2006 Super League season results

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.

Main article: Super League XI

Regular season

Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Castleford Tigers 18 – 42 Hull 10 February, 20:00 GMT The Jungle Karl Kirkpatrick 10,188
Harlequins RL 16 – 40 St Helens R.F.C. 11 February, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 8,213
Catalans Dragons 38 – 30 Wigan Warriors 11 February, 19:05 GMT Stade Aimé Giral Ashley Klein 11,122
Leeds Rhinos 20 – 12 Huddersfield Giants 12 February, 15:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Steve Ganson 16,119
Warrington Wolves 6 – 24 Salford City Reds 12 February, 15:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Ronnie Laughton 10,835
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 14 – 20 Bradford Bulls 12 February, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Phil Bentham 9,157
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Salford City Reds 16 – 0 Catalans Dragons 17 February, 20:00 GMT The Willows Phil Bentham 4,660
St Helens R.F.C. 44 – 8 Castleford Tigers 17 February, 20:00 GMT Knowsley Road Ronnie Laughton 13,528
Wigan Warriors 16 – 24 Leeds Rhinos 17 February, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Richard Silverwood 17,281
Bradford Bulls 18 – 18 Harlequins RL 18 February, 18:05 GMT Odsal Stadium Ashley Klein 11,097
Huddersfield Giants 26 – 20 Warrington Wolves 19 February, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Ian Smith 8,104
Hull 40 – 14 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 19 February, 15:00 GMT KC Stadium Steve Ganson 11,860
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 34 – 4 Salford City Reds 24 February, 20:00 GMT Odsal Stadium Ronnie Laughton 10,062
St Helens R.F.C. 13 – 4 Leeds Rhinos 24 February, 20:00 GMT Knowsley Road Ashley Klein 13,443
Wigan Warriors 36 – 20 Huddersfield Giants 24 February, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 11,623
Harlequins RL 6 – 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 25 February, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 3,554
Warrington Wolves 46 – 24 Hull 25 February, 18:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 9,359
Castleford Tigers 34 – 28 Catalans Dragons 26 February, 15:30 GMT The Jungle Steve Ganson 5,852
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 6 – 10 Harlequins RL 3 March, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Ashley Klein 8,250
Salford City Reds 28 – 10 Wigan Warriors 3 March, 20:00 GMT The Willows Karl Kirkpatrick 5,494
Warrington Wolves 10 – 18 St Helens R.F.C. 3 March, 20:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Ian Smith 13,024
Catalans Dragons 18 – 50 Bradford Bulls 4 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Aimé Giral Richard Silverwood 9,373
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 – 18 Huddersfield Giants 4 March, 18:05 GMT Belle Vue Steve Ganson 4,110
Leeds Rhinos 66 – 14 Castleford Tigers 5 March, 15:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 16,660
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 18 – 12 Hull 10 March, 20:00 GMT Odsal Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 10,700
Wigan Warriors 12 – 24 Warrington Wolves 10 March, 20:00 GMT JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 16,640
Catalans Dragons 10 – 58 Leeds Rhinos 11 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Aimé Giral Ian Smith 5,783
Salford City Reds 48 – 10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 11 March, 18:00 GMT The Willows Phil Bentham 4,060
Harlequins RL 20 – 34 Castleford Tigers 12 March, 15:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Steve Ganson 3,535
Huddersfield Giants 16 – 18 St Helens R.F.C. 12 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 8,002
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 6
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 20 – 12 Salford City Reds 17 March, 20:00 GMT Headingley Stadium Ronnie Laughton 15,242
St Helens R.F.C. 38 – 16 Bradford Bulls 17 March, 20:00 GMT Knowsley Road Ashley Klein 12,352
Warrington Wolves 26 – 28 Catalans Dragons 18 March, 18:00 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 9,631
Huddersfield Giants 64 – 14 Harlequins RL 19 March, 15:00 GMT Galpharm Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 4,173
Castleford Tigers 38 – 18 Wigan Warriors 19 March, 15:30 GMT The Jungle Phil Bentham 9,021
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 – 28 Hull 19 March, 15:30 GMT Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 5,613
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 34 – 12 Wigan Warriors 24 March, 20:00 GMT Odsal Stadium Ronnie Laughton 11,644
Hull 0 – 46 St Helens R.F.C. 24 March, 20:00 GMT KC Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 11,277
Catalans Dragons 22 – 28 Salford City Reds 25 March, 18:00 GMT Stade Aimé Giral Phil Bentham 6,547
Harlequins RL 0 – 60 Leeds Rhinos 25 March, 19:00 GMT The Twickenham Stoop Richard Silverwood 5,208
Castleford Tigers 22 – 36 Huddersfield Giants 26 March, 15:30 BST The Jungle Steve Ganson 6,881
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 21 – 22 Warrington Wolves 26 March, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ashley Klein 4,723
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 8
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 26 – 34 Leeds Rhinos 7 April, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 10,958
Salford City Reds 36 – 18 Huddersfield Giants 7 April, 20:00 BST The Willows Steve Ganson 4,084
St Helens R.F.C. 16 – 6 Harlequins RL 7 April, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Ronnie Laughton 9,520
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 40 – 14 Wigan Warriors 7 April, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 4,557
