Super League I | |
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League | Super League |
Duration | 22 Rounds |
Teams | 12 |
Highest attendance | 20,429 Wigan vs St. Helens (21 June) |
Lowest attendance | 1,400 Workington Town vs London Broncos (23 June) |
Attendance | 867,372 (average 6,571) |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
1996 Season | |
Champions | St. Helens 1st Super League title 8th British title |
Runners-up | Wigan |
Premiership winners | Wigan |
Man of Steel | Andrew Farrell |
Top point-scorer(s) | Bobbie Goulding (257) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Paul Newlove (28) |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from Division One | Salford Reds |
Relegated to Division One | Workington Town |
The year 1996's Stones Bitter Super League I was the official name for the 102nd season of top-level rugby league football, and the first year of Europe's new championship: Super League. It is also the first season of rugby league to be played in summer.[1] The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995-96 RFL First Division plus one expansion club, Paris Saint-Germain.