Super League Dream Team

The Super League Dream Team is an annually-selected rugby league All Star Team consisting of the players deemed to have been the best in their respective positions in the Super League competition. The team is selected by a panel of journalists and broadcasters at the end of each season.

The inaugural Dream Team was selected in 1996, the competition's first season. The team is traditionally selected following the completion of the regular season, and so does not take play-off matches into account.

Dream Teams

1996

Player Team Appearance
1 England Gary Connolly Wigan Warriors 1
2 England Jason Robinson Wigan Warriors 1
3 Samoa Va'aiga Tuigamala Wigan Warriors 1
4 England Paul Newlove St Helens 1
5 Wales Anthony Sullivan St Helens 1
6 New Zealand Henry Paul Wigan Warriors 1
7 England Bobbie Goulding St Helens 1
8 Samoa Apollo Perelini St Helens 1
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 1
10 Ireland Terry O'Connor Wigan Warriors 1
11 Australia Peter Gill London Broncos 1
12 England Paul Sculthorpe Warrington Wolves 1
13 England Andrew Farrell † Wigan Warriors 1

1997

Player Team Appearance
1 England Stuart Spruce Bradford Bulls 1
2 England Jason Robinson Wigan Warriors 2
3 Australia Danny Peacock Bradford Bulls 1
4 England Alan Hunte St Helens 1
5 Wales Anthony Sullivan St Helens 2
6 Australia Graeme Bradley Bradford Bulls 1
7 England Tony Smith Wigan Warriors 1
8 England Paul Broadbent Sheffield Eagles 1
9 England James Lowes † Bradford Bulls 1
10 Australia Tony Mestrov Wigan Warriors 1
11 Australia Peter Gill London Broncos 2
12 England Mike Forshaw Bradford Bulls 1
13 England Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 2

1998

Player Team Appearance
1 England Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 1
2 England Jason Robinson Wigan Warriors 3
3 England Gary Connolly Wigan Warriors 2
4 Australia Brad Godden Leeds Rhinos 1
5 Wales Anthony Sullivan St Helens 3
6 Wales Iestyn Harris † Leeds Rhinos 1
7 Australia Gavin Clinch Halifax 1
8 Scotland Dale Laughton Sheffield Eagles 1
9 Australia Robbie McCormack Wigan Warriors 1
10 Australia Tony Mestrov Wigan Warriors 2
11 United States Steele Retchless London Broncos 1
12 England Adrian Morley Leeds Rhinos 1
13 England Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 3

1999

Player Team Appearance
1 England Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 2
2 England Jason Robinson Wigan Warriors 4
3 England Gary Connolly Wigan Warriors 3
4 England Paul Newlove St Helens 2
5 Scotland Matt Daylight Gateshead Thunder 1
6 Wales Iestyn Harris Leeds Rhinos 2
7 Australia Willie Peters Gateshead Thunder 1
8 England Dean Sampson Castleford Tigers 1
9 England James Lowes Bradford Bulls 2
10 England Brian McDermott Bradford Bulls 1
11 England Chris Joynt St Helens 1
12 England Adrian Morley Leeds Rhinos 2
13 Australia Adrian Vowles † Castleford Tigers 1

2000

Player Team Appearance
1 England Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 3
2 England Jason Robinson Wigan Warriors 5
3 Australia Steve Renouf Wigan Warriors 1
4 Ireland Michael Eagar Castleford Tigers 1
5 Australia Graham Mackay Leeds Rhinos 1
6 Ireland Tommy Martyn St Helens 1
7 England Sean Long † St Helens 1
8 England Stuart Fielden Bradford Bulls 1
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 2
10 Ireland Terry O'Connor Wigan Warriors 2
11 England Jamie Peacock Bradford Bulls 1
12 England Denis Betts Wigan Warriors 1
13 England Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 4

2001

Player Team Appearance
1 England Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 4
2 Tonga Tevita Vaikona Bradford Bulls 1
3 Australia Tonie Carroll Leeds Rhinos 1
4 Australia Steve Renouf Wigan Warriors 2
5 Australia Brett Dallas Wigan Warriors 1
6 England Paul Sculthorpe † St Helens 2
7 Papua New Guinea Adrian Lam Wigan Warriors 1
8 Australia David Fairleigh St Helens 1
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 3
10 Ireland Terry O'Connor Wigan Warriors 3
11 Australia David Furner Wigan Warriors 1
12 England Jamie Peacock Bradford Bulls 2
13 England Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 5

