McGuire was sensational as Leeds won the Grand Final for the eighth time in only 14 seasons, comfortably beating Castleford 24-6 in his 424th and final game for the Rhinos. “I went to bed on Friday night and dreamed of the fairytale finish. A new challenge will be good for me but I was determined my Leeds career would finish on a positive note, and it couldn’t have gone any better. Their coach, Brian McDermott, admitted the challenge was not to replace McGuire in 2018 but to evolve without him. “We just created too many errors and credit to Leeds, they deserved to win.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 21:28 UTC