2010 Super League season results

This is a list of the 2010 Super League season results. Super League is the top-flight rugby league competition in the United Kingdom and France. The 2010 season started on 29 January, when Crusaders RL played their rearranged round 4 fixture against Leeds Rhinos, and will end on 2 October with the 2010 Super League Grand Final.

The 2010 Super League season consisted of two stages. The regular season was played over 27 round-robin fixtures, in which each of the fourteen teams involved in the competition played each other once at home and once away, as well as their Magic Weekend fixtures played over the May Day bank holiday. In Super League XV, a win was worth two points in the table, a draw worth one point apiece, and a loss yielded no points.

The league leaders at the end of the regular season received the League Leaders' Shield, but the Championship will be decided through the second stage of the season—the play-offs. The top eight teams in the table contested to play in the 2010 Super League Grand Final, the winners of which are crowned Super League XV Champions.

Regular season

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Round 1

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Huddersfield Giants 24–12   Bradford Bulls 5 February, 20:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 9,774
  Wigan Warriors 38–6   Crusaders RL 5 February, 20:00 GMT DW Stadium Jamie Child 13,680
  Leeds Rhinos 10–24   Castleford Tigers 5 February, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Ian Smith 15,875
  St Helens R.F.C. 12–32   Hull 6 February, 18:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ben Thaler 12,142
  Hull Kingston Rovers 30–12   Salford City Reds 7 February, 15:00 GMT New Craven Park Richard Silverwood 9,123
  Warrington Wolves 58–0   Harlequins RL 7 February, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Theirry Alibert 11,678
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28–20   Catalans Dragons 7 February, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Phil Bentham 5,818
Source:[1]

Round 2

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull 14–6   Huddersfield Giants 12 February, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Thierry Albert 14,520
  Salford City Reds 16–36   Crusaders RL 12 February, 20:00 GMT The Willows Steve Ganson 3,421
  Wigan Warriors 32–6   Hull Kingston Rovers 12 February, 20:00 GMT DW Stadium Ian Smith 12,429
  Castleford Tigers 16–28   Warrington Wolves 13 February, 17:45 GMT The Jungle Ben Thaler 7,569
  Harlequins RL 16–4   Catalans Dragons 14 February, 14:00 GMT Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 2,330
  Bradford Bulls 6–38   St Helens RLFC 14 February, 15:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 10,165
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28–18   Leeds Rhinos 14 February, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Jamie Child 9,783
Source:[2]

Round 3

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Harlequins RL 10–18   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30 January, 15:00 GMTA The Stoop Ian Smith 3,688
  Bradford Bulls 41–22   Castleford Tigers 19 February, 20:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Thierry Alibert 8,019
  Leeds Rhinos 22–10   Salford City Reds 19 February, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 12,700
  Catalans Dragons 12–42   St Helens RLFC 20 February, 16:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Steve Ganson 7,825
  Warrington Wolves 20–22   Wigan Warriors 20 February, 17:30 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,024
  Crusaders RL 18–16   Hull 21 February, 15:00 GMT Racecourse Ground Ian Smith 6,794
  Hull Kingston Rovers 0–30   Huddersfield Giants 21 February, 15:00 GMT New Craven Park Ben Thaler 7,575
Source:[3]

Round 4

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Crusaders RL 6–34   Leeds Rhinos 29 January, 20:00 GMTB Racecourse Ground Ben Thaler 10,334
  Wigan Warriors 58–0   Catalans Dragons 26 February, 20:00 GMT DW Stadium Ben Thaler 12,001
  St Helens 22–16   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 26 February, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Thierry Alibert 10,717
  Hull 28–4   Harlequins 26 February, 20:00 GMT The KC Stadium Steve Ganson 13,965
  Salford City Reds 0–7   Bradford Bulls 26 February, 20:00 GMT The Willows James Child 3,806
  Castleford Tigers 20–24   Hull KR 27 February, 18:15 GMT The Jungle Phil Bentham 6,855
  Huddersfield Giants 10–14   Warrington Wolves 28 February, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 8,567
Source:[4]