2002

Player Team Appearance
1 England Kris Radlinski Wigan Warriors 5
2 Tonga Tevita Vaikona Bradford Bulls 2
3 England Martin Gleeson St Helens 1
4 England Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 1
5 Australia Darren Albert St Helens 1
6 England Danny Orr Castleford Tigers 1
7 Papua New Guinea Adrian Lam Wigan Warriors 2
8 Ireland Terry O'Connor Wigan Warriors 4
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 4
10 England Stuart Fielden Bradford Bulls 2
11 New Zealand Michael Smith Castleford Tigers 1
12 England Jamie Peacock Bradford Bulls 3
13 England Paul Sculthorpe † St Helens 3

2003

Player Team Appearance
1 England Gary Connolly Leeds Rhinos 4
2 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo Bradford Bulls 1
3 England Gareth Ellis Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1
4 England Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 2
5 Ireland Brian Carney Wigan Warriors 1
6 Australia Graham Appo Warrington Wolves 1
7 Papua New Guinea Adrian Lam Wigan Warriors 3
8 New Zealand Craig Smith Wigan Warriors 1
9 England Terry Newton Wigan Warriors 1
10 England Andy Lynch Castleford Tigers 1
11 England Jamie Peacock † Bradford Bulls 4
12 Australia Matt Adamson Leeds Rhinos 1
13 England Andrew Farrell Wigan Warriors 6

2004

Player Team Appearance
1 England Shaun Briscoe Hull FC 1
2 New Zealand Lesley Vainikolo Bradford Bulls 2
3 England Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 3
4 Australia Sid Domic Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1
5 Papua New Guinea Marcus Bai Leeds Rhinos 1
6 England Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos 1
7 England Richard Horne Hull FC 1
8 England Andrew Farrell † Wigan Warriors 7
9 England Matt Diskin Leeds Rhinos 1
10 England Paul King Hull FC 1
11 New Zealand Ali Lauitiiti Leeds Rhinos 1
12 New Zealand David Solomona Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1
13 England Paul Sculthorpe St Helens 4

2005

Player Team Appearance
1 England Paul Wellens St Helens 1
2 England Mark Calderwood Leeds Rhinos 1
3 Australia Jamie Lyon † St Helens 1
4 England Martin Gleeson St Helens 2
5 Australia Darren Albert St Helens 2
6 England Paul Cooke Hull FC 1
7 England Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos 1
8 England Jamie Thackray Hull FC 1
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 5
10 England Paul Anderson St Helens 1
11 England Jamie Peacock Bradford Bulls 5
12 New Zealand Ali Lauitiiti Leeds Rhinos 2
13 England Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 1

2006

Player Team Appearance
1 England Paul Wellens † St Helens 2
2 Australia Justin Murphy Catalans Dragons 1
3 Australia Jamie Lyon St Helens 2
4 England Kirk Yeaman Hull FC 1
5 England David Hodgson Salford City Reds 1
6 England Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos 2
7 England Sean Long St Helens 2
8 England Stuart Fielden Wigan Warriors 3
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 6
10 Australia Danny Nutley Castleford Tigers 1
11 England Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos 2
12 England Jon Wilkin St Helens 1
13 England Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 2

2007

Player Team Appearance
1 England Paul Wellens St Helens 3
2 England Kevin Penny Warrington Wolves 1
3 Australia Adam Mogg Catalans Dragons 1
4 Australia Jason Demetriou Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1
5 Australia Scott Donald Leeds Rhinos 1
6 Australia Trent Barrett Wigan Warriors 1
7 England Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos 2
8 England Nick Fozzard St Helens 1
9 England James Roby † St Helens 1
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 6
11 England Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos 3
12 Australia Glenn Morrison Bradford Bulls 1
13 England Stephen Wild Huddersfield Giants 1

2008

Player Team Appearance
1 Australia Clint Greenshields Catalans Dragons 1
2 Australia Scott Donald Leeds Rhinos 1
3 Australia Matthew Gidley St Helens 1
4 Samoa George Carmont Wigan Warriors 1
5 England Ade Gardner St Helens 1
6 England Leon Pryce St Helens 1
7 England Rob Burrow Leeds Rhinos 3
8 England James Graham † St Helens 1
9 Wales Keiron Cunningham St Helens 7
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 7
11 England Gareth Ellis Leeds Rhinos 4
12 England Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 1
13 England Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 3

2009

The 2009 Super League Dream Team was announced on 14 September 2009.[1]

Player Team Appearance
1 Australia Brett Hodgson † Huddersfield Giants 1
2 England Peter Fox Hull Kingston Rovers 1
3 Australia Matthew Gidley St Helens 1
4 England Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 4
5 England Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos 1
6 England Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors 1
7 Australia Michael Dobson Hull Kingston Rovers 1
8 England Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves 3
9 England Scott Moore Huddersfield Giants 1
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 8
11 Australia Ben Galea Hull Kingston Rovers 1
12 United States Clint Newton Hull Kingston Rovers 1
13 England Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 4

2010

On 6 September 2010, the Dream Team of Super League XV was announced. The team boasted four players from league leaders Wigan Warriors; including first appearances for Pat Richards, Sean O'Loughlin and Joel Tomkins, with the latter's brother Sam appearing for the second successive year. Three players came from second and third placed St Helens and Warrington Wolves; those being Paul Wellens, James Roby and James Graham (St Helens) and Matt King, Adrian Morley ad Ben Westwood (Warrington). Two players, left wing partnership Keith Senior and Ryan Hall, were selected from Leeds Rhinos, and the team was completed by Michael Dobson of Hull Kingston Rovers. Only three of the thirteen (Richards, King and Dobson) in 2010 were imports, one of whom (Richards) had switched his allegiance to Ireland in 2008. 2010 also proved to be the first time a set of brothers (the Tomkins') have appeared in the same Dream Team.[2]

Player Team Appearance
1 England Paul Wellens St Helens 4
2 Ireland Pat Richards † Wigan Warriors 1
3 Australia Matt King Warrington Wolves 1
4 England Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos 5
5 England Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos 2
6 England Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors 2
7 Australia Michael Dobson Hull Kingston Rovers 1
8 England Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves 4
9 England James Roby St Helens 2
10 England James Graham St Helens 2
11 England Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 2
12 England Joel Tomkins Wigan Warriors 1
13 England Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors 1

2011

Player Team Appearance
1 England Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors 3
2 England Tom Briscoe Hull FC 1
3 England Kirk Yeaman Hull FC 2
4 Samoa George Carmont Wigan Warriors 2
5 Australia Joel Monaghan Warrington Wolves 1
6 New Zealand Rangi Chase † Castleford Tigers 1
7 Australia Scott Dureau Catalans Dragons 1
8 England James Graham St Helens 4
9 England James Roby St Helens 3
10 England Garreth Carvell Warrington Wolves 1
11 England Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 3
12 Australia Steve Menzies Catalans Dragons 1
13 England Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors 2

2012

On 10 September 2012, the Dream Team for Super League XVII was announced. The team consisted of six players from league leaders Wigan Warriors, three from league runners-up Warrington Wolves, two from Catalans Dragons and one each from St Helens RLFC and Super League XVI winners Leeds Rhinos. Six players (Ryan Atkins, Rémi Casty, Josh Charnley, Brett Finch, Chris Hill and Gareth Hock) make their debuts in the Dream Team, while three players (James Roby, Sam Tomkins and Ben Westwood) have been selected for the fourth time with Tomkins being selected four years in a row.[3]

Player Team Appearance
1 England Sam Tomkins † Wigan Warriors 4
2 England Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors 1
3 Samoa George Carmont Wigan Warriors 3
4 England Ryan Atkins Warrington Wolves 1
5 England Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos 3
6 Australia Brett Finch Wigan Warriors 1
7 Australia Scott Dureau Catalans Dragons 2
8 England Chris Hill Warrington Wolves 1
9 England James Roby St Helens 4
10 France Rémi Casty Catalans Dragons 1
11 England Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves 4
12 England Gareth Hock Wigan Warriors 1
13 England Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors 3

2013

On 9 September 2013, the Super League XVIII Dream Team was announced at Huddersfield's John Smith's Stadium. The team was virtually made up of English players with Danny Brough who now represents Scotland at international level, although was born in Dewsbury in West Yorkshire.[4] Brough was also one of five Huddersfield Giants players in the Dream Team, which acknowledges the club winning the League Leader's Shield. The other Huddersfield players being Eorl Crabtree, Leroy Cudjoe, Brett Ferres and Shaun Lunt.

