2008 Super League season results

Rugby league competition results September 2022 Super League XIII This article details the 2008 Super League season results. From February to October 2008, a total of 162 games were played by twelve teams over 27 regular rounds, in addition to six games played during the play-off series. The season culminated with the Grand Final on 4 October. Regular season All teams were required to play each team twice, once home and once away, as well as their Millennium Magic fixture, and four more fixtures decided by their league position at the end of the 2007 season. Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves32–20 Hull FC 23 Hull8 February, 19:30 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein14,827 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL28–47 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors9 February, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopGareth Hewer8,041 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers14–21 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons9 February, 18:00 GMTThe JunglePhil Bentham7,060 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants10–30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos10 February, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumIan Smith15,629 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers24–22 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.10 February, 15:00 GMTNew Craven ParkBen Thaler8,713 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats26–24 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls10 February, 15:30 GMTBelle VueRichard Silverwood9,851 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.30–22 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves15 February, 19:30 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood13,396 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats8–44 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos15 February, 20:00 GMTBelle VuePhil Bentham9,863 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors28–16 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers15 February, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumIan Smith16,667 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls38–12 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants16 February, 18:00 GMTGrattan StadiumBen Thaler10,124 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons20–24 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers16 February, 19:30 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusGareth Hewer8,350 Hull FC 23 Hull6–24 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL17 February, 15:15 GMTKC StadiumAshley Klein13,313 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls16–22 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.22 February, 19:30 GMTGrattan StadiumPhil Bentham10,756 Hull FC 23 Hull24–22 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors22 February, 19:30 GMTKC StadiumGareth Hewer13,226 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos34–6 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons22 February, 20:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler14,083 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL34–18 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats23 February, 17:30 GMTThe Twickenham StoopIan Smith3,176 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants64–12 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers24 February, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood7,184 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers28–29 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves24 February, 15:00 GMTNew Craven ParkAshley Klein8,704 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 4 Leeds Rhinos vs Hull Kingston Rovers played before Round 1 to avoid a clash with Leeds' 2008 World Club Challenge fixture against the Melbourne Storm on 29 February. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos20–12 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers2 February, 18:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumRichard Silverwood18,467 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors28–14 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls1 March, 18:00 GMTJJB StadiumRichard Silverwood15,444 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers16–22 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL2 March, 15:00 GMTThe JungleBen Thaler6,268 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants28–8 Hull 23 Hull2 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumSteve Ganson8,012 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.34–30 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats2 March, 15:00 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumIan Smith10,777 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves38–18 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons2 March, 15:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumPhil Bentham9,060 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 5 Leeds, who had not dropped a point so far, became the first team to lose to Castleford this season. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers38–20 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos7 March, 19:30 GMTThe JunglePhil Bentham9,459 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.30–29 Hull 23 Hull7 March, 19:30 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood10,204 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24–0 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants8 March, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopIan Smith3,284 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves32–20 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors8 March, 18:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson13,024 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons18–20 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls8 March, 19:30 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusGareth Hewer7,485 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats22–20 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers9 March, 15:30 GMTBelle VueBen Thaler8,822 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull18–8 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats14 March, 19:30 GMTKC StadiumAshley Klein12,024 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos48–0 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL14 March, 20:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler14,557 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons24–10 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.15 March, 18:00 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusIan Smith7,828 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers20–4 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers15 March, 19:30 GMTNew Craven ParkSteve Ganson8,083 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls23–10 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves16 March, 15:00 GMTGrattan StadiumRichard Silverwood11,838 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants19–20 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors16 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham8,417 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos44–2 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls20 March, 20:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumSteve Ganson19,296 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers11–10 Hull 23 Hull21 March, 12:15 GMTNew Craven ParkAshley Klein9,284 St Helens 23 St. Helens46–10 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors21 March, 14:30 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood17,500 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL22–24 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons21 March, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopPhil Bentham3,854 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves30–14 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants21 March, 15:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumBen Thaler9,320 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats28–16 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers21 March, 20:00 GMTBelle VueIan Smith9,287 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 8 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull4–30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos24 March, 13:00 GMTKC StadiumPhil Bentham14,113 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors18–12 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers24 March, 15:00 GMTJJB StadiumBen Thaler16,457 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants28–26 St Helens 23 St. Helens24 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumIan Smith7,131 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers31–34 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves24 March, 15:30 GMTThe JungleSteve Ganson7,245 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons28–20 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats24 March, 18:00 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusRichard Silverwood8,120 