2008 Super League season results

This article details the 2008 Super League season results. From February to October 2008, a total of 162 games were played by twelve teams over 27 regular rounds, in addition to six games played during the play-off series. The season culminated with the Grand Final on 4 October.

Regular season

All teams were required to play each team twice, once home and once away, as well as their Millennium Magic fixture, and four more fixtures decided by their league position at the end of the 2007 season.

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Warrington Wolves 32 – 20 Hull 8 February, 19:30 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 14,827
Harlequins RL 28 – 47 Wigan Warriors 9 February, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Gareth Hewer 8,041
Castleford Tigers 14 – 21 Catalans Dragons 9 February, 18:00 GMT The Jungle Phil Bentham 7,060
Huddersfield Giants 10 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 10 February, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 15,629
Hull Kingston Rovers 24 – 22 St Helens R.F.C. 10 February, 15:00 GMT New Craven Park Ben Thaler 8,713
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 26 – 24 Bradford Bulls 10 February, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 9,851
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 30 – 22 Warrington Wolves 15 February, 19:30 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,396
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 – 44 Leeds Rhinos 15 February, 20:00 GMT Belle Vue Phil Bentham 9,863
Wigan Warriors 28 – 16 Castleford Tigers 15 February, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Ian Smith 16,667
Bradford Bulls 38 – 12 Huddersfield Giants 16 February, 18:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 10,124
Catalans Dragons 20 – 24 Hull Kingston Rovers 16 February, 19:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Gareth Hewer 8,350
Hull 6 – 24 Harlequins RL 17 February, 15:15 GMT KC Stadium Ashley Klein 13,313
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 16 – 22 St Helens R.F.C. 22 February, 19:30 GMT Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 10,756
Hull 24 – 22 Wigan Warriors 22 February, 19:30 GMT KC Stadium Gareth Hewer 13,226
Leeds Rhinos 34 – 6 Catalans Dragons 22 February, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 14,083
Harlequins RL 34 – 18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 February, 17:30 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 3,176
Huddersfield Giants 64 – 12 Castleford Tigers 24 February, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 7,184
Hull Kingston Rovers 28 – 29 Warrington Wolves 24 February, 15:00 GMT New Craven Park Ashley Klein 8,704
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 20 – 12 Hull Kingston Rovers 2 February, 18:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Richard Silverwood 18,467
Wigan Warriors 28 – 14 Bradford Bulls 1 March, 18:00 GMT JJB Stadium Richard Silverwood 15,444
Castleford Tigers 16 – 22 Harlequins RL 2 March, 15:00 GMT The Jungle Ben Thaler 6,268
Huddersfield Giants 28 – 8 Hull 2 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 8,012
St Helens R.F.C. 34 – 30 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 March, 15:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ian Smith 10,777
Warrington Wolves 38 – 18 Catalans Dragons 2 March, 15:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 9,060
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Castleford Tigers 38 – 20 Leeds Rhinos 7 March, 19:30 GMT The Jungle Phil Bentham 9,459
St Helens R.F.C. 30 – 29 Hull 7 March, 19:30 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,204
Harlequins RL 24 – 0 Huddersfield Giants 8 March, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 3,284
Warrington Wolves 32 – 20 Wigan Warriors 8 March, 18:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 13,024
Catalans Dragons 18 – 20 Bradford Bulls 8 March, 19:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Gareth Hewer 7,485
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22 – 20 Hull Kingston Rovers 9 March, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Ben Thaler 8,822
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 18 – 8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 14 March, 19:30 GMT KC Stadium Ashley Klein 12,024
Leeds Rhinos 48 – 0 Harlequins RL 14 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 14,557
Catalans Dragons 24 – 10 St Helens R.F.C. 15 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 7,828
Hull Kingston Rovers 20 – 4 Castleford Tigers 15 March, 19:30 GMT New Craven Park Steve Ganson 8,083
Bradford Bulls 23 – 10 Warrington Wolves 16 March, 15:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 11,838
Huddersfield Giants 19 – 20 Wigan Warriors 16 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 8,417
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 44 – 2 Bradford Bulls 20 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 19,296
Hull Kingston Rovers 11 – 10 Hull 21 March, 12:15 GMT New Craven Park Ashley Klein 9,284
St. Helens 46 – 10 Wigan Warriors 21 March, 14:30 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 17,500
Harlequins RL 22 – 24 Catalans Dragons 21 March, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Phil Bentham 3,854
Warrington Wolves 30 – 14 Huddersfield Giants 21 March, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 9,320
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 – 16 Castleford Tigers 21 March, 20:00 GMT Belle Vue Ian Smith 9,287
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 8

