2006 Super League season results
# 2006 Super League season results

This article details the 2006 Super League season results. Twelve teams competed in the 11th season of British Summer-era rugby league. In all, 174 matches were played over nine months, from February 2006 to October.

## Regular season

### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Castleford Tigers | 18 – 42 | Hull | 10 February, 20:00 GMT | The Jungle | Karl Kirkpatrick | 10,188 |
| Harlequins RL | 16 – 40 | St Helens R.F.C. | 11 February, 15:00 GMT | The Twickenham Stoop | Richard Silverwood | 8,213 |
| Catalans Dragons | 38 – 30 | Wigan Warriors | 11 February, 19:05 GMT | Stade Aimé Giral | Ashley Klein | 11,122 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 20 – 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 12 February, 15:00 GMT | Headingley Stadium | Steve Ganson | 16,119 |
| Warrington Wolves | 6 – 24 | Salford City Reds | 12 February, 15:00 GMT | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 10,835 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 14 – 20 | Bradford Bulls | 12 February, 15:30 GMT | Belle Vue | Phil Bentham | 9,157 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Salford City Reds | 16 – 0 | Catalans Dragons | 17 February, 20:00 GMT | The Willows | Phil Bentham | 4,660 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 44 – 8 | Castleford Tigers | 17 February, 20:00 GMT | Knowsley Road | Ronnie Laughton | 13,528 |
| Wigan Warriors | 16 – 24 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 February, 20:00 GMT | JJB Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 17,281 |
| Bradford Bulls | 18 – 18 | Harlequins RL | 18 February, 18:05 GMT | Odsal Stadium | Ashley Klein | 11,097 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 26 – 20 | Warrington Wolves | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | Galpharm Stadium | Ian Smith | 8,104 |
| Hull | 40 – 14 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 19 February, 15:00 GMT | KC Stadium | Steve Ganson | 11,860 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 3

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 34 – 4 | Salford City Reds | 24 February, 20:00 GMT | Odsal Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 10,062 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 13 – 4 | Leeds Rhinos | 24 February, 20:00 GMT | Knowsley Road | Ashley Klein | 13,443 |
| Wigan Warriors | 36 – 20 | Huddersfield Giants | 24 February, 20:00 GMT | JJB Stadium | Phil Bentham | 11,623 |
| Harlequins RL | 6 – 26 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 25 February, 15:00 GMT | The Twickenham Stoop | Ian Smith | 3,554 |
| Warrington Wolves | 46 – 24 | Hull | 25 February, 18:00 GMT | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 9,359 |
| Castleford Tigers | 34 – 28 | Catalans Dragons | 26 February, 15:30 GMT | The Jungle | Steve Ganson | 5,852 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 4

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Hull | 6 – 10 | Harlequins RL | 3 March, 20:00 GMT | KC Stadium | Ashley Klein | 8,250 |
| Salford City Reds | 28 – 10 | Wigan Warriors | 3 March, 20:00 GMT | The Willows | Karl Kirkpatrick | 5,494 |
| Warrington Wolves | 10 – 18 | St Helens R.F.C. | 3 March, 20:00 GMT | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ian Smith | 13,024 |
| Catalans Dragons | 18 – 50 | Bradford Bulls | 4 March, 18:00 GMT | Stade Aimé Giral | Richard Silverwood | 9,373 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 16 – 18 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 March, 18:05 GMT | Belle Vue | Steve Ganson | 4,110 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 66 – 14 | Castleford Tigers | 5 March, 15:00 GMT | Headingley Stadium | Phil Bentham | 16,660 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 5

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 18 – 12 | Hull | 10 March, 20:00 GMT | Odsal Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 10,700 |
| Wigan Warriors | 12 – 24 | Warrington Wolves | 10 March, 20:00 GMT | JJB Stadium | Ashley Klein | 16,640 |
| Catalans Dragons | 10 – 58 | Leeds Rhinos | 11 March, 18:00 GMT | Stade Aimé Giral | Ian Smith | 5,783 |
| Salford City Reds | 48 – 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 11 March, 18:00 GMT | The Willows | Phil Bentham | 4,060 |
| Harlequins RL | 20 – 34 | Castleford Tigers | 12 March, 15:00 GMT | The Twickenham Stoop | Steve Ganson | 3,535 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 16 – 18 | St Helens R.F.C. | 12 March, 15:00 GMT | Galpharm Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 8,002 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 5". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 6

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 20 – 12 | Salford City Reds | 17 March, 20:00 GMT | Headingley Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 15,242 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 38 – 16 | Bradford Bulls | 17 March, 20:00 GMT | Knowsley Road | Ashley Klein | 12,352 |
| Warrington Wolves | 26 – 28 | Catalans Dragons | 18 March, 18:00 GMT | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Steve Ganson | 9,631 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 64 – 14 | Harlequins RL | 19 March, 15:00 GMT | Galpharm Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 4,173 |
| Castleford Tigers | 38 – 18 | Wigan Warriors | 19 March, 15:30 GMT | The Jungle | Phil Bentham | 9,021 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20 – 28 | Hull | 19 March, 15:30 GMT | Belle Vue | Richard Silverwood | 5,613 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 6". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 7

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 34 – 12 | Wigan Warriors | 24 March, 20:00 GMT | Odsal Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 11,644 |
| Hull | 0 – 46 | St Helens R.F.C. | 24 March, 20:00 GMT | KC Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 11,277 |
| Catalans Dragons | 22 – 28 | Salford City Reds | 25 March, 18:00 GMT | Stade Aimé Giral | Phil Bentham | 6,547 |
| Harlequins RL | 0 – 60 | Leeds Rhinos | 25 March, 19:00 GMT | The Twickenham Stoop | Richard Silverwood | 5,208 |
| Castleford Tigers | 22 – 36 | Huddersfield Giants | 26 March, 15:30 BST | The Jungle | Steve Ganson | 6,881 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 21 – 22 | Warrington Wolves | 26 March, 15:30 BST | Belle Vue | Ashley Klein | 4,723 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 7". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 8

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Hull | 26 – 34 | Leeds Rhinos | 7 April, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 10,958 |
| Salford City Reds | 36 – 18 | Huddersfield Giants | 7 April, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Steve Ganson | 4,084 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 16 – 6 | Harlequins RL | 7 April, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Ronnie Laughton | 9,520 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 40 – 14 | Wigan Warriors | 7 April, 20:00 BST | Belle Vue | Phil Bentham | 4,557 |
| Catalans Dragons | 51 – 14 | Castleford Tigers | 8 April, 18:00 BST | Stade d'Albert Domec | Richard Silverwood | 6,109 |
| Bradford Bulls | 18 – 22 | Warrington Wolves | 8 April, 18:00 BST | Odsal Stadium | Ashley Klein | 11,136 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 9

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 18 – 20 | Bradford Bulls | 13 April, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 17,700 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 48 – 10 | Wigan Warriors | 14 April, 12:35 BST | Knowsley Road | Karl Kirkpatrick | 17,500 |
| Harlequins RL | 36 – 14 | Catalans Dragons | 14 April, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Steve Ganson | 3,472 |
| Warrington Wolves | 6 – 22 | Salford City Reds | 14 April, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 10,744 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 18 – 26 | Hull | 14 April, 19:30 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Phil Bentham | 5,900 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 34 – 26 | Castleford Tigers | 14 April, 19:30 BST | Belle Vue | Ashley Klein | 8,237 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 9". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 10

