The 1999 Super League

Super League

Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...

 Grand Final was held on Saturday 9 October 1999, at Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. The game was played between St Helens and Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls

Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....

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Route to final

Regular Season Final Standings

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls Bradford Bulls is a professional rugby league club based in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They play in the European Super League and are currently joint 10th in the league....	30	25	1	4	897	445
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2	St Helens	30	23	0	7	1034	561
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Bradford Bulls

Position in Super League table: 1st

• Qualifying semi-final: Won 40-4 v St Helens

St Helens

Position in Super League table: 2nd

• Qualifying play-off: Won 38-14 v Leeds Rhinos
  Leeds Rhinos
  Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
  
  

• Qualifying semi-final: Lost 40-4 to Bradford

• Final eliminator: Won 36-6 v Castleford Tigers
  Castleford Tigers
  Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
  
  

Bradford Team

Stuart Spruce

Stuart Spruce

Stuart Spruce was a for Widnes/Widnes Vikings, and from 1996 to 2001 the Bradford Bulls.-Widnes:Stuart Spruce made his debut for Widnes during the 1989-90 season, under coach Doug Laughton. When regular fullback Alan Tait quit for Leeds, Spruce became the permanent fullback.-Bradford Bulls:Spruce...

, Tevita Vaikona

Tevita Vaikona

Tevita Vaikona is a professional rugby footballer, a powerful winger who enjoyed massive success in rugby league and picked up many honours before switching codes to rugby union where he was also hugely successful....

, Scott Naylor

Scott Naylor

Scott Naylor is a rugby league coach and former player. He played for the Bradford Bulls of Super League from 1998 to 2003 and now coaches the Salford City Reds.-International honours:...

, Michael Withers

Michael Withers

Michael Withers is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s who represented at international level for Ireland. He played club football in Australia for the Balmain Tigers of the National Rugby League, and in England with Wigan Warriors and Bradford Bulls of...

, Leon Pryce

Leon Pryce

Leon Pryce is an English professional rugby league footballer of Jamaican descent for the St. Helens club of Super League...

, Henry Paul

Henry Paul

Henry Paul , is a dual code rugby international. Paul has previously represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union XV's and 7's. He currently holds the world record for the most consecutive kicks on the field.Paul's usual position is loose forward/Lock. He can also operate in...

, Robbie Paul

Robbie Paul

Robert Rawiri 'Robbie' Hunter-Paul is a New Zealand rugby league player. He currently plays for Leigh Centurions in England. He played for the New Zealand national team 27 times. He is the younger brother of Leeds Carnegie player Henry Paul.-Early years:Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, his junior...

, Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

- Politics and public figures :* Paul Anderson , member of the Minnesota House of Representatives* Paul H. Anderson , U.S. judge* Paul Francis Anderson , U.S...

, James Lowes

James Lowes

James Lowes is a British former rugby league player and assistant coach for the Leeds Rhinos. He played for Hunslet Hawks and Leeds Rhinos, but his best years were with the Bradford Bulls, where he won many trophies...

, Stuart Fielden

Stuart Fielden

Stuart Fielden is an English professional rugby league footballer for Wigan of Super League...

, David Boyle

David Boyle

David Boyle may refer to:*David Boyle , English professional footballer*David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow , Scottish nobleman*David Boyle , economics author and journalist...

, Bernard Dwyer

Bernard Dwyer

Bernard John Dwyer is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. He played in the Super League competition and featured as a . He played for the St. Helens, and Bradford Bulls during a successful rugby league career - he enjoyed the distinction of winning every club honour in...

, Steve McNamara

Steve McNamara

Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently coach of the England national team.-International honours:...

. Subs: Paul Deacon

Paul Deacon

Paul Deacon is a retired rugby league footballer. He previously played for Bradford Bulls from 1998 until joining his hometown club Wigan Warriors in 2010...

, Nathan McAvoy

Nathan McAvoy

Nathan McAvoy was a professional rugby league player for 15 years and is now a qualified PE teacher and currently teaching in Manchester.-Career:...

