2014 Super League season

The First Utility Super League XIX was the official name for the 2014 Super League season.^[3] Fourteen teams competed over 27 rounds, after which the 8 highest finishing teams entered the play-offs to compete for a place in the Grand Final and a chance to win the championship and the Super League Trophy.

Super League XIX
League	Super League
Duration	27 Rounds
Teams	14
Highest attendance	20,265 Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos (5 September)
Lowest attendance	1,002 London Broncos v Catalans Dragons (17 April)
Average attendance	8,365
Broadcast partners	Sky Sports BBC Sport Eurosport beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub
2014 season
Champions	St. Helens 6th Super League title 13th British title
League Leaders	St. Helens
Runners-up	Wigan Warriors
Biggest home win	Widnes Vikings 64-10 London Broncos (16 February)
Biggest away win	Bradford Bulls 18-66 Huddersfield Giants (16 March)
Man of Steel	Daryl Clark
Top point-scorer(s)	Marc Sneyd (224)[1][2]
Top try-scorer(s)	Joel Monaghan (28)
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Championship	London Broncos Bradford Bulls
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Teams

Super League XIX will be the third and final year of a licensed Super League. Under this system, promotion and relegation between Super League and Championship was abolished, and 14 teams were granted licences subject to certain criteria. For the 2014 season, all fourteen teams from the previous season will compete, although Salford have changed their names from the City Reds to the Red Devils.

At the end of the season, Super League will be reduced to 12 teams, as part of the re-structuring of Super League and the RFL Championship.^[4]

Geographically, the vast majority of teams in Super League are based in the north of England, five teams – Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan and Widnes – to the west of the Pennines in Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and seven teams to the east in Yorkshire – Huddersfield, Bradford, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers. Catalans Dragons are the only team based in France and are outside of the UK and London Broncos are the only team to be based in a capital city (London).

	Team		Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
		Bradford Bulls (2014 season)	Provident Stadium	27,000	Bradford, West Yorkshire
		Castleford Tigers (2014 season)	The Wish Communications Stadium	11,750	Castleford, West Yorkshire
		Catalans Dragons (2014 season)	Stade Gilbert Brutus	14,000	Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
		Huddersfield Giants (2014 season)	John Smith's Stadium	24,544	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
		Hull F.C. (2014 season)	Kingston Communications Stadium	25,404	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
		Hull Kingston Rovers (2014 season)	Craven Park	9,471	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
		Leeds Rhinos (2014 season)	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	22,250	Leeds, West Yorkshire
		London Broncos (2014 season)	The Hive Stadium	5,176	Edgware, London
		Salford Red Devils (2014 season)	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester
		St Helens R.F.C. (2014 season)	Langtree Park	18,000	St. Helens, Merseyside
		Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2014 season)	Rapid Solicitors Stadium	11,000	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
		Warrington Wolves (2014 season)	Halliwell Jones Stadium	15,500	Warrington, Cheshire
		Widnes Vikings (2014 season)	Select Security Stadium	13,500	Widnes, Cheshire, England
		Wigan Warriors (2014 season)	DW Stadium	25,138	Wigan, Greater Manchester

Legend
	Reigning Super League champions
	Defending Challenge Cup Champions
	Relegated

Results

Main article: 2014 Super League season results

The regular league season sees the 14 teams play each other twice (one home, one away) plus an additional match, as part of the Magic Weekend, over 27 matches. The team who finishes 1st at the end of the regular season win the League Leaders' Shield.

Table

Super League XIX

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	St Helens (L, C)	27	19	0	8	796	563	+233	38	Play-offs
2	Wigan Warriors	27	18	1	8	834	429	+405	37
3	Huddersfield Giants	27	17	3	7	785	626	+159	37
4	Castleford Tigers	27	17	2	8	814	583	+231	36
5	Warrington Wolves	27	17	1	9	793	515	+278	35
6	Leeds Rhinos	27	15	2	10	685	421	+264	32
7	Catalans Dragons	27	14	1	12	733	667	+66	29
8	Widnes Vikings	27	13	1	13	611	725	−114	27
9	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	10	3	14	627	665	−38	23
10	Salford Red Devils	27	11	1	15	608	695	−87	23
11	Hull F.C.	27	10	2	15	653	586	+67	22
12	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	10	1	16	557	750	−193	21
13	Bradford Bulls (R)	27	8	0	19	512	984	−472	10[a]	Relegation to Championship
14	London Broncos (R)	27	1	0	26	438	1237	−799	2

