1999 Super League season

Last updated
Super League IV
League Super League
Duration30 Rounds
Teams14
Highest attendance24,020
Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos (3 Sept)
Lowest attendance1,580
Gateshead Thunder vs Hull Sharks (19 May)
Broadcast partners Sky Sports
1999 Season
Champions St. Helens
2nd Super League title
9th British title
League Leaders Bradford Bulls
Man of Steel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Vowles
Top point-scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Iestyn Harris (325)
Top try-scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Toa Kohe-Love (25)
Left League
Merged with Hull FC
Merger with Huddersfield Giants 		Gateshead Thunder;
Sheffield Eagles

JJB Sports Super League IV was the official name for the year 1999's Super League championship season, the 105th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the fourth championship run by the Super League. The start of Super League IV saw the emergence of a North East based Rugby League Club, Gateshead Thunder as well as newly promoted Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to expand the league to fourteen teams.

Contents

Rule changes

Teams

Legend
 Reigning Champions
 Promoted
TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls Odsal 27,000Bradford, West Yorkshire
Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers Wheldon Road 11,750Castleford, West Yorkshire
Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder Gateshead International Stadium 11,800Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Faxcolours.svg Halifax Blue Sox Thrum Hall 9,832Halifax, West Yorkshire
Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants Galpharm Stadium 24,500Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hullcolours.svg Hull Sharks The Boulevard 10,500Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Headingley 21,500Leeds, West Yorkshire
Broncoscolours.png London Broncos The Valley 27,000Charlton, Greater London
Redscolours.svg Salford Reds The Willows 11,363Salford, Greater Manchester
Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles Don Valley Stadium 25,000Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Saintscolours.svg St. Helens Knowsley Road 17,500St Helens, Merseyside
Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Wilderspool 9,200Warrington, Cheshire
Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors Central Park 18,000Wigan, Greater Manchester

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls (L)302514897445+45251Semi Final
2 Saintscolours.svg St Helens (C)3023071034561+47346Qualifying Semi Final
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 302217910558+35245
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 302118877390+48743Elimination Semi Final
5 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 301938712451+26141
6 Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder 3019110775576+19939
7 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 3015114700717−1731
8 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 3013215644708−6428
9 Faxcolours.svg Halifax Blue Sox 3011019573792−21922
10 Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles 3010119518818−30021
11 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3010020608795−18720
12 Redscolours.svg Salford Reds 306123526916−39013
13 Hullcolours.svg Hull Sharks 305025422921−49910
14 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 3050254631011−54810
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders

Play-offs

Qualifying play-offQualifying semi-finalPreliminary final Grand Final
1 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 40 Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls 6
Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 4 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 8
2 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 38 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 36
3 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 14Elimination semi-final Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 6
Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 16
4 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 10 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 23
5 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 14

See also

References

  1. ↑ Andy Wilson (2004-08-09). "Moran leaves Vikings with a sinking feeling". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. ↑ Dave Hadfield (1999-05-24). "Saints restore faith in game with emphasis on attack" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. ↑ de la Riviere, Richard, ed. (2009). Top ten: Rugby league rules. Brighouse, UK: League Publications (published August 2009). p. 61. ISSN   1466-0105.{{cite book}}: |periodical= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ BBC Sport (2005-09-12). "The 40/20 kick". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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