The 1976–77 Rugby League Premiership was the third end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.[1]
1976–77 Premiership | |
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Structure | National knockout championship |
Winners | St Helens |
Runners-up | Warrington |
First round
editDate | Team one | Team two | Score |
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30 Apr | St Helens | Wigan | 10-10 |
1 May | Castleford | Salford | 25-17 |
1 May | Featherstone Rovers | Bradford Northern | 13-2 |
1 May | Hull Kingston Rovers | Warrington | 18-13+ |
3 May | Wigan | St Helens | 3-8 |
+Match awarded to Warrington after Hull Kingston Rovers fielded an ineligible player (Phil Lowe).
Semi-finals
editDate | Team one | Team two | Score |
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10 May | Castleford | St Helens | 12-36 |
11 May | Featherstone Rovers | Warrington | 17-13 |
14 May | St Helens | Castleford | 25-13 |
15 May | Warrington | Featherstone Rovers | 11-1 |
Final
edit28 May 1977
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St Helens | 32-20 | Warrington |
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G-Pimblett (7) T-Pimblett, Benyon, Cunningham, Mathias, K Gwilliam, James |
G-Hesford (4) T-A Gwilliam, Gordon, Weavill, Philbin |
Station Road, Swinton
Attendance: 11,507 |
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Bracket
editFirst round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
Castleford | 25 | ||||||||||||||
Salford | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Castleford | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||||
St Helens | 36 | 25 | 61 | ||||||||||||
St Helens | 8* | ||||||||||||||
Wigan | 3* | ||||||||||||||
St Helens | 32 | ||||||||||||||
Warrington | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 13 | ||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 17 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Warrington | 13 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||||||
Hull KR | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Warrington | 13^ | ||||||||||||||
* - Indicates only the replay match, not the match ending in a draw.
^ - Match awarded to Warrington. See the First round section above
References
edit- ^ "Premiership title". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Premiership title 1976-77". Rugby League Project.