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Super League VIII

Super League VIII
League Super League
Duration 28 Rounds
Teams 12
Highest attendance 21,784
Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos (23 May)
Lowest attendance 1,276
Halifax vs London Broncos (22 Aug)
Attendance 1,336,374 Increase
(average 7,955)
Broadcast partners United Kingdom Sky Sports
2003 Season
Champions Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls
3rd Super League title
5th English title
League Leaders Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls
Man of Steel Bullscolours.svg Jamie Peacock
Top point-scorer(s) Bullscolours.svg Paul Deacon (286)
Top try-scorer(s) Quinscolours.svg Dennis Moran (24)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from National League 1 Redscolours.svg Salford City Reds
Relegated to National League 1 Faxcolours.svg Halifax
Seasons

Tetley's Super League VIII was the official name for the year 2003's Super League championship season, the 109th season of top-level professional rugby league held in Britain, and the eighth championship run by Super League.

The season culminated in a replay of the 2001 Grand Final between Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors, and again Bradford won, claiming the 2003 premiership, their second in three years.

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.

^ a: St Helens deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^ b: Hull F.C. deducted two points for salary cap breaches
^ c: Halifax deducted two points for salary cap breaches



Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

This season was the final year of Sky Sports' contract with the Rugby Football League allowing them to broadcast matches exclusively live, the deal ended in November 2003.

On 2 March, Matt Crowther of Hull F.C. equalled the club record for goals in a match when he was successful 14 times against Sheffield Eagles.


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