Source: ^[6]
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bradford Bulls deducted 6 points on 25 February 2014 for entering administration^[5]

Play-offs

See also: 2014 Super League season results - Play-offs

#	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
				Date and Time (Local)	Venue	Referee	Attendance
QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINALS
Q1	Wigan Warriors	57 – 4	Huddersfield Giants	18 September 2014, 20:00 BST	DW Stadium	Richard Silverwood	8,562
Q2	St Helens R.F.C.	41 – 0	Castleford Tigers	19 September 2014, 20:00 BST	Langtree Park	James Child	7,458
E1	Warrington Wolves	22 – 19	Widnes Vikings	20 September 2014, 14:45 BST	Halliwell Jones Stadium	Ben Thaler	7,229
E2	Leeds Rhinos	20 – 24	Catalans Dragons	20 September 2014, 17:15 BST	Headingley Carnegie Stadium	Phil Bentham	7,112
PRELIMINARY SEMI-FINALS
P1	Castleford Tigers	14 – 30	Warrington Wolves	25 September 2014, 20:00 BST	Wish Communications Stadium	Phil Bentham	6,219
P2	Huddersfield Giants	16 – 18	Catalans Dragons	26 September 2014, 20:00 BST	John Smith's Stadium	James Child	6,900
SEMI-FINALS
SF1	St Helens R.F.C.	30 – 12	Catalans Dragons	2 October 2014, 20:00 BST	Langtree Park	Richard Silverwood	8,888
SF2	Wigan Warriors	16 – 12	Warrington Wolves	3 October 2014, 20:00 BST	DW Stadium	Phil Bentham	15,023
GRAND FINAL
F	St Helens R.F.C.	14 – 6	Wigan Warriors	11 October, 18:00 BST	Old Trafford, Manchester	Phil Bentham	70,102

Player statistics

As of 14 September 2014

Top try-scorers Rank Player Club Tries 1 Joel Monaghan Warrington Wolves 28 2 Morgan Escaré Catalans Dragons 27 3 Thomas Makinson St Helens R.F.C. 25 4= Michael Oldfield Catalans Dragons 20 Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield Giants 6 Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors 19 7 Elliott Whitehead Catalans Dragons 18 8= Justin Carney Castleford Tigers 17 Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers Joe Wardle Huddersfield Giants Joe Burgess Wigan Warriors

Top try assists Rank Player Club Assists 1 Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants 31 2 Marc Sneyd Castleford Tigers 30 3= Matthew Smith Wigan Warriors 25 Rangi Chase Salford Red Devils 5 Kevin Brown Widnes Vikings 24 6 Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers 21 7= Liam Finn Castleford Tigers 20 Gareth O'Brien Warrington Wolves James Roby St. Helens 10 Tim Smith Salford Red Devils 19

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Marc Sneyd Castleford Tigers 99 2= Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants 96 Matty Smith Wigan Warriors 4 Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers 78 5 Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 74 Danny Tickle Widnes Vikings

Top points scorers Rank Player Club Points 1 Marc Sneyd Castleford Tigers 224 2 Matty Smith Wigan Warriors 214 3 Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants 208 4 Chris Bridge Widnes Vikings 178 5 Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers 170

Discipline

Red Cards Rank Player Club [1][2][7] 1= Jason Crookes Hull F.C. 1 Scott Moore London Broncos Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos Joel Moon Leeds Rhinos Alex Walmsley St. Helens Lama Tasi Salford Red Devils Ben Flower Wigan Warriors Yellow Cards Rank Player Club [1][2][7] 1= Justin Carney Castleford Tigers 2 Travis Burns Hull Kingston Rovers 2= Liam Finn Castleford Tigers 1 Richard Mathers Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Joe Wardle Huddersfield Giants Ben Flower Wigan Warriors John Bateman Wigan Warriors Jamie Shaul Hull F.C. Denny Solomona London Broncos Scott Wheeldon Castleford Tigers Gene Ormsby Warrington Wolves Éloi Pélissier Catalans Dragons Alex Walmsley St. Helens Richard Whiting Hull F.C. Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors Gareth Hock Salford Red Devils Benjamin Garcia Catalans Dragons Adam Sidlow Bradford Bulls Ryan Bailey Leeds Rhinos Chris Riley Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Paul Wood Warrington Wolves Michael McIlorum Wigan Warriors Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants Adam Milner Castleford Tigers Eddy Pettybourne Wigan Warriors Chris Dean Widnes Vikings Vincent Duport Catalans Dragons Paddy Flynn Widnes Vikings Atelea Vea London Broncos Justin Poore Hull Kingston Rovers Jordan Rankin Hull F.C. Jason Chan Huddersfield Giants Macgraff Leuluai Widnes Vikings Richard Moore Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Jason Crookes Hull F.C.

