2006 Super League season results

Rugby league competition results Super League XI This article details the 2006 Super League season results. Twelve teams competed in the 11th season of British Summer-era rugby league. In all, 174 matches were played over nine months, from February 2006 to October. Regular season Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers18 – 42 Hull 23 Hull10 February, 20:00 GMTThe JungleKarl Kirkpatrick10,188 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL16 – 40 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.11 February, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopRichard Silverwood8,213 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons38 – 30 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors11 February, 19:05 GMTStade Aimé GiralAshley Klein11,122 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos20 – 12 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants12 February, 15:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumSteve Ganson16,119 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves6 – 24 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds12 February, 15:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumRonnie Laughton10,835 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats14 – 20 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls12 February, 15:30 GMTBelle VuePhil Bentham9,157 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Salford City 23 Salford City Reds16 – 0 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons17 February, 20:00 GMTThe WillowsPhil Bentham4,660 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.44 – 8 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers17 February, 20:00 GMTKnowsley RoadRonnie Laughton13,528 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors16 – 24 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos17 February, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumRichard Silverwood17,281 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls18 – 18 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL18 February, 18:05 GMTOdsal StadiumAshley Klein11,097 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants26 – 20 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves19 February, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumIan Smith8,104 Hull 23 Hull40 – 14 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats19 February, 15:00 GMTKC StadiumSteve Ganson11,860 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls34 – 4 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds24 February, 20:00 GMTOdsal StadiumRonnie Laughton10,062 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.13 – 4 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos24 February, 20:00 GMTKnowsley RoadAshley Klein13,443 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors36 – 20 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants24 February, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumPhil Bentham11,623 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL6 – 26 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats25 February, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopIan Smith3,554 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves46 – 24 Hull 23 Hull25 February, 18:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood9,359 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers34 – 28 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons26 February, 15:30 GMTThe JungleSteve Ganson5,852 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 4 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull6 – 10 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL3 March, 20:00 GMTKC StadiumAshley Klein8,250 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds28 – 10 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors3 March, 20:00 GMTThe WillowsKarl Kirkpatrick5,494 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves10 – 18 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.3 March, 20:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumIan Smith13,024 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons18 – 50 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls4 March, 18:00 GMTStade Aimé GiralRichard Silverwood9,373 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats16 – 18 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants4 March, 18:05 GMTBelle VueSteve Ganson4,110 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos66 – 14 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers5 March, 15:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumPhil Bentham16,660 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls18 – 12 Hull 23 Hull10 March, 20:00 GMTOdsal StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick10,700 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors12 – 24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves10 March, 20:00 GMTJJB StadiumAshley Klein16,640 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons10 – 58 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos11 March, 18:00 GMTStade Aimé GiralIan Smith5,783 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds48 – 10 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats11 March, 18:00 GMTThe WillowsPhil Bentham4,060 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL20 – 34 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers12 March, 15:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopSteve Ganson3,535 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants16 – 18 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.12 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood8,002 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos20 – 12 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds17 March, 20:00 GMTHeadingley StadiumRonnie Laughton15,242 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.38 – 16 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls17 March, 20:00 GMTKnowsley RoadAshley Klein12,352 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves26 – 28 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons18 March, 18:00 GMTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson9,631 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants64 – 14 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL19 March, 15:00 GMTGalpharm StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick4,173 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers38 – 18 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors19 March, 15:30 GMTThe JunglePhil Bentham9,021 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats20 – 28 Hull 23 Hull19 March, 15:30 GMTBelle VueRichard Silverwood5,613 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 7 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls34 – 12 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors24 March, 20:00 GMTOdsal StadiumRonnie Laughton11,644 Hull 23 Hull0 – 46 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.24 March, 20:00 GMTKC StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick11,277 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons22 – 28 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds25 March, 18:00 GMTStade Aimé GiralPhil Bentham6,547 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL0 – 60 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos25 March, 19:00 GMTThe Twickenham StoopRichard Silverwood5,208 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers22 – 36 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants26 March, 15:30 BSTThe JungleSteve