Super League XI 4747539 225825561 2008-07-15T16:02:29Z 68.88.111.242 {{Infobox rugby football league season | title = Super League XI | league = [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] | sport = [[Rugby league]] | logo = Engage Super League Logo.jpg | pixels = 200px | caption = The Engage Super League competition logo | duration = | no_of_teams = 12 | attendance = 1,516,342 {{increase}} (average 9,026) | TV = | season = 2006 Season | season_champs = {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] | season_champ_name = [[2006 Super League Grand Final|Champions]] | league_champs = {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] | league_champ_name = [[League Leader's Shield|League Leaders]] | second_place = | MVP = {{leagueicon|St Helens|12}} [[Paul Wellens]] ([[St Helens RFC|St Helens]]) | MVP_link = Man of Steel Award | top_scorer = {{leagueicon|St Helens|12}} [[Jamie Lyon]] (316 points) | top_scorer_link = | top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Catalans Dragons|12}} [[Justin Murphy (rugby league)|Justin Murphy]] (25 tries) | top try scorer_link= | promote = | promoted_from = | relegate = {{leagueicon|Castleford Tigers|16}} [[Castleford Tigers]] | relegate_to = [[Rugby League National Leagues|Nat Lge 1]] | playoffs = | playoffs_link = | conf1 = | conf1_link = | conf1_champ = | conf1-runner-up = | conf2 = | conf2_link = | conf2_champ = | conf2-runner-up = | playoffs_MVP = | playoffs_MVP_link = | finals = | finals_link = | finals_champ = | finals-runner-up = | finals_MVP = | finals_MVP_link = | seasonslist = | seasonslistnames = Rugby league | prevseason_link = Super League X | prevseason_year = 2005 | nextseason_link = Super League XII | nextseason_year = 2007 }} '''Engage Super League XI''' is the official name for the year [[2006]]'s [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] season in the sport of [[rugby league]] in Europe. [[Bradford Bulls]] were looking to retain the title they won in [[Super League X]]. The competition kicked off the weekend after the World Club Challenge. This season saw the entry of the [[Catalan Dragons]], who are the first [[France|French]] team to compete since the demise of Paris Saint Germain at the end of Super League II. [[Castleford Tigers]] were relegated from Super League on Saturday [[16 September]] after finishing the regular season in 11th place (Catalans Dragons were exempt from relegation and finished 12th, therefore 11th placed-team was relegated). In the Grand Final St. Helens beat [[Hull FC]] by 26-4 at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] in front of a crowd of 72,575 which is a record for a [[Super League]] Grand Final. At half time the score stood at 10-4 for St. Helens. The Saints raced ahead in the second half with several tries. This victory, in addition to their Challenge Cup win and League Leader's Shield, meant that they had completed the league treble. The 2006 Super League generated the highest weekly average attendance in the 11-year history of the competition. The average weekly attendance for the regular season stood at 9,026, generated by an aggregate attendance of 1,516,342 supporters. This is an increase on the 2005 season average of 8,887.[http://www.rfl.uk.com/HOME/news_item.php?id=6354] For more competitions, see [[Rugby league in 2006]]. ==Super League XI Table== Final Table ([[September 17]] [[2006]]) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !'''Position''' !'''Club''' !'''Played''' !'''Won''' !'''Drawn''' !'''Lost''' !'''Pts For''' !'''Pts Agst''' !'''Points''' |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''1''' |[[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] |28 |24 |0 |4 |939 |430 |48 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''2''' |[[Hull FC]] |28 |20 |0 |8 |720 |578 |40 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''3''' |[[Leeds Rhinos]] |28 |19 |0 |9 |869 |543 |38 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''4''' |[[Bradford Bulls]] † |28 |16 |2 |10 |802 |568 |32 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''5''' |[[Salford City Reds]] |28 |13 |0 |15 |600 |539 |26 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;" |'''6''' |[[Warrington Wolves]] |28 |13 |0 |15 |743 |721 |26 |---- |'''7''' |[[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] |28 |11 |1 |16 |556 |823 |23 |---- |'''8''' |[[Wigan Warriors]] † |28 |12 |0 |16 |644 |715 |22 |---- |'''9''' |[[Huddersfield Giants]] |28 |11 |0 |17 |609 |753 |22 |---- |'''10''' |[[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] |28 |10 |0 |18 |591 |717 |20 |---- |- align=center style="background:#ff7777;color:white" |'''11''' |[[Castleford Tigers]] |28 |9 |1 |18 |575 |968 |19 |---- |'''12''' |[[Les Catalans|Catalans Dragons]]* |28 |8 |0 |20 |601 |894 |16 |---- |} <nowiki>*</nowiki> - Exempt from relegation † - Teams deducted 2 points for breaching the salary cap. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/5252930.stm] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/4789889.stm] ==Super League XI Results== ===SL Round 1=== [[Castleford Tigers]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 42 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 14 [[Bradford Bulls]] 20 [[Catalan Dragons]] 38 [[Wigan Warriors]] 30 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 20 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 12 [[Warrington Wolves]] 6 [[Salford City Reds]] 24 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 16 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 40 ===SL Round 2=== [[Hull FC]] 40 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 14 [[Bradford Bulls]] 18 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 18 [[Wigan Warriors]] 16 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 24 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 26 [[Warrington Wolves]] 20 [[Salford City Reds]] 16 [[Catalan Dragons]] 0 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 44 [[Castleford Tigers]] 8 ===SL Round 3=== [[Castleford Tigers]] 34 [[Catalan Dragons]] 28 [[Warrington Wolves]] 46 [[Hull FC]] 24 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 6 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 26 [[Bradford Bulls]] 34 [[Salford City Reds]] 4 [[Wigan Warriors]] 36 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 20 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 13 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 4 ===SL Round 4=== [[Leeds Rhinos]] 66 [[Castleford Tigers]] 14 [[Catalan Dragons]] 18 [[Bradford Bulls]] 50 [[Hull FC]] 6 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 10 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 16 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 18 [[Salford City Reds]] 18 [[Wigan Warriors]] 10 [[Warrington Wolves]] 10 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 18 ===SL Round 5=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 12 [[Wigan Warriors]] 12 [[Warrington Wolves]] 24 [[Salford City Reds]] 48 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 12 [[Catalan Dragons]] 10 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 58 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 20 [[Castleford Tigers]] 34 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 16 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 18 ===SL Round 6=== [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 38 [[Bradford Bulls]] 16 [[Warrington Wolves]] 26 [[Catalan Dragons]] 28 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 20 [[Salford City Reds]] 12 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[Hull FC]] 28 [[Castleford Tigers]] 38 [[Wigan Warriors]] 18 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 64 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 14 ===SL Round 7=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 34 [[Wigan Warriors]] 12 [[Hull FC]] 0 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 46 [[Catalan Dragons]] 22 [[Salford City Reds]] 28 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 0 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 60 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[Warrington Wolves]] 21 [[Castleford Tigers]] 22 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 36 ===SL Round 8=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 18 [[Warrington Wolves]] 22 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 40 [[Wigan Warriors]] 14 [[Hull FC]] 26 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 34 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 16 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 6 [[Catalan Dragons]] 51 [[Castleford Tigers]] 14 [[Salford City Reds]] 36 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 18 ===SL Round 9=== [[Leeds Rhinos]] 18 [[Bradford Bulls]] 20 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 34 [[Castleford Tigers]] 26 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 26 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 48 [[Wigan Warriors]] 10 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 36 [[Catalan Dragons]] 14 [[Warrington Wolves]] 6 [[Salford City Reds]] 22 ===SL Round 10=== [[Salford City Reds]] 18 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 24 [[Bradford Bulls]] 52 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 36 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 24 [[Castleford Tigers]] 6 [[Warrington Wolves]] 64 [[Wigan Warriors]] 18 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 30 [[Catalan Dragons]] 20 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 34 ===SL Round 11=== [[Salford City Reds]] 10 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 12 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 42 [[Castleford Tigers]] 6 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 14 [[Wigan Warriors]] 46 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 42 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 22 [[Warrington Wolves]] 27 [[Bradford Bulls]] 4 [[Catalan Dragons]] 28 [[Hull FC]] 34 ===SL Round 12=== [[Castleford Tigers]] 28 [[Salford City Reds]] 26 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 34 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 8 [[Warrington Wolves]] 44 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 16 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 22 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 16 [[Bradford Bulls]] 54 [[Catalan Dragons]] 6 [[Hull FC]] 54 [[Wigan Warriors]] 12 ===SL Round 13=== [[Wigan Warriors]] 24 [[Castleford Tigers]] 30 [[Salford City Reds]] 26 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 12 [[Catalan Dragons]] 16 [[Warrington Wolves]] 44 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 36 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 24 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 19 