The year 2005 Carnegie World Club Challenge was contested by Super League IX champions Leeds Rhinos and 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs.

The home team came out winners in the end of what was, at the time, the highest-scoring WCC match ever, with a final scoreline of 39-32.

The 2004 Super League Grand Final was held on Saturday 16 October 2004, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK.

The Bulldogs had less than a week to adjust from Sydney summer to Yorkshire winter with four training sessions to prepare whereas the Rhinos had been playing friendlies since Boxing Day.

[1] Leeds opened the scoring with their left centre Chev Walker crossing around the five-minute mark.