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2014 Super League season

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Super League XIX
BERJAYA
LeagueSuper League
Duration27 Rounds
Teams14
Highest attendance20,265
Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos
(5 September)
Lowest attendance1,002
London Broncos v Catalans Dragons
(17 April)
Average attendance8,365
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
BBC Sport
Eurosport
beIN Sports
Fox Soccer Plus
Sport Klub
2014 season
ChampionsSt. Helens
6th Super League title
13th British title
League LeadersSt. Helens
Runners-upWigan Warriors
Biggest home winWidnes Vikings 64-10 London Broncos (16 February)
Biggest away winBradford Bulls 18-66 Huddersfield Giants (16 March)
Man of SteelEngland Daryl Clark
Top point-scorerEngland Marc Sneyd (224)[1][2]
Top try-scorerAustralia Joel Monaghan (28)
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to ChampionshipLondon Broncos
Bradford Bulls

The First Utility Super League XIX was the official name for the 2014 Super League season.[3] Fourteen teams competed over 27 rounds, after which the 8 highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy.

Teams

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Super League XIX will be the third and final year of a licensed Super League. Under this system, promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship was abolished, and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criteria. For the 2014 season, all fourteen teams from the previous season will compete, although Salford have changed their names from the City Reds to the Red Devils.

At the end of the season, Super League will be reduced to 12 teams, as part of the re-structuring of Super League and the RFL Championship.[4]

Geographically, the vast majority of teams in Super League are based in the north of England, five teams – Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan and Widnes – to the west of the Pennines in Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and seven teams to the east in Yorkshire – Huddersfield, Bradford, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. Catalans Dragons are the only team based in France and are outside of the UK and London Broncos are the only team to be based in a capital city (London).

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
BERJAYA Bradford Bulls (2014 season) Provident Stadium 27,000 Bradford, West Yorkshire
BERJAYA Castleford Tigers (2014 season) The Wish Communications Stadium 11,750 Castleford, West Yorkshire
BERJAYA Catalans Dragons (2014 season) Stade Gilbert Brutus 14,000 Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants (2014 season) John Smith's Stadium 24,544 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
BERJAYA Hull F.C. (2014 season) Kingston Communications Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers (2014 season) Craven Park 9,471 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos (2014 season) Headingley Carnegie Stadium 22,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire
BERJAYA London Broncos (2014 season) The Hive Stadium 5,176 Edgware, London
BERJAYA Salford Red Devils (2014 season) AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
BERJAYA St Helens R.F.C. (2014 season) Langtree Park 18,000 St. Helens, Merseyside
BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2014 season) Rapid Solicitors Stadium 11,000 Wakefield, West Yorkshire
BERJAYA Warrington Wolves (2014 season) Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,500 Warrington, Cheshire
BERJAYA Widnes Vikings (2014 season) Select Security Stadium 13,500 Widnes, Cheshire, England
  BERJAYA Wigan Warriors (2014 season) DW Stadium 25,138 Wigan, Greater Manchester
Legend
  Reigning Super League champions
  Defending Challenge Cup Champions
  Relegated

Results

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The regular league season sees the 14 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) plus an additional match, as part of the Magic Weekend, over 27 matches. The team who finishes 1st at the end of the regular season win the League Leaders' Shield.

Table

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Super League XIX
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA St Helens (L, C) 27 19 0 8 796 563 +233 38 Play-offs
2 BERJAYA Wigan Warriors 27 18 1 8 834 429 +405 37
3 BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants 27 17 3 7 785 626 +159 37
4 BERJAYA Castleford Tigers 27 17 2 8 814 583 +231 36
5 BERJAYA Warrington Wolves 27 17 1 9 793 515 +278 35
6 BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos 27 15 2 10 685 421 +264 32
7 BERJAYA Catalans Dragons 27 14 1 12 733 667 +66 29
8 BERJAYA Widnes Vikings 27 13 1 13 611 725 −114 27
9 BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers 27 10 3 14 627 665 −38 23
10 BERJAYA Salford Red Devils 27 11 1 15 608 695 −87 23
11 BERJAYA Hull F.C. 27 10 2 15 653 586 +67 22
12 BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 10 1 16 557 750 −193 21
13 BERJAYA Bradford Bulls (R) 27 8 0 19 512 984 −472 10[a] Relegation to Championship
14 BERJAYA London Broncos (R) 27 1 0 26 438 1237 −799 2
Source: [6]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration[5]

