So that brings the curtain down on another Super League season - with St Helens winning their fourth successive title and ninth overall in the summer era.

However, there's lots more rugby league coming very soon.

In three weeks' time the World Cup will be getting under way when England face Samoa at St James' Park, Newcastle.

We'll have full coverage of the three competitions - men's, women's and wheelchair - across the BBC on TV, radio and online.

Until then, goodbye.

Leeds head coach Rohan Smith told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"We had a good crack, we played a bit and got close against a team who know how to play on this stage and they outplayed us today.

"We’ve got to get better, we gave ourselves a good opportunity, we gave it a crack but it’s time to reflect and learn some stuff. They were 12 points more clinical.

"There’s a lot of trust and belief in the playing group and we galvanised through some tough times.

"You’d still rather be here and cop a hard defeat than not be here at all. You’ve got to be willing to taste defeat to have the good days. It’s a great club and we’re proud of what we’ve done.”

St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf told BBC Radio 5 live:

"It's an outstanding feeling, it's what you play for. You want to be here in these moments and feel this feeling.

"These boys play at a different intensity to the rest of the competition, and they don't get enough credit for what they do.

"They are an outstanding group and they deserve all the accolades they have got. I think it closes the debate on who is the best team in the Super League era.

"I'm not saying you can compare players and rosters but results speaks for themselves and they are the one thing you can compare."

Leeds assistant coach Jamie Jones-Buchanan told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"We’re very disappointed but I'm really proud of what the boys have done these last few months.

"It’s just the beginning, they’ve had a sniff now. They trust each other and what Rohan Smith has brought these past few months has been outstanding.

"Adversity is a foundation of what success is built on and these boys will grow from this and understand what it takes to get here.

"I’m really proud."

St Helens forward Morgan Knowles told BBC Radio 5 live:

"It feels unbelievable. To win one Grand Final is hard enough but to do four, like we have done, I feel so lucky and privileged to be part of this group. It's a night to savour.

"We set our standards and it's simple but it's not easy to do. It's a special group and to do what we've done is a massive achievement.

On winning a second appeal against a two-game ban: "It wasn't the ideal prep going into a big game but I'm made up to be standing here now and being part of it.

On coach Kristian Woolf: "He's been brilliant. He's really honest and that's what you want from a coach and I'm made up we can send him off with another win."

St Helens captain James Roby told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"I'm on top of the world. It's a special moment and I'm trying to take it all in.

"We were all aware of it being four in a row and there was a little added pressure because of that.

"At a club like St Helens you are expected to succeed and rightly so.

"The talk is always can you do it but we keep our game face on. It’s a feeling of relief now and I’m just enjoying the moment."

Now it's St Helens' turn to go up, led by outgoing coach Kristian Woolf.

Captain James Roby lifts the trophy and St Helens are champions for a fourth successive year.

The Leeds players head to the centre of the pitch to collect their runners-up medals.

And St Helens half-back Jonny Lomax picks up the Harry Sunderland trophy as man of the match.

Leeds captain Kruise Leeming told BBC Radio 5 Live:

“We’ve fallen short and it’s not nice but we’ve come a long way and we should be proud of ourselves even if it’s hard for me to say that.

"It’s not to be today, it is what it is. They’re the best fans in the world. No matter how we’re playing they stick behind us.

"We didn’t just have the firepower. Saints were great. What a champion team we’ve got to pay credit to them.

"We’ll be back and we’ll win. We know the plan works and can take confidence from that."

St Helens have made history this evening in winning the Super League title again. Here are some of their achievements in beating Leeds at Old Trafford.

• Saints have won the trophy for a fourth successive season – a feat never achieved before
• They have won the Grand Final for a ninth time - moving clear of Leeds on eight
• Kristian Woolf has become the first coach to win three Grand Finals in a row - in his last game in charge
• Saints skipper James Roby equalled Jamie Peacock’s record of 11 Super League Grand Final appearances. This was Roby's sixth victory
• They have beaten Leeds in a Grand Final for the first time - having lost their previous four final meetings

St Helens' injured prop Alex Walmsley told BBC Radio 5 Live:

"I'm so proud of the team. It was unbelievable tonight. I'm really happy for us to get this as we deserve this.

"I'm so proud of the effort and proud of the team.

"Woolfy (Kristian Woolf) has been a massive part of this and he deserves this more than anyone.

"He's a legend and we are going to sorely miss him."

St Helens' Joe Batchelor told BBC Radio 5 live:

"That was a really tough game and Leeds deserve all the credit. The reason they have got to the Grand Final is because of what they produced today.

"It went down to the last play of the game really. Although there were two scores in it, they made us work all the way.

"That shows what sort of group we have got. We're prepared to go all the way to to the end in any game, whatever part of the season."

St Helens winger Tommy Makinson told BBC Radio 5 live:

"Credit to Leeds, they were class. It's felt like everyone has written us off but we've been the best team and it speaks volumes today how good.

"We've done four in a row and it doesn't get much better."

The Leeds players look utterly dejected after coming up just short this evening.

But they have had a magnificent season under Rohan Smith and have a platform to build from for next season.

Brian Noble
Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC Radio 5 live

Thoroughly deserved. It was a brilliant performance and it had to be.

Full of energy and skill and a precision kicking game from Jonny Lomax.

But you have to have two to tango and Leeds have been manful in defeat and the style that they have played in will have won many hearts but their hearts have been broken tonight.

Jay Freeman
BBC Sport at Old Trafford

Credit to Leeds and their magnificent support, both of which did not give up until the very end.

St Helens, however, have made history tonight and from the very first kick of the game, they looked destined to win a record-breaking fourth consecutive Super League title.

What a job Kristian Woolf has done. Surely he will go down as one of the greatest coaches ever to grace the northern hemisphere.

Where do Saints go from here? Can they keep up this momentum or is this the end of an era?

They've done it! St Helens become the first team to win four successive Super League titles.

And Kristian Woolf is the first coach to win three in a row.

What a double that is.

Jonny Lomax attempts a drop-goal to put the icing on the cake for Saints - but hits the post.

It won't matter though.

St Helens win a repeat set. They probe and probe the Leeds defence but more importantly the seconds are ticking away.

Andrew Henderson
Keighley head of rugby on BBC Radio 5 live

You can't take anything away from St Helens, they’ve been brilliant this evening.

They’ve been the better team for me throughout and thoroughly deserve the win.