| Super League XIX | |
| League: | Super League |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| Duration: | 27 Rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 14 |
| Highest Attendance: | 20,265 Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos (5 September) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,002 London Broncos v Catalans Dragons (17 April) |
| Avg Attendance: | 8,365 |
| Tv: | Sky Sports BBC Sport Eurosport beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
| Biggest Home Win: | Widnes Vikings 64-10 London Broncos (16 February) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Bradford Bulls 18-66 Huddersfield Giants (16 March) |
| Season: | 2014 season |
| Season Champs: | St. Helens 6th Super League title 13th British title |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Leaders: | St. Helens |
| League Leaders Name: | League Leaders |
| Second Place: | Wigan Warriors |
| Mvp Link: | Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel |
| Top Scorer: | Marc Sneyd (224)[1] [2] |
| Top Try Scorer: |  Joel Monaghan (28) |
| Relegate: | London Broncos Bradford Bulls |
| Relegate To: | Championship |
| Prevseason Link: | Super League XVIII |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013 |
| Nextseason Link: | Super League XX |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015 |
The First Utility Super League XIX was the official name for the 2014 Super League season.[3] Fourteen teams competed over 27 rounds, after which the 8 highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy.
Super League XIX will be the third and final year of a licensed Super League. Under this system, promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship was abolished, and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criteria. For the 2014 season, all fourteen teams from the previous season will compete, although Salford have changed their names from the City Reds to the Red Devils.
At the end of the season, Super League will be reduced to 12 teams, as part of the re-structuring of Super League and the RFL Championship.[4]
Geographically, the vast majority of teams in Super League are based in the north of England, five teams – Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan and Widnes – to the west of the Pennines in Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and seven teams to the east in Yorkshire – Huddersfield, Bradford, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. Catalans Dragons are the only team based in France and are outside of the UK and London Broncos are the only team to be based in a capital city (London).
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reigning Super League champions | ||
| Defending Challenge Cup Champions | ||
| Relegated | ||
See main article: 2014 Super League season results. The regular league season sees the 14 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) plus an additional match, as part of the Magic Weekend, over 27 matches. The team who finishes 1st at the end of the regular season win the League Leaders' Shield.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=17% | Date and Time (Local) | width=17% | Venue | width=11% | Referee | width=7% | Attendance | ||
| QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINALS | |||||||||
| Q1 | Wigan Warriors | 57 - 4 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 September 2014, 20:00 BST | DW Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 8,562 | ||
| Q2 | St Helens R.F.C. | 41 - 0 | Castleford Tigers | 19 September 2014, 20:00 BST | Langtree Park | James Child | 7,458 | ||
| E1 | Warrington Wolves | 22 - 19 | Widnes Vikings | 20 September 2014, 14:45 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ben Thaler | 7,229 | ||
| E2 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 - 24 | Catalans Dragons | 20 September 2014, 17:15 BST | Headingley Carnegie Stadium | 7,112 | |||
| PRELIMINARY SEMI-FINALS | |||||||||
| P1 | Castleford Tigers | 14 - 30 | align=left | Warrington Wolves | 25 September 2014, 20:00 BST | Wish Communications Stadium | Phil Bentham | 6,219 | |
| P2 | Huddersfield Giants | 16 - 18 | align=left | Catalans Dragons | 26 September 2014, 20:00 BST | John Smith's Stadium | James Child | 6,900 | |
| SEMI-FINALS | |||||||||
| SF1 | St Helens R.F.C. | 30 - 12 | Catalans Dragons | 2 October 2014, 20:00 BST | Langtree Park | Richard Silverwood | 8,888 | ||
| SF2 | Wigan Warriors | 16 - 12 | Warrington Wolves | 3 October 2014, 20:00 BST | DW Stadium | Phil Bentham | 15,023 | ||
| GRAND FINAL | |||||||||
| F | St Helens R.F.C. | 14 - 6 | Wigan Warriors | 11 October, 18:00 BST | Old Trafford, Manchester | Phil Bentham | 70,102 | ||
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Brough | Huddersfield Giants | 31 |
| 2 | Marc Sneyd | 30 | |
| 3= | Wigan Warriors | 25 | |
| Rangi Chase | Salford Red Devils | ||
| 5 | Kevin Brown | Widnes Vikings | 24 |
| 6 | Travis Burns | Hull Kingston Rovers | 21 |
| 7= | Liam Finn | Castleford Tigers | 20 |
| Gareth O'Brien | Warrington Wolves | ||
| James Roby | St. Helens | ||
| 10 | Tim Smith | Salford Red Devils | 19 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Sneyd | Castleford Tigers | 99 |
| 2= | Danny Brough | Huddersfield Giants | 96 |
| Matty Smith | Wigan Warriors | ||
| 4 | Travis Burns | Hull Kingston Rovers | 78 |
| 5 | Kevin Sinfield | Leeds Rhinos | 74 |
| Danny Tickle | Widnes Vikings |
| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Sneyd | Castleford Tigers | 224 |
| 2 | Matty Smith | Wigan Warriors | 214 |
| 3 | Danny Brough | Huddersfield Giants | 208 |
| 4 | Chris Bridge | Widnes Vikings | 178 |
| 5 | Travis Burns | Hull Kingston Rovers | 170 |
| Rank | Player | Club | [5] [6] [7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | 1 rowspan=7 | 1 | |||
| London Broncos | |||||
| Leeds Rhinos | |||||
| Leeds Rhinos | |||||
| St. Helens | |||||
| Salford Red Devils | |||||
| Wigan Warriors | |||||
Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:[8]
2014 is the third year of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 70 matches per season.[9] The deal which runs until 2016 is worth £90million.
Sky Sports coverage in the UK see two live matches broadcast each week, which will usually be shown at 20:00 on Thursday and Friday nights[10] with the Thursday night fixtures first being adopted at the back-end of the 2013 season.
Regular commentators were Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday Nights on Super League - Full Time, usually airing at 10pm.
BBC Sport broadcast a highlights programme called the Super League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme. The first is only to the BBC North West, Yorkshire & North Midlands, North East & Cumbria, and East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 23:35 on BBC One,[11] while a repeat showing is shown nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 13:30. The Super League Show is also available for one week after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only.[12] End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.[13]
Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed on Showtime Sports (Middle East), Māori Television (New Zealand), TV 2 Sport (Norway), NTV+ (Russia), Fox Soccer Plus (United States), Eurosport (Australia) or Sportsnet World (Canada).
BBC Coverage:
Commercial Radio Coverage:
All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming.
