Super League VIII

Super League VIII
League Super League
Number of teams 12
Aggregate attendance 1,336,374
(average 7,955)
2003 Season
Champions Bradford Bulls
League Leaders Bradford Bulls
Man of Steel Jamie Peacock
Top point-scorer(s) Paul Deacon (286)
Top try-scorer(s) Dennis Moran (24)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League 1 Salford City Reds
Relegated to National League 1 Halifax
< 2002 Seasons 2004 >

Tetley's Super League VIII was the official name for the year 2003's Super League championship season, the 110th season of top-level professional rugby league held in Britain, and the eighth championship run by Super League.

The season culminated in a replay of the 2001 Grand Final between Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors, and again Bradford won, claiming the 2003 premiership, their second in three years.

Contents

Rule changes

Table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Bradford Bulls 28 22 0 6 878 529 +349 44
2 Leeds Rhinos 28 19 3 6 751 555 +196 41
3 Wigan Warriors 28 19 2 7 776 512 +264 40
4 St. Helens 28 16 1 11 845 535 +310 31a[›]
5 London Broncos 28 14 2 12 643 696 −53 30
6 Warrington Wolves 28 14 1 13 748 619 +129 29
7 Hull 28 13 3 12 701 577 +124 27b[›]
8 Castleford Tigers 28 12 1 15 612 633 −21 25
9 Widnes Vikings 28 12 1 15 640 727 −87 25
10 Huddersfield Giants 28 11 1 16 628 715 −87 23
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 7 1 20 505 774 −269 15
12 Halifax 28 1 0 27 372 1227 −875 0c[›]
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
  Relegated

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Notes

^ a: St Helens deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^ b: Hull F.C. deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^ c: Halifax deducted two points for salary cap breaches

Play-offs

Grand Final

Media

Television

This season was the final year of Sky Sports' contract with the Rugby Football League allowing them to broadcast matches exclusively live, the deal ended in November 2003.[3]

Records

On the 2nd March, Matt Crowther of Hull F.C. equalled the club record for goals in a match when he was successful 14 times against Sheffield Eagles.[4]

See also

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