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls32–24 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24 March, 18:00 GMTGrattan StadiumAshley Klein8,428 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 9 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.10–14 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos28 March, 19:30 GMTGPW Recruitment StadiumAshley Klein11,188 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors8–4 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats28 March, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumIan Smith12,933 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves6–8 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL29 March, 18:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood7,444 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons28–28 Hull 23 Hull29 March, 19:30 GMTStade Gilbert BrutusSteve Ganson8,450 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls50–4 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers30 March, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumBen Thaler10,119 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers24–24 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants30 March, 15:00 BSTNew Craven ParkPhil Bentham7,101 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 10 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants16–20 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons4 April, 19:30 BSTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood4,071 Hull 23 Hull8–24 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls4 April, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumBen Thaler13,617 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL35–16 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers5 April, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopIan Smith4,560 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos10–14 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors5 April, 18:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumSteve Ganson18,769 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers30–24 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.6 April, 15:30 BSTThe JunglePhil Bentham7,529 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats16–2 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves6 April, 15:30 BSTBelle VueAshley Klein5,436 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 11 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers12–32 Hull 23 Hull11 April, 19:30 BSTThe JungleSteve Ganson8,136 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.58–12 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL11 April, 19:30 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumBen Thaler8,533 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos32–12 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves11 April, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumIan Smith16,327 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors24–26 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons11 April, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein13,044 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants16–18 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats12 April, 18:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham5,693 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers20–18 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls13 April, 15:00 BSTNew Craven ParkRichard Silverwood8,377 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 12 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves22–30 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.25 April, 19:30 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein13,024 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers22–36 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos25 April, 20:00 BSTNew Craven ParkRichard Silverwood9,391 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats24–20 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL26 April, 18:00 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson5,016 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons38–30 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers26 April, 19:30 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusPhil Bentham8,745 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls26–12 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors27 April, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumBen Thaler11,894 Hull 23 Hull28–20 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants27 April, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumRonnie Laughton12,420 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 13: Millennium Magic Round 13 of Super League XIII saw all of its games played at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in the Millennium Magic event. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants34–36 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves3 May, 15:00 BSTMillennium StadiumBen Thaler~12,000 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers16–54 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats3 May, 17:00 BSTMillennium StadiumIan Smith~15,000 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls26–40 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos3 May, 19:00 BSTMillennium StadiumRichard Silverwood~18,000 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons18–16 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL4 May, 14:30 BSTMillennium StadiumAshley Klein~15,000 Hull 23 Hull17–22 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers4 May, 16:30 BSTMillennium StadiumSteve Ganson~22,000 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.57–16 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors4 May, 18:30 BSTMillennium StadiumPhil Bentham~28,500 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 14 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors38–14 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves16 May, 19:30 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein15,537 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos58–12 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats16 May, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumRichard Silverwood17,647 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.28–10 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons17 May, 18:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumPhil Bentham8,550 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL34–26 Hull 23 Hull18 May, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopBen Thaler3,793 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants50–16 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers18 May, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumIan Smith7,248 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers24–46 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls18 May, 15:30 BSTThe JungleRonnie Laughton7,855 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 15 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls14–30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos23 May, 19:30 BSTGrattan StadiumPhil Bentham14,013 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons48–0 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants24 May, 19:30 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusAshley Klein7,785 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers22–8 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL25 May, 15:00 BSTNew Craven ParkSteve Ganson8,084 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats30–38 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors25 May, 15:30 BSTBelle VueBen Thaler6,370 Hull 23 Hull8–16 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.25 May, 18:00 BSTKC StadiumRichard Silverwood14,653 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves28–36 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers26 May, 19:30 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumIan Smith7,788 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 16 Wigan Warriors vs Huddersfield Giants rearranged due a pitch relay at the JJB Stadium. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.52–10 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers6 June, 19:30 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumPhil Bentham8,404 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos38–22 Hull 23 Hull6 June, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler16,886 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers16–32 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats7 June, 18:00 BSTThe JungleIan Smith8,236 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24–40 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves8 June, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopRichard Silverwood3,622 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls16–24 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons8 June, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumAshley Klein8,346 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors4–34 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants25 June, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumIan Smith12,216 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 17 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.58–20 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls13 June, 19:30 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood9,009 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL28–24 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos14 June, 17:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopAshley Klein3,769 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons45–38 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors14 June, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusIan Smith9,125 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves38–20 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers15 June, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumBen Thaler9,095 Hull FC 23 Hull40–14 Castleford Tigers 23 Castleford Tigers15 June, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumPhil Bentham12,681 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats28–26 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants15 June, 15:30 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson6,271 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 18 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos12–26 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.20 June, 19:30 BSTHeadingley StadiumSteve Ganson18,303 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers18–26 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats21 June, 19:30 BSTNew Craven ParkAshley Klein8,427 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons52–14 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves21 June, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusRichard Silverwood9,040 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants26–16 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL22 June, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham4,176 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls36–22 Hull FC 23 Hull22 June, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumIan Smith9,511 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers22–22 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors22 June, 15:30 BSTThe JungleBen Thaler7,048 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 18". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 19 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors38–20 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL27 June, 19:30 BSTJJB StadiumIan Smith11,453 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos18–12 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers28 June, 18:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumPhil Bentham17,619 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.46–16 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants29 June, 15:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumAshley Klein8,597 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls40–20 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers29 June, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumBen Thaler9,741 Hull 23 Hull22–24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves29 June, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumSteve Ganson11,988 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats14–30 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons1 July, 20:00 BSTBelle VueRichard Silverwood5,479 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 19". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 20 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors23–22 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos4 July, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein14,911 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL0–54 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.5 July, 18:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopBen Thaler4,276 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers18–10 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers6 July, 12:00 BSTThe JungleRichard Silverwood7,771 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants25–24 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls6 July, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumSteve Ganson10,786 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves60–24 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats6 July, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumPhil Bentham9,290 Hull 23 Hull18–30 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons6 July, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumIan Smith11,006 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 20". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 21 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.68–12 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers11 July, 19:30 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumPhil Bentham8,430 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves32–28 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls11 July, 20:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumBen Thaler8,158 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos46–8 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants11 July, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumThierry Alibert14,739 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats18–26 Hull 23 Hull12 July, 18:00 BSTBelle VueRichard Silverwood5,379 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons32–26 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL12 July, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusAshley Klein6,225 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers39–22 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors13 July, 15:00 BSTNew Craven ParkIan Smith8,481 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 21". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 22 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors12–46 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.18 July, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein19,958 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants18–19 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves19 July, 18:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood5,033 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons24–37 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos19 July, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusIan Smith9,880 Hull 23 Hull44–18 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers20 July, 12:15 BSTKC StadiumSteve Ganson21,283 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL12–66 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers20 July, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopBen Thaler2,112 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls24–10 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats20 July, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumPhil Bentham9,429 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 22". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 23 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers30–16 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons1 August, 20:00 BSTNew Craven ParkRichard Silverwood8,074 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors66–6 Hull 23 Hull1 August, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumBen Thaler12,842 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves22–12 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos2 August, 19:30 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson9,150 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL36–24 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls3 August, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopAshley Klein2,534 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats10–42 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.3 August, 15:30 BSTBelle VuePhil Bentham5,781 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers14–40 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants3 August, 15:30 BSTThe JungleRichard Silverwood6,935 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 24 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos28–18 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls8 August, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler17,508 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.17–16 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves9 August, 19:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumRichard Silverwood10,258 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons16–16 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors9 August, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusSteve Ganson9,535 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers16–40 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL10 August, 15:00 BSTCraven ParkPhil Bentham8,284 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats22–48 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers10 August, 15:30 BSTBelle VueIan Smith6,498 Hull 23 Hull24–30 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants10 August, 18:00 BSTKC StadiumThierry Alibert11,921 