Play-offs

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# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINALS
Q1 BERJAYA Wigan Warriors 57 – 4 BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants 18 September 2014, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Richard Silverwood 8,562
Q2 BERJAYA St Helens R.F.C. 41 – 0 BERJAYA Castleford Tigers 19 September 2014, 20:00 BST Langtree Park James Child 7,458
E1 BERJAYA Warrington Wolves 22 – 19 BERJAYA Widnes Vikings 20 September 2014, 14:45 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ben Thaler 7,229
E2 BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos 20 – 24 BERJAYA Catalans Dragons 20 September 2014, 17:15 BST Headingley Carnegie Stadium Phil Bentham 7,112
PRELIMINARY SEMI-FINALS
P1 BERJAYA Castleford Tigers 14 – 30 BERJAYA Warrington Wolves 25 September 2014, 20:00 BST Wish Communications Stadium Phil Bentham 6,219
P2 BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants 16 – 18 BERJAYA Catalans Dragons 26 September 2014, 20:00 BST John Smith's Stadium James Child 6,900
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 BERJAYA St Helens R.F.C. 30 – 12 BERJAYA Catalans Dragons 2 October 2014, 20:00 BST Langtree Park Richard Silverwood 8,888
SF2 BERJAYA Wigan Warriors 16 – 12 BERJAYA Warrington Wolves 3 October 2014, 20:00 BST DW Stadium Phil Bentham 15,023
GRAND FINAL
F BERJAYA St Helens R.F.C. 14 – 6 BERJAYA Wigan Warriors 11 October, 18:00 BST Old Trafford, Manchester Phil Bentham 70,102

Player statistics

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As of 14 September 2014

Discipline

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End-of-season awards

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Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:[8]

  • Man of Steel: Daryl Clark, Castleford Tigers
  • Coach of the year: Daryl Powell, Castleford Tigers
  • Super League club of the year: Widnes Vikings
  • Young player of the year: Daryl Clark, Castleford Tigers
  • Foundation of the year: Warrington Wolves
  • Rhino "Top Gun":
  • Metre-maker: James Roby, St Helens
  • Top Try Scorer: Joel Monaghan, Warrington Wolves
  • Outstanding Achievement Award:
  • Hit Man:

2014 Transfers

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Players

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Player 2013 Club 2014 Club
John Bateman BERJAYA Bradford Bulls BERJAYA Wigan Warriors
Jamie Langley BERJAYA Bradford Bulls BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Heath L'Estrange BERJAYA Bradford Bulls BERJAYA NRL: Sydney Roosters
Keith Lulia BERJAYA Bradford Bulls BERJAYA NRL: Wests Tigers
Jarrod Sammut BERJAYA Bradford Bulls BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Rangi Chase BERJAYA Castleford Tigers BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Lee Gilmour BERJAYA Castleford Tigers BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jordan Thompson BERJAYA Castleford Tigers BERJAYA Hull F.C.
Rémi Casty BERJAYA Catalans Dragons BERJAYA NRL: Sydney Roosters
Steve Menzies BERJAYA Catalans Dragons Retirement
Dale Ferguson BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants BERJAYA Bradford Bulls
Stuart Fielden BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants Retirement
Luke George BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants BERJAYA Bradford Bulls
Tom Briscoe BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos
Ben Galea BERJAYA Hull F.C. Retirement
Daniel Holdsworth BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA NRL: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Paul Johnson BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA Widnes Vikings
Andy Lynch BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Shannon McDonnell BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA St. Helens
Mark O'Meley BERJAYA Hull F.C. Retirement
Danny Tickle BERJAYA Hull F.C. BERJAYA Widnes Vikings
Michael Dobson BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers BERJAYA NRL: Newcastle Knights
Mickey Paea BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers BERJAYA Hull F.C.
Cory Paterson BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers BERJAYA NRL: Wests Tigers
Lincoln Withers BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers Retirement
Paul McShane BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Chris Bailey BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants
Mark Bryant BERJAYA London Broncos Retirement
Tony Clubb BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Wigan Warriors
Luke Dorn BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Ben Fisher BERJAYA London Broncos Retirement
Tommy Lee BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Chad Randall BERJAYA London Broncos Retirement
Dan Sarginson BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Wigan Warriors
Jamie Soward BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA NRL: Penrith Panthers
Scott Wheeldon BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Michael Witt BERJAYA London Broncos BERJAYA NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jodie Broughton BERJAYA Salford City Reds BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants
Lee Gaskell BERJAYA Salford City Reds BERJAYA Bradford Bulls
Ashley Gibson BERJAYA Salford City Reds BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Marc Sneyd BERJAYA Salford City Reds BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Paul Clough BERJAYA St. Helens BERJAYA Widnes Vikings
Ade Gardner BERJAYA St. Helens BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Francis Meli BERJAYA St. Helens BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Josh Perry BERJAYA St. Helens Retirement
Tony Puletua BERJAYA St. Helens BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Paul Aiton BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA Leeds Rhinos
Kyle Amor BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA St. Helens
Ben Cockayne BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Frankie Mariano BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA Castleford Tigers
Justin Poore BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Kyle Wood BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats BERJAYA Huddersfield Giants
Lee Briers BERJAYA Warrington Wolves Retirement
Mike Cooper BERJAYA Warrington Wolves BERJAYA NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brett Hodgson BERJAYA Warrington Wolves Retirement
Adrian Morley BERJAYA Warrington Wolves BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Ben Cross BERJAYA Widnes Vikings Retirement
Gareth Hock BERJAYA Widnes Vikings BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Harrison Hansen BERJAYA Wigan Warriors BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Lee Mossop BERJAYA Wigan Warriors BERJAYA NRL: Parramatta Eels
Pat Richards BERJAYA Wigan Warriors BERJAYA NRL: Wests Tigers
Sam Tomkins BERJAYA Wigan Warriors BERJAYA NRL: New Zealand Warriors
Chris Tuson BERJAYA Wigan Warriors BERJAYA Hull F.C.
Scott Anderson BERJAYA NRL: Brisbane Broncos BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Lama Tasi BERJAYA NRL: Brisbane Broncos BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Kris Keating BERJAYA NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Ben Pomeroy BERJAYA NRL: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks BERJAYA Catalans Dragons
Jordan Atkins BERJAYA NRL: Gold Coast Titans BERJAYA London Broncos
Junior Sa'u BERJAYA NRL: Melbourne Storm BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Neville Costigan BERJAYA NRL: Newcastle Knights BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Kevin Locke BERJAYA NRL: New Zealand Warriors BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Steve Rapira BERJAYA NRL: New Zealand Warriors BERJAYA Salford Red Devils
Matt Bowen BERJAYA NRL: North Queensland Cowboys BERJAYA Wigan Warriors
Scott Moore BERJAYA NRL: North Queensland Cowboys BERJAYA London Broncos
Matt Ryan BERJAYA NRL: Parramatta Eels BERJAYA Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mose Masoe BERJAYA NRL: Penrith Panthers BERJAYA St. Helens
Luke Walsh BERJAYA NRL: Penrith Panthers BERJAYA St. Helens
Roy Asotasi BERJAYA NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs BERJAYA Warrington Wolves
Jeff Lima BERJAYA NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs BERJAYA Catalans Dragons
Michael Weyman BERJAYA NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons BERJAYA Hull Kingston Rovers
Michael Oldfield BERJAYA NRL: Sydney Roosters BERJAYA Catalans Dragons
Eddy Pettybourne BERJAYA NRL: Wests Tigers BERJAYA Wigan Warriors
Setaimata Sa London Irish (Premiership Rugby) BERJAYA Hull F.C.
Ben Farrar N/A BERJAYA London Broncos
Danny Galea N/A BERJAYA Widnes Vikings
Fetuli Talanoa N/A BERJAYA Hull F.C.

