2000 Super League season explained

Super League V
League:Super League
Pixels:90px
Duration:28 Rounds
No Of Teams:12
Highest Attendance:17,428
Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (9 July)
Lowest Attendance:2,040
London Broncos vs Salford City Reds (12 Aug)
Attendance:1,245,720
(average 7,415)
Tv:Sky Sports
Season:2000 Season
Season Champs:St. Helens
3rd Super League title
10th British title
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Leaders:Wigan Warriors
League Leaders Name:League Leaders
Mvp Link:Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel
Top Scorer: Sean Long (352)
Top Try Scorer: Sean Long
Tommy Martyn (22)
Prevseason Link:Super League IV
Prevseason Year:1999
Nextseason Link:Super League VI
Nextseason Year:2001

Tetley's Bitter Super League was the official name for the year 2000's Super League championship season, the 106th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the fifth championship run by the Super League. The season culminated in the Grand Final between St Helens R.F.C. and Wigan Warriors, which St Helens won, claiming their second consecutive Championship.

Play-offs

Wide to West

St Helens, who finished second in the regular season table, hosted Bradford Bulls for the qualifying play-off in week one of the play-offs. One of Super League's most well known tries was scored in the final seconds of the match.[1] Bradford led the game 11–10 into the final minute when, deep in the St Helens half with the match seemingly lost, St Helens were awarded a penalty. The try scored on the second tackle by Chris Joynt became known as "Wide to West" due to the phrase being used in live commentary by Eddie Hemmings. St Helens won 16–11.

Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson commentated for Sky Sports:[2]

Hemmings: It's gonna be the match for Bradford.
  • Stephenson: He's given a penalty.
  • Hemmings: Oh, he has.
  • Stephenson: He'd called held there. They're still not out of it. Oh, they've taken a short one, they know they've only got ten seconds. Will they get this play-the-ball in? They're holding him down.
  • Crowd: [counting down until the end of match] 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Hemmings: Sculthorpe wants to get on with it, Bradford: counting down.
  • Stephenson: Kick and chase now?
  • Hemmings: This is the last play. Long... kicks it wide to Iro. Iro to Hall. Hall is trapped. Back it goes to Hoppe. Over the shoulder to Hall. There is Jonkers. Here is Long, and Long fancies it. Long fancies it. It's wide to West. It's wide to West. Dwayne West. Inside to Joynt. Joynt. JOYNT. JOYNT! OH! OH! FANTASTIC!
  • Stephenson: I wouldn't believe it!
  • Hemmings: They've won it, they've won it, they've won it. Chris Joynt; Chris Joynt has won it. It is unbelievable here, it is, frankly, unbelievable. Chris Joynt has won the match for St Helens.
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    Notes and References

    1. News: Rugby league in the noughties . The Guardian . London . Andy . Wilson . 31 December 2009 . 24 May 2010.
    2. Sky Sports: Super League play-offs - St Helens vs Bradford Bulls . Commentators: Eddie Hemmings, Mike Stephenson. Sky Sports. Sky Sports 1. St. Helens, United Kingdom. 2000-09-22. 2000.