Super League VI | |
League: | Super League |
Pixels: | 90px |
Duration: | 28 Rounds |
No Of Teams: | 12[1] |
Highest Attendance: | 21,073 Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (13 April) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,800 London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants (26 Aug) |
Tv: | Sky Sports |
Season: | 2001 Season |
Season Champs: | Bradford Bulls 2nd Super League title 4th British title |
Season Champ Name: | Champions |
League Leaders: | Bradford Bulls |
League Leaders Name: | League Leaders |
Mvp Link: | Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel |
Top Scorer: | Andrew Farrell (388) |
Top Try Scorer: | Kris Radlinski (27) |
Promote: | Widnes Vikings |
Promote From: | Northern Premiership |
Relegate: | Huddersfield Giants |
Relegate To: | Northern Premiership |
Prevseason Link: | Super League V |
Prevseason Year: | 2000 |
Nextseason Link: | Super League VII |
Nextseason Year: | 2002 |
Tetley's Super League VI was the official name for the year 2001's Super League championship season, the 107th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the sixth championship run by the Super League. The season began on the first weekend in March and culminated after twenty-eight rounds in a six-game playoff series, involving the top 5 teams.
The play-the-ball was to be more strictly refereed:
See main article: 2001 Super League Grand Final. The Grand Final, played on October 13 at Old Trafford, was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Wigan Warriors to become champions. This was legendary Australian centre Steve Renouf's last game of top-level football before retirement.