2008 Super League — Final Ladder
St Helens won the League Leaders' Shield, but Leeds Rhinos beat them in the Grand Final to retain their title, becoming only the second club (after St Helens) to win back-to-back Super League Grand Finals. This was the final season of the "Top-Six"/"Page" playoff format, before the switch to "Top-Eight" for 2009.
Sourcing caveat: Bradford Bulls (5th) and Warrington Wolves (6th) finished level on 28 competition points, split on points difference (+80 vs -23) — a consequential tie, since it determined which club hosted its Week 1 Elimination Playoff (Bradford, at Wigan, as the lower-seeded visiting team; Warrington travelled to Catalans). "Harlequins RL" (9th) is London Broncos' name for this era (2006-2014). No points deductions applied to any club this season.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Helens | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 |
| 3 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | -50 | 29 |
| 5 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | -23 | 28 |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | -149 | 23 |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | -186 | 22 |
| 9 | Harlequins RL | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | -194 | 22 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | -43 | 21 |
| 11 | Hull FC | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | -161 | 17 |
| 12 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | -276 | 15 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 6 ("Top-Six"/Page play-off format) that season.
Finals series
Elimination Play-off
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2008 | Wigan Warriors 30–14 Bradford Bulls | JJB Stadium, Wigan | 6,806 |
| 13 Sep 2008 | Catalans Dragons 46–8 Warrington Wolves | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | 8,442 |
Qualifying Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2008 | St Helens 38–10 Leeds Rhinos | Knowsley Road, St Helens | 11,407 |
Elimination Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2008 | Catalans Dragons 26–50 Wigan Warriors | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | 9,985 |
Elimination Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 2008 | Leeds Rhinos 18–14 Wigan Warriors | Headingley, Leeds | 13,112 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2008 | Leeds Rhinos 24–16 St Helens | Old Trafford, Manchester | 68,810 |
Full Grand Final page (Harry Sunderland Trophy, match context, sources) →
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