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2008 Super League season results

Summary

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • Leeds, who had not dropped a point so far, became the first team to lose to Castleford this season.
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • Wigan Warriors vs Huddersfield Giants rearranged due a pitch relay at the JJB Stadium.
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 Leaders' Shield).

Format edit

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 edit

Elimination play-offsQualifying/Elimination semifinalElimination finalGrand Final
19 September 20084 October 2008
1  St Helens R.F.C.38  St Helens R.F.C.16
2  Leeds Rhinos1026 September 2008  Leeds Rhinos24
13 September 2008
  Leeds Rhinos18
3  Catalans Dragons46
20 September 2008  Wigan Warriors14
6  Warrington Wolves8
  Catalans Dragons26
12 September 2008
  Wigan Warriors50
4  Wigan Warriors30
5  Bradford Bulls14

Details edit

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 edit

  • Green cells indicate teams in play-off places at the end of the round. An underlined number indicates the team finished first in the table in that round.
  • Note: Table is in round-by-round format, and does not necessarily follow chronological order. Rearranged fixtures are treated as though they were played on their respective rounds' weekends. Rearranged fixtures included:
    • Leeds Rhinos vs Hull Kingston Rovers, Round 4
    • Wigan Warriors vs Huddersfield Giants, Round 16
  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

External links edit

  • Super League official website

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