Catalans Dragons 51 – 14 Castleford Tigers 8 April, 18:00 BST Stade d'Albert Domec Richard Silverwood 6,109
Bradford Bulls 18 – 22 Warrington Wolves 8 April, 18:00 BST Odsal Stadium Ashley Klein 11,136
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 9
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 18 – 20 Bradford Bulls 13 April, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Richard Silverwood 17,700
St Helens R.F.C. 48 – 10 Wigan Warriors 14 April, 12:35 BST Knowsley Road Karl Kirkpatrick 17,500
Harlequins RL 36 – 14 Catalans Dragons 14 April, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Steve Ganson 3,472
Warrington Wolves 6 – 22 Salford City Reds 14 April, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ronnie Laughton 10,744
Huddersfield Giants 18 – 26 Hull 14 April, 19:30 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 5,900
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 34 – 26 Castleford Tigers 14 April, 19:30 BST Belle Vue Ashley Klein 8,237
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 10
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Salford City Reds 18 – 24 Leeds Rhinos 17 April, 15:00 BST The Willows Karl Kirkpatrick 7,609
Catalans Dragons 20 – 34 St Helens R.F.C. 17 April, 18:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Ashley Klein 8,294
Harlequins RL 30 – 18 Wigan Warriors 17 April, 12:30 BST JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 12,239
Bradford Bulls 52 – 18 Huddersfield Giants 18 April, 20:00 BST Odsal Stadium Steve Ganson 10,932
Hull F.C. 36 – 24 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 17 April, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Ronnie Laughton 9,898
Warrington Wolves 64 – 6 Castleford Tigers 17 April, 17:35 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 5,681
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 11
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 22 – 32 Bradford Bulls 20 April, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Ben Thaler 12,767
Wigan Warriors 44 – 10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 April, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Phil Bentham 14,108
Leeds Rhinos 38 – 19 St Helens R.F.C. 21 April, 18:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 21,975
Catalans Dragons 27 – 16 Warrington Wolves 21 April, 18:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Ian Smith 9,050
Huddersfield Giants 46 – 16 Harlequins RL 22 April, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Richard Silverwood 4,894
Hull Kingston Rovers 24 – 28 Salford City Reds 22 April, 15:30 BST New Craven Park Gareth Hewer 6,299
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 12
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull Kingston Rovers 16 – 28 Huddersfield Giants 27 April, 20:00 BST New Craven Park Phil Bentham 6,597
Leeds Rhinos 54 – 8 Catalans Dragons 27 April, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 15,581
Salford City Reds 24 – 50 Wigan Warriors 27 April, 18:00 BST The Willows Richard Silverwood 6,603
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 – 20 Hull 28 April, 15:15 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 7,142
Bradford Bulls 36 – 24 Warrington Wolves 29 April, 15:30 BST Odsal Stadium Ashley Klein 11,276
Harlequins RL 6 – 44 St Helens R.F.C. 29 April, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ian Smith 4,362
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 13
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Hull 28 – 12 Bradford Bulls 5 May, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Steve Ganson 12,180
Leeds Rhinos 36 – 24 Harlequins RL 5 May, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ronnie Laughton 12,301
Salford City Reds 26 – 12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 May, 20:00 BST The Willows Peter Taberner 4,086
Wigan Warriors 24 – 30 Castleford Tigers 5 May, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 12,484
Catalans Dragons 16 – 44 Warrington Wolves 6 May, 18:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Richard Silverwood 5,877
Huddersfield Giants 19 – 16 St Helens R.F.C. 6 May, 18:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 4,918
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 14
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 28 – 44 Hull 12 May, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 17,700
St Helens R.F.C. 34 – 22 Warrington Wolves 12 May, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Richard Silverwood 12,050
Harlequins RL 16 – 58 Bradford Bulls 13 May, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ronnie Laughton 4,491
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 10 – 8 Wigan Warriors 13 May, 19:15 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 3,733
Huddersfield Giants 32 – 18 Salford City Reds 14 May, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ashley Klein 5,289
Castleford Tigers 18 – 40 Catalans Dragons 14 May, 15:30 BST The Jungle Karl Kirkpatrick 6,024
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 15
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 0 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 26 May, 20:00 BST Odsal Stadium Steve Ganson 16,603
Catalans Dragons 28 – 40 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 May, 18:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Karl Kirkpatrick 6,852
Wigan Warriors 14 – 28 St Helens R.F.C. 27 May, 19:15 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 18,358
Warrington Wolves 46 – 28 Castleford Tigers 28 May, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ronnie Laughton 9,508
Hull 19 – 8 Huddersfield Giants 28 May, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 10,642
Salford City Reds 28 – 29 Harlequins RL 29 May, 19:00 BST The Willows Richard Silverwood 3,295
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 16
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
