Duration 28 Rounds League Leaders Bradford Bulls | Broadcast partners Sky Sports Number of teams 12 | |
Highest attendance 21,073
Wigan Warriors vs St. Helens (13 April) Lowest attendance 1,800
London Broncos vs Huddersfield Giants (26 Aug) Champions Bradford Bulls
2nd Super League title
4th English title Period March 2001 – 13 October 2001 People also search for Super League VIII, Super League VII |
Tetley's Super League VI was the official name for the year 2001's Super League championship season, the 107th season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the sixth championship run by Super League. The season began on the first weekend in March and culminated after twenty-eight rounds in a six-game playoff series, involving the top 5 teams.
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Season summary
In 2001 Wigan Warriors captain Andy Farrell set the Super League record for most points in a season with 388.
Regular season final standings
^ a: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches
Grand Final
The Grand Final, played on October 13 at Old Trafford, was won by Bradford Bulls who defeated Wigan Warriors to become champions. This was legendary Australian centre Steve Renouf's last game of top-level football before retirement.
Rule changes
Refereeing focus
The play-the-ball was to be more strictly refereed: