1996 Rugby League Premiership

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.

1996 Premiership Trophy
Structure	National knockout championship
Winners	Wigan
Runners-up	St Helens
← 1994–95 1997 →

The winners were Wigan.^[2]

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
31 Aug	Wigan	Bradford Bulls	42-36
01 Sep	St Helens	London Broncos	25-14

Final

8 September 1996

Wigan	44 – 14	St Helens
Tries: Ellison (3), Connolly, Edwards, Haughton, Paul, Robinson, Murdock Goals: Farrell (4)	[3]	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

• Super League I