St Helens R.F.C. 26 – 27 Hull 8 June, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Ashley Klein 9,907
Leeds Rhinos 48 – 22 Wigan Warriors 9 June, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Richard Silverwood 14,899
Harlequins RL 30 – 28 Warrington Wolves 10 June, 12:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ronnie Laughton 3,691
Huddersfield Giants 42 – 34 Catalans Dragons 11 June 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 14,017
Castleford Tigers 26 – 26 Bradford Bulls 11 June, 15:30 BST The Jungle Peter Taberner 7,600
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 – 36 Salford City Reds 11 June, 15:30 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 3,871
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 17
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 20 – 18 St Helens R.F.C. 16 June, 20:00 BST Odsal Stadium Richard Silverwood 12,450
Hull 30 – 16 Harlequins RL 16 June, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 9,540
Salford City Reds 18 – 19 Leeds Rhinos 16 June, 20:00 BST The Willows Ben Thaler 4,517
Warrington Wolves 16 – 17 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 18 June, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 8,884
Castleford Tigers 32 – 14 Huddersfield Giants 18 June, 15:30 BST The Jungle Phil Bentham 6,502
Wigan Warriors 24 – 18 Catalans Dragons 18 June, 19:00 BST JJB Stadium Steve Ganson 11,250
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 42 – 16 Huddersfield Giants 23 June, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Steve Ganson 10,655
Hull 28 – 10 Castleford Tigers 23 June, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Ashley Klein 11,360
Leeds Rhinos 36 – 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 June, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 13,597
Wigan Warriors 30 – 12 Warrington Wolves 23 June, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Richard Silverwood 16,103
Catalans Dragons 38 – 18 Harlequins RL 24 June, 18:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Steve Clark 4,197
St Helens R.F.C. 28 – 6 Salford City Reds 24 June, 18:00 BST Knowsley Road Phil Bentham 8,307
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Salford City Reds 17 – 16 Bradford Bulls 30 June, 20:00 BST The Willows Richard Silverwood 4,203
Catalans Dragons 16 – 24 Hull 1 July, 17:45 BST Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Phil Bentham 4,479
Harlequins RL 24 – 26 Wigan Warriors 1 July, 18:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Karl Kirkpatrick 4,115
Castleford Tigers 52 – 26 Warrington Wolves 2 July 12:30 BST The Jungle Steve Ganson 5,411
Huddersfield Giants 14 – 36 Leeds Rhinos 2 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Ashley Klein 7,416
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 36 – 52 St Helens R.F.C. 2 July 15:30 BST Belle Vue Ronnie Laughton 4,927
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 26 – 24 Bradford Bulls 7 July, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Phil Bentham 17,700
St Helens R.F.C. 52 – 26 Catalans Dragons 7 July, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Karl Kirkpatrick 8,058
Wigan Warriors 42 – 24 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 7 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 13,686
Salford City Reds 20 – 24 Hull 8 July, 12:30 BST The Willows Steve Ganson 4,076
Harlequins RL 24 – 16 Castleford Tigers 8 July, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ronnie Laughton 3,656
Warrington Wolves 30 – 26 Huddersfield Giants 9 July, 12:30 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 7,785
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 30 – 16 Catalans Dragons 14 July, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ronnie Laughton 10,388
St Helens R.F.C. 30 – 24 Harlequins RL 14 July, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Phil Bentham 7,950
Wigan Warriors 20 – 12 Salford City Reds 14 July, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,630
Hull 36 – 24 Warrington Wolves 15 July, 18:15 BST KC Stadium Ashley Klein 9,247
Huddersfield Giants 26 – 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 16 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 4,848
Castleford Tigers 31 – 30 Leeds Rhinos 16 July, 15:15 BST The Jungle Karl Kirkpatrick 11,016
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 – 42 Bradford Bulls 21 July, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 4,003
Harlequins RL 18 – 16 Hull 22 July, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Karl Kirkpatrick 4,023
Leeds Rhinos 14 – 18 St Helens R.F.C. 22 July, 17:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ashley Klein 17,700
Catalans Dragons 26 – 6 Salford City Reds 22 July, 18:00 BST Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié Peter Taberner 5,070
Huddersfield Giants 34 – 10 Castleford Tigers 23 July, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Jamie Leahy 5,573
Warrington Wolves 22 – 20 Wigan Warriors 23 July, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Richard Silverwood 13,024
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 50 – 22 Warrington Wolves 4 August, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Steve Ganson 11,469
Hull 23 – 16 Leeds Rhinos 4 August, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Phil Bentham 13,721
St Helens R.F.C. 56 – 8 Huddersfield Giants 4 August, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Ashley Klein 8,378
Salford City Reds 34 – 0 Harlequins RL 4 August, 20:00 BST The Willows Peter Taberner 3,046
Wigan Warriors 40 – 4 Catalans Dragons 4 August, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 12,647
Castleford Tigers 0 – 18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 5 August, 19:30 BST The Jungle Richard Silverwood 7,230
Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10.

