Fair Play Index Explained

Fairplay Index
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Founded:2007
Championtag:Winners
Champion:Hull F.C.
Season:2009
Season2:2009
Website:superleague.co.uk
cooperativechampionship.co.uk

The Fair Play Index is used in the Super League and Co-operative Championship rugby league competitions as a measure to determine the fairest team over the regular season. The team with the lowest points total wins. As a result of sponsorship from Frontline, the Index is currently officially known as the Frontline Fair Play Index.

Scoring system

  • 1 pt
  • 2 pts
  • 3 pts
  • 4 pts
  • 5 pts

Technical penalty

Foul play penalty*

Sin bin

Sending off sufficient

Each match ban (i.e. five matches is 25 points)

Winners

Super League Index

--! class="unsortable" Shield-->Yearwidth=22%Seasonwidth=20%WinnerGames playedFair Play TotalAverage per game
2007Super League XIIHarlequins RL272689.9
2008Super League XIIISt. Helens272228.2
2009Super League XIVHull F.C.271716.3
2010Super League XVHarlequins RL[1] 27

Co-operative Championship Index

--! class="unsortable" Shield-->Yearwidth=22%Seasonwidth=20%WinnerGames playedFair Play TotalAverage per game
2007National League OneCastleford Tigers181075.9
2008National League OneWidnes Vikings181397.7
2009ChampionshipHalifax201477.35
2010ChampionshipSheffield Eagles20

Reward

The winning team from each competition is presented with a trophy and prize (£5,000 in 2008) at the end-of-season awards ceremonies.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quins top fair play league . Love Rugby League . 10 September 2010 . 17 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Fair Play Index . Rugby Football League . RFL . 2008-10-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080912033826/http://www.therfl.co.uk/superleague/page.php?areaid=143 . 2008-09-12 .