2000 Super League season

Season in rugby league Super League V Super League 90px The Tetley's Bitter Super League competition logo 28 Rounds 12 17,428 Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (9 July) 2,040 London Broncos vs Salford City Reds (12 Aug) 1,245,720 (average 7,415) Sky Sports 2000 Season St. Helens3rd Super League title10th British title Champions Wigan Warriors League Leaders ENG Sean Long Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel ENG Sean Long (352) ENG Sean Long ENG Tommy Martyn (22) Super League IV 1999 Super League VI 2001 Tetley's Bitter Super League was the official name for the year 2000's Super League championship season, the 106th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the fifth championship run by the Super League. The season culminated in the Grand Final between St Helens R.F.C. and Wigan Warriors, which St Helens won, claiming their second consecutive Championship. Table Play-offs Super League play-offs 150 Qualifying play-off Elimination play-off Qualifying semi-final Elimination semi-final Preliminary final Grand Final St Helens 12 St. Helens 16 Bradford Bulls 12 Bradford Bulls 11 Leeds Rhinos 12 Leeds Rhinos 22 Castleford 12 Castleford Tigers 14 Wigan Warriors 12 Wigan Warriors 16 St Helens 12 St. Helens 54 Bradford Bulls 12 Bradford Bulls 46 Leeds 12 Leeds Rhinos 12 Wigan Warriors 12 Wigan Warriors 40 Bradford Bulls 12 Bradford Bulls 12 St Helens 12 St. Helens 29 Wigan Warriors 12 Wigan Warriors 16 Wide to West St Helens, who finished second in the regular season table, hosted Bradford Bulls for the qualifying play-off in week one of the play-offs. One of Super League's most well known tries was scored in the final seconds of the match.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/dec/31/decade-in-sport-rugby-league The Guardian London Rugby league in the noughties Andy Wilson 31 December 2009 24 May 2010 Bradford led the game 11–10 into the final minute when, deep in the St Helens half with the match seemingly lost, St Helens were awarded a penalty. This led to St Helens scoring the final points of the match, winning 16–11. Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson commentated for Sky Sports:Sky Sports: Super League play-offs - St Helens vs Bradford Bulls Commentators: Eddie Hemmings, Mike Stephenson Sky Sports Sky Sports 1 St. Helens, United Kingdom 2000-09-22 2000 Sky Sports: Super League play-offs The try scored on the second tackle, of the final play, by Chris Joynt, became known as "Wide to West" due to the phrase being used in live commentary by Eddie: ... Here is Long, and Long fancies it. Long fancies it. It's wide to West. It's wide to West. Dwayne West. Inside to Joynt ... Eddie Hemmings See also 2000 Super League Grand Final 2000 Challenge Cup References External links Super League V at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150907021109/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=152 2015-09-07 Super League V at rugbyleagueproject.com