Super League VII

League

Super League

Duration

28 Rounds

Number of teams

Highest attendance

18,789
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (8 Sept)

Lowest attendance

2,211
Salford City Reds vs London Broncos (19 May)

Broadcast partners

Sky Sports

2002 Season

Champions

St Helens
4th Super League title
11th English title

League Leaders

St Helens

Man of Steel

Paul Sculthorpe

Top point-scorer(s)

Paul Deacon (301)

Top try-scorer(s)

Dennis Moran (22)

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from National League 1

Huddersfield Giants

Relegated to National League 1

Salford City Reds

< 2001	Seasons	2003 >

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 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]

Table

Super League VII
	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	St. Helens	28	23	0	5	927	522	+405	46
2	Bradford Bulls	28	23	0	5	910	519	+391	46
3	Wigan Warriors	28	19	1	8	817	475	+342	39
4	Leeds Rhinos	28	17	0	11	865	700	+165	34
5	Hull	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	28	5	1	22	490	856	−366	11

	Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
	Relegated

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Play-offs

Grand Final

Main article: 2002 Super League Grand Final

Operational rules

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]

References

↑ "RFL All Time Records". Retrieved 2009-08-07.
1 2 3 Michael Fisher (2001-01-12). "Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
↑ John Whalley and Rob Wildman (2001-07-29). "RFL move to keep players". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

Super League

Current Teams	Castleford Tigers Catalans Dragons Huddersfield Giants Hull Leeds Rhinos Leigh Centurions Salford Red Devils St. Helens Wakefield Trinity Warrington Wolves Widnes Vikings Wigan Warriors

Former Teams	Bradford Bulls Crusaders Gateshead Thunder Halifax Blue Sox Hull Kingston Rovers London Broncos Oldham Bears Paris Saint Germain Sheffield Eagles Workington Town

Seasons	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI

Season results	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI

Grand Finals	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI

Major events	World Club Series (World Club Challenge) Magic Weekend Super 8s Play-offs Grand Final International Origin

Awards	Albert Goldthorpe Medal League Leader's Shield Man of Steel Award Harry Sunderland Trophy Super League Dream Team Fairplay Index Super League Ultimate 13: Grand Final Team

Related articles	Rugby Football League Championship Super League Records Super League war 2009–11 licences 2012–14 licences

St Helens

Est. 1873 in St Helens, England

The Club	History Records Honours Players International representatives Coaches Hall of Fame

Home grounds	City Ground Knowsley Road (1890-2010) Halton Stadium (2011) Totally Wicked Stadium (2012-Present)

Hall of Fame	Alex Murphy Vince Karalius Tom van Vollenhoven

League	Super League

World Club Challenge (2)	2001 2007

Championships (13)	1931–32 1952–53 1958–59 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1974–75 1996 1999 2000 2002 2006 2014

Challenge Cup (12)	1955–56 1960–61 1965–66 1971–72 1975–76 1996 1997 2001 2004 2006 2007 2008

Other honours	4—time Premiership Champions 1—time Western Division Champions 1—time Regal Trophy Champions 2—time BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Champions 11—time Lancashire Cup Champions 11—time Lancashire League Champions 1—time Charity Shield Champions BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award (2006)

Seasons (120)	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Culture	NRFU Founder Super League Founding Member Rivalry with Wigan Testimonials

Affiliation	Rugby Football League (1895)

Super League Dream Team – 2002

1 Kris Radlinski 2 Tevita Vaikona 3 Keith Senior 4 Martin Gleeson 5 Darren Albert 6 Danny Orr 7 Adrian Lam 8 Terry O'Connor 9 Keiron Cunningham 10 Stuart Fielden 11 Michael Smith 12 Jamie Peacock 13 Paul Sculthorpe

2002 in rugby league

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International Rugby League

British Rugby League

Competitions	Super League Grand Final Northern Ford Premiership Challenge Cup Northern Rail Cup

SL Teams	Bradford Bulls Castleford Tigers Halifax RLFC Hull FC Leeds Rhinos London Broncos Salford City Reds St Helens Wakefield Wildcats Warrington Wolves Widnes Vikings Wigan Warriors

Australian Rugby League

Competitions	State of Origin NRL season Grand Final Queensland Cup NSWRL First Division

By club	Brisbane Broncos Bulldogs salary cap breach Canberra Raiders Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Melbourne Storm Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors Northern Eagles North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons Wests Tigers

Other Domestic competitions

New Zealand

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