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Super League VI

Super League VI
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 United Kingdom Sky Sports
2001 Season
Champions Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls
2nd Super League title
4th English title
League Leaders Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls
Man of Steel Saintscolours.svg Paul Sculthorpe
Top point-scorer(s) Wigancolours.svg Andrew Farrell (388)
Top try-scorer(s) Wigancolours.svg Kris Radlinski (27)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League 1 Widnes colours.svg Widnes Vikings
Relegated to National League 1 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants
Seasons

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:


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