Super League XX

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The Super League XX (also known as First Utility Super League XX for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the Super League in the rugby league in 2015 . A modified playoff system, the Super 8 playoffs, was introduced in it. The Leeds Rhinos won both the regular season and the Super 8 playoffs. In the Grand Final they won 22:20 against St Helens and won the Super League for the seventh time.

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  • Participation in the Super 8 playoffs
  • Participated in the Super 8 qualification tournament
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6th 758: 477 + 281 33
    02. Saintscolours.svg St Helens 23 16 0 7th 598: 436 + 162 32
    03. Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 23 15th 1 7th 589: 413 + 176 31
    04th Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8th 538: 394 + 144 28
    05. Castleford colors.svg Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547: 505 + 42 26th
    06th Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552: 456 + 96 24
    07th Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 23 11 0 12 452: 484 - 32 22nd
    08th. Catalanscolours.svg Dragons Catalans 23 9 2 12 561: 574 - 13 20th
    09. Widnes colors.svg Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518: 565 - 47 19th
    10. HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14th 534: 646 - 112 18th
    11. Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 23 8th 1 14th 447: 617 - 170 17th
    12. Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20th 402: 929 - 527 6th

    Super 8 playoffs

    In the Super 8 playoffs, the points from the previous round are taken.

  • Participation in the semi-finals
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 30th 20th 1 9 944: 650 + 294 41
    02. Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 30th 20th 1 9 798: 530 + 268 41
    03. Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 30th 18th 2 10 750: 534 + 216 38
    04th Saintscolours.svg St Helens 30th 19th 0 11 766: 624 + 142 38
    05. Castleford colors.svg Castleford Tigers 30th 16 0 14th 731: 746 - 15 32
    06th Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 30th 15th 0 15th 714: 636 + 78 30th
    07th Catalanscolours.svg Dragons Catalans 30th 13 2 15th 739: 770 - 31 28
    08th. Hullcolours.svg Hull FC 30th 12 0 18th 620: 716 - 96 24

    Championship playoffs

    Semifinals

    October 1,
    8 p.m.     		Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 32: 8 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants DW Stadium , Wigan
    Spectators: 10,035
    Referee: Ben Thaler
    Attempts: Flower 6th,
    Bateman 35th, 55th,
    Manfredi, 50th,
    Clubb, 80th, Received
    : Bowen (4/5)
    Penalty kicks: Bowen 17th, 65th
    		 (12: 2)
    Report     		Attempts: Ferres 68. Increments
    : Brough (1/1)
    Penalty kicks: Brough 40.
    October 2,
    8 p.m.     		Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 20: 13 Saintscolours.svg St Helens Headingley Carnegie Stadium , Leeds
    Spectators: 17,192
    Referee: Robert Hicks
    Attempts: Hardaker 21. Increased
    Hall 68. Increased
    Watkins 79.
    Increased increases: Sinfield (3/3)
    Penalty kicks: Sinfield 27.
    		 (8: 9)
    Report     		Attempts: Roby 5th received
    Percival 59th after.
    Elevations: Walsh (1/2)
    Penalty Kicks: Walsh 17.
    Dropgoals: Walsh 39.

    Grand Final

    October 10
    6pm     		Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 22:20 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Old Trafford , Manchester
    Spectators: 73,512
    Referee: Ben Thaler
    Attempts: McGuire 7th received, 35th received
    Moon 28th received
    Walters 64th
    increments: Sinfield (3/4)
    		 (16: 6)
    Report     		Attempts: Burgess 4th raised
    Manfredi 46th raised
    Bowen 49th
    raised increases: Bowen (3/3)
    Penalty kicks: Bowen (1/1) 62.
    1 Zak Hardaker
    2 Tom Briscoe
    3 Kallum Watkins
    4th Joel Moon
    5 Ryan Hall
    13 Kevin Sinfield (C)Captain of the crew
    6th Danny McGuire
    30th Mitch Garbutt
    7th Rob Burrow
    10 Jamie Peacock
    15th Brett Delaney
    12 Carl Ablett
    19th Brad Singleton
    Substitute:
    8th Kylie Leuluai
    17th Adam Cuthbertson
    20th Jimmy Keinhorst
    21st Josh Walters
    1 Matthew Bowen
    22nd Dominic Manfredi
    14th John Bateman
    35 Oliver Gildart
    5 Joe Burgess
    6th George Williams
    7th Matty Smith
    8th Dominic Crosby
    9 Mike McIlorum
    10 Ben Flower
    11 Joel Tomkins
    12 Liam Farrell
    13 Sean O'Loughlin (C)Captain of the crew
    Substitute:
    16 Sam Powell
    17th Tony Clubb
    23 Lee Mossop
    25th Larne Patrick

    Super 8 qualifying tournament

  • Participation in the Super League XXI
  • Relegation game (Million Pound Game)
  • Relegation to the championship
    • team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Table
    points
    01. HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers 7th 7th 0 0 234: 118 + 116 14th
    02. Widnes colors.svg Widnes Vikings 7th 5 0 2 232: 70 + 162 10
    03. Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 7th 5 0 2 239: 203 + 36 10
    04th Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7th 3 0 4th 153: 170 - 17th 6th
    05. Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 7th 3 0 4th 167: 240 - 73 6th
    06th Faxcolours.svg Halifax 7th 2 0 5 162: 186 - 24 4th
    07th Sheffeagles colors.svg Sheffield Eagles 7th 2 0 5 152: 267 - 115 4th
    08th. Leigh colors.svg Leigh Centurions 7th 1 0 6th 146: 231 - 85 2

    Million Pound Game

    October 3,
    2:50 p.m.     		Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24:16 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Rapid Solicitors Stadium , Wakefield
    Referee: Richard Silverwood
    Attempts: Kirmond 15th,
    Mullally 44th,
    Washbrook 61, elevated
    Moore, 80th, Elevated
    : Tansey (4/4)
    		 (6: 0)
    		 Attempts: Williams 50th received
    Blythe 54th received
    Purtell 65th
    increments: Addy (2/3)

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