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 4 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 24 March, 13:00 GMT KC Stadium Phil Bentham 14,113
Wigan Warriors 18 – 12 Hull Kingston Rovers 24 March, 15:00 GMT JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 16,457
Huddersfield Giants 28 – 26 St. Helens 24 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 7,131
Castleford Tigers 31 – 34 Warrington Wolves 24 March, 15:30 GMT The Jungle Steve Ganson 7,245
Catalans Dragons 28 – 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwood 8,120
Bradford Bulls 32 – 24 Harlequins RL 24 March, 18:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Ashley Klein 8,428
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 9

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 10 – 14 Leeds Rhinos 28 March, 19:30 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ashley Klein 11,188
Wigan Warriors 8 – 4 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 March, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Ian Smith 12,933
Warrington Wolves 6 – 8 Harlequins RL 29 March, 18:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 7,444
Catalans Dragons 28 – 28 Hull 29 March, 19:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 8,450
Bradford Bulls 50 – 4 Castleford Tigers 30 March, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 10,119
Hull Kingston Rovers 24 – 24 Huddersfield Giants 30 March, 15:00 BST New Craven Park Phil Bentham 7,101
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 10

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Huddersfield Giants 16 – 20 Catalans Dragons 4 April, 19:30 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 4,071
Hull 8 – 24 Bradford Bulls 4 April, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Ben Thaler 13,617
Harlequins RL 35 – 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 5 April, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 4,560
Leeds Rhinos 10 – 14 Wigan Warriors 5 April, 18:00 BST Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 18,769
Castleford Tigers 30 – 24 St Helens R.F.C. 6 April, 15:30 BST The Jungle Phil Bentham 7,529
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 – 2 Warrington Wolves 6 April, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ashley Klein 5,436
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 11

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Castleford Tigers 12 – 32 Hull 11 April, 19:30 BST The Jungle Steve Ganson 8,136
St Helens R.F.C. 58 – 12 Harlequins RL 11 April, 19:30 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ben Thaler 8,533
Leeds Rhinos 32 – 12 Warrington Wolves 11 April, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ian Smith 16,327
Wigan Warriors 24 – 26 Catalans Dragons 11 April, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 13,044
Huddersfield Giants 16 – 18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12 April, 18:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 5,693
Hull Kingston Rovers 20 – 18 Bradford Bulls 13 April, 15:00 BST New Craven Park Richard Silverwood 8,377
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 12

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Warrington Wolves 22 – 30 St Helens R.F.C. 25 April, 19:30 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 13,024
Hull Kingston Rovers 22 – 36 Leeds Rhinos 25 April, 20:00 BST New Craven Park Richard Silverwood 9,391
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24 – 20 Harlequins RL 26 April, 18:00 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 5,016
Catalans Dragons 38 – 30 Castleford Tigers 26 April, 19:30 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Phil Bentham 8,745
Bradford Bulls 26 – 12 Wigan Warriors 27 April, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 11,894
Hull 28 – 20 Huddersfield Giants 27 April, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Ronnie Laughton 12,420
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 13: Millennium Magic

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Huddersfield Giants 34 – 36 Warrington Wolves 3 May, 15:00 BST Millennium Stadium Ben Thaler ~12,000
Castleford Tigers 16 – 54 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 May, 17:00 BST Millennium Stadium Ian Smith ~15,000
Bradford Bulls 26 – 40 Leeds Rhinos 3 May, 19:00 BST Millennium Stadium Richard Silverwood ~18,000
Catalans Dragons 18 – 16 Harlequins RL 4 May, 14:30 BST Millennium Stadium Ashley Klein ~15,000
Hull 17 – 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 4 May, 16:30 BST Millennium Stadium Steve Ganson ~22,000
St Helens R.F.C. 57 – 16 Wigan Warriors 4 May, 18:30 BST Millennium Stadium Phil Bentham ~28,500
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 14