, Mike Forshaw

Mike Forshaw

Michael "Mike" Forshaw is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He began his playing career with Wigan in 1987 and went on to play for Wakefield Trinity, Bradford Bulls & Warrington Wolves.He had a brief stint at Saracens F.C...

, Brian McDermott

Brian McDermott

Brian G. McDermott is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He started as Head Coach of Harlequins RL of Super League on 8 July 2006 and departs on 4 September 2010.-Biography:...

St Helens Team

Paul Atcheson

Paul Atcheson

Paul 'Patch' Atcheson is British former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Widnes Vikings , Wigan, Oldham Bears, and St. Helens, playing at , i.e...

, Chris Smith

Chris Smith (rugby league)

Chris Smith is a former rugby league footballer playing at .Chris Smith was a Wales international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.-External links:**...

, Kevin Iro

Kevin Iro

Kevin Leslie Iro is a former professional rugby league international footballer who has representated both New Zealand and the Cook Islands. In his domestic career, his achievements include playing in the Challenge Cup final for Leeds, Wigan and St. Helens.Iro is the younger brother of New Zealand...

, Paul Newlove

Paul Newlove

Paul Newlove is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. A Great Britain and England international representative, he competed in the Super League competition, featuring as a . He played for the St...

, Anthony Sullivan

Anthony Sullivan

Anthony C. Sullivan is an English-born former rugby league and rugby union player who represented Wales at international level...

, Paul Sculthorpe

Paul Sculthorpe

Paul Sculthorpe , is an English retired rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative /, and /, he played club football for St. Helens, with whom he won a total of four Grand Finals, three Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges...

, Tommy Martyn

Tommy Martyn

Tommy Martyn played for St Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and, subsequently, Super League. He also played for Oldham and Leigh Centurions.Martyn teamed up with Bobbie Goulding in the halves for the 1997 Challenge Cup final at Wembley. His two tries and try-saving ankle-tap on Danny Peacock...

, Apollo Perelini

Apollo Perelini

Apollo Perelini is a former Samoan dual code rugby international player.Apollo Perelini played for St. Helens in the Rugby League Premiership and the Super League...

, Keiron Cunningham

Keiron Cunningham

Keiron Cunningham is a former British professional rugby league footballer. A Great Britain and Wales international representative hooker, he played his entire club rugby career at St...

, Julian O'Neill

Julian O'Neill (New Zealand)

Julian O'Neill is a former professional rugby league footballer who spent most of his career playing in Super League...

, Fereti Tuilagi, Sonny Nickle

Sonny Nickle

Sonny Nickle is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s.He played for Hunslet, St. Helens, Bradford Bulls, Sheffield Eagles, and Leigh Centurions. He played in the and as a . He was part of the package put together by St...

, Chris Joynt

Chris Joynt

Chris M. Joynt is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain international representative , and /, he played his club football with St...

. Subs: Paul Wellens

Paul Wellens

Paul Simon Wellens is an English multi-award–winning rugby league footballer. Wellens plays for St. Helens in the European Super League. Wellens is a Great Britain and England international...

, Sean Long

Sean Long

Sean Long is an English former professional rugby league and current rugby union footballer with Preston Grasshoppers. He has played for Wigan, Widnes and Hull but is best known for playing for St Helens in the Super League. Internationally he has represented England and Great Britain at /...

, Sean Hoppe

Sean Hoppe

Sean Edward Hoppe is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented his country.-Early years:...

, Vila Matautia

Vila Matautia

Vila Matautia is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He was a Samoan international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. He also played with St. Helens in Super League, having championship and Challenge Cup final success with them...

Match details

Harry Sunderland Trophy

Harry Sunderland Trophy

The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association. It is named after Harry Sunderland, who was an Australian rugby league football administrator in both Australia and the United Kingdom...

 winner: Henry Paul

Henry Paul

Henry Paul , is a dual code rugby international. Paul has previously represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union XV's and 7's. He currently holds the world record for the most consecutive kicks on the field.Paul's usual position is loose forward/Lock. He can also operate in...

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External links

• 1999 Super League Grand Final at rlphotos.com