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Million Pound Game
Current season or competition:
2016 Super 8s
SportRugby league
Instituted2015
Number of teams2
Country England (RFL)
Holders Wakefield Wildcats (1st title)
Most titles Wakefield Wildcats (1 title)
Broadcast partnerSky Sports

Million Pound Game is an annual play off game between the sides finishing in 4th and 5th in the Super 8s Qualifiers, the second stage of the British Rugby League season. The game is played at the higher seeds home ground, and decides which side will gain a berth in the Super League the following season.

It was instigated in 2015, with the restructuring of the Rugby League season by the Rugby Football League.

Format

At the end of the regular season the bottom 4 teams in Super League play the top four teams in the Championship in a league of 8. The top three teams get a place in Super League whilst teams finishing fourth and fifth play each other for the final Super League place.

Results

Year Winner Score Runner up Venue Attendance
2015 Wakefield Wildcats 24-16 Bradford Bulls Belle Vue 5,333
2016 4th Vs 5th Home of 4th placed team TBD

Winners

Club Wins Last win Runners-up Last final lost
1 Wakefield Wildcats 1 2015 0 N/A
2 Bradford Bulls 0 N/A 1 2015

Venues

City Stadium Years
1 Wakefield Belle Vue 2015
2 2016

References