Million Pound Game

Million Pound Game
Current season or competition: 2016 Super 8s

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2015
Number of teams	2
Country	England (RFL)
Holders	Salford Red Devils (1st title)
Most titles	Wakefield Trinity Salford Red Devils (1 title)
Broadcast partner	Sky Sports BBC Sport (Highlights)

Million Pound Game is an annual play off game between the sides finishing in 4th and 5th in the Super 8s Qualifiers, the second stage of the British Rugby League season. The game is played at the higher seed's home ground, and decides which side will gain a berth in the Super League the following season.

It was instigated in 2015, with the restructuring of the Rugby League season by the Rugby Football League.

Format

At the end of the regular season the bottom 4 teams in Super League play the top four teams in the Championship in a league of 8. The top three teams get a place in Super League whilst teams finishing fourth and fifth play each other for the final Super League place.

Results

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Venue	Attendance
2015	Wakefield Trinity	24-16	Bradford	Belle Vue	7,236
2016	Salford	19-18	Hull Kingston Rovers	Craven Park	6,562

Winners

	Club	Wins	Last win	Runners-up	Last final lost
1	Salford Red Devils	1	2016	0	N/A
2	Wakefield Trinity	1	2015	0	N/A
3	Bradford	0	N/A	1	2015
4	Hull KR	0	N/A	1	2016

Venues

	City	Stadium	Years
1	Wakefield	Belle Vue	2015
2	Hull	Craven Park	2016

References

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

Kingstone Press Championship

Championship Teams	Batley Bulldogs Bradford Bulls Dewsbury Rams Featherstone Rovers Halifax RLFC Hull Kingston Rovers London Broncos Oldham Roughyeds Rochdale Hornets Sheffield Eagles Swinton Lions Toulouse Olympique

Former Teams	Barrow Raiders Castleford Tigers Celtic Crusaders Doncaster RLFC Gateshead Thunder Hunslet Hawks Keighley Cougars Leigh Centurions North Wales Crusaders Salford City Reds Whitehaven RLFC Widnes Vikings Workington Town York City Knights

Seasons	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Major events	Northern Rail Cup

Awards	Fairplay Index

Related	Rugby Football League Championship Second Division 2009–11 licences 2012–14 licences League 1 The Summer Bash

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