Jamie Peacock's finest moments in rugby league

Jamie Peacock. What can you say after 17 years at the top? He's won it all - nine Super League titles, four Challenge Cups, five League Leaders' Shields, four World Club Challenges, and not to mention a Man of Steel award to recognise his individual efforts.

As Super League XXI gets underway, the former Rhino and Bull settles down to a new career as Hull KR's director of rugby, ready to use his vast experience to help Robins battle for the trophies.

And as we celebrate his career with a documentary, let's look back at some of the best bits…

Challenge Cup 2000

Peacock made his debut in 1999, but missed out on the Bulls' Grand Final defeat to St Helens that season. He began 2000 in barnstorming fashion to make up for it, and having helped Bradford to Murrayfield for the Challenge Cup final, Peacock started in the back row alongside Mike Forshaw and Brad Mackay against rivals Leeds.

Leroy Rivett made the headlines, enduring a nightmare day for the Rhinos as he struggled to deal with Henry Paul's high bombs, but Peacock was part of an enormous Bradford pack that ran Leeds into the ground. The Bulls won 24-18 and Peacock had his hands on a piece of silverware for the first time in his career.

Jamie Peacock: Legend of League

Great Britain debut - 2001

Although Peacock played for England in the 2000 World Cup, scoring six tries on their run to the semi-finals, he had to wait till the following year to make his Great Britain debut. Following a brilliant Grand Final winning season for the Bulls in 2001, their first success in the showpiece event at Old Trafford, Peacock was a nailed-on starter for David Waite's side for the first Test against Australia at Huddersfield.

And it didn't take long for him to make an impact. Just 86 seconds in fact. Peacock charged down Darren Lockyer's kick, before re-collecting from Gary Connolly to crash over for the game's opening try. A magical start for the second rower, and Britain did go on to win that Test 20-12. But defeats in Bolton and Wigan condemned them to a 2-1 series defeat.

Man of Steel - 2003

2003 was undoubtedly Bradford's year as they bulldozed their way to a treble, winning the Challenge Cup, League Leaders' Shield and the Grand Final, completing a historic achievement under Brian Noble. But the star turn of the team was Peacock. He scored in the Challenge Cup final win over rivals Leeds, helping them to a 22-20 victory in Cardiff.

And before the season was out, Peacock picked up the Players' Player of the Year, Rugby League Writers' Player of the Year and the Man of Steel awards, recognition for his stand-out performances in a dominant Bulls side. And he soon had a second Grand Final winners' ring to add to his collection, playing a starring role in a 25-12 win over Wigan at Old Trafford.

2005 Grand Final

After losing to Leeds in the 2004 Grand Final, Peacock was named the new Bradford captain in 2005, replacing Robbie Paul. A logical choice, but soon it appeared all wasn't well at Odsal. By the end of the season, several big names confirmed their departures, including the new skipper himself. And to make things worse, Peacock announced he'd be joining Leeds for 2006; a move that upset the Bradford faithful.

Professionalism had to take priority though, and Peacock helped a languishing Bulls side turn their season around, reaching the Grand Final from third place in the regular season. No side had won it from third back in 2005 and Leeds, Peacock's future employers and the side that had beaten them in 2004, stood in their way. Tries from Leon Pryce and Lesley Vainikolo helped Bradford to a 15-6 win, ensuring Peacock's final action in a Bradford shirt was to lift the trophy high into the Manchester sky.

Three in a row

Peacock's debut season at Headingley didn't quite go to plan, with Leeds failing to reach even a final in their quest for more silverware. But better things were to come and Peacock had a huge role to play in a Rhinos side quickly developing into a golden generation. His hard yards, lung-busting minutes and offloads were a key cog in Leeds' historical three-in-a-row team, winning Grand Finals in 2007, 2008 and 2009, all against St Helens.

The first was a stunning, against-the-odds 33-6 triumph, thrashing the favourites in Tony Smith's final game in charge. The secon, was a nail-biting 24-16 win in Brian McClennan's first season in charge. And the third was an 18-10 success, settled by a late Lee Smith try. By 2009, it was clear Peacock had already become a club legend for both Leeds and Bradford.

Challenge Cup - at last

As the main engine of the Rhinos machine, Peacock helped the side to another two Grand Final victories, both times from a historic fifth position in the regular table, beating St Helens in 2011 and Warrington in 2012. But one trophy eluded Leeds and their golden generation. The Challenge Cup.

The Rhinos and Peacock lost three in a row in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the Wembley hoodoo hung large over the players' heads despite all their Grand Final victories. But they battled through to the final again in 2014, with West Yorkshire rivals Castleford waiting to lock horns in London. And this time Leeds weren't to be denied, winning 23-10 and securing a third Challenge Cup winners' medal for Peacock.

Bowing out

At the ripe old age of 37, Peacock decided he'd retire at the end of 2015 season to take up the director of rugby role at Hull KR. His captain Kevin Sinfield also announced he'd be leaving the Rhinos at the end of the campaign to join sister rugby union club Yorkshire Carnegie, while long time front-row partner Kylie Leuluai also decided to call it a day. So with three retiring legends, the scene was set for Leeds to send them out in style.

And send them out in style they did. The Challenge Cup came first; Tom Briscoe's five-try display helping them to a 50-0 win over Hull KR to seal a second winners' medal in a row. Then came the League Leaders' Shield - sealed with Ryan Hall's last gasp flying winner. And finally, the Grand Final,  Peacock's ninth winners' ring, settled in a nail-biting 22-20 win over Wigan. And so, along with Sinfield and Leuluai, out bowed one of Rugby League's finest, in the most fitting way - with a trophy in his hands.

Don't miss Jamie Peacock: Legend of League, Thursday, 10pm on Sky Sports 2HD