| 1996 Premiership Trophy | |
| Structure: | National knockout championship |
| Season Champs: | Wigan |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Runner-Up Name: | Runner-up |
| Second Place: | St Helens |
| Prevseason Link: | 1994–95 Rugby League Premiership |
| Prevseason Year: | 1994–95 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1997 Rugby League Premiership |
| Nextseason Year: | 1997 |
The 1996 Rugby League Premiership Trophy was the 22nd end of season Rugby League Premiership competition and the first in the fully professional Super League era.[1] This competition was separate to the Super League Championship awarded to St. Helens, and continued a long tradition in British rugby league of crowning a season Champion and an end of season Premier.
| width=150 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=250 | Team two | width=100 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | 42-36 | ||||||
| 01 Sep | 25-14 |