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solution number Coach Willie Peters salutes match-winner Mickey Lewis and his history-making team after their brilliant performance betfred super league Grand final success on Saturday.
Rovers dethrone and complete a spectacular treble WiganChampions for the last two years with an emphatic 24–6 win at Old Trafford.
This made Rovers only the fifth club to claim the Super League trophy and the first club other than Wigan, Leeds or st helens Have won since 2003.
Half-back Lewis was excellent, scoring the opening try and adding another try after making a decisive intervention to prevent Wigan’s Bevan French from opening the scoring.
Peters said: “I just said, Mickey Lewis is here.
“I mean big moments and it doesn’t get any bigger than the grand final.
“He owned the first half. He polices a lot but it shows he is a top player and we have that.
“He was ready for it and he stood up – I’m very proud of him.”
Leeds were last winners of the Super League for the first time in 2004.
Peters said: “There’s a bit of history there. It’s something we wanted to do. A lot of people have worked hard to get us in this position.”
Asked what’s next, Peters said simply: “Beer!”
Emotional Wigan head coach Matt Peat refused to blame individual errors for his team’s failure to become the third team in history to win three consecutive Grand Finals.
The game appeared to depend on three crucial moments, with Liam Farrell and French both missing clear chances in the opening 20 minutes, before Brad O’Neill was adjudged guilty of a tip-tackle on Tyrone May.
Rovers scored their first two tries with a numerical advantage and it was a lead they would never lose, despite Harry Smith reducing the deficit to four points early in the second half.
Pete said, “It’s fascinating to look back at certain moments and there were some things we’ll look back on and wish we’d done better.”
“We didn’t do what we would have liked to do. When it comes to the final it’s the story of the game.
“They took their opportunities better than us. It’s a fine line between winning and losing on these evenings and I give them credit for that.”
Peat insists the manner of his side’s defeat will not unduly dictate his approach to next year’s campaign as he will continue to rely on the same core group he has had since 2023 to return them to the domestic summit.
Pete said: “My feelings for him are not determined by winning or losing. I know what he is as a man and a teammate and I know how committed he is to his job.”
“You accept wins and losses and keep moving forward and it’s important we collect ourselves, especially over the next few days.”