Super League VI | |
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League | Super League |
Duration | 28 Rounds |
Teams | 12 |
Highest attendance | 21,073 Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (13 April) |
Lowest attendance | 1,800 London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants (26 Aug) |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
2001 Season | |
Champions |
Bradford Bulls 2nd Super League title 4th English title |
League Leaders | Bradford Bulls |
Man of Steel | Paul Sculthorpe |
Top point-scorer(s) | Andrew Farrell (388) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Kris Radlinski (27) |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from National League 1 | Widnes Vikings |
Relegated to National League 1 | Huddersfield Giants |
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.
In 2001 Wigan Warriors captain Andy Farrell set the Super League record for most points in a season with 388.
^ a: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches
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.
The play-the-ball was to be more strictly refereed: