The League: St Helens RFC took the league by eight points From Hull FC (40 points), Leeds Rhinos collected 38 pints and the Bradford Bulls 32. The yo-yo team of the time Castleford came second to last but had to go because of Les Catalan's exemption.
Challenge Cup: In the quarter finals, Leeds got past the London team the Harlequins 36-18 and Hull KR defeated Warrington 40-36 in a high scoring game. It's not often a non top flight side makes it through to the semi-finals but Hull KR managed it in 2006. The Huddersfield Giants bowled over Warrington 44-14 and St Helens overwhelmed Les Catalan 56-10.
Saints impressive form carried over into the semi-finals with a 50-0 thumping of Hull KR. In the other game Huddersfield upset Leeds 30-12. The final showed just how good St Helens were that year when they took the trophy with an impressive 42-12 victory over the Giants.
Saints defend in the final |
Hull then had to play in the last elimination game to see if they could overcome Bradford. This they did 19-12 to have an appearance with rampant St Helens. The final wasn't as close as the previous encounter, Saints too good in taking out the match 28-6.
Summary: St Helens took the treble in emphatic fashion. Hull FC and Leeds were the next two best sides but were unable to do anything to stop the Saints juggernaut.
Rk | Team | Rnd | Fnl | CC | Total | |
1 | St Helens | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
2 | Hull FC | 18 | 16 | 34 | ||
3 | Leeds | 16 | 4 | 12 | 32 | |
4 | Bradford | 14 | 12 | 26 | ||
5 | Warrington | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 | |
6 | Huddersfield | 8 | 16 | 24 | ||
7 | Salford | 12 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |
8 | London | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
9 | Hull KR | 12 | 12 | |||
10 | Catalans | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||
11 | Wigan | 9 | 9 | |||
12 | Wakefield | 7 | 7 | |||
13 | Castleford | 6 | 6 | |||
Total | 136 | 64 | 84 | 284 |
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Picture source: BBC.
fore the 2005 season, simply click here.
Picture source: BBC.
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