2002 Super League season explained

Super League VII
League:Super League
Pixels:90px
Duration:28 Rounds
No Of Teams:12
Highest Attendance:18,789
Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (8 Sept)
Lowest Attendance:2,211
Salford City Reds vs London Broncos (19 May)
Tv:Sky Sports
Season:2002 Season
Season Champs:St. Helens
4th Super League title
11th British title
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Leaders:St. Helens
League Leaders Name:League Leaders
Mvp Link:Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel
Top Scorer: Paul Deacon (301)
Top Try Scorer: Dennis Moran (22)
Promote:Huddersfield Giants
Promote From:National League One
Relegate:Salford City Reds
Relegate To:National League One
Prevseason Link:Super League VI
Prevseason Year:2001
Nextseason Link:Super League VIII
Nextseason Year:2003

Super League VII (styled Tetley's Super League VII due to sponsorship from Tetley's Brewery) was the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league in Britain, and the seventh run by the Super League. Twelve clubs from across England competed during the season, culminating in the 2002 Super League Grand Final between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls, which St Helens won, claiming their third premiership in four seasons.

Lee Briers of Warrington Wolves scored a record-equalling 5 drop goals against Halifax Blue Sox in the Super League match on 25 May 2002.[1]

Operational rules

Salary cap limits were adjusted in an attempt to make Super League more competitive:[2]

Play-offs

Grand Final

See main article: 2002 Super League Grand Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RFL All Time Records. 2009-08-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403144104/http://www.therfl.co.uk/challengecup/page.php?areaid=64. 2009-04-03.
  2. Web site: Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m . The Telegraph . Michael Fisher . 2001-01-12 . 2009-05-07.
  3. Web site: RFL move to keep players . The Telegraph . John Whalley and Rob Wildman . 2001-07-29 . 2009-05-06.