Million Pound Game

Million Pound Game
Current season or competition:
2018 Rugby League Qualifiers
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 2015
Number of teams 2
Country  England (RFL)
Holders London Broncos (1st title)
Most titles Wakefield Trinity
Salford Red Devils
Catalans Dragons
London Broncos (1 title)
Broadcast partner Sky Sports
BBC Sport (Highlights)

Million Pound Game is an annual play off game between the sides finishing in 4th and 5th in the Super 8s Qualifiers, the second stage of the British Rugby League season. The game is played at the higher seed's home ground, and decides which side will gain a berth in the Super League the following season.

It was instigated in 2015, with the restructuring of the Rugby League season by the Rugby Football League.[1]

Format

At the end of the regular season the bottom 4 teams in Super League play the top four teams in the Championship in a league of 8. The top three teams get a place in Super League whilst teams finishing fourth and fifth play each other for the final Super League place.[1]

Results

Year Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance
2015 Wakefield Trinity 24–16 Bradford Bulls Belle Vue 7,236
2016 Salford Red Devils 19–18 Hull Kingston Rovers Craven Park 6,562
2017 Catalans Dragons 26–10 Leigh Centurions Leigh Sports Village 6,888
2018 London Broncos 4-2 Toronto Wolfpack Lamport Stadium 9,246

Winners

Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
1 Salford Red Devils 1 2016 0 N/A
2 Wakefield Trinity 1 2015 0 N/A
3 Catalans Dragons 1 2017 0 N/A
4 London Broncos 1 2018 0 N/A
5 Bradford Bulls 0 N/A 1 2015
6 Hull Kingston Rovers 0 N/A 1 2016
7 Leigh Centurions 0 N/A 1 2017
8 Toronto Wolfpack 0 N/A 1 2018

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Million-pound sudden-death match to make Super League comeback". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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