Two of the game’s biggest rivals will meet in the 23rd Super League Grand Final when Wigan take on St Helens at Hull’s KCOM Stadium on Friday night.

Here the PA news agency looks at the main talking points behind the belated climax to the 2020 season.

A new venue but no crowd

The Grand Final will take place at Hull's KCOM Stadium
The Grand Final will take place at Hull’s KCOM Stadium (Richard Sellers/PA).

Records set to tumble

The 23rd Grand Final features the two of the most successful clubs in the Super League era. St Helens will extend their own record of 12 Grand Final appearances, but the losers will set a new, unwanted record for most defeats, both having previously lost on five occasions. Only Leeds and St Helens have ever managed to retain their Super League title and it is 20 years since Saints achieved the feat.

No place for sentiment

Wigan's Sean O’Loughlin is set to become the oldest player to feature in a Grand Final
Wigan’s Sean O’Loughlin is set to become the oldest player to feature in a Grand Final (Martin Rickett/PA).

Sibling rivalry

George Burgess could achieve a feat his older brother Sam never managed
George Burgess could achieve a feat his older brother Sam never managed (Martin Rickett/PA).

A coaching career highlight

Kristian Woolf is the St Helens head coach
Kristian Woolf is the St Helens head coach (Richard Sellers/PA).

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