Round 24
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 18 – 20 Wigan Warriors 11 August, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ashley Klein 15,066
Salford City Reds 35 – 34 Warrington Wolves 11 August, 20:00 BST The Willows Richard Silverwood 5,016
Harlequins RL 28 – 26 Bradford Bulls 12 August, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Ben Thaler 3,793
Huddersfield Giants 12 – 26 Hull 13 August, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 6,189
Castleford Tigers 4 – 72 St Helens R.F.C. 13 August, 15:30 BST The Jungle Karl Kirkpatrick 6,369
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 34 – 14 Catalans Dragons 13 August, 17:45 BST Belle Vue Steve Ganson 3,324
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 48 – 10 Castleford Tigers 18 August, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,576
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12 – 14 Leeds Rhinos 18 August, 20:00 BST Belle Vue Phil Bentham 10,576
Wigan Warriors 14 – 10 Huddersfield Giants 18 August, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 14,092
Warrington Wolves 28 – 22 Harlequins RL 19 August, 18:15 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Steve Ganson 7,375
Catalans Dragons 26 – 22 St Helens R.F.C. 19 August, 19:00 BST Stade Saint-Michel Ashley Klein 4,551
Hull 11 – 10 Salford City Reds 20 August, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Ben Thaler 10,172
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 54 – 16 Warrington Wolves 1 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Ben Thaler 17,349
St Helens R.F.C. 34 – 12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 September, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Karl Kirkpatrick 8,991
Wigan Warriors 38 – 16 Bradford Bulls 1 September, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ashley Klein 15,830
Castleford Tigers 27 – 12 Harlequins RL 2 September, 18:00 BST The Jungle Phil Bentham 5,531
Huddersfield Giants 24 – 18 Salford City Reds 3 September, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Steve Ganson 5,027
Hull 26 – 12 Catalans Dragons 3 September, 15:15 BST KC Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,300
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Bradford Bulls 12 – 20 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 September, 20:00 BST Grattan Stadium Steve Ganson 9,451
Salford City Reds 26 – 16 Castleford Tigers 8 September, 20:00 BST The Willows Karl Kirkpatrick 6,106
St Helens R.F.C. 54 – 18 Leeds Rhinos 9 September, 18:00 BST Knowsley Road Richard Silverwood 10,024
Catalans Dragons 12 – 20 Huddersfield Giants 9 September, 19:00 BST Stade Aimé Giral Ben Thaler 6,463
Harlequins RL 31 – 30 Wigan Warriors 10 September, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Phil Bentham 5,737
Warrington Wolves 26 – 14 Hull 10 September, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 9,915
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.
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 60 – 12 Catalans Dragons 15 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Karl Kirkpatrick 13,391
Wigan Warriors 38 – 16 Hull 15 September, 20:00 BST JJB Stadium Ben Thaler 16,554
Harlequins RL 40 – 18 Salford City Reds 16 September, 15:00 BST The Twickenham Stoop Steve Ganson 3,053
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 29 – 17 Castleford Tigers 16 September, 18:00 BST Belle Vue Richard Silverwood 11,000
Huddersfield Giants 30 – 42 Bradford Bulls 17 September, 15:00 BST Galpharm Stadium Phil Bentham 7,002
Warrington Wolves 30 – 38 St Helens R.F.C. 17 September, 15:00 BST Halliwell Jones Stadium Ashley Klein 13,024
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 282404939430+50948
2 Hull 282008720578+14240
3 Leeds 281909869543+32638
4 Bradford 2816210802568+23432[a]
5 Salford 2815013600539+6126
6 Warrington 2815013743721+2226
Notes