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 16 [[Hull FC]] 28 [[Bradford Bulls]] 12 ===SL Round 14=== [[Leeds Rhinos]] 28 [[Hull FC]] 44 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 34 [[Warrington Wolves]] 22 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 16 [[Bradford Bulls]] 58 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 10 [[Wigan Warriors]] 8 [[Castleford Tigers]] 18 [[Catalan Dragons]] 40 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 32 [[Salford City Reds]] 18 ===SL Round 15=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 0 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 30 [[Wigan Warriors]] 14 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 28 [[Salford City Reds]] 28 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 29 [[Catalan Dragons]] 28 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[Warrington Wolves]] 46 [[Castleford Tigers]] 28 [[Hull FC]] 19 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 6 ===SL Round 16=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 26 [[Castleford Tigers]] 26 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 48 [[Wigan Warriors]] 22 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 26 [[Hull FC]] 27 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 18 [[Salford City Reds]] 36 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 30 [[Warrington Wolves]] 28 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 42 [[Catalan Dragons]] 28 ===SL Round 17=== [[Bradford Bulls]] 20 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 18 [[Castleford Tigers]] 32 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 14 [[Salford City Reds]] 18 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 19 [[Wigan Warriors]] 24 [[Catalan Dragons]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 30 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 16 [[Warrington Wolves]] 16 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 17 ===SL Round 18=== The week prior to this round saw the shock move of [[Stuart Fielden]] from the [[Bradford Bulls]] to [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] for a Super League record fee of £450,000. Despite the win over [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] they remain bottom of the league after round 18. [[Bradford Bulls]] 42 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 16 [[Hull FC]] 28 [[Castleford Tigers]] 10 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 36 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[Wigan Warriors]] 30 [[Warrington Wolves]] 12 [[Catalan Dragons]] 38 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 18 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 28 [[Salford City Reds]] 6 ===SL Round 19=== The bottom half of the table is now very compressed, with 6 teams able to get in the playoffs and 5 still could be relegated. [[Huddersfield Giants]] 14 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 36 [[Castleford Tigers]] 52 [[Warrington Wolves]] 26 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 24 [[Wigan Warriors]] 26 [[Catalan Dragons]] 20 [[Hull FC]] 24 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 36 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 52 [[Salford City Reds]] 17 [[Bradford Bulls]] 16 ===SL Round 20=== Wigan are off the bottom of the table for the first time in three months but are still in the relegation spot since Les Catalans cannot be relegated. Warrington ended their bad run of results by beating Huddersfield. [[Leeds Rhinos]] 26 [[Bradford Bulls]] 24 [[Warrington Wolves]] 30 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 26 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 24 [[Castleford Tigers]] 16 [[Wigan Warriors]] 42 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 24 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 52 [[Catalan Dragons]] 26 [[Salford City Reds]] 20 [[Hull FC]] 24 ===SL Round 21=== Wigan are out of the relegation zone after beating Salford - their fifth win on the trot. Wakefield had a chance to put Wigan back in the drop zone but blew a 20-0 lead against Huddersfield to allow the Giants to record a crucial victory. Elsewhere Hull's Richard Horne became the first player in 91 years to score tries in eleven straight games for the club in their victory over Warrington. [[Bradford Bulls]] 30 [[Catalan Dragons]] 16 [[Hull FC]] 36 [[Warrington Wolves]] 24 [[Castleford Tigers]] 31 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 30 [[Wigan Warriors]] 20 [[Salford City Reds]] 12 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 26 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 30 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 24 ===SL Round 22=== Hull's 13 match winning streak came to an end at Harlequins but 2nd place rivals Leeds lost to leaders St Helens, who had [[Jamie Lyon]] sent off. Wigan's recent revival was halted by Warrington. [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[Bradford Bulls]] 42 [[Catalan Dragons]] 26 [[Salford City Reds]] 6 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 16 [[Warrington Wolves]] 22 [[Wigan Warriors]] 20 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 34 [[Castleford Tigers]] 10 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 14 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 18 ===SL Round 23=== Wakefield re-ignited the relegation battle with a win against local rivals Castleford, despite