Kevin Sinfield celebrates Leeds' third straight Grand Final win a year ago

St Helens and Leeds remain on track to meet in a fourth consecutive Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford on 2 October after both won their opening-round play-off matches and earned a week off.

But Warrington and Wigan have a second chance to reach the semi-finals after losing their qualifying play-offs.

St Helens claimed yet another victory over Warrington at a rain-soaked Knowsley Road in Friday's first qualifying semi-final while Kevin Sinfield's late drop goal helped the reigning Super League champions to a 27-26 victory over Wigan in the other game.

It means St Helens have now won the Club Call for the right to decide who they play in the qualifying semi-finals on 24 or 25 September and will make their choice at a media conference next Sunday.

Next Friday, Wigan, who topped the table at the end of the regular season, will host Hull KR who claimed a famous win over city rivals Hull FC in the elimination play-offs while the following day Warrington will play Huddersfield, who defeated play-off debutants Crusaders in the other elimination match.

WEEK ONE (10-12 Sept)

Qualifying play-offs:

(Winners advance to week three. Losers to week two, with guaranteed home game)

Elimination play-offs:

(Winners advance to week two. Losers eliminated)

WEEK TWO (17/18 Sept)

Preliminary semi-finals

WEEK THREE (24/25 Sept)

Qualifying semi-finals

Friday 24 September: First semi-final. St Helens v Huddersfield.

Saturday 25 September: Second semi-final. Leeds v Wigan.

(Winners advance to Grand Final. Losers eliminated)

WEEK FOUR (2 October)

Grand Final, Old Trafford (1800 BST)

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