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Rob Burrow Award
The Rob Burrow Award is presented annually to the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final. It is named after former Leeds Rhinos player Rob Burrow, the first person to be voted man of the match in two Super League Grand Finals. The award replaced the Harry Sunderland Trophy in 2024. Background Prior to the introduction of the Rob Burrow Award, the man of the match in the Super League Grand Final was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy. The trophy was introduced in 1965, over 30 years before the formation of the Super League in 1996. It was awarded to the man of the match in the Championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ... final between 1965 and 1973, and the Premiership final between 1974 and 1997. Below is a list of players who have been named man o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playing field, field measuring wide and long with H-shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two major codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, as the result of a History of rugby league#The schism in England, split from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to paying spectators, on whose income the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford Bulls
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup five times and three World Club Challenge titles. They have also won many smaller things such as The RFL Yorkshire Cup 11 times. The club was originally founded as Bradford Northern, but were renamed Bradford Bulls in 1995. Bradford's main rivalries are with Leeds, Halifax and Huddersfield. They have played the majority of their existence at Odsal and their traditional kit colours are white with red, amber and black chevrons. History 1863–1907: Bradford F.C. The original Bradford Football Club was formed in 1863 and played rugby football, subsequently joining the Rugby Football Union. Initially the club played at Horton Cricket Ground, All Saints Road but were asked to leave because of damage to the pitch. They then moved to Lai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Pryce
Leon Pryce (born 9 October 1981) is an English rugby league coach and footballer who played as a and in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Great Britain and England national rugby league team, England international back, he previously played for St Helens R.F.C., St Helens, with whom he had Challenge Cup, and Super League Championship success, the Catalans Dragons, Hull F.C., Hull FC and the Bradford Bulls. He is a product of the Bradford Bulls Academy system. Early and personal life Pryce was born on 9 October 1981, in Bradford, to Jamaican parents. He is the older brother of Bradford Bulls player Karl Pryce. His son, Will Pryce, Will, is also a rugby player. His cousin, Steve Pryce, has coached in Jamaica, and he is also the cousin of Featherstone Rovers player Waine Pryce. Playing career Bradford Bulls At age 16, Pryce captained the England national rugby league team, England schools side. Pryce came through the academy ranks at Bradford Bulls, after the club signed him from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Super League Grand Final ...
The 2005 Super League Grand Final was the 8th official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of the Super League X season. Held on Saturday 15 October 2005, at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls, who finished 3rd in the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Leeds Rhinos, who finished second after the weekly rounds. Route to final Route to the Final Leeds Rhinos Bradford Bulls Match details See also * 2005 Bradford Bulls season * 2006 World Club Challenge References External links2005 Super League Grand Final at rlphotos.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Super League Grand Final 2005 Bradford Bulls matches Leeds Rhinos matches Grand Final Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership (or championship) winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals (or play-off) series. Synonymous with a championship game in North Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Diskin
Matt Diskin (born 27 January 1982) an English professional rugby league coach was the head coach of Oldham in the Championship, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds and Bradford and coached at club level for the Bradford and Batley. Diskin played for the Leeds Rhinos for 10-years, and won four Super League championships with the club in 2004 ( Super League IX), 2007 ( Super League XII), 2008 ( Super League XIII), and 2009 ( Super League XIV), before moving to Bradford for the 2011 season, he remained with the Bradford club until the end of his playing career in 2014. He then became head coach of the Batley in the Championship. Background Diskin was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. Playing career Diskin is a product of amateur rugby league club Dewsbury Moor ARLFC and growing up he attended St. John Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Super League Grand Final
The 2004 Super League Grand Final was the 7th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League IX. It was held on Saturday 16 October 2004, at Old Trafford, Manchester, and was played between Leeds Rhinos, who finished top of the league after the 28 weekly rounds, and Bradford Bulls, who finished second after the weekly rounds. Background Route to the Final Leeds Rhinos Leeds finished top of the table to qualify for a home match in the semi-finals. The play-off structure matched them against the team finishing second - Bradford. Bradford won the semi-final meaning Leeds had to win the elimination final against Wigan to qualify for the grand final. In the elimination final they raced past Wigan 40–12 to set up a rematch against Bradford. Bradford Bulls By finishing second in the table Bradford qualified for the semi-finals but had to play the league leaders, Leeds, away with the winners going straight through to the grand final. In the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Reardon
Stuart Reardon (born October, 13 1981) is an English fitness model and former professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for the North Wales Crusaders. He played as a , or . Playing career Reardon turned professional from West Bowling A.R.L.F.C. (in West Bowling, Bradford) to sign for the Bradford Bulls in 2000, he shot to prominence in late 2002 when former Bradford Bulls assistant coach Karl Harrison took over as head coach of the Salford City Reds, and signed Reardon to boost the Salford City Reds' fight against relegation. He enjoyed a rapid rise from Academy to Super League and Test rugby league between 2002 and 2004. Though the Salford City Reds were unable to escape the drop, Reardon earned a call up to the England 'A' tour of Fiji and Tonga, where he worked with Warrington Wolves coach Paul Cullen. He returned to the Bradford Bulls in 2003 and found a place in the first team after a long term injury to Michael Withers, making 20 appearances in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Super League Grand Final
The 2003 Super League Grand Final was the 6th official Grand Final conclusive and premiership-deciding match of Super League VIII. Held on Saturday 18 October 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors. The match was refereed Karl Kirkpatrick and watched by a crowd of 65,537, with Bradford winning 25 - 12. Background Route to the Final Bradford Bulls Bradford finished top of the table so qualified straight to the play-off semi-final. They were drawn at home to Leeds Rhinos and won 30–14 to qualify for the grand final. Wigan Warriors Wigan finished third in the table so had to play their way through three rounds of play-off matches. In the elimination play-off they beat Warrington 25–12, the semi-final saw them beat St Helens 40–24 and then in the elimination final they beat Leeds Rhinos 23–22 to set up the final against Bradford. Match details World Club Challenge Having won the championship, the Bradford Bull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon (born 13 February 1979) is an English rugby union coach who is the former head coach of the Sale Sharks in Premiership Rugby, and former a professional rugby league footballer and coach. A Great Britain and England international representative or , he played in the Super League for Oldham Bears, the Bradford Bulls (who named him in their "Team of the Century", having won the 2001, 2003 and 2005 Super League Grand Finals, the 2003 Challenge Cup, and the 2002 World Club Challenge), and his home-town club, the Wigan Warriors (with whom he won the 2010 Super League Grand Final and 2011 Challenge Cup). Deacon followed this with becoming a member of Wigan's coaching staff, working closely with manager Shaun Wane. Playing career Early career Hailing from Standish near Wigan, a former Hindley amateur, Deacon made his senior professional début four days before his 18th birthday as a substitute for Oldham in a 48–6 Challenge Cup fourth round home victory over R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Super League Grand Final
The 2002 Super League Grand Final was the Fifth official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League VII. Held on Saturday 19 October 2002 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between St. Helens and Bradford Bulls. Refereed by Russell Smith, the match was seen by a crowd of 61,138 and was won by St Helens 19 - 18. Background Route to the Final St Helens St Helens, by finishing top of the table automatically qualified for the play-off semi-final where they were drawn at home to Bradford. A surprising loss saw Saints have to go the long route to the grand final by playing bitter rivals Wigan Warriors in the elimination semi-final; a match they won 24–8 to set up another game against Bradford. Bradford Bulls Bradford as the team finishing second in the season also qualified for the play-off semi-final where they had to travel to St Helens. A close fought game saw Bradford win 28–26 to go straight through to the grand final. Match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Withers
Michael Withers (born 16 May 1976) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football in Australia for the Balmain Tigers in the National Rugby League, and in England with the Wigan Warriors and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. Background Withers was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Playing career Australia While attending John Paul II Senior High School in Marayong, New South Wales, Withers was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1994. In the same year Withers won the Australian Dally M ''Junior Player of the Year''. England Withers played for Bradford Bulls at centre in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St Helens R.F.C. Withers qualified for Great Britain through his Irish grandparents and he played for Ireland in the 2000 World Cup. He played for the Bradford Bulls at and scored 3 tries in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Super League Grand Final
The 2001 Super League Grand Final was the Fourth official Grand Final and the conclusive and championship-deciding match of Super League VI. The match was held on Saturday 13 October 2001 at Old Trafford, Manchester, and was contested by Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors. Refereed by Stuart Cummings, 60,164 saw Bradford Bulls win 37 - 6. Background Tetleys Super League VI was the fourth and final time the top five playoff system would be used and the first season relegation was reintroduced with Huddersfield Giants again finishing bottom and relegated. Bradford Bulls finished top for a third time. Route to the Final Bradford Bulls Bradford finished first in the table so they automatically qualified for the play-off semi-finals where they had a home time against Wigan at Odsal Stadium. Bradford won 24–18 to qualify for the Grand Final. Wigan Warriors The play-off system in use only gave the league leaders a bye to the semi-finals. Wigan had finished second so had to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
