Leeds 22-20 Wigan
by Our Sports Desk

Former England captain Jamie Peacock admitted on Saturday that bowing out of rugby league with a grand slam of trophies is a dream come true.

The 37-year-old prop forward brought the curtain down on his 17-year playing career by helping Leeds to their seventh Super League title with a 22-20 win over Wigan at Old Trafford and then revealed his premonition.

“I’m like Martin Luther King, I had a dream,” Peacock said.

“I had a dream about three weeks ago that we beat Huddersfield, we beat St Helens and we played Wigan in the grand final.

“The belief the team showed at the end, and the skill and grit and discipline to win was incredible and highlights what’s so great about this team.”

Peacock, who will swap his playing kit for a suit when he takes up the newly created position of football manager at Super League rivals Hull KR ahead of next season, typically led from the front as the Rhinos twice came from behind to become only the third team to complete the hat-trick of grand final, Challenge Cup and League Leaders’ Shield.

St Helens were the last treble-winning team in 2006 while Peacock was a member of the Bradford side that achieved the feat in 2003, confirming his place among the greats of the modern game.

“It’s a bit difficult to sum up,” Peacock said. “I’m lost for words.”