being reduced to 11 men by the end of the game. Leeds lost the battle for second place, and their third league match in a row. [[Castleford Tigers]] 0 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 18 [[Bradford Bulls]] 50 [[Warrington Wolves]] 22 [[Salford City Reds]] 34 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 0 [[Hull FC]] 23 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 16 [[Wigan Warriors]] 40 [[Catalan Dragons]] 4 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 56 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 8 ===SL Round 24=== [[Castleford Tigers]] 4 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 72 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 34 [[Catalan Dragons]] 14 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 28 [[Bradford Bulls]] 26 [[Salford City Reds]] 35 [[Warrington Wolves]] 34 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 18 [[Wigan Warriors]] 20 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 12 [[Hull FC]] 26 ===SL Round 25=== St Helens rested a number of senior players for the trip to Perpignan ahead of the [[Rugby League Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] Final. Despite this, their young side were only beaten by a Stacey Jones try 30 seconds from full time. [[Bradford Bulls]] 48 [[Castleford Tigers]] 10 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 12 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 14 [[Catalan Dragons]] 26 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 22 [[Warrington Wolves]] 28 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 22 [[Hull FC]] 11 [[Salford City Reds]] 10 [[Wigan Warriors]] 14 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 10 ===SL Round 26=== St. Helens returned to full strength having won the Challenge Cup in the week between rounds 25 and 26 of Super League XI. [[Leeds Rhinos]] 54 [[Warrington Wolves]] 16 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 34 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 12 [[Wigan Warriors]] 38 [[Bradford Bulls]] 16 [[Castleford Tigers]] 27 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 12 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 24 [[Salford City Reds]] 18 [[Hull FC]] 26 [[Catalan Dragons]] 12 ===SL Round 27=== The relegation battle will go down to the wire as Wakefield beat Bradford while Castleford lost to Salford. Wakefield meet Castleford next week for what could be a relegation decider. St Helens receive the League Leaders Shield for a second successive year as recognition for finishing top of the regular Super League season. Harlequins secure survival after beating Wigan. Salford secure a top-6 play-off spot for the first time in their history. Warrington secure the last play-off spot, but can still over-haul Salford for fifth place. [[Salford City Reds]] 26 [[Castleford Tigers]] 16 [[Bradford Bulls]] 12 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 20 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 54 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 18 [[Catalan Dragons]] 12 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 20 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 31 [[Wigan Warriors]] 30 [[Warrington Wolves]] 26 [[Hull FC]] 14 ===SL Round 28=== Castleford are relegated. [[Wigan Warriors]] 38 [[Hull FC]] 16 [[Leeds Rhinos]] 60 [[Catalan Dragons]] 12 [[Harlequins Rugby League|Harlequins RL]] 40 [[Salford City Reds]] 18 [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] 29 [[Castleford Tigers]] 17 [[Warrington Wolves]] 30 [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] 38 [[Huddersfield Giants]] 30 [[Bradford Bulls]] 42 ===SL Play-Offs - Week One=== '''Elimination Play-Off A''': Headingley Carnegie Stadium [[Leeds Rhinos]] 17-18 [[Warrington Wolves]] (Loser Eliminated, Winner Qualifies for Week Two) '''Elimination Play-Off B''': Grattan Stadium, Odsal [[Bradford Bulls]] 52-6 [[Salford City Reds]] (Loser Eliminated, Winner Qualifies for Week Two) ===SL Play-Offs - Week Two=== '''Qualification Match''': Knowsley Road [[St Helens RFC]] 12-8 [[Hull FC]] (Winner Qualifies for Grand Final, Loser Qualifies for Week Three) '''Elimination Semi-Final''': Grattan Stadium, Odsal [[Bradford Bulls]] 40-24 [[Warrington Wolves]] (Loser Eliminated, Winner Qualifies for Week Three) ===SL Play-Offs - Week Three=== '''Final Eliminator''': Kingston Communications Stadium [[Hull FC]] 19-12 [[Bradford Bulls]] (Loser Eliminated, Winner Qualifies for Grand Final) ===Grand Final=== {{Main|2006 Super League Grand Final}} In the Grand Final [[St. Helens RFC|St. Helens]] beat [[Hull FC]] by 26-4 at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]]. At half time the score stood at 10-4 for St. Helens. The Saints raced ahead in the second half with several tries. This victory, in addition to their Challenge Cup win and League Leader's Shield, meant that they had completed the league treble. ==See also== *[[Super League (Europe)]] *[[2006 Challenge Cup]] ==External links== *[http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=470 Super League XI at wigan.rlfans.com] *[http://therfl.co.uk Rugby Football League] *[http://www.superleague.co.uk Super League website] *[http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=rsl Massey Ratings for RSL] {{Super_League_Europe}} {{2006 Super League Dream Team}} [[Category:2006 in rugby league]] [[Category:2006 in England]] [[Category:2006 in France]]