Super League VII
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VII was the official name for the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league
held in Britain, and the seventh championship run by Super League. Twelve clubs from across England
competed during the season, culminating in the Grand Final
between St Helens and Bradford Bulls
, which St Helens won, claiming their third premiership in four seasons.
Lee Briers of Warrington Wolves
scored a record equalling 5 drop goals against Halifax Blue Sox in the Super League match on 25 May 2002.
limits were adjusted in an attempt to make Super League more competitive:
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...
VII was the official name for the year 2002's Super League championship season, the 108th season of top-level professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
held in Britain, and the seventh championship run by Super League. Twelve clubs from across England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
competed during the season, culminating in the Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
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....
, which St Helens won, claiming their third premiership in four seasons.
Lee Briers of Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
scored a record equalling 5 drop goals against Halifax Blue Sox in the Super League match on 25 May 2002.
Operational rules
Salary capSalary cap
In professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
limits were adjusted in an attempt to make Super League more competitive:
- The Cap for money spent on players' salaries was set at £Pound signThe pound sign is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom . The same symbol is used for similarly named currencies in some other countries and territories, such as the Irish pound, Gibraltar pound, Australian pound and the Italian lira...
1.8 million per club from the 2002 season. The previous limit had allowed the clubs to spend either £0.75 million per year or a higher amount as long as it was no more than 50% of the clubs "salary cap relevant income". - The Cap change allowed some clubs in Super League to spend more money on players than they had previously but forced a reduction in spending at others. Wigan WarriorsWigan WarriorsWigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
were given 12 months' dispensation to spend up to £2.3 million due to existing contract commitments.