From Hamilton to Housby, 5 final flourishes to match Welsby’s magic moment

From Hamilton to Housby, 5 final flourishes to match Welsby’s magic moment

St Helens clinched the Betfred Super League Grand Final title with an 8-4 victory over arch rivals Wigan following Jack Welsby’s dramatic last-second try.

The thrilling end to the action at the KCOM in Hull will be remembered in the sport for some time, and sparked wild scenes of celebration in the St Helens camp, including from famous fan Jonny Vegas.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at five other thrilling finales across the world of sport.

Champions League final, 1999

Manchester United's players mob match-winner Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United’s players mob match-winner Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Rugby World Cup final, 2003

Jonny Wilkinson kicked England to a maiden World Cup success
Jonny Wilkinson kicked England to a maiden World Cup success (David Davies/PA)

Brazilian Grand Prix, 2008

British driver Lewis Hamilton secured the first of his seven world titles in dramatic fashion
British driver Lewis Hamilton secured the first of his seven world titles in dramatic fashion (Rui Vieira/PA)

Commonwealth Games netball final, 2018

Helen Housby snatched a famous win for England's netballers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Helen Housby snatched a famous win for England’s netballers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games (Martin Rickett/PA)

Cricket World Cup final, 2019

England won the 2019 World Cup by the slimmest of margins after Jos Buttler ran out New Zealand’s Martin Guptill
England won the 2019 World Cup by the slimmest of margins after Jos Buttler ran out New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (Nick Potts/PA)

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