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Salford City Reds | 18 – 24 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 April, 15:00 BST | The Willows | Karl Kirkpatrick | 7,609 |
| Catalans Dragons | 20 – 34 | St Helens R.F.C. | 17 April, 18:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Ashley Klein | 8,294 |
| Harlequins RL | 30 – 18 | Wigan Warriors | 17 April, 12:30 BST | JJB Stadium | Phil Bentham | 12,239 |
| Bradford Bulls | 52 – 18 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 April, 20:00 BST | Odsal Stadium | Steve Ganson | 10,932 |
| Hull F.C. | 36 – 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 17 April, 15:15 BST | KC Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 9,898 |
| Warrington Wolves | 64 – 6 | Castleford Tigers | 17 April, 17:35 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 5,681 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 10". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 11

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Hull | 22 – 32 | Bradford Bulls | 20 April, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Ben Thaler | 12,767 |
| Wigan Warriors | 44 – 10 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20 April, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Phil Bentham | 14,108 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 38 – 19 | St Helens R.F.C. | 21 April, 18:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 21,975 |
| Catalans Dragons | 27 – 16 | Warrington Wolves | 21 April, 18:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Ian Smith | 9,050 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 46 – 16 | Harlequins RL | 22 April, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 4,894 |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 24 – 28 | Salford City Reds | 22 April, 15:30 BST | New Craven Park | Gareth Hewer | 6,299 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 11". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 12

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Hull Kingston Rovers | 16 – 28 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 April, 20:00 BST | New Craven Park | Phil Bentham | 6,597 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 54 – 8 | Catalans Dragons | 27 April, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Ben Thaler | 15,581 |
| Salford City Reds | 24 – 50 | Wigan Warriors | 27 April, 18:00 BST | The Willows | Richard Silverwood | 6,603 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 18 – 20 | Hull | 28 April, 15:15 BST | Belle Vue | Steve Ganson | 7,142 |
| Bradford Bulls | 36 – 24 | Warrington Wolves | 29 April, 15:30 BST | Odsal Stadium | Ashley Klein | 11,276 |
| Harlequins RL | 6 – 44 | St Helens R.F.C. | 29 April, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Ian Smith | 4,362 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 12". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 13

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Hull | 28 – 12 | Bradford Bulls | 5 May, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Steve Ganson | 12,180 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 36 – 24 | Harlequins RL | 5 May, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 12,301 |
| Salford City Reds | 26 – 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 5 May, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Peter Taberner | 4,086 |
| Wigan Warriors | 24 – 30 | Castleford Tigers | 5 May, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 12,484 |
| Catalans Dragons | 16 – 44 | Warrington Wolves | 6 May, 18:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Richard Silverwood | 5,877 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 19 – 16 | St Helens R.F.C. | 6 May, 18:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Phil Bentham | 4,918 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 13". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 14

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 28 – 44 | Hull | 12 May, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Phil Bentham | 17,700 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 34 – 22 | Warrington Wolves | 12 May, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Richard Silverwood | 12,050 |
| Harlequins RL | 16 – 58 | Bradford Bulls | 13 May, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Ronnie Laughton | 4,491 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 10 – 8 | Wigan Warriors | 13 May, 19:15 BST | Belle Vue | Steve Ganson | 3,733 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 32 – 18 | Salford City Reds | 14 May, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Ashley Klein | 5,289 |
| Castleford Tigers | 18 – 40 | Catalans Dragons | 14 May, 15:30 BST | The Jungle | Karl Kirkpatrick | 6,024 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 14". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 15

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 0 – 30 | Leeds Rhinos | 26 May, 20:00 BST | Odsal Stadium | Steve Ganson | 16,603 |
| Catalans Dragons | 28 – 40 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 May, 18:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Karl Kirkpatrick | 6,852 |
| Wigan Warriors | 14 – 28 | St Helens R.F.C. | 27 May, 19:15 BST | JJB Stadium | Ashley Klein | 18,358 |
| Warrington Wolves | 46 – 28 | Castleford Tigers | 28 May, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 9,508 |
| Hull | 19 – 8 | Huddersfield Giants | 28 May, 15:15 BST | KC Stadium | Phil Bentham | 10,642 |
| Salford City Reds | 28 – 29 | Harlequins RL | 29 May, 19:00 BST | The Willows | Richard Silverwood | 3,295 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 16

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 26 – 27 | Hull | 8 June, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Ashley Klein | 9,907 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 48 – 22 | Wigan Warriors | 9 June, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 14,899 |
| Harlequins RL | 30 – 28 | Warrington Wolves | 10 June, 12:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Ronnie Laughton | 3,691 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 42 – 34 | Catalans Dragons | 11 June 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 14,017 |
| Castleford Tigers | 26 – 26 | Bradford Bulls | 11 June, 15:30 BST | The Jungle | Peter Taberner | 7,600 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 18 – 36 | Salford City Reds | 11 June, 15:30 BST | Belle Vue | Phil Bentham | 3,871 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 17

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 20 – 18 | St Helens R.F.C. | 16 June, 20:00 BST | Odsal Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 12,450 |
| Hull | 30 – 16 | Harlequins RL | 16 June, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 9,540 |
| Salford City Reds | 18 – 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 16 June, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Ben Thaler | 4,517 |
| Warrington Wolves | 16 – 17 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 18 June, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 8,884 |
| Castleford Tigers | 32 – 14 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 June, 15:30 BST | The Jungle | Phil Bentham | 6,502 |
| Wigan Warriors | 24 – 18 | Catalans Dragons | 18 June, 19:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Steve Ganson | 11,250 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 18

* Bradford's home ground, Odsal, was renamed to 'Grattan Stadium' before this round for sponsorship reasons.
* The week prior to this round saw the shock move of Stuart Fielden from the Bradford Bulls to Wigan for a Super League record fee of £450,000. Despite a 30-12 home win over Warrington they remain bottom of the league after round 18.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 42 – 16 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 June, 20:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Steve Ganson | 10,655 |
| Hull | 28 – 10 | Castleford Tigers | 23 June, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Ashley Klein | 11,360 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 36 – 20 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 June, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 13,597 |
| Wigan Warriors | 30 – 12 | Warrington Wolves | 23 June, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 16,103 |
| Catalans Dragons | 38 – 18 | Harlequins RL | 24 June, 18:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Steve Clark | 4,197 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 28 – 6 | Salford City Reds | 24 June, 18:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Phil Bentham | 8,307 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 18". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 19

* Following round 19, the bottom half of the league table was now very close, with 6 teams able to reach the play-offs and 5 still at risk of relegation.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Salford City Reds | 17 – 16 | Bradford Bulls | 30 June, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Richard Silverwood | 4,203 |
| Catalans Dragons | 16 – 24 | Hull | 1 July, 17:45 BST | Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié | Phil Bentham | 4,479 |
| Harlequins RL | 24 – 26 | Wigan Warriors | 1 July, 18:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Karl Kirkpatrick | 4,115 |
| Castleford Tigers | 52 – 26 | Warrington Wolves | 2 July 12:30 BST | The Jungle | Steve Ganson | 5,411 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 14 – 36 | Leeds Rhinos | 2 July, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Ashley Klein | 7,416 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 36 – 52 | St Helens R.F.C. | 2 July 15:30 BST | Belle Vue | Ronnie Laughton | 4,927 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 19". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 20

* Wigan left the bottom of the table for the first time in three months but were still in the relegation position as Les Catalans were exempt from relegation. Warrington ended their bad run of results by beating Huddersfield.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 26 – 24 | Bradford Bulls | 7 July, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Phil Bentham | 17,700 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 52 – 26 | Catalans Dragons | 7 July, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Karl Kirkpatrick | 8,058 |
| Wigan Warriors | 42 – 24 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 7 July, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Ashley Klein | 13,686 |
| Salford City Reds | 20 – 24 | Hull | 8 July, 12:30 BST | The Willows | Steve Ganson | 4,076 |
| Harlequins RL | 24 – 16 | Castleford Tigers | 8 July, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Ronnie Laughton | 3,656 |
| Warrington Wolves | 30 – 26 | Huddersfield Giants | 9 July, 12:30 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 7,785 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 20". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 21

* Wigan climbed out of the relegation zone after beating Salford - their fifth consecutive win. Wakefield had a chance to put Wigan back in the drop zone but blew a 20-0 lead against Huddersfield to allow the Giants to record a crucial victory.
* Hull's Richard Horne became the first player in 91 years to score tries in 11 straight games for the club in their victory over Warrington.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 30 – 16 | Catalans Dragons | 14 July, 20:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Ronnie Laughton | 10,388 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 30 – 24 | Harlequins RL | 14 July, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Phil Bentham | 7,950 |
| Wigan Warriors | 20 – 12 | Salford City Reds | 14 July, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 13,630 |
| Hull | 36 – 24 | Warrington Wolves | 15 July, 18:15 BST | KC Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,247 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 26 – 20 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 16 July, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Steve Ganson | 4,848 |
| Castleford Tigers | 31 – 30 | Leeds Rhinos | 16 July, 15:15 BST | The Jungle | Karl Kirkpatrick | 11,016 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 21". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 22

* Hull's 13 match winning streak came to an end at Harlequins but 2nd place rivals Leeds lost to leaders St Helens, who had Jamie Lyon sent off. Wigan's recent revival was halted by Warrington.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 20 – 42 | Bradford Bulls | 21 July, 20:00 BST | Belle Vue | Phil Bentham | 4,003 |
| Harlequins RL | 18 – 16 | Hull | 22 July, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Karl Kirkpatrick | 4,023 |
| Leeds Rhinos | 14 – 18 | St Helens R.F.C. | 22 July, 17:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Ashley Klein | 17,700 |
| Catalans Dragons | 26 – 6 | Salford City Reds | 22 July, 18:00 BST | Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié | Peter Taberner | 5,070 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 34 – 10 | Castleford Tigers | 23 July, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Jamie Leahy | 5,573 |
| Warrington Wolves | 22 – 20 | Wigan Warriors | 23 July, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 13,024 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 22". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 23

* Wakefield re-ignited the relegation battle with a win against local rivals Castleford, despite being reduced to 11 men by the end of the game.
* Leeds lost the battle for second place, and their third league match in a row.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 50 – 22 | Warrington Wolves | 4 August, 20:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Steve Ganson | 11,469 |
| Hull | 23 – 16 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 August, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Phil Bentham | 13,721 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 56 – 8 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 August, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Ashley Klein | 8,378 |
| Salford City Reds | 34 – 0 | Harlequins RL | 4 August, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Peter Taberner | 3,046 |
| Wigan Warriors | 40 – 4 | Catalans Dragons | 4 August, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 12,647 |
| Castleford Tigers | 0 – 18 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 5 August, 19:30 BST | The Jungle | Richard Silverwood | 7,230 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 23". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 24

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 18 – 20 | Wigan Warriors | 11 August, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Ashley Klein | 15,066 |
| Salford City Reds | 35 – 34 | Warrington Wolves | 11 August, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Richard Silverwood | 5,016 |
| Harlequins RL | 28 – 26 | Bradford Bulls | 12 August, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Ben Thaler | 3,793 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 12 – 26 | Hull | 13 August, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Phil Bentham | 6,189 |
| Castleford Tigers | 4 – 72 | St Helens R.F.C. | 13 August, 15:30 BST | The Jungle | Karl Kirkpatrick | 6,369 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 34 – 14 | Catalans Dragons | 13 August, 17:45 BST | Belle Vue | Steve Ganson | 3,324 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 24". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 25

* St Helens rested a number of senior players for the trip to Perpignan ahead of the Challenge Cup Final. Despite this, their young side were only beaten by a Stacey Jones try 30 seconds from full-time.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 48 – 10 | Castleford Tigers | 18 August, 20:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 10,576 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 12 – 14 | Leeds Rhinos | 18 August, 20:00 BST | Belle Vue | Phil Bentham | 10,576 |
| Wigan Warriors | 14 – 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 August, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 14,092 |
| Warrington Wolves | 28 – 22 | Harlequins RL | 19 August, 18:15 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Steve Ganson | 7,375 |
| Catalans Dragons | 26 – 22 | St Helens R.F.C. | 19 August, 19:00 BST | Stade Saint-Michel | Ashley Klein | 4,551 |
| Hull | 11 – 10 | Salford City Reds | 20 August, 15:15 BST | KC Stadium | Ben Thaler | 10,172 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 25". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 26

* St. Helens returned to full strength having won the Challenge Cup in the week between rounds 25 and 26.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 54 – 16 | Warrington Wolves | 1 September, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Ben Thaler | 17,349 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 34 – 12 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 1 September, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Karl Kirkpatrick | 8,991 |
| Wigan Warriors | 38 – 16 | Bradford Bulls | 1 September, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Ashley Klein | 15,830 |
| Castleford Tigers | 27 – 12 | Harlequins RL | 2 September, 18:00 BST | The Jungle | Phil Bentham | 5,531 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 24 – 18 | Salford City Reds | 3 September, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Steve Ganson | 5,027 |
| Hull | 26 – 12 | Catalans Dragons | 3 September, 15:15 BST | KC Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 10,300 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 26". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 27

* The relegation battle will go down to the wire as Wakefield beat Bradford while Castleford lost to Salford. Wakefield meet Castleford next week for what could be a relegation decider.
* St Helens receive the League Leaders' Shield for a second successive year as recognition for finishing top of the competition league table for the regular season.
* Harlequins secure survival after beating Wigan.
* Salford secure a top-6 play-off spot for the first time in their history.
* Warrington secure the last play-off spot, but can still over-haul Salford for fifth place.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Bradford Bulls | 12 – 20 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 8 September, 20:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Steve Ganson | 9,451 |
| Salford City Reds | 26 – 16 | Castleford Tigers | 8 September, 20:00 BST | The Willows | Karl Kirkpatrick | 6,106 |
| St Helens R.F.C. | 54 – 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 9 September, 18:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Richard Silverwood | 10,024 |
| Catalans Dragons | 12 – 20 | Huddersfield Giants | 9 September, 19:00 BST | Stade Aimé Giral | Ben Thaler | 6,463 |
| Harlequins RL | 31 – 30 | Wigan Warriors | 10 September, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Phil Bentham | 5,737 |
| Warrington Wolves | 26 – 14 | Hull | 10 September, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 9,915 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 27". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

### Round 28

* Castleford were relegated as a consequence of their 29-17 defeat away to Wakefield.

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Leeds Rhinos | 60 – 12 | Catalans Dragons | 15 September, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Karl Kirkpatrick | 13,391 |
| Wigan Warriors | 38 – 16 | Hull | 15 September, 20:00 BST | JJB Stadium | Ben Thaler | 16,554 |
| Harlequins RL | 40 – 18 | Salford City Reds | 16 September, 15:00 BST | The Twickenham Stoop | Steve Ganson | 3,053 |
| Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 29 – 17 | Castleford Tigers | 16 September, 18:00 BST | Belle Vue | Richard Silverwood | 11,000 |
| Huddersfield Giants | 30 – 42 | Bradford Bulls | 17 September, 15:00 BST | Galpharm Stadium | Phil Bentham | 7,002 |
| Warrington Wolves | 30 – 38 | St Helens R.F.C. | 17 September, 15:00 BST | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ashley Klein | 13,024 |
| Source: "Super League XI 2006 - Round 28". Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2009-06-10. |||||||||

## Play-offs

Like all Super League seasons since 1998, the 2006 championship was decided via a play-off series. Teams were introduced according to the play-off's format and their relative places in the league table at the end of all 28 regular rounds. The play-offs had no bearing on the minor premiership (otherwise known as the League Leaders' Shield).

### Format

Super League XI followed the top-six play-off system, for its fifth consecutive year. Places were granted to the top six teams in the Super League XI table. Following the final round of matches on the weekend of 15–17 September, all six play-off teams were set (in order of finishing place):

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | St. Helens | 28 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 939 | 430 | +509 | 48 |
| 2 | Hull | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 720 | 578 | +142 | 40 |
| 3 | Leeds | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 869 | 543 | +326 | 38 |
| 4 | Bradford | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 802 | 568 | +234 | 32 |
| 5 | Salford | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 600 | 539 | +61 | 26 |
| 6 | Warrington | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 743 | 721 | +22 | 26 |

**Notes**

^ a: Bradford deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches

Home field advantage was given by position in the league table at the end of regular rounds, with the lower team playing on the team's ground. The only exception to this rule was the grand final, which was played at Old Trafford following tradition. The format followed the double elimination rule for the first and second placed teams, meaning whichever of the teams lost their qualifying play-off match would have to lose again in order to be knocked-out of the play-offs entirely.

### Bracket

| Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 29 September 2006 | 29 September 2006 | 29 September 2006 | | | | 11 October 2006 | 11 October 2006 | 11 October 2006 |
| | | | 1 | St. Helens | 12 | | | | St. Helens | 28 |
| | | | 2 | Hull | 8 | 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | Hull | Hull | 6 |
| 22 September 2006 | 22 September 2006 | 22 September 2006 | 2 | Hull | 8 | 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | 6 October 2006 | Hull | Hull | 6 |
| 22 September 2006 | 22 September 2006 | 22 September 2006 | | | | Hull | 19 | | | |
| 3 | Leeds | 17 | | | | Hull | 19 | | | |
| 3 | Leeds | 17 | 30 September 2006 | 30 September 2006 | 30 September 2006 | Bradford | Bradford | | 12 | | |
| 6 | Warrington | 18 | 30 September 2006 | 30 September 2006 | 30 September 2006 | Bradford | Bradford | | 12 | | |
| 6 | Warrington | 18 | Bradford | Bradford | 40 | | | | | | |
| 23 September 2006 | 23 September 2006 | 23 September 2006 | Bradford | Bradford | 40 | | | | | | |
| 23 September 2006 | 23 September 2006 | 23 September 2006 | Warrington | Warrington | 24 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bradford | 52 | Warrington | Warrington | 24 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Salford | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Details

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance |
| Elimination play-offs |||||||
| Leeds Rhinos | 17 – 18 | Warrington Wolves | 22 September, 20:00 BST | Headingley Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 10,508 |
| Bradford Bulls | 52 – 6 | Salford City Reds | 23 September, 18:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Ashley Klein | 8,611 |
| Qualifying semifinals |||||||
| St Helens R.F.C. | 12 – 8 | Hull | 29 September, 20:00 BST | Knowsley Road | Ashley Klein | 14,038 |
| Elimination semifinal |||||||
| Bradford Bulls | 40 – 24 | Warrington Wolves | 30 September, 18:00 BST | Grattan Stadium | Richard Silverwood | 12,302 |
| Elimination final |||||||
| Hull | 19 – 12 | Bradford Bulls | 6 October, 20:00 BST | KC Stadium | Ashley Klein | 16,087 |
| 2006 Super League Grand Final |||||||
| St Helens R.F.C. | 26 – 4 | Hull | 14 October, 18:00 BST | Old Trafford | Karl Kirkpatrick | 72,582 |
| Sources: Elimination play-offs: Leeds vs Warrington, Bradford vs Salford Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine; Qualifying semi-final: St Helens vs Hull FC; Elimination semi-final: Bradford vs Warrington; Final eliminator: Hull FC vs Bradford; Grand Final: St Helens vs Hull FC. |||||||||