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 38 – 14 Warrington Wolves 16 May, 19:30 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 15,537
Leeds Rhinos 58 – 12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 May, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Richard Silverwood 17,647
St Helens R.F.C. 28 – 10 Catalans Dragons 17 May, 18:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 8,550
Harlequins RL 34 – 26 Hull 18 May, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ben Thaler 3,793
Huddersfield Giants 50 – 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 18 May, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 7,248
Castleford Tigers 24 – 46 Bradford Bulls 18 May, 15:30 BST The Jungle Ronnie Laughton 7,855
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 15

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 14 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 23 May, 19:30 BST Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 14,013
Catalans Dragons 48 – 0 Huddersfield Giants 24 May, 19:30 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ashley Klein 7,785
Hull Kingston Rovers 22 – 8 Harlequins RL 25 May, 15:00 BST New Craven Park Steve Ganson 8,084
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 – 38 Wigan Warriors 25 May, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ben Thaler 6,370
Hull 8 – 16 St Helens R.F.C. 25 May, 18:00 BST KC Stadium Richard Silverwood 14,653
Warrington Wolves 28 – 36 Castleford Tigers 26 May, 19:30 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ian Smith 7,788
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 16

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 52 – 10 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 June, 19:30 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 8,404
Leeds Rhinos 38 – 22 Hull 6 June, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 16,886
Castleford Tigers 16 – 32 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7 June, 18:00 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 8,236
Harlequins RL 24 – 40 Warrington Wolves 8 June, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 3,622
Bradford Bulls 16 – 24 Catalans Dragons 8 June, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ashley Klein 8,346
Wigan Warriors 4 – 34 Huddersfield Giants 25 June, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ian Smith 12,216
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 17

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 58 – 20 Bradford Bulls 13 June, 19:30 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 9,009
Harlequins RL 28 – 24 Leeds Rhinos 14 June, 17:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ashley Klein 3,769
Catalans Dragons 45 – 38 Wigan Warriors 14 June, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 9,125
Warrington Wolves 38 – 20 Hull Kingston Rovers 15 June, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 9,095
Hull 40 – 14 Castleford Tigers 15 June, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 12,681
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 – 26 Huddersfield Giants 15 June, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,271
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 18

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 12 – 26 St Helens R.F.C. 20 June, 19:30 BST Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 18,303
Hull Kingston Rovers 18 – 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 21 June, 19:30 BST New Craven Park Ashley Klein 8,427
Catalans Dragons 52 – 14 Warrington Wolves 21 June, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Richard Silverwood 9,040
Huddersfield Giants 26 – 16 Harlequins RL 22 June, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 4,176
Bradford Bulls 36 – 22 Hull 22 June, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ian Smith 9,511
Castleford Tigers 22 – 22 Wigan Warriors 22 June, 15:30 BST The Jungle Ben Thaler 7,048
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 18". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 19

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 38 – 20 Harlequins RL 27 June, 19:30 BST JJB Stadium Ian Smith 11,453
Leeds Rhinos 18 – 12 Castleford Tigers 28 June, 18:00 BST Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 17,619
St Helens R.F.C. 46 – 16 Huddersfield Giants 29 June, 15:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ashley Klein 8,597
Bradford Bulls 40 – 20 Hull Kingston Rovers 29 June, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ben Thaler 9,741
Hull 22 – 24 Warrington Wolves 29 June, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 11,988
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 14 – 30 Catalans Dragons 1 July, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 5,479
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 19". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 20

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 23 – 22 Leeds Rhinos 4 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 14,911
Harlequins RL 0 – 54 St Helens R.F.C. 5 July, 18:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ben Thaler 4,276
Castleford Tigers 18 – 10 Hull Kingston Rovers 6 July, 12:00 BST The Jungle Richard Silverwood 7,771
Huddersfield Giants 25 – 24 Bradford Bulls 6 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 10,786
Warrington Wolves 60 – 24 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 6 July, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 9,290
Hull 18 – 30 Catalans Dragons 6 July, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Ian Smith 11,006
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 20". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 21