^ a: Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches[1]

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 semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  QSF: 29 September 2006  
1   St. Helens 12  
2   Hull 8         GF: 11 October 2006
        St. Helens 28
  EPO1: 22 September 2006     EF: 6 October 2006       Hull 6
  3   Leeds 17         Hull 19  
  6   Warrington 18   ESF: 30 September 2006       Bradford 12
      Bradford 40  
EPO2: 23 September 2006       Warrington 24
  4   Bradford 52  
  5   Salford 6
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

Details
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
Elimination play-offs
Leeds Rhinos 17 – 18 Warrington Wolves 22 September, 20:00 BST Headingley Stadium Richard Silverwood 10,508
Bradford Bulls 52 – 6 Salford City Reds 23 September, 18:00 BST Grattan Stadium Ashley Klein 8,611
Qualifying semifinals
St Helens R.F.C. 12 – 8 Hull 29 September, 20:00 BST Knowsley Road Ashley Klein 14,038
Elimination semifinal
Bradford Bulls 40 – 24 Warrington Wolves 30 September, 18:00 BST Grattan Stadium Richard Silverwood 12,302
Elimination final
Hull 19 – 12 Bradford Bulls 6 October, 20:00 BST KC Stadium Ashley Klein 16,087
2006 Super League Grand Final
St Helens R.F.C. 26 – 4 Hull 14 October, 18:00 BST Old Trafford Karl Kirkpatrick 72,582
Sources:

Elimination play-offs: Leeds vs Warrington, Bradford vs Salford;
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.

gollark: That is, a character is a u32 or maybe something else.
gollark: Because a "char" is really a u32, accurately speaking.
gollark: `char` bad, `u8` good.
gollark: Do you *need* that?
gollark: Well, "char" is wrong in C?

References
  1. BBC Sport (2006-08-14). "Bulls punished for salary breach". BBC. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
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