Ganson6,881 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats21 – 22 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves26 March, 15:30 BSTBelle VueAshley Klein4,723 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 8 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull26 – 34 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos7 April, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick10,958 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds36 – 18 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants7 April, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsSteve Ganson4,084 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.16 – 6 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL7 April, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadRonnie Laughton9,520 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats40 – 14 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors7 April, 20:00 BSTBelle VuePhil Bentham4,557 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons51 – 14 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers8 April, 18:00 BSTStade d'Albert DomecRichard Silverwood6,109 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls18 – 22 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves8 April, 18:00 BSTOdsal StadiumAshley Klein11,136 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 9 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos18 – 20 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls13 April, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumRichard Silverwood17,700 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.48 – 10 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors14 April, 12:35 BSTKnowsley RoadKarl Kirkpatrick17,500 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL36 – 14 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons14 April, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopSteve Ganson3,472 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves6 – 22 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds14 April, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumRonnie Laughton10,744 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants18 – 26 Hull 23 Hull14 April, 19:30 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham5,900 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats34 – 26 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers14 April, 19:30 BSTBelle VueAshley Klein8,237 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 10 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Salford City 23 Salford City Reds18 – 24 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos17 April, 15:00 BSTThe WillowsKarl Kirkpatrick7,609 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons20 – 34 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.17 April, 18:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralAshley Klein8,294 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL30 – 18 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors17 April, 12:30 BSTJJB StadiumPhil Bentham12,239 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls52 – 18 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants18 April, 20:00 BSTOdsal StadiumSteve Ganson10,932 Hull FC 23 Hull F.C.36 – 24 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats17 April, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumRonnie Laughton9,898 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves64 – 6 Castleford Tigers 23 Castleford Tigers17 April, 17:35 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood5,681 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 11 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull22 – 32 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls20 April, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumBen Thaler12,767 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors44 – 10 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats20 April, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumPhil Bentham14,108 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos38 – 19 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.21 April, 18:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein21,975 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons27 – 16 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves21 April, 18:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralIan Smith9,050 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants46 – 16 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL22 April, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumRichard Silverwood4,894 Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers24 – 28 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds22 April, 15:30 BSTNew Craven ParkGareth Hewer6,299 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 12 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull KR 23 Hull Kingston Rovers16 – 28 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants27 April, 20:00 BSTNew Craven ParkPhil Bentham6,597 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos54 – 8 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons27 April, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler15,581 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds24 – 50 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors27 April, 18:00 BSTThe WillowsRichard Silverwood6,603 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats18 – 20 Hull 23 Hull28 April, 15:15 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson7,142 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls36 – 24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves29 April, 15:30 BSTOdsal StadiumAshley Klein11,276 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL6 – 44 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.29 April, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopIan Smith4,362 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 13 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Hull 23 Hull28 – 12 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls5 May, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumSteve Ganson12,180 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos36 – 24 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL5 May, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumRonnie Laughton12,301 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds26 – 12 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats5 May, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsPeter Taberner4,086 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors24 – 30 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers5 May, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick12,484 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons16 – 44 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves6 May, 18:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralRichard Silverwood5,877 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants19 – 16 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.6 May, 18:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham4,918 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 14 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos28 – 44 Hull 23 Hull12 May, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumPhil Bentham17,700 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.34 – 22 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves12 May, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadRichard Silverwood12,050 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL16 – 58 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls13 May, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopRonnie Laughton4,491 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats10 – 8 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors13 May, 19:15 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson3,733 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants32 – 18 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds14 May, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumAshley Klein5,289 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers18 – 40 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons14 May, 15:30 BSTThe JungleKarl Kirkpatrick6,024 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 15 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls0 – 30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos26 May, 20:00 BSTOdsal StadiumSteve Ganson16,603 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons28 – 40 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats27 May, 18:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralKarl Kirkpatrick6,852 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors14 – 28 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.27 May, 19:15 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein18,358 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves46 – 28 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers28 May, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumRonnie Laughton9,508 Hull 23 Hull19 – 8 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants28 May, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumPhil Bentham10,642 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds28 – 29 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL29 May, 19:00 BSTThe WillowsRichard Silverwood3,295 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 16 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.26 – 27 Hull FC 23 Hull8 June, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadAshley Klein9,907 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos48 – 22 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors9 June, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumRichard Silverwood14,899 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL30 – 28 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves10 June, 12:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopRonnie Laughton3,691 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants42 – 34 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons11 June 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick14,017 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers26 – 26 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls11 June, 15:30 BSTThe JunglePeter Taberner7,600 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats18 – 36 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds11 June, 15:30 BSTBelle VuePhil Bentham3,871 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 17 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls20 – 18 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.16 June, 20:00 BSTOdsal StadiumRichard Silverwood12,450 Hull 23 Hull30 – 16 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL16 June, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick9,540 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds18 – 19 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos16 June, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsBen Thaler4,517 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves16 – 17 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats18 June, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein8,884 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers32 – 14 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants18 June, 15:30 BSTThe JunglePhil Bentham6,502 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors24 – 18 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons18 June, 19:00 BSTJJB StadiumSteve Ganson11,250 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 18 Bradford's home ground, Odsal, was renamed to 'Grattan Stadium' before this round for sponsorship reasons. The week prior to this round saw the shock move of Stuart Fielden from the Bradford Bulls to Wigan for a Super League record fee of £450,000. Despite a 30–12 home win over Warrington they remain bottom of the league after round 18. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls42 – 16 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants23 June, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumSteve Ganson10,655 Hull 23 Hull28 – 10 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers23 June, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumAshley Klein11,360 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos36 – 20 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats23 June, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick13,597 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors30 – 12 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves23 June, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumRichard Silverwood16,103 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons38 – 18 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24 June, 18:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralSteve Clark4,197 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.28 – 6 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds24 June, 18:00 BSTKnowsley RoadPhil Bentham8,307 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 18". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 19 Following round 19, the bottom half of the league table was now very close, with 6 teams able to reach the play-offs and 5 still at risk of relegation. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Salford City 23 Salford City Reds17 – 16 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls30 June, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsRichard Silverwood4,203 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons16 – 24 Hull 23 Hull1 July, 17:45 BSTParc des Sports et de l'AmitiéPhil Bentham4,479 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24 – 26 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors1 July, 18:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopKarl Kirkpatrick4,115 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers52 – 26 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves2 July 12:30 BSTThe JungleSteve Ganson5,411 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants14 – 36 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos2 July, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumAshley Klein7,416 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats36 – 52 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.2 July 15:30 BSTBelle VueRonnie Laughton4,927 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 19". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 20 Wigan left the bottom of the table for the first time in three months but were still in the relegation position as Les Catalans were exempt from relegation. Warrington ended their bad run of results by beating Huddersfield. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos26 – 24 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls7 July, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumPhil Bentham17,700 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.52 – 26 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons7 July, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadKarl Kirkpatrick8,058 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors42 – 24 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats7 July, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein13,686 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds20 – 24 Hull 23 Hull8 July, 12:30 BSTThe WillowsSteve Ganson4,076 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL24 – 16 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers8 July, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopRonnie Laughton3,656 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves30 – 26 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants9 July, 12:30 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood7,785 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 20". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 21 Wigan climbed out of the relegation zone after beating Salford - their fifth consecutive win. Wakefield had a chance to put Wigan back in the drop zone but blew a 20–0 lead against Huddersfield to allow the Giants to record a crucial victory. Hull's Richard Horne became the first player in 91 years to score tries in 11 straight games for the club in their victory over Warrington. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls30 – 16 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons14 July, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumRonnie Laughton10,388 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.30 – 24 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL14 July, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadPhil Bentham7,950 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors20 – 12 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds14 July, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumRichard Silverwood13,630 Hull 23 Hull36 – 24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves15 July, 18:15 BSTKC StadiumAshley Klein9,247 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants26 – 20 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats16 July, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumSteve Ganson4,848 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers31 – 30 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos16 July, 15:15 BSTThe JungleKarl Kirkpatrick11,016 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 21". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 22 Hull's 13 match winning streak came to an end at Harlequins but 2nd place rivals Leeds lost to leaders St Helens, who had Jamie Lyon sent off. Wigan's recent revival was halted by Warrington. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats20 – 42 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls21 July, 20:00 BSTBelle VuePhil Bentham4,003 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL18 – 16 Hull 23 Hull22 July, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopKarl Kirkpatrick4,023 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos14 – 18 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.22 July, 17:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumAshley Klein17,700 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons26 – 6 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds22 July, 18:00 BSTParc des Sports et de l'AmitiéPeter Taberner5,070 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants34 – 10 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers23 July, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumJamie Leahy5,573 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves22 – 20 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors23 July, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumRichard Silverwood13,024 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 22". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 23 Wakefield re-ignited the relegation battle with a win against local rivals Castleford, despite being reduced to 11 men by the end of the game. Leeds lost the battle for second place, and their third league match in a row. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls50 – 22 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves4 August, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumSteve Ganson11,469 Hull 23 Hull23 – 16 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos4 August, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumPhil Bentham13,721 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.56 – 8 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants4 August, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadAshley Klein8,378 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds34 – 0 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL4 August, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsPeter Taberner3,046 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors40 – 4 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons4 August, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick12,647 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers0 – 18 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats5 August, 19:30 BSTThe JungleRichard Silverwood7,230 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 24 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos18 – 20 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors11 August, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumAshley Klein15,066 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds35 – 34 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves11 August, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsRichard Silverwood5,016 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL28 – 26 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls12 August, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopBen Thaler3,793 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants12 – 26 Hull 23 Hull13 August, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham6,189 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers4 – 72 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.13 August, 15:30 BSTThe JungleKarl Kirkpatrick6,369 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats34 – 14 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons13 August, 17:45 BSTBelle VueSteve Ganson3,324 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 25 St Helens rested a number of senior players for the trip to Perpignan ahead of the Challenge Cup Final. Despite this, their young side were only beaten by a Stacey Jones try 30 seconds from full-time. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls48 – 10 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers18 August, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumRichard Silverwood10,576 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats12 – 14 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos18 August, 20:00 BSTBelle VuePhil Bentham10,576 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors14 – 10 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants18 August, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick14,092 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves28 – 22 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL19 August, 18:15 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumSteve Ganson7,375 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons26 – 22 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.19 August, 19:00 BSTStade Saint-MichelAshley Klein4,551 Hull 23 Hull11 – 10 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds20 August, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumBen Thaler10,172 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 26 St. Helens returned to full strength having won the Challenge Cup in the week between rounds 25 and 26. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos54 – 16 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves1 September, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumBen Thaler17,349 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.34 – 12 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats1 September, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadKarl Kirkpatrick8,991 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors38 – 16 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls1 September, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumAshley Klein15,830 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers27 – 12 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL2 September, 18:00 BSTThe JunglePhil Bentham5,531 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants24 – 18 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds3 September, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumSteve Ganson5,027 Hull 23 Hull26 – 12 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons3 September, 15:15 BSTKC StadiumRichard Silverwood10,300 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 26". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 27 The relegation battle will go down to the wire as Wakefield beat Bradford while Castleford lost to Salford. Wakefield meet Castleford next week for what could be a relegation decider. St Helens receive the League Leaders' Shield for a second successive year as recognition for finishing top of the competition league table for the regular season. Harlequins secure survival after beating Wigan. Salford secure a top-6 play-off spot for the first time in their history. Warrington secure the last play-off spot, but can still over-haul Salford for fifth place. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls12 – 20 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats8 September, 20:00 BSTGrattan StadiumSteve Ganson9,451 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds26 – 16 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers8 September, 20:00 BSTThe WillowsKarl Kirkpatrick6,106 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.54 – 18 Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos9 September, 18:00 BSTKnowsley RoadRichard Silverwood10,024 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons12 – 20 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants9 September, 19:00 BSTStade Aimé GiralBen Thaler6,463 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL31 – 30 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors10 September, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopPhil Bentham5,737 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves26 – 14 Hull 23 Hull10 September, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein9,915 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 27". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Round 28 Castleford were relegated as a consequence of their 29–17 defeat away to Wakefield. HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos60 – 12 Catalans 23 Catalans Dragons15 September, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumKarl Kirkpatrick13,391 Wigan 23 Wigan Warriors38 – 16 Hull 23 Hull15 September, 20:00 BSTJJB StadiumBen Thaler16,554 Harlequins 23 Harlequins RL40 – 18 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds16 September, 15:00 BSTThe Twickenham StoopSteve Ganson3,053 Wakefield 23 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats29 – 17 Castleford 23 Castleford Tigers16 September, 18:00 BSTBelle VueRichard Silverwood11,000 Huddersfield 23 Huddersfield Giants30 – 42 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls17 September, 15:00 BSTGalpharm StadiumPhil Bentham7,002 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves30 – 38 St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.17 September, 15:00 BSTHalliwell Jones StadiumAshley Klein13,024 Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 28". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. Play-offs Like all Super League seasons since 1998, the 2006 championship was decided via a play-off series. Teams were introduced according to the play-off's format and their relative places in the league table at the end of all 28 regular rounds. The play-offs had no bearing on the minor premiership (otherwise known as the League Leaders' Shield). Format Super League XI followed the top-six play-off system, for its fifth consecutive year. Places were granted to the top six teams in the Super League XI table. Following the final round of matches on the weekend of 15–17 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 16 St. Helens 28 24 0 4 939 430 +509 48 2 Hull 16 Hull 28 20 0 8 720 578 +142 40 3 Leeds 16 Leeds 28 19 0 9 869 543 +326 38 4 Bradford 16 Bradford 28 16 2 10 802 568 +234 32a 5 Salford City 16 Salford 28 15 0 13 600 539 +61 26 6 Warrington 16 Warrington 28 15 0 13 743 721 +22 26 Notes a Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/4789889.stm BBC Bulls punished for salary breach BBC Sport 2006-08-14 2009-04-27 Home field advantage was given by position in the league table at the end of regular rounds, with the lower team playing on the team's ground. The only exception to this rule was the grand final, which was played at Old Trafford following tradition. The format followed the double elimination rule for the first and second placed teams, meaning whichever of the teams lost their qualifying play-off match would have to lose again in order to be knocked-out of the play-offs entirely. Bracket Elimination play-offs Qualifying/Elimination semifinal Elimination final 30 Grand Final 22 September 2006 Leeds 12 Leeds 17 Warrington 12 Warrington 18 23 September 2006 Bradford 12 Bradford 52 Salford City 12 Salford 6 29 September 2006 St Helens 12 St. Helens 12 Hull 12 Hull 8 30 September 2006 Bradford 12 Bradford 40 Warrington 12 Warrington 24 6 October 2006 Hull 12 Hull 19 Bradford 12 Bradford 12 11 October 2006 St Helens 12 St. Helens 28 Hull 12 Hull 6 Details HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Elimination play-offs Leeds 23 Leeds Rhinos17 – 18 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves22 September, 20:00 BSTHeadingley StadiumRichard Silverwood10,508 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls52 – 6 Salford City 23 Salford City Reds23 September, 18:00 BSTGrattan StadiumAshley Klein8,611 Qualifying semifinals St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.12 – 8 Hull 23 Hull29 September, 20:00 BSTKnowsley RoadAshley Klein14,038 Elimination semifinal Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls40 – 24 Warrington 23 Warrington Wolves30 September, 18:00 BSTGrattan StadiumRichard Silverwood12,302 Elimination final Hull 23 Hull19 – 12 Bradford 23 Bradford Bulls6 October, 20:00 BSTKC StadiumAshley Klein16,087 2006 Super League Grand Final St Helens 23 St Helens R.F.C.26 – 4 Hull 23 Hull14 October, 18:00 BSTOld TraffordKarl Kirkpatrick72,582Sources: Elimination play-offs: Leeds vs Warrington, Bradford vs Salford https://web.archive.org/web/20121004190141/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/Super_League_XI_2006/Elimination_Playoff/Bradford-vs-Salford_City/summary.html 2012-10-04 ; Qualifying semi-final: St Helens vs Hull FC; Elimination semi-final: Bradford vs Warrington; Final eliminator: Hull FC vs Bradford; Grand Final: St Helens vs Hull FC. 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