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 68 – 12 Castleford Tigers 11 July, 19:30 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 8,430
Warrington Wolves 32 – 28 Bradford Bulls 11 July, 20:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 8,158
Leeds Rhinos 46 – 8 Huddersfield Giants 11 July, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Thierry Alibert 14,739
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 – 26 Hull 12 July, 18:00 BST Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 5,379
Catalans Dragons 32 – 26 Harlequins RL 12 July, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ashley Klein 6,225
Hull Kingston Rovers 39 – 22 Wigan Warriors 13 July, 15:00 BST New Craven Park Ian Smith 8,481
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 21". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 22

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 12 – 46 St Helens R.F.C. 18 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 19,958
Huddersfield Giants 18 – 19 Warrington Wolves 19 July, 18:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 5,033
Catalans Dragons 24 – 37 Leeds Rhinos 19 July, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 9,880
Hull 44 – 18 Hull Kingston Rovers 20 July, 12:15 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 21,283
Harlequins RL 12 – 66 Castleford Tigers 20 July, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ben Thaler 2,112
Bradford Bulls 24 – 10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 July, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 9,429
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 22". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 23

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull Kingston Rovers 30 – 16 Catalans Dragons 1 August, 20:00 BST New Craven Park Richard Silverwood 8,074
Wigan Warriors 66 – 6 Hull 1 August, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 12,842
Warrington Wolves 22 – 12 Leeds Rhinos 2 August, 19:30 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,150
Harlequins RL 36 – 24 Bradford Bulls 3 August, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ashley Klein 2,534
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10 – 42 St Helens R.F.C. 3 August, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 5,781
Castleford Tigers 14 – 40 Huddersfield Giants 3 August, 15:30 BST The Jungle Richard Silverwood 6,935
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 24

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 28 – 18 Bradford Bulls 8 August, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 17,508
St Helens R.F.C. 17 – 16 Warrington Wolves 9 August, 19:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,258
Catalans Dragons 16 – 16 Wigan Warriors 9 August, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 9,535
Hull Kingston Rovers 16 – 40 Harlequins RL 10 August, 15:00 BST Craven Park Phil Bentham 8,284
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 22 – 48 Castleford Tigers 10 August, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ian Smith 6,498
Hull 24 – 30 Huddersfield Giants 10 August, 18:00 BST KC Stadium Thierry Alibert 11,921
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 25

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 32 – 22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 15 August, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 12,319
Leeds Rhinos 54 – 12 Castleford Tigers 15 August, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Thierry Alibert 17,354
Huddersfield Giants 20 – 22 Catalans Dragons 16 August, 19:30 BST Galpharm Stadium Ashley Klein 12,127
Warrington Wolves 34 – 36 Hull Kingston Rovers 17 August, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 8,530
Harlequins RL 16 – 32 St Helens R.F.C. 17 August, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Steve Ganson 3,629
Bradford Bulls 42 – 14 Hull 17 August, 15:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ian Smith 9,181
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 26

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 26 – 6 Harlequins RL 22 August, 19:30 BST KC Stadium Thierry Alibert 12,269
Wigan Warriors 16 – 52 Leeds Rhinos 22 August, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 14,778
Catalans Dragons 32 – 38 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 August, 20:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Phil Bentham 8,320
Huddersfield Giants 22 – 40 St Helens R.F.C. 24 August, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ben Thaler 6,150
Castleford Tigers 44 – 24 Warrington Wolves 24 August, 19:30 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 5,902
Bradford Bulls 42 – 18 Hull Kingston Rovers 25 August, 14:15 BST Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,353
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 26". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Round 27

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 5 September, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 6,448
St Helens R.F.C. 16 – 16 Wigan Warriors 5 September, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ashley Klein 13,500
Castleford Tigers 16 – 18 Bradford Bulls 6 September, 18:00 BST The Jungle Ian Smith 8,067
Warrington Wolves 20 – 38 Huddersfield Giants 6 September, 18:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 8,585
Hull Kingston Rovers 36 – 8 Hull 7 September, 12:00 BST New Craven Park Phil Bentham 10,197
Harlequins RL 34 – 24 Catalans Dragons 7 September, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 2,447
Source: "Super League XIII 2008 - Round 27". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

Play-offs

The 2008 Super League championship was decided through a play-off system, in which the participants were included according to their league position at the end of 27 regular rounds. The play-off system had no bearing on the minor premiership (otherwise known as the League Leader's Shield).

