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The Grand Final, played on October 13 at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]], was won by [[Bradford Bulls]] who defeated [[Wigan Warriors]] to become champions. This was legendary Australian centre [[Steve Renouf]]'s last game of top-level football before retirement. |
The Grand Final, played on October 13 at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]], was won by [[Bradford Bulls]] who defeated [[Wigan Warriors]] to become champions. This was legendary Australian centre [[Steve Renouf]]'s last game of top-level football before retirement. |
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==Rule changes== |
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* 20 metre restarts should be allowed to happen quickly and not be delayed by referees.<ref name="bbc01rules">{{cite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1197648.stm |publisher= BBC |title=Super League rules revamp |author=BBC Sport |date=2001-03-02 |accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> |
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* The first and second halves will now end the moment that the hooter sounds, in the past referees could use their discretion to let play continue if they felt the siren had sounded in during play.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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===Refereeing focus=== |
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The [[play-the-ball]] was to be more strictly refereed: |
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* Penalising those teams that attempt to delay or interfere with the tackled player.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> Following a pre-season meeting with coaches the RFL's director of rugby, [[Greg McCallum]], identified the following delaying tactics that would be monitored for:<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** "Flopping" onto the player tackled or pushing them down in a "second effort".<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** Straddling the tackled player.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** Pulling at the tackled player's leg as they get to their feet.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** Making contact with the ball in the tackled player's arms.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** Putting a hand on the shoulders or head of the tackled player.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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** Deliberately knocking into ball-carriers at play-the-ball.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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* Team-mates of tackled players should not attempt to manhandle tacklers off the player in possession.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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* Attacking players must make at least an attempt to play the ball correctly with the foot.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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* Players "milking" penalties would be punished.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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===Rule deviation=== |
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*The [[Rugby Football League]] opted to retain their existing substitution system of six changes from four available substitutes but allowing unlimited use of the [[Blood replacement|blood bin]].<ref name="bbc01rules"/> This put British rugby league at odds with international interchange rules and impacted preparation for international competitions.<ref name="bbc01rules"/> |
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==Operational rules== |
==Operational rules== |
Revision as of 22:51, 21 September 2019
Super League VI | |
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League | Super League |
Duration | 28 Rounds |
Teams | 12[1] |
Highest attendance | 21,073 Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (13 April) |
Lowest attendance | 1,800 London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants (26 Aug) |
Broadcast partners | ![]() |
2001 Season | |
Champions | ![]() 2nd Super League title 4th English title |
League Leaders | ![]() |
Man of Steel | ![]() |
Top point-scorer(s) | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from National League 1 | ![]() |
Relegated to National League 1 | ![]() |
Tetley's Super League VI was the official name for the year 2001's Super League championship season, the 107th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the sixth championship run by Super League. The season began on the first weekend in March and culminated after twenty-eight rounds in a six-game playoff series, involving the top 5 teams.
Season summary
In 2001 Wigan Warriors captain Andy Farrell set the Super League record for most points in a season with 388.[2]
Regular season final standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1120 | 474 | +646 | 45 |
2 | ![]() |
28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 989 | 494 | +495 | 45 |
3 | ![]() |
28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 772 | 630 | +142 | 42 |
4 | ![]() |
28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 924 | 732 | +192 | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 774 | 721 | +53 | 33 |
6 | London Broncos | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 644 | 603 | +41 | 27 |
7 | ![]() |
28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 646 | 860 | -214 | 24 |
8 | ![]() |
28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 581 | 777 | -196 | 21 |
9 | ![]() |
28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 630 | 819 | -189 | 18 |
10 | ![]() |
28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 587 | 596 | -369 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 529 | 817 | -288 | 14[a] |
12 | ![]() |
28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 613 | 926 | -313 | 13 |
Play-offs | Relegated |
- Notes
^ a: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches
Play-offs
Grand Final
The Grand Final, played on October 13 at Old Trafford, was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Wigan Warriors to become champions. This was legendary Australian centre Steve Renouf's last game of top-level football before retirement.
Operational rules
- Match commissioners were introduced by the League as a first point of contact for clubs that wish to raise and issue resulting from a match.[3] The introduction of this system follows a successful trial during the 2000 World Cup.[3]
References
- ^ "Super League Team-by-team guide". telegraph.co.uk. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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(help) - ^ "Farrell switches codes". Telegraph.co.uk. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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