Lesley Vainikolo scored more tries than anybody else that season with 37, beating Danny McGuire who finished on 36.

Live Super League IX matches were broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports in the first year of a new five-year television deal.

[1][3] The contract would run until the end of the 2008 season and also cover the international game minus the 2008 World Cup, which is worth £5 million of the total amount.

[3] An RFL spokesman said: "To increase our overall take in a falling market is a major step forward for our game".

[2] The BBC secured secondary broadcast rights to show the Super League play-offs and Grand Final nationally with a provision to show match highlights of regular season games.