1999 Super League season

Season in rugby league Super League IV Super League 90px The Super League competition logo 30 Rounds 14 24,020 Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos (3 Sept) 1,580 Gateshead Thunder vs Hull Sharks (19 May) Sky Sports 1999 Season St. Helens2nd Super League title9th British title Champions Bradford Bulls League Leaders AUS Adrian Vowles Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel WAL Iestyn Harris (325) NZL Toa Kohe-Love (25) Left League Gateshead Thunder; Sheffield Eagles Merged with Hull FC Merger with Huddersfield Giants Super League III 1998 Super League V 2000 JJB Sports Super League IV was the official name for the year 1999's Super League championship season, the 105th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the fourth championship run by the Super League. The start of Super League IV saw the emergence of a North East based Rugby League Club, Gateshead Thunder as well as newly promoted Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to expand the league to fourteen teams. Rule changes The 40/20 rule was introduced to reward accurate kicking in general play. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/aug/09/rugbyleague.andywilson The Guardian Moran leaves Vikings with a sinking feeling Andy Wilson 2004-08-09 2009-05-06 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-saints-restore-faith-in-game-with-emphasis-on-attack-1095577.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-saints-restore-faith-in-game-with-emphasis-on-attack-1095577.html 2022-05-25 subscription live The Independent Saints restore faith in game with emphasis on attack Dave Hadfield 1999-05-24 2009-05-06 The rule, which had been used in Australia since 1997, gave the head and feed at the resulting scrum to a team that kicked the ball from behind their 40-metre line so that it bounced in the field of play before going into touch behind their opponent's 20 metre line.de la Riviere Richard August 2009 2009 Top ten: Rugby league rules Brighouse, UK League Publications 340 61 1466-0105 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/rules_and_equipment/4216338.stm British Broadcasting Corporation The 40/20 kick BBC Sport 2005-09-12 2009-09-23 Teams Legend  Reigning Champions  Promoted TeamStadiumCapacityCity/Areabradford 16 Bradford BullsOdsal27,000Bradford, West Yorkshirecastleford 16 Castleford TigersWheldon Road11,750Castleford, West Yorkshire16x16px Gateshead ThunderGateshead International Stadium11,800Gateshead, Tyne and Wearhalifax 16 Halifax Blue SoxThrum Hall9,832Halifax, West Yorkshirehuddersfield 16 Huddersfield GiantsGalpharm Stadium24,500Huddersfield, West Yorkshirehull 16 Hull SharksThe Boulevard10,500Hull, East Riding of Yorkshireleeds 16 Leeds RhinosHeadingley21,500Leeds, West Yorkshirelondon 16 London BroncosThe Valley27,000Charlton, Greater Londonsalford city 16 Salford RedsThe Willows11,363Salford, Greater Manchestersheffield 16 Sheffield EaglesDon Valley Stadium25,000Sheffield, South Yorkshirest Helens 16 St. HelensKnowsley Road17,500St Helens, Merseysidewarrington 16 Warrington WolvesWilderspool9,200Warrington, Cheshirewigan 16 Wigan Warriors Central Park18,000Wigan, Greater Manchester Table main WDL BRA STH LEE WIG CAS GAT WAR LON HFX SHE WAK SAL HUL HUD SF QSF QSF ESF ESF 25 1 4 897 445 19 3 8 712 451 5 0 25 463 1011 5 0 25 422 921 22 1 7 910 558 13 2 15 644 708 11 0 19 573 792 6 1 23 526 916 10 1 19 518 818 23 0 7 1034 561 15 1 14 700 717 10 0 20 608 795 21 1 8 877 390 19 1 10 775 576 League Leaders C L bradford 16 Bradford Bulls castleford 16 Castleford Tigers halifax 16 Halifax Blue Sox leeds 16 Leeds Rhinos london 16 London Broncos salford city 16 Salford Reds st helens 16 St Helens sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles warrington 16 Warrington Wolves wigan 16 Wigan Warriors hull 16 Hull Sharks huddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored; points complete 2 1 0 Q green1 Semi Final yellow1 Qualifying Semi Final blue1 Elimination Semi Final Play-offs 150 Qualifying play-off Elimination play-off Qualifying semi-final Elimination semi-final Preliminary final Grand Final Wigan 12 Wigan Warriors 10 Castleford 12 Castleford Tigers 14 St Helens 12 St. Helens 38 Leeds 12 Leeds Rhinos 14 Bradford 12 Bradford Bulls 40 St Helens 12 St. Helens 4 Leeds 12 Leeds Rhinos 16 Castleford 12 Castleford Tigers 23 St Helens 12 St. Helens 36 Castleford 12 Castleford Tigers 6 Bradford 12 Bradford Bulls 6 St Helens 12 St. Helens 8 See also 1999 Super League Grand Final References External links Super League IV at wigan.rlfans.com Super League IV at rugbyleagueproject.com