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2002 Super League season

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Super League VII
LeagueSuper League
Duration28 Rounds
Teams12
Highest attendance18,789
Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (8 Sept)
Lowest attendance2,211
Salford City Reds vs London Broncos (19 May)
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
2002 Season
ChampionsSt. Helens
4th Super League title
11th British title
League LeadersSt. Helens
Man of SteelEngland Paul Sculthorpe
Top point-scorer(s)England Paul Deacon (301)
Top try-scorer(s)Australia Dennis Moran (22)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League OneHuddersfield Giants
Relegated to National League OneSalford City Reds

Super League VII (styled Tetley's Super League VII due to sponsorship from Tetley's Brewery) was the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league in Britain, and the seventh run by the Super League. Twelve clubs from across England competed during the season, culminating in the 2002 Super League Grand Final between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls, which St Helens won, claiming their third premiership in four seasons.

Lee Briers of Warrington Wolves scored a record-equalling 5 drop goals against Halifax Blue Sox in the Super League match on 25 May 2002.[1]

Operational rules

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Salary cap limits were adjusted in an attempt to make Super League more competitive:[2]

  • The cap for money spent on players' salaries was set at £1.8 million per club from the 2002 season.[2] The previous limit had allowed the clubs to spend either £0.75 million per year or a higher amount as long as it was no more than 50% of the clubs "salary cap relevant income".[2]
  • The cap change allowed some clubs in Super League to spend more money on players than they had previously but forced a reduction in spending at others. Wigan Warriors were given 12 months' dispensation to spend up to £2.3 million due to existing contract commitments.[3]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 St Helens (L, C) 28 23 0 5 927 522 +405 46 Semi-final
2 Bradford Bulls 28 23 0 5 910 519 +391 46
3 Wigan Warriors 28 19 1 8 817 475 +342 39 Elimination play-offs
4 Leeds Rhinos 28 17 0 11 865 700 +165 34
5 Hull F.C. 28 16 0 12 742 674 +68 32
6 Castleford Tigers 28 14 2 12 736 615 +121 30
7 Widnes Vikings 28 14 1 13 590 716 −126 29
8 London Broncos 28 13 1 14 661 635 +26 27
9 Halifax Blue Sox 28 8 0 20 558 856 −298 16
10 Warrington Wolves 28 7 0 21 483 878 −395 14
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 5 2 21 566 899 −333 12
12 Salford City Reds (R) 28 5 1 22 490 856 −366 11 Relegation to National League One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Grand Final

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References

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  1. ^ "RFL All Time Records". Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  2. ^ a b c Michael Fisher (2001-01-12). "Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
  3. ^ John Whalley and Rob Wildman (2001-07-29). "RFL move to keep players". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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