Format

Super League XIII followed the top-six play-off system. It was the seventh year in a row the format had been applied, as well as being the final year before the play-offs were expanded in the 2009 season. Places were granted to the top six teams in the Super League XIII table. Following the final round of matches on the weekend of 5–7 September, all six play-off teams were set (in order of finishing place):

  Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 St Helens R.F.C. 27 21 1 5 940 457 +483 43
2 Leeds Rhinos 27 21 0 6 863 413 +450 42
3 Catalans Dragons 27 16 2 9 694 625 +69 34
4 Wigan Warriors 27 13 3 11 648 698 -50 29
5 Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 -23 28

Home field advantage was given by league position at the end of regular rounds, with the lower of the two teams playing at the higher team's ground. The only exception to this was the Grand Final, which was played at Old Trafford following tradition. The top-six system followed double elimination rules for the first and second placed team, meaning whichever of the teams lost in the qualifying semi-final had to lose again before being knocked-out of the play-offs entirely.

Bracket

  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  QSF: 19 September 2008  
1   St Helens R.F.C. 38  
2   Leeds Rhinos 10         GF: 4 October 2008
        St Helens R.F.C. 16
  EPO1: 13 September 2008     EF: 26 September 2008       Leeds Rhinos 24
  3   Catalans Dragons 46         Leeds Rhinos 18  
  6   Warrington Wolves 8   ESF: 20 September 2008       Wigan Warriors 14
      Catalans Dragons 26  
EPO2: 12 September 2008       Wigan Warriors 50
  4   Wigan Warriors 30  
  5   Bradford Bulls 14
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

Details

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Elimination play-offs
Wigan Warriors 30 – 14 Bradford Bulls 12 September, 20:00 BST Stobart Stadium Halton[A] Ashley Klein 6,806
Catalans Dragons 46 – 8 Warrington Wolves 13 September, 18:30 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 8,442
Qualifying semifinals
St Helens R.F.C. 38 – 10 Leeds Rhinos 19 September, 20:00 BST GPW Recruitment Stadium Ashley Klein 11,407
Elimination semifinal
Catalans Dragons 26 – 50 Wigan Warriors 20 September, 18:00 BST Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 9,985
Elimination final
Leeds Rhinos 18 – 14 Wigan Warriors 26 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 13,112
2008 Super League Grand Final
St Helens R.F.C. 16 – 24 Leeds Rhinos 4 October, 18:00 BST Old Trafford Ashley Klein 68,810
Sources:

Elimination play-offs: Wigan vs Bradford, Catalans vs Warrington;
Qualifying Semifinal: St Helens vs Leeds;
Elimination Semifinal: Catalans vs Wigan;
Elimination Final: Leeds vs Wigan;
Grand Final: St Helens vs Leeds.

A Note A: Wigan Warriors vs Bradford Bulls was played at Stobart Stadium Halton due to the JJB Stadium being unavailable due to an association football fixture taking place the following day.

Progression table

  Team Round
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 St. Helens 0 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 43
2 Leeds 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 30 30 32 34 34 36 38 40 42
3 Catalans Dragons 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 9 11 13 15 17 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 31 31 32 34 34 34
4 Wigan 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 18 18 18 19 21 23 23 23 25 26 28 28 29
5 Bradford 0 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 28
6 Warrington 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 18 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 28
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 2 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 9 11 11 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 19 19 21 21 23
8 Wakefield Trinity 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 8 10 12 14 14 14 16 18 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 22 22
9 Harlequins RL 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 20 20 20 22
10 Huddersfield 0 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 15 15 15 17 19 19 19 21
11 Hull 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 13 15 15 15 15 17 17
12 Castleford 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 15 15
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