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 25 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors32–22 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats15 August, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumBen Thaler12,319 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos54–12 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers15 August, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumThierry Alibert17,354 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants20–22 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons16 August, 19:30 BSTGalpharm StadiumAshley Klein12,127 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves34–36 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers17 August, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumPhil Bentham8,530 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL16–32 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.17 August, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopSteve Ganson3,629 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls42–14 Hull 23 Hull17 August, 15:00 BSTGrattan StadiumIan Smith9,181 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 26 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull26–6 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL22 August, 19:30 BSTKC StadiumThierry Alibert12,269 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors16–52 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos22 August, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein14,778 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons32–38 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats23 August, 20:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusPhil Bentham8,320 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants22–40 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.24 August, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumBen Thaler6,150 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers44–24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves24 August, 19:30 BSTThe JungleIan Smith5,902 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls42–18 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers25 August, 14:15 BSTGrattan StadiumRichard Silverwood10,353 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 26". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Round 27 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats12–30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos5 September, 20:00 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson6,448 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.16–16 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors5 September, 20:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumAshley Klein13,500 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers16–18 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls6 September, 18:00 BSTThe JungleIan Smith8,067 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves20–38 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants6 September, 18:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumBen Thaler8,585 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers36–8 Hull 23 Hull7 September, 12:00 BSTNew Craven ParkPhil Bentham10,197 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL34–24 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons7 September, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopRichard Silverwood2,447 Source: "Super League XIII 2008 – Round 27". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2009-05-26. Play-offs The 2008 Super League championship was decided through a play-off system, in which the participants were included according to their league position at the end of 27 regular rounds. The play-off system had no bearing on the minor premiership (otherwise known as the League Leaders' Shield). Format Super League XIII followed the top-six play-off system. It was the seventh year in a row the format had been applied, as well as being the final year before the play-offs were expanded in the 2009 season. Places were granted to the top six teams in the Super League XIII table. Following the final round of matches on the weekend of 5–7 September, all six play-off teams were set (in order of finishing place):   Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 St Helens 16px St Helens R.F.C. 27 21 1 5 940 457 +483 43 2 Leeds 16px Leeds Rhinos 27 21 0 6 863 413 +450 42 3 Catalans 16px Catalans Dragons 27 16 2 9 694 625 +69 34 4 Wigan 16px Wigan Warriors 27 13 3 11 648 698 -50 29 5 Bradford 16px Bradford Bulls 27 14 0 13 705 625 +80 28 6 Warrington 16px Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 690 713 -23 28 Home field advantage was given by league position at the end of regular rounds, with the lower of the two teams playing at the higher team's ground. The only exception to this was the Grand Final, which was played at Old Trafford following tradition. The top-six system followed double elimination rules for the first and second placed team, meaning whichever of the teams lost in the qualifying semi-final had to lose again before being knocked-out of the play-offs entirely. Bracket Elimination play-offs Qualifying/Elimination semifinal Elimination final 30 Grand Final 13 September 2008 Catalans 12px Catalans Dragons 46 Warrington 12px Warrington Wolves 8 12 September 2008 Wigan 12px Wigan Warriors 30 Bradford 12px Bradford Bulls 14 19 September 2008 St Helens 12px St Helens R.F.C. 38 Leeds 12px Leeds Rhinos 10 20 September 2008 Catalans 12px Catalans Dragons 26 Wigan 12px Wigan Warriors 50 26 September 2008 Leeds 12px Leeds Rhinos 18 Wigan 12px Wigan Warriors 14 4 October 2008 St Helens 12px St Helens R.F.C. 16 Leeds 12px Leeds Rhinos 24 Details HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Elimination play-offs Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors30–14 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls12 September, 20:00 BSTStobart Stadium Haltonwidnes A AAshley Klein6,806 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons46–8 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves13 September, 18:30 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusSteve Ganson8,442 Qualifying semifinals St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.38–10 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos19 September, 20:00 BSTGPW Recruitment StadiumAshley Klein11,407 Elimination semifinal Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons26–50 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors20 September, 18:00 BSTStade Gilbert BrutusSteve Ganson9,985 Elimination final Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos18–14 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors26 September, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumSteve Ganson13,112 2008 Super League Grand Final St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.16–24 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos4 October, 18:00 BSTOld TraffordAshley Klein68,810Sources: Elimination play-offs: Wigan vs Bradford, Catalans vs Warrington; Qualifying Semifinal: St Helens vs Leeds; Elimination Semifinal: Catalans vs Wigan; Elimination Final: Leeds vs Wigan; Grand Final: St Helens vs Leeds. widnes A ANote A: Wigan Warriors vs Bradford Bulls was played at Stobart Stadium Halton due to the JJB Stadium being unavailable due to an association football fixture taking place the following day. Progression table Green cells indicate teams in play-off places at the end of the round. An underlined number indicates the team finished first in the table in that round. Note: Table is in round-by-round format, and does not necessarily follow chronological order. Rearranged fixtures are treated as though they were played on their respective rounds' weekends. Rearranged fixtures included: Leeds Rhinos vs Hull Kingston Rovers, Round 4 Wigan Warriors vs Huddersfield Giants, Round 16  TeamRound1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526271St Helens 16 St. Helens0 2 4 6 8 8 10 10 1010 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 432Leeds 16 Leeds 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 14 16 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 30 30 32 34 34 36 38 40 423Catalans 16 Catalans Dragons 222224689 11 13 15 17 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 31 31 32 34 34 344Wigan 16 Wigan 2 4 4 6 6 8 8 10 12 14 14 1414 16 18 18 18 19 21 23 23 23 25 26 28 28 295Bradford 16 Bradford0 222 4 668 10 12 12 14 14 16 16 1616 18 20 20 20 22 22 22 24 26 286Warrington 16 Warrington2 2 4 6 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 14 1414 16 1818 20 22 24 26 28 28 28 28 287Hull KR 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 2 4 4446 8 89911111313 151515151515171719192121238Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity 22224466681012 14141416 18 202020202020202022229Harlequins 16 Harlequins RL 0 2 4 6 8 8 8 8 10 12121212141414161616161616182020202210Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield002 44446777779911111313151515171919192111Hull 16 Hull 0 022244455799999111111111315151515171712Castleford 16 Castleford 0 00022222444446667799111113131515 External links Super League official website Results