End-of-season awards

Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:^[8]

• Man of Steel: Daryl Clark, Castleford Tigers
• Coach of the year: Daryl Powell, Castleford Tigers
• Super League club of the year: Widnes Vikings
• Young player of the year: Daryl Clark, Castleford Tigers
• Foundation of the year: Warrington Wolves
• Rhino "Top Gun":
• Metre-maker: James Roby, St Helens
• Top Try Scorer: Joel Monaghan, Warrington Wolves
• Outstanding Achievement Award:
• Hit Man:

2014 Transfers

Players

Player	2013 Club	2014 Club
John Bateman	Bradford Bulls	Wigan Warriors
Jamie Langley	Bradford Bulls	Hull Kingston Rovers
Heath L'Estrange	Bradford Bulls	NRL: Sydney Roosters
Keith Lulia	Bradford Bulls	NRL: Wests Tigers
Jarrod Sammut	Bradford Bulls	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Rangi Chase	Castleford Tigers	Salford Red Devils
Lee Gilmour	Castleford Tigers	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jordan Thompson	Castleford Tigers	Hull F.C.
Rémi Casty	Catalans Dragons	NRL: Sydney Roosters
Steve Menzies	Catalans Dragons	Retirement
Dale Ferguson	Huddersfield Giants	Bradford Bulls
Stuart Fielden	Huddersfield Giants	Retirement
Luke George	Huddersfield Giants	Bradford Bulls
Tom Briscoe	Hull F.C.	Leeds Rhinos
Ben Galea	Hull F.C.	Retirement
Daniel Holdsworth	Hull F.C.	NRL: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Paul Johnson	Hull F.C.	Widnes Vikings
Andy Lynch	Hull F.C.	Castleford Tigers
Shannon McDonnell	Hull F.C.	St. Helens
Mark O'Meley	Hull F.C.	Retirement
Danny Tickle	Hull F.C.	Widnes Vikings
Michael Dobson	Hull Kingston Rovers	NRL: Newcastle Knights
Mickey Paea	Hull Kingston Rovers	Hull F.C.
Cory Paterson	Hull Kingston Rovers	NRL: Wests Tigers
Lincoln Withers	Hull Kingston Rovers	Retirement
Paul McShane	Leeds Rhinos	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Chris Bailey	London Broncos	Huddersfield Giants
Mark Bryant	London Broncos	Retirement
Tony Clubb	London Broncos	Wigan Warriors
Luke Dorn	London Broncos	Castleford Tigers
Ben Fisher	London Broncos	Retirement
Tommy Lee	London Broncos	Salford Red Devils
Chad Randall	London Broncos	Retirement
Dan Sarginson	London Broncos	Wigan Warriors
Jamie Soward	London Broncos	NRL: Penrith Panthers
Scott Wheeldon	London Broncos	Castleford Tigers
Michael Witt	London Broncos	NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Jodie Broughton	Salford City Reds	Huddersfield Giants
Lee Gaskell	Salford City Reds	Bradford Bulls
Ashley Gibson	Salford City Reds	Castleford Tigers
Marc Sneyd	Salford City Reds	Castleford Tigers
Paul Clough	St. Helens	Widnes Vikings
Ade Gardner	St. Helens	Hull Kingston Rovers
Francis Meli	St. Helens	Salford Red Devils
Josh Perry	St. Helens	Retirement
Tony Puletua	St. Helens	Salford Red Devils
Paul Aiton	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Leeds Rhinos
Kyle Amor	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	St. Helens
Ben Cockayne	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Hull Kingston Rovers
Frankie Mariano	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Castleford Tigers
Justin Poore	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Hull Kingston Rovers
Kyle Wood	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Huddersfield Giants
Lee Briers	Warrington Wolves	Retirement
Mike Cooper	Warrington Wolves	NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons
Brett Hodgson	Warrington Wolves	Retirement
Adrian Morley	Warrington Wolves	Salford Red Devils
Ben Cross	Widnes Vikings	Retirement
Gareth Hock	Widnes Vikings	Salford Red Devils
Harrison Hansen	Wigan Warriors	Salford Red Devils
Lee Mossop	Wigan Warriors	NRL: Parramatta Eels
Pat Richards	Wigan Warriors	NRL: Wests Tigers
Sam Tomkins	Wigan Warriors	NRL: New Zealand Warriors
Chris Tuson	Wigan Warriors	Hull F.C.
Scott Anderson	NRL: Brisbane Broncos	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Lama Tasi	NRL: Brisbane Broncos	Salford Red Devils
Kris Keating	NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	Hull Kingston Rovers
Ben Pomeroy	NRL: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	Catalans Dragons
Jordan Atkins	NRL: Gold Coast Titans	London Broncos
Junior Sa'u	NRL: Melbourne Storm	Salford Red Devils
Neville Costigan	NRL: Newcastle Knights	Hull Kingston Rovers
Kevin Locke	NRL: New Zealand Warriors	Salford Red Devils
Steve Rapira	NRL: New Zealand Warriors	Salford Red Devils
Matt Bowen	NRL: North Queensland Cowboys	Wigan Warriors
Scott Moore	NRL: North Queensland Cowboys	London Broncos
Matt Ryan	NRL: Parramatta Eels	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Mose Masoe	NRL: Penrith Panthers	St. Helens
Luke Walsh	NRL: Penrith Panthers	St. Helens
Roy Asotasi	NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs	Warrington Wolves
Jeff Lima	NRL: South Sydney Rabbitohs	Catalans Dragons
Michael Weyman	NRL: St. George Illawarra Dragons	Hull Kingston Rovers
Michael Oldfield	NRL: Sydney Roosters	Catalans Dragons
Eddy Pettybourne	NRL: Wests Tigers	Wigan Warriors
Setaimata Sa	London Irish (Premiership Rugby)	Hull F.C.
Ben Farrar	N/A	London Broncos
Danny Galea	N/A	Widnes Vikings
Fetuli Talanoa	N/A	Hull F.C.