Round 5

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Bradford Bulls 22–20   Wigan Warriors 5 March, 20:00 GMT Grattan Stadium Phil Bentham 9,244
  Hull 42–22   Castleford Tigers 5 March, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,352
  Leeds Rhinos 62–4   Harlequins RL 5 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Thierry Alibert 12,684
  Salford City Reds 12–24   Catalans Dragons 5 March, 20:00 GMT The Willows Steve Ganson 3,022
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 0–52   Huddersfield Giants 6 March, 17:45 GMT Belle Vue Ben Thaler 5,237
  Hull KR 28–24   St Helens 7 March, 15:00 GMT New Craven Park Ian Smith 8,202
  Warrington Wolves 46–12   Crusaders RL 7 March, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium James Child 11,113
Source:[5]

Round 6

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Hull KR 18–31   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12 March, 20:00 GMT New Craven Park James Child 8,004
  St Helens 37–30   Crusaders RL 12 March, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Phil Bentham 8,507
  Wigan Warriors 48–24   Hull 12 March, 20:00 GMT DW Stadium Thierry Alibert 15,045
  Catalans Dragons 12–24   Castleford Tigers 13 March, 17:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Ian Smith 6,810
  Warrington Wolves 33–8   Bradford Bulls 13 March, 17:40 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 10,434
  Harlequins RL 22–26   Salford City Reds 14 March, 14:00 GMT The Stoop Ben Thaler 2,395
  Huddersfield Giants 26–20   Leeds Rhinos 14 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,116
Source:[6]

Round 7

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Crusaders RL 14–6   Catalans Dragons 19 March, 20:00 GMT Racecourse Ground Thierry Alibert 6,124
  Hull 18–6   Bradford Bulls 19 March, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Ben Thaler 14,446
  Leeds Rhinos 10–17   Hull KR 19 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 15,201
  St Helens 28–18   Warrington Wolves 19 March, 20:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Richard Silverwood 17,500
  Harlequins RL 18–32   Huddersfield Giants 20 March, 17:45 GMT Twickenham Stoop Phil Bentham 2,624
  Castleford Tigers 22–36   Wigan Warriors 21 March, 15:30 GMT The Jungle James Child 8,493
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36–6   Salford City Reds 21 March, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Gareth Hewer 4,883
Source:[7]

Round 8

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Bradford Bulls 19–12   Harlequins RL 26 March, 20:00 GMT Gratten Stadium Richard Silverwood 7,153
  Castleford Tigers 22–16   Crusaders RL 26 March, 20:00 GMT The Jungle Ian Smith 5,299
  Warrington Wolves 32–16   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 26 March, 20:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Phil Bentham 10,723
  Wigan Warriors 24–4   Leeds Rhinos 26 March, 20:00 GMT DW Stadium Steve Ganson 17,883
  Catalans Dragons 16–10   Hull KR 27 March, 19:30 GMT Stade Gilbert Brutus Ben Thaler 6,513
  Salford City Reds 27–20   Hull 27 March, 17:00 GMT The Willows James Child 3,535
  Huddersfield Giants 6–24   St Helens 28 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Thierry Alibert 9,648
Source:[8]

Round 9

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Leeds Rhinos 20–20   Bradford Bulls 1 April, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 17,244
  Huddersfield Giants 48–6   Catalans Dragons 2 April, 19:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 5,299
  Hull KR 14–18   Hull 2 April, 12:45 GMT New Craven Park Richard Silverwood 10,089
  St Helens 10–18   Wigan Warriors 2 April, 15:00 GMT GPW Recruitment Stadium Ben Thaler 17,500
  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 19–6   Castleford Tigers 2 April, 19:30 GMT Belle Vue James Child 8,337
  Warrington Wolves 32–2   Salford City Reds 2 April, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Thierry Alibert 11,467
  Crusaders RL P–P   Harlequins RL 1 April, 20:00 GMT Racecourse ground - -
Source:[9]

