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Super League VII

Super League VII
League Super League
Duration 28 Rounds
Teams 12
Highest attendance 18,789
Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (8 Sept)
Lowest attendance 2,211
Salford City Reds vs London Broncos (19 May)
Broadcast partners United Kingdom Sky Sports
2002 Season
Champions Saintscolours.svg St Helens
4th Super League title
11th English title
League Leaders Saintscolours.svg St Helens
Man of Steel Saintscolours.svg Paul Sculthorpe
Top point-scorer(s) Bullscolours.svg Paul Deacon (301)
Top try-scorer(s) Quinscolours.svg Dennis Moran (22)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League 1 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants
Relegated to National League 1 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds
Seasons

Super League VII (styled Tetley's Super League VII due to sponsorship from Tetley's Brewery) was the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league in Britain, and the seventh run by Super League. Twelve clubs from across England competed during the season, culminating in the 2002 Super League Grand Final between St Helens and Bradford Bulls, which St Helens won, claiming their third premiership in four seasons.

Lee Briers of Warrington Wolves scored a record-equalling 5 drop goals against Halifax Blue Sox in the Super League match on 25 May 2002.

Source: Rugby League Project.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

Salary cap limits were adjusted in an attempt to make Super League more competitive:


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