Media

Television

2014 is the third year of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 70 matches per season.^[9] The deal which runs until 2016 is worth £90million.

Sky Sports coverage in the UK see two live matches broadcast each week, which will usually be shown at 20:00 on Thursday and Friday nights^[10] with the Thursday night fixtures first being adopted at the back-end of the 2013 season.

Regular commentators were Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday Nights on Super League - Full Time, usually airing at 10pm.

BBC Sport broadcast a highlights programme called the Super League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme. The first is only to the BBC North West, Yorkshire & North Midlands, North East & Cumbria, and East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 23:35 on BBC One,^[11] while a repeat showing is shown nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 13:30. The Super League Show is also available for one week after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only.^[12] End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.^[13]

Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed on Showtime Sports (Middle East), Māori Television (New Zealand), TV 2 Sport (Norway), NTV+ (Russia), Fox Soccer Plus (United States), Eurosport (Australia) or Sportsnet World (Canada).

Radio

BBC Coverage:

• BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (National DAB Digital Radio) will carry two Super League commentaries each week on Thursday and Friday nights (both kick off 8pm); this will be through the 5 Live Rugby league programme which is presented by Dave Woods with a guest summariser (usually a Super League player or coach) and also includes interviews and debate..
• BBC Radio Humberside will have full match commentary of all Hull KR and Hull matches.
• BBC Radio Leeds carry commentaries featuring Bradford, Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield and Huddersfield.
• BBC Radio Manchester will carry commentary of Wigan and Salford whilst sharing commentary of Warrington with BBC Radio Merseyside.
• BBC Radio Merseyside (will have commentary on St Helens and Widnes matches whilst sharing commentary of Warrington with BBC Radio Manchester.

Commercial Radio Coverage:

• 102.4 Wish FM will carry commentaries of Wigan & St Helens matches.
• 107.2 Wire FM will carry commentaries on Warrington Home and Away.
• BCB 106.6 (Bradford Community Broadcasting) have full match commentary of Bradford Bulls home and away.
• Radio Yorkshire will launch in March carrying Super League commentaries.
• Radio Warrington (Online Station) all Warrington home games and some away games.
• Grand Sud FM covers every Catalans Dragons Home Match (in French).
• Radio France Bleu Roussillon covers every Catalans Dragons Away Match (in French).

All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming.