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Matthew Shaw

Matt Prior and Will Hopoate battle to join exclusive club of players to conquer Super League and NRL

At the start of each year players across Super League set out to lift the trophy at Old Trafford but few actually realise their dream. St Helens have been the dominant club in recent years, matching Leeds Rhinos' record of eight Grand Final wins by beating Catalans Dragons in October.

Wigan Warriors (five times) and Bradford Bulls (three) are the only other clubs to get their hands on the coveted trophy. While the main prize has eluded players outside those four clubs, there is an exclusive club that can boast Grand Final success on both sides of the world, and two more players could join it this weekend.

Matt Prior and Will Hopoate have already won Grand Finals in the NRL, now, they are one win away from doing the same in Super League. Prior is a two-time NRL champion after winning the Premiership with St George Illawarra and Cronulla Sharks, while Hopoate was successful when Manly Sea Eagles won the title in 2011. Whoever ends up on the victorious side will join 15 other men to win the season finale in both competitions. Here, we take a look at the stars who have done it in the past.

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