Media

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Television

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2014 is the third year of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 70 matches per season.[9] The deal which runs until 2016 is worth £90million.

Sky Sports coverage in the UK see two live matches broadcast each week, which will usually be shown at 20:00 on Thursday and Friday nights[10] with the Thursday night fixtures first being adopted at the back-end of the 2013 season.

Regular commentators were Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday Nights on Super League - Full Time, usually airing at 10pm.

BBC Sport broadcast a highlights programme called the Super League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme. The first is only to the BBC North West, Yorkshire & North Midlands, North East & Cumbria, and East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 23:35 on BBC One,[11] while a repeat showing is shown nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 13:30. The Super League Show is also available for one week after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only.[12] End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.[13]

Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed on Showtime Sports (Middle East), Māori Television (New Zealand), TV 2 Sport (Norway), NTV+ (Russia), Fox Soccer Plus (United States), Eurosport (Australia) or Sportsnet World (Canada).

Radio

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BBC Coverage:

Commercial Radio Coverage:

  • 102.4 Wish FM will carry commentaries of Wigan & St Helens matches.
  • 107.2 Wire FM will carry commentaries on Warrington Home and Away.
  • BCB 106.6 (Bradford Community Broadcasting) have full match commentary of Bradford Bulls home and away.
  • Radio Yorkshire will launch in March carrying Super League commentaries.
  • Radio Warrington (Online Station) all Warrington home games and some away games.
  • Grand Sud FM covers every Catalans Dragons Home Match (in French).
  • Radio France Bleu Roussillon covers every Catalans Dragons Away Match (in French).

All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Stats - Player Stats". Super League. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rugby League Stats". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "First Utility powers title sponsorship of Super League". Super League. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Super League set to feature 12 teams from 2015". Super League. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bradford Bulls deducted six competition points". Super League. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Super League XIX 2014
  7. 1 2 "Vital Statistics". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Man of Steel on SLTV". Super League. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Sky Sports (4 August 2011). "Super League deal" (PDF). Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Sky Sports (18 February 2012). "Rugby League live on Sky". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  11. ↑ BBC Sport (3 February 2012). "BBC's Super League Show returns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  12. ↑ BBC. "BBC One - Super League Show". BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "BBC Two - Rugby League: Super League Play-Offs - Highlights". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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