challenge Cup winners Hull have won three of their past five, with one of their two defeats a 38-26 loss at Headingley on 31 August.

    That particular loss carried on a miserable run for the Black and Whites in Leeds, having failed to win in each of their past 12 visits.

  7. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

    #bbcrl

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    Super League semi-final: Luke Gale's dramatic drop-goal sends Castleford into Grand Final

    With Luke Gale's heroics in mind - and you can watch them again above - we'd like to hear your memories and stories of those moments when you've beaten the sporting odds with a thrilling comeback.

    We realise Gale's set the bar pretty high by kicking a winning drop-goal in a pretty significant game so soon after having a major operation.

    But if you can beat it, great. And if you can't, well we'd still love to hear your tale.

    Even if you just want to comment on tonight's match or reminisce about yesterday's get in touch using #bbcrl on Twitter.

  8. Recap: Gale kicks Castleford into Grand Finalpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    What a first semi-final we had last night - and what a story!

    Castleford's Luke Gale kicked a drop-goal in golden point extra-time to beat St Helens and send the Tigers to their first Super League Grand Final.

    And all after having his appendix removed less than three weeks ago.

    If you missed the game - and if you did you missed a treat - you can read all about it in Phil Cartwright's match report.

  9. Welcomepublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 29 September 2017

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    Twelve teams started the season with dreams of lifting the Super League trophy.

    Now we're down to just three, as Leeds Rhinos and Hull FC vie to join Castleford in the Grand Final at Old Trafford.

    After one of the all-time great Super League games in last night's first semi-final, we're hoping for more of the same tonight.