Super League VIII
The Super League VIII (also known as Tetley's Super League VIII for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Super League in the sport of rugby league in 2003 . After already taking first place in the table after the end of the regular season, the Bradford Bulls made it to the Super League Grand Final, in which they won 25:12 against the Wigan Warriors , while the Halifax RLFC had to relegate . The Bulls won the Super League for the third time.
table
team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
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1. |
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28 | 22nd | 0 | 6th | 878: 529 | + 349 | 44 |
2. |
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28 | 19th | 3 | 6th | 751: 555 | + 196 | 41 |
3. |
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28 | 19th | 2 | 7th | 776: 512 | + 264 | 40 |
4th |
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28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 845: 535 | + 310 | 31 |
5. |
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28 | 14th | 2 | 12 | 643: 696 | - 53 | 30th |
6th |
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28 | 14th | 1 | 13 | 748: 619 | + 129 | 29 |
7th |
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28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 701: 577 | + 124 | 27 |
8th. |
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28 | 12 | 1 | 15th | 612: 633 | - 21 | 25th |
9. |
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28 | 12 | 1 | 15th | 640: 727 | - 87 | 25th |
10. |
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28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628: 715 | - 87 | 23 |
11. |
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28 | 7th | 1 | 20th | 505: 774 | - 269 | 15th |
12. |
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28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 372: 1227 | - 875 | 0 * |
- Two points were deducted from Halifax for violating the salary cap.
Playoffs
Elimination playoffs
September 26th |
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24: 6 |
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Knowsley Road , St Helens Spectators: 7,188 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick |
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September 27th |
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25:12 |
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JJB Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 14,154 Referee: Steve Ganson |
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Qualification / Elimination Playoffs
October 3 |
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40:24 |
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JJB Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 21,790 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick |
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4th of October |
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30: 14 |
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Odsal Stadium , Bradford Attendance: 19,786 Referee: Russell Smith |
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Semifinals
October 10th |
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22:23 |
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Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds Spectators: 17,264 Referee: Steve Ganson |
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Grand Final
October 18, 2003 |
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25:12 |
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Old Trafford , Trafford Spectators: 65,537 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick |
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Attempts: Reardon , Hape , Lowes Raise: Deacon (3/3) Penalty Kicks: Deacon (3) Dropgoals: Deacon (1) |
(4: 6) Report |
Attempts: Tickle , Radlinski Elevations: Farrell (2/2) |
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