Round 10

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
  Bradford Bulls 20–16   Crusaders RL 5 April, 15:00 GMT Grattan Stadium James Child 7,853
  Castleford Tigers 18–52   St Helens 5 April, 15:30 GMT The Jungle Phil Bentham 6,879
  Catalans Dragons 24–34   Leeds Rhinos 5 April, 17:30 GMT Stade Aime Giral Ben Thaler 8,230
  Harlequins RL 12–52   Hull KR 5 April, 14:00 GMT Twickenham Stoop Thierry Alibert 2,819
  Hull 10–29   Warrington Wolves 5 April, 15:15 GMT KC Stadium Steve Ganson 14,131
  Salford City Reds 30–18   Huddersfield Giants 5 April, 15:00 GMT The Willows Ian Smith 4,041
  Wigan Warriors 54–14   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 April, 15:00 GMT DW Stadium Richard Silverwood 14,615
Source:[10]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Wigan Warriors (L, C) 27 22 0 5 922 411 +511 44 Play-offs
2   St Helens 27 20 0 7 946 547 +399 40
3   Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 885 488 +397 40
4   Leeds Rhinos 27 17 1 9 725 561 +164 35
5   Huddersfield Giants 27 16 1 10 758 439 +319 33
6   Hull F.C. 27 16 0 11 569 584 −15 32
7   Hull Kingston Rovers 27 14 1 12 653 632 +21 29
8   Celtic Crusaders 27 12 0 15 547 732 −185 24
9   Castleford Tigers 27 11 0 16 648 766 −118 22
10   Bradford Bulls 27 9 1 17 528 728 −200 19
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 9 0 18 539 741 −202 18
12   Salford City Reds 27 8 0 19 448 857 −409 16
13   Harlequins 27 7 0 20 494 838 −344 14
14   Catalans Dragons 27 6 0 21 409 747 −338 12
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Progression table

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  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1   Wigan Warriors 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 30 30 32 34 36 36 38 40 40 42 44
2   St Helens R.F.C. 0 2 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 22 24 26 28 28 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
3   Warrington Wolves 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 20 22 24 26 28 28 30 32 34 34 34 36 38 40
4   Leeds Rhinos 0 0 2 4 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 11 13 15 17 19 21 21 23 25 25 27 29 31 31 33 35
5   Huddersfield Giants 2 2 4 4 6 8 10 10 12 12 14 16 16 16 16 18 18 20 21 21 23 25 25 27 29 31 33
6   Hull 2 4 4 6 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 26 26 28 28 30 32 32 32
7   Hull Kingston Rovers 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 14 14 16 16 18 19 21 23 23 25 27 29 29 29
8   Crusaders RL 0 2 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 16 18 20 22 22 22 24
9   Castleford Tigers 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 14 16 18 18 20 20 20 20 22 22
10   Bradford Bulls 0 0 2 4 6 6 6 8 9 11 13 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 19
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2 4 6 6 6 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
12   Salford City Reds 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14 16
13   Harlequins RL 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 14 14 14
14   Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 10 12 12 12 12

Play-offs

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The 2010 Super League play-offs take place in September and October 2010. They decided which two teams will play in the Grand Final.

Format

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Super League has used a play-off system since Super League III in 1998. When introduced, 5 teams qualified for the play-offs, which was subsequently expanded to 6 teams in 2002. The 2010 season will follow the same format as the 2009 season.[11]

Following the final round of matches, all eight play-off teams will be decided. The winning team from week one with the highest League placing will be allowed to select their opponents for week three.[11] Except this choosing opportunity, the new format follows the play-off system of the Australian Football League.

Super League XV play-offs bracket
Qualifying/Elimination playoffsPreliminary semifinalsQualifying semifinalsGrand Final
2  St. Helens28
3  Warrington Wolves12
  Warrington Wolves22
  Huddersfield Giants34St Helens selected Huddersfield[12]
5  Huddersfield Giants18  St Helens42
8  Crusaders12  Huddersfield Giants222 October, Old Trafford
  St Helens10
  Wigan Warriors22
6  Hull4  Leeds Rhinos6
7  Hull KR21  Wigan Warriors26
  Hull KR18
  Wigan Warriors42
1  Wigan Warriors26
4  Leeds Rhinos27

Week 1. Qualifying/Elimination play-offs: Fixtures decided by regular reason finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 2. Preliminary semi-finals: Fixtures decided by regular season finishing positions. Higher ranked teams play lower ranked teams. Higher ranked teams receive home ground advantage.
Week 3. Qualifying semi-finals: Winners of Qualifying play-offs play winners of Qualifying semi-finals. Fixtures decided by club call. Winners of Qualifying play-offs receive home ground advantage.

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Crowd
  St. Helens 28 – 12   Warrington Wolves 10 September, 8:00pm GPW Recruitment Stadium R Silverwood 14,632
  Huddersfield Giants 18 – 12   Crusaders RL 11 September, 3:45pm Galpharm Stadium B Thaler 5,869
  Hull 4 – 21   Hull Kingston Rovers 11 September, 6:00pm KC Stadium P Bentham 17,699
  Wigan Warriors 26 – 27   Leeds Rhinos 12 September, 6:45pm DW Stadium T Alibert 9,987
Eliminated: Crusaders RL, Hull

Preliminary Semi-Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
  Wigan Warriors 42 – 18   Hull Kingston Rovers 17 September, Time 8:00pm DW Stadium R Silverwood 11,133
  Warrington Wolves 22 – 34   Huddersfield Giants 18 September, Time 6:15pm Halliwell Jones Stadium P Bentham 8,050
Eliminated: Hull KR, Warrington

Semi-finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
  St Helens R.F.C. 42 – 22   Huddersfield Giants 24 September, 8:00pm GPW Recruitment Stadium P Bentham 13,510
  Leeds Rhinos 6 – 26   Wigan Warriors 25 September, 5:15pm Headingley Stadium R Silverwood 13,693
Eliminated: Huddersfield, Leeds
  • St Helens as highest ranked qualifying final winner chose their semi-final opponents from the winners of the Preliminary Semi-Finals, picking Huddersfield Giants. This was St Helens' final game at Knowsley Road before moving to Halton Stadium in 2011, and to New St Helens Stadium in 2012
  • Leeds, the second highest ranked Qualifying Final winner, faced the other Preliminary Semi-Final winner, Wigan Warriors

Grand final

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
  St Helens R.F.C. 10 – 22   Wigan Warriors 2 October, 6:00pm Old Trafford, Manchester R Silverwood 71,526

See also

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Notes

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A.^ Rearranged fixture to allow Harlequins RL to play their friendly fixture against Melbourne Storm, which coincided with round 3
B.^ Rearranged fixture to allow Leeds Rhinos to play their 2010 World Club Challenge fixture against Melbourne Storm, which coincided with round 4

References

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  1. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 1" Rugby League Project; retrieved 20 February 2010
  2. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 2" Rugby League Project; retrieved 24 February 2010
  3. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 3" Rugby League Project; retrieved 24 February 2010
  4. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 4" Rugby League Project; retrieved 12 March 2010
  5. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 5" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League
  6. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 6" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League
  7. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 7" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League; retrieved 6 April 2010
  8. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 8" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League; retrieved 6 April 2010
  9. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 9" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League; retrieved 6 April 2010
  10. ^ "Super League XV 2010 - Round 10" Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Super League; retrieved 7 April 2010
  11. ^ a b "New top eight play-off format for engage Super League". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  12. ^ BBC Sport (19 September 2010). "St Helens opt for Huddersfield Giants in Club Call". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.