Super League VII | |
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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 |
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2002 Season | |
Champions |
![]() 4th Super League title 11th English title |
League Leaders |
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Man of Steel |
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Top point-scorer(s) |
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Top try-scorer(s) |
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Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from National League 1 |
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Relegated to National League 1 |
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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: