1996 Rugby League Premiership

Rugby league season

1996 Premiership Trophy

Structure| National knockout championship
Winners| Wigan
Runners-up| St Helens

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The 1996 Rugby League Premiership Trophy was the 22nd end of season Rugby League Premiership competition and the first in the fully professional Super League era.[1] This competition was separate to the Super League Championship awarded to St. Helens, and continued a long tradition in British rugby league of crowning a season Champion and an end of season Premier.

The winners were Wigan.[2]

## Semi-finals

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Date  | Team one  | Team two  | Score

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31 Aug | Wigan | Bradford Bulls | 42-36
01 Sep | St Helens | London Broncos | 25-14

## Final

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8 September 1996

Wigan | 44 – 14  | St Helens

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Tries: Ellison (3), Connolly, Edwards, Haughton, Paul, Robinson, Murdock
Goals: Farrell (4)
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| Tries: Newlove, Martyn
Goals: Goulding (3)

Old Trafford
Attendance: 35,013
Referee: David Campbell (Widnes)
Player of the Match: Andy Farrell

1 | Kris Radlinski
2 | Jason Robinson
3 | Va'aiga Tuigamala
4 | Gary Connolly
5 | Danny Ellison
6 | Henry Paul
7 | Shaun Edwards
8 | Kelvin Skerrett
9 | Martin Hall
10 | Terry O'Connor
11 | Simon Haughton
12 | Mick Cassidy
13 | Andy Farrell
Substitutions:
14 | Andy Johnson
15 | Craig Murdock
16 | Neil Cowie
17 | Steve Barrow
Coach:
Graeme West

1 | Stephen Prescott
2 | Joey Hayes
3 | Alan Hunte
4 | Paul Newlove
5 | Anthony Sullivan
6 | Tommy Martyn
7 | Bobbie Goulding
8 | Apollo Perelini
9 | Keiron Cunningham
10 | Adam Fogerty
11 | Derek McVey
12 | Chris Morley
13 | Karle Hammond
Substitutions:
14 | Danny Arnold
15 | Simon Booth
16 | Andy Haigh
17 | Ian Pickavance
Coach:
Shaun McRae

## See also

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* Super League I

## References

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1. ^ "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
2. ^ "Premiership title 1996". Rugby League Project.
3. ^ Hadfield, Dave (8 September 1996). "Wigan have the final say". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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