1996 Rugby League Premiership

1996 Premiership Trophy
Structure	National knockout championship
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	St Helens
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The 1996 Rugby League Premiership Trophy was the 22nd end of season Rugby League Premiership competition and the first in the fully professional Super League era. ^[1] This competition was separate to the Super League Championship awarded to St. Helens, and continued a long tradition in British rugby league of crowning a season Champion and an end of season Premier.

The winners were Wigan. ^[2]

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
31 Aug	Wigan	Bradford Bulls	42-36
01 Sep	St Helens	London Broncos	25-14

Final

8 September 1996

Wigan	44 – 14	St Helens
Tries: Ellison (3), Connolly, Edwards, Haughton, Paul, Robinson, Murdock Goals: Farrell (4)	[3]	Tries: Newlove, Martyn Goals: Goulding (3)

Old Trafford Attendance: 35,013 Referee: David Campbell (Widnes) Player of the Match: Andy Farrell

1 Kris Radlinski 2 Jason Robinson 3 Va'aiga Tuigamala 4 Gary Connolly 5 Danny Ellison 6 Henry Paul 7 Shaun Edwards 8 Kelvin Skerrett 9 Martin Hall 10 Terry O'Connor 11 Simon Haughton 12 Mick Cassidy 13 Andy Farrell Substitutions: 14 Andy Johnson 15 Craig Murdock 16 Neil Cowie 17 Steve Barrow Coach: Graeme West

1 Stephen Prescott 2 Joey Hayes 3 Alan Hunte 4 Paul Newlove 5 Anthony Sullivan 6 Tommy Martyn 7 Bobbie Goulding 8 Apollo Perelini 9 Keiron Cunningham 10 Adam Fogerty 11 Derek McVey 12 Chris Morley 13 Karle Hammond Substitutions: 14 Danny Arnold 15 Simon Booth 16 Andy Haigh 17 Ian Pickavance Coach: Shaun McRae

See also

• Super League I

References

1. "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
2. "Premiership title 1996". Rugby League Project.
3. Hadfield, Dave (8 September 1996). "Wigan have the final say". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2024.