Wigan Warriors have four players, three of which, Josh Charnley, Sean O'Loughlin and Sam Tomkins, being the only members of the 2012 Dream Team to be selected in 2013 with Tomkins now selected in the Dream Team five years in a row. The other Wigan player selected was Matty Smith

The remainder of the Dream Team consists of two players from Hull F.C. (Ben Crooks and Tom Lineham) and one each from Leeds Rhinos (Jamie Peacock) and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Danny Kirmond), who are the only team to have a player in the Dream Team but not involved in the play-offs.[5] Despite finishing second in the table, no players from Warrington Wolves were selected.

Player Team Appearance
1 England Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors 5
2 England Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors 2
3 England Leroy Cudjoe Huddersfield Giants 1
4 England Ben Crooks Hull F.C. 1
5 England Tom Lineham Hull F.C. 1
6 Scotland Danny Brough † Huddersfield Giants 1
7 England Matty Smith Wigan Warriors 1
8 England Eorl Crabtree Huddersfield Giants 1
9 England Shaun Lunt Huddersfield Giants 1
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 9
11 England Brett Ferres Huddersfield Giants 1
12 England Danny Kirmond Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1
13 England Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors 4

2014

The first Dream Team to be made up of entirely English players. This is the first time since 2010 that Sam Tomkins does not make an appearance and a debut for Zak Hardaker, Tommy Makinson, Michael Shenton, Kallum Watkins, Kevin Brown, Daryl Clark and Carl Ablett. Jamie Peacock makes a record tenth appearance.

Player Team Appearance
1 England Zak Hardaker Leeds Rhinos 1
2 England Tommy Makinson St Helens 1
3 England Kallum Watkins Leeds Rhinos 1
4 England Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers 1
5 England Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos 4
6 England Kevin Brown Widnes Vikings 1
7 England Matty Smith Wigan Warriors 2
8 England Chris Hill Warrington Wolves 2
9 England Daryl Clark † Castleford Tigers 1
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 10
11 England Elliott Whitehead Catalan Dragons 1
12 England Carl Ablett Leeds Rhinos 1
13 England Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors 5

2015

Jamie Peacock made a record and 11th and final appearance.[6]

Player Team Appearance
1 England Zak Hardaker † Leeds Rhinos 2
2 England Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield Giants 1
3 England Kallum Watkins Leeds Rhinos 2
4 England Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers 2
5 England Joe Burgess Wigan Warriors 1
6 Scotland Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants 2
7 England Luke Gale Castleford Tigers 1
8 England Alex Walmsley St Helens 1
9 England James Roby St Helens 5
10 England Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos 11
11 Cook Islands Zeb Taia Catalan Dragons 1
12 England Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors 1
13 Australia Adam Cuthbertson Leeds Rhinos 1

2016

The 2016 Dream Team featured nine players making their first appearance.[7]

Player Team Appearance
1 England Jamie Shaul Hull F.C. 1
2 Samoa Denny Solomona Castleford Tigers 1
3 England Ryan Atkins Warrington Wolves 2
4 Tonga Mahe Fonua Hull F.C. 1
5 England Dominic Manfredi Wigan Warriors 1
6 Australia Kurt Gidley Warrington Wolves 1
7 England Luke Gale Castleford Tigers 2
8 England Chris Hill Warrington Wolves 3
9 England Danny Houghton Hull F.C. 1
10 England Scott Taylor Hull F.C. 1
11 England Ben Currie Warrington Wolves 1
12 Italy Mark Minichiello Hull F.C. 1
13 England Gareth Ellis Hull F.C. 5

Appearances by country

To date, 13 different countries have seen players appear in the Dream Team. Italy are the latest country to see a player appear with Mark Minichiello making the team in 2016 for Hull F.C..

Country Appearance
1 England England 174
2 Australia Australia 48
3 Wales Wales 12
4 New Zealand New Zealand 9
5 Ireland Ireland 8
6 Samoa Samoa 6
7 Scotland Scotland 4
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 4
9 United States United States 2
Tonga Tonga 2
11 Italy Italy 1
Cook Islands Cook Islands 1
France France 1

References

  1. ↑ "Tomkins in Super League dream team". Rugby Football League. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Wigan quartet in Dream Team". skysports.com. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Six debutants in 2012 Super League Dream Team". Super League. Super League. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Super League Dream Team: Five Huddersfield players in line-up". BBC Sport. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "England expects a Super League Dream Team to savour". Super League. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Rhinos dominate Dream Team
  7